linger
10-12-07, 00:15
Hi
im 19 and have been suffering with panic attacks for almost a year now. I'm really edgy right now, which is why I came online to find some help. I'm in my first year at university, and have been struggling a bit recently. I went to see the university doctor, and she told me to see a cardiologist and that she "had to be cautious in reassuring me" that i was ok. I just wanted some help dealing with the anxiety!
When i'm really bad I can't sleep properly, I start to drift off and then think i'm passing out so sit straight up in bed, this happens for hours until I exhaust myself and finally sleep. I get a funny flippy feeling in my stomach sometimes, like when you go over a bump in a car and it takes my breath away.
You'll often find me on a bus trying to get home as fast as possible trying not to cry. I used to be so out-going and active, now I find myself wanting to lie about feeling ill so I don't have to come out, I try not to though because if i'm so scared of dying then I should make the most of everything. I'm so stupid, I even get scared if my heart is beating a bit slower than normal..
This is such a long message, I didn't mean it to be, thanks for reading
Lucy xx
im 19 and have been suffering with panic attacks for almost a year now. I'm really edgy right now, which is why I came online to find some help. I'm in my first year at university, and have been struggling a bit recently. I went to see the university doctor, and she told me to see a cardiologist and that she "had to be cautious in reassuring me" that i was ok. I just wanted some help dealing with the anxiety!
When i'm really bad I can't sleep properly, I start to drift off and then think i'm passing out so sit straight up in bed, this happens for hours until I exhaust myself and finally sleep. I get a funny flippy feeling in my stomach sometimes, like when you go over a bump in a car and it takes my breath away.
You'll often find me on a bus trying to get home as fast as possible trying not to cry. I used to be so out-going and active, now I find myself wanting to lie about feeling ill so I don't have to come out, I try not to though because if i'm so scared of dying then I should make the most of everything. I'm so stupid, I even get scared if my heart is beating a bit slower than normal..
This is such a long message, I didn't mean it to be, thanks for reading
Lucy xx