jasongti
04-01-08, 19:53
Hello every one im new to the forum. firstly id just like to share my story with you see what you guys think.
I have what i think is panic disorder. It started around 5 years ago when i was eighteen i had never bin an anxious person perfectly healthy confident but then out the blue i had my first attack to it seemed like it was an electric shock as i was using a hair dryer at the time and afterwards thought nothing of it.
I then went about my normal business not giving it a second thought and a few nights later i had another attak the same feeling again but again i just shaked it off. but then they became more and more frequent and i was getting really really scared as it was happening just generally i could sleep at night just felt really vunerable and scared i even started sleeping with my parents at 18 that is really embaressing so these spontaneous attacks went on for about 3weeks and then stopped all of a sudden and i thought i was cured a few months passed and i was again just reading and bang out the blue i had one so another episode ensued and i was once again reduced to a wreck i just didnt know wat to do i was a tough lad and always stood and fought but how can i fight something i didnt know what it was or didnt have a face.
so i went the doctors he didnt help much and jus advised me to whether the storm so to speak, something i have been doing ever since. Im ok for say seven-eight months of the year then i may have an episode or even jus one attack.
In that time ive coped with A-Levels and a degree and a bunch of other stuff the episodes havnt been that bad in the last 2 years but this year iv had two episodes of panic attacks and have up to 5-6 a day even when im asleep it happens in my dreams. :huh:
I know it wont kill me but it doesnt stop it making you feel really horrible disorientated with life.
thanks for reading my story and please feel free to make any comments.
I have what i think is panic disorder. It started around 5 years ago when i was eighteen i had never bin an anxious person perfectly healthy confident but then out the blue i had my first attack to it seemed like it was an electric shock as i was using a hair dryer at the time and afterwards thought nothing of it.
I then went about my normal business not giving it a second thought and a few nights later i had another attak the same feeling again but again i just shaked it off. but then they became more and more frequent and i was getting really really scared as it was happening just generally i could sleep at night just felt really vunerable and scared i even started sleeping with my parents at 18 that is really embaressing so these spontaneous attacks went on for about 3weeks and then stopped all of a sudden and i thought i was cured a few months passed and i was again just reading and bang out the blue i had one so another episode ensued and i was once again reduced to a wreck i just didnt know wat to do i was a tough lad and always stood and fought but how can i fight something i didnt know what it was or didnt have a face.
so i went the doctors he didnt help much and jus advised me to whether the storm so to speak, something i have been doing ever since. Im ok for say seven-eight months of the year then i may have an episode or even jus one attack.
In that time ive coped with A-Levels and a degree and a bunch of other stuff the episodes havnt been that bad in the last 2 years but this year iv had two episodes of panic attacks and have up to 5-6 a day even when im asleep it happens in my dreams. :huh:
I know it wont kill me but it doesnt stop it making you feel really horrible disorientated with life.
thanks for reading my story and please feel free to make any comments.