Tony1980
18-01-08, 17:20
Hello everyone,
I'm from Merseyside in the UK.
For the last 13 years I've suffered what I can only believe to be panic attacks. They began in Secondary School around a time when I was being bullied and I don't know whether this is the sole root of my problems.
Over the years, I think the panic "layers" have built up and from feeling like an invincible 12 year old, I'm now a panicked hypochondriac who's afraid of heights, walking across open spaces like main roads (which is a worry!), being sat in a classroom like environment and has no confidence in both myself and those around me.
I realise I should really have done something about this years ago which may have prevented a lot of the bad feelings from happening now, indeed I had to leave my last job mainly because of the terror I personally felt inside working in a particular environment.
My symptoms have been general worry, followed by excess saliva in the mouth and difficulty swallowing, fear of collapsing or passing out (which never happens), occasional palpitations when extremely stressed in a situation, becoming hot and concerned people aorund will notice.
I'm going to book an appointment with my G.P. next week to sort this out as it has ruined my life for far too long. Have other people experienced anything similar and found their livelihoods limited by panic, particularly going outside and open spaces?
I would be grateful if anyone here can share their similar experiences (if any!) and whether any types of support, medication, hypnotherapy, counselling etc worked wonders for them.
Regards
Tony :)
I'm from Merseyside in the UK.
For the last 13 years I've suffered what I can only believe to be panic attacks. They began in Secondary School around a time when I was being bullied and I don't know whether this is the sole root of my problems.
Over the years, I think the panic "layers" have built up and from feeling like an invincible 12 year old, I'm now a panicked hypochondriac who's afraid of heights, walking across open spaces like main roads (which is a worry!), being sat in a classroom like environment and has no confidence in both myself and those around me.
I realise I should really have done something about this years ago which may have prevented a lot of the bad feelings from happening now, indeed I had to leave my last job mainly because of the terror I personally felt inside working in a particular environment.
My symptoms have been general worry, followed by excess saliva in the mouth and difficulty swallowing, fear of collapsing or passing out (which never happens), occasional palpitations when extremely stressed in a situation, becoming hot and concerned people aorund will notice.
I'm going to book an appointment with my G.P. next week to sort this out as it has ruined my life for far too long. Have other people experienced anything similar and found their livelihoods limited by panic, particularly going outside and open spaces?
I would be grateful if anyone here can share their similar experiences (if any!) and whether any types of support, medication, hypnotherapy, counselling etc worked wonders for them.
Regards
Tony :)