CrossingTheWater
22-08-08, 15:11
A typical trip out goes something like this:
Getting ready to go out - already worried about having a panic attack
Going outside - even more scared about having a panic attack
Having a panic attack - 'I knew this would happen!'
Panic attack over - 'What if I have another one?!'
Back home - ' I don't want to go out again because it will happen again'
I used to be scared of something bad happening to me or my family whilst we were outside, but now I'm just scared about panic attacks and their symptoms - breathlessness, dizziness, the ground swaying, choking sensation, going hot, hands and legs feeling tingly and then going numb, hyperventilating, feeling sick, racing thoughts, feeling as if i'm going mad or dying etc. Even if I know that I won't die, it doesn't change the fact that it feels as if the world is ending. Unless I stop being scared of being scared, then it's impossible to stop having panic attacks. Where can I start? It's like an endless cycle.
I hope this makes sense. After a few minutes outside, I begin to look like this: :unsure: :huh: :ohmy: :wacko: :scared15: then like this :blush: when it's all over.
Getting ready to go out - already worried about having a panic attack
Going outside - even more scared about having a panic attack
Having a panic attack - 'I knew this would happen!'
Panic attack over - 'What if I have another one?!'
Back home - ' I don't want to go out again because it will happen again'
I used to be scared of something bad happening to me or my family whilst we were outside, but now I'm just scared about panic attacks and their symptoms - breathlessness, dizziness, the ground swaying, choking sensation, going hot, hands and legs feeling tingly and then going numb, hyperventilating, feeling sick, racing thoughts, feeling as if i'm going mad or dying etc. Even if I know that I won't die, it doesn't change the fact that it feels as if the world is ending. Unless I stop being scared of being scared, then it's impossible to stop having panic attacks. Where can I start? It's like an endless cycle.
I hope this makes sense. After a few minutes outside, I begin to look like this: :unsure: :huh: :ohmy: :wacko: :scared15: then like this :blush: when it's all over.