EdwardP
24-11-08, 09:22
Hello,
My name is Edward and I am 28. I am from Ireland and have been suffering panic attacks for the last ten years. I've always been quite a shy and anxious person and am terrified of how people may judge me. These feelings eventually led me to begin drinking heavily after I began suffering severe panic attacks and thinking that I was going to drop dead on the spot. I always seem to worry all the time about everything and this leads me to have a full blown attack. The worst attack I ever suffered was when I began getting numbing sensations in my fingers that led me to lose all feeling in them before they curled up. I then began sweating and shaking and felt like I had no energy left and was about to pass out. My vision went blurry on me and my heart was pumping. It got to the point where I became hysterical and ended up curled up in a ball on the bathroom floor just begging to die so it could be over. This came and went for hours on end and eventually my Mother called a Doctor and he sedated me because he became worried about my metal state at that moment in time. I've had attacks before and after that one and still get them to this day, but I thankfully haven't suffered such a horrific one like that day.
I'm glad I found this forum and just reading the other threads is a relief to be because I know I am not alone in this. I hope to get to know other sufferers and hopefully make some friends along the way. Talk soon,
Edward
My name is Edward and I am 28. I am from Ireland and have been suffering panic attacks for the last ten years. I've always been quite a shy and anxious person and am terrified of how people may judge me. These feelings eventually led me to begin drinking heavily after I began suffering severe panic attacks and thinking that I was going to drop dead on the spot. I always seem to worry all the time about everything and this leads me to have a full blown attack. The worst attack I ever suffered was when I began getting numbing sensations in my fingers that led me to lose all feeling in them before they curled up. I then began sweating and shaking and felt like I had no energy left and was about to pass out. My vision went blurry on me and my heart was pumping. It got to the point where I became hysterical and ended up curled up in a ball on the bathroom floor just begging to die so it could be over. This came and went for hours on end and eventually my Mother called a Doctor and he sedated me because he became worried about my metal state at that moment in time. I've had attacks before and after that one and still get them to this day, but I thankfully haven't suffered such a horrific one like that day.
I'm glad I found this forum and just reading the other threads is a relief to be because I know I am not alone in this. I hope to get to know other sufferers and hopefully make some friends along the way. Talk soon,
Edward