Big_Gaz
26-11-08, 08:30
Hi All.
As you may have guessed from my username, I'm Gary.
I'm a 26 year old from Nottingham, and have had problems with depression & anxiety (most notably panic attacks) for about 6 years now.
The (very) short, and probably quite common background, was huge amounts of stress at work. I had been working in a call center for about a year when my voice decided to pack up. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that when one is unable to speak, 8 hours a day on the phone isn't viable!
A distinct lack of understanding, and continual harassment from the management got to me without realising. One evening, during a pool match with my local pubs team, I had severe chest pain, nausea and became very dizzy. An ambulance trip to casualty, and a 12-lead ECG later, I was told that I had likley had a panic attack.
I've had those same sensations of chest pain, dizziness, breathlessness and tingling limbs (sound familiar?) countless times since - often more than once per day.
Having lived with such problems for several years, I mostly find myself well equiped to deal with panic attacks these days, so I hope I can offer advice, and the benefit of experience to those who would find it helpful.
Anyway, your attention is no doubt wandering to more interesting things now, so I will leave it at that :)
Cheers
Gaz
As you may have guessed from my username, I'm Gary.
I'm a 26 year old from Nottingham, and have had problems with depression & anxiety (most notably panic attacks) for about 6 years now.
The (very) short, and probably quite common background, was huge amounts of stress at work. I had been working in a call center for about a year when my voice decided to pack up. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that when one is unable to speak, 8 hours a day on the phone isn't viable!
A distinct lack of understanding, and continual harassment from the management got to me without realising. One evening, during a pool match with my local pubs team, I had severe chest pain, nausea and became very dizzy. An ambulance trip to casualty, and a 12-lead ECG later, I was told that I had likley had a panic attack.
I've had those same sensations of chest pain, dizziness, breathlessness and tingling limbs (sound familiar?) countless times since - often more than once per day.
Having lived with such problems for several years, I mostly find myself well equiped to deal with panic attacks these days, so I hope I can offer advice, and the benefit of experience to those who would find it helpful.
Anyway, your attention is no doubt wandering to more interesting things now, so I will leave it at that :)
Cheers
Gaz