bluepanda
03-08-09, 19:45
Hi Everyone,
This link is to an audio piece I made to try and describe what it is like to suffer from panic attacks.
http://www.esnips.com/doc/26afbd08-bc19-474a-92f6-f602dd79eca9/Panic-Attacks
I made it because I suffered from panic attacks very badly as a teenager, to the point where at times I thought I could not feel my legs and would run out of the house in the middle of the night to try and escape the intense feeling of fear. My panic was mostly attached to a fear of death. At time I felt very lonely as this was not a topic I felt I could talk to my friends about and most of the time I tried to keep it from my family because I thought they would worry about me.
I am now in my twenties and I am a lot better. I have learned to control the cycle of fear and panic by realising that I can control my thoughts rather then having them control me.
At university I found it much easier to talk to others about this and discovered many more people than I had expected had suffered from similar experiences. I made this piece to try and explain the experience of panic attacks to non sufferers and people who were suffering from the symptoms but didn't understand what it was.
I would not recommend listening to it if your panic attacks are easily triggered as it features heavy breathing and a rapid heart beat. However if you still wish to listen to it then please let me know what you think.
This link is to an audio piece I made to try and describe what it is like to suffer from panic attacks.
http://www.esnips.com/doc/26afbd08-bc19-474a-92f6-f602dd79eca9/Panic-Attacks
I made it because I suffered from panic attacks very badly as a teenager, to the point where at times I thought I could not feel my legs and would run out of the house in the middle of the night to try and escape the intense feeling of fear. My panic was mostly attached to a fear of death. At time I felt very lonely as this was not a topic I felt I could talk to my friends about and most of the time I tried to keep it from my family because I thought they would worry about me.
I am now in my twenties and I am a lot better. I have learned to control the cycle of fear and panic by realising that I can control my thoughts rather then having them control me.
At university I found it much easier to talk to others about this and discovered many more people than I had expected had suffered from similar experiences. I made this piece to try and explain the experience of panic attacks to non sufferers and people who were suffering from the symptoms but didn't understand what it was.
I would not recommend listening to it if your panic attacks are easily triggered as it features heavy breathing and a rapid heart beat. However if you still wish to listen to it then please let me know what you think.