fairyclairy
20-10-09, 19:25
Hey,
Well iv been a panic attack/anxiety sufferer for the past 10 years now, since i was 11! Iv had alot of help and support over the years and eventually managed to control it and get on with life..
Recently, i have finished uni and in the last couple of weeks started a new full time job, which means im an hour away from home (which i struggle with) along with a number of other situations i have to be in which i struggle with..
Iv coped with and managed my panic attacks for the first couple of weeks and thought i was starting to relax into the job, but yesterday i had a HUGE one!! Worse than iv ever had in the whole 10 years of having them! It was totally out of the blue, which scared me even more. I was stood in the office talking and suddenly felt like i was gona pass out.. a whole weird sensation rushed round my body and i jus felt like i needed to collapse! I immediately jus ran out the office and went outside! Everyone was fantastic about it and understood completely, but it scared me so much... has anyone else had anything like that?? I have a fear of fainting and it really terrified me..
I stayed off work today cos i thought i felt ill this morning (but was prob the panic of knowing i had to return) but im back in tomorrow and im absolutly dreading it!! I really dont want it to happen again, it made me feel like a right mental person infront of all my colleages!
Please let me know if any of u has had anything similar? cos at the moment, im trying to convince myself it was panic bt im thinking that it could be something else and that im really ill or something!! jus need reassurance that it was jus panic!! :unsure: x
Well iv been a panic attack/anxiety sufferer for the past 10 years now, since i was 11! Iv had alot of help and support over the years and eventually managed to control it and get on with life..
Recently, i have finished uni and in the last couple of weeks started a new full time job, which means im an hour away from home (which i struggle with) along with a number of other situations i have to be in which i struggle with..
Iv coped with and managed my panic attacks for the first couple of weeks and thought i was starting to relax into the job, but yesterday i had a HUGE one!! Worse than iv ever had in the whole 10 years of having them! It was totally out of the blue, which scared me even more. I was stood in the office talking and suddenly felt like i was gona pass out.. a whole weird sensation rushed round my body and i jus felt like i needed to collapse! I immediately jus ran out the office and went outside! Everyone was fantastic about it and understood completely, but it scared me so much... has anyone else had anything like that?? I have a fear of fainting and it really terrified me..
I stayed off work today cos i thought i felt ill this morning (but was prob the panic of knowing i had to return) but im back in tomorrow and im absolutly dreading it!! I really dont want it to happen again, it made me feel like a right mental person infront of all my colleages!
Please let me know if any of u has had anything similar? cos at the moment, im trying to convince myself it was panic bt im thinking that it could be something else and that im really ill or something!! jus need reassurance that it was jus panic!! :unsure: x