scrumyum
28-10-09, 13:41
Hi
My name is Zosia and i have been living with panic attacks for 4 years. I am currently media student and i am in the process of making a short film to highlight the issue and look at why it isn't more highly publicised, as i feel like everyday i meet new people who are starting to have them. I am looking in particular at young adults so if you are aged 18-25 and are living with panic disorder i would really like to hear from you.
The main things i am looking into are causes, why did you first start getting panic attacks, for me personally i think it was a mixture of loss in the family and smoking weed (something i am not proud of and now deeply regret).
I also want to look at triggers, is there a particular thing that sparks panic within you, with me it's public transport and university lectures, things i feel i can't escape from quickly.
I also want to find out how you are dealing with it, have you been to the docs, councillers, been on anti depressents, used alternatve medicine? How successful has the treatment been and how easy was it to find in the 1st place, as i know when i first started having anxiety attacks, i found it very difficult to get the right help.
Anyway, sorry that turned into such an essay!
So if you could help at all it would mean a lot and maybe together we can do something towards getting this issue out there.
Thanks
Zosia
My name is Zosia and i have been living with panic attacks for 4 years. I am currently media student and i am in the process of making a short film to highlight the issue and look at why it isn't more highly publicised, as i feel like everyday i meet new people who are starting to have them. I am looking in particular at young adults so if you are aged 18-25 and are living with panic disorder i would really like to hear from you.
The main things i am looking into are causes, why did you first start getting panic attacks, for me personally i think it was a mixture of loss in the family and smoking weed (something i am not proud of and now deeply regret).
I also want to look at triggers, is there a particular thing that sparks panic within you, with me it's public transport and university lectures, things i feel i can't escape from quickly.
I also want to find out how you are dealing with it, have you been to the docs, councillers, been on anti depressents, used alternatve medicine? How successful has the treatment been and how easy was it to find in the 1st place, as i know when i first started having anxiety attacks, i found it very difficult to get the right help.
Anyway, sorry that turned into such an essay!
So if you could help at all it would mean a lot and maybe together we can do something towards getting this issue out there.
Thanks
Zosia