MelbourneGirl
13-02-10, 10:56
Hi everyone - I'm new here!
I managed to have a full blown panic attack in the middle of a movie surrounded by 400 or so other people last night - and of course I was right in THE very back row so by the time I had convinced myself I WAS going to die and had to leave the cinema as soon as possible, I had to walk right through the cinema in the middle of the movie.. Great. Fortunately the movie finished 10 minutes later so by the time my friends came out and I got driven to the hospital. Surprise surprise - everything normal (except my BP and heartrate which were both ridiculously high when I got there but came down as soon as I saw a doctor..)
My question is - how long does the panicked feeling last for you guys? After the intial hour of crisis - the "panicked" feeling keeps coming back in waves and threatening to overwhelm me - it's been 24 hours since the first one.
I have had panic attacks before and I'm angry with myself that I couldn't recognise the symptoms and not insist I was having a heart attack.. (And the hospital visit will cost me $600 - about two weeks wages for me...)
Anyway - just wanted to say reading everyone's posts and experiences has helped me SO much tonight. I'm hoping for a half decent night's sleep - I had to sleep sitting up all night last night to try and stay calm and barely got any sleep.
BTW - the movie was "Valentines Day" and if the end was as ordinary as the parts I did see - I didn't miss much..
Great to be here!
Vee
I managed to have a full blown panic attack in the middle of a movie surrounded by 400 or so other people last night - and of course I was right in THE very back row so by the time I had convinced myself I WAS going to die and had to leave the cinema as soon as possible, I had to walk right through the cinema in the middle of the movie.. Great. Fortunately the movie finished 10 minutes later so by the time my friends came out and I got driven to the hospital. Surprise surprise - everything normal (except my BP and heartrate which were both ridiculously high when I got there but came down as soon as I saw a doctor..)
My question is - how long does the panicked feeling last for you guys? After the intial hour of crisis - the "panicked" feeling keeps coming back in waves and threatening to overwhelm me - it's been 24 hours since the first one.
I have had panic attacks before and I'm angry with myself that I couldn't recognise the symptoms and not insist I was having a heart attack.. (And the hospital visit will cost me $600 - about two weeks wages for me...)
Anyway - just wanted to say reading everyone's posts and experiences has helped me SO much tonight. I'm hoping for a half decent night's sleep - I had to sleep sitting up all night last night to try and stay calm and barely got any sleep.
BTW - the movie was "Valentines Day" and if the end was as ordinary as the parts I did see - I didn't miss much..
Great to be here!
Vee