Kelley
26-02-10, 02:52
Hi everyone.
Since suffering from terrible PA's for the first time last year, i began my journey on this site and also read many many books on the topic. I can honestly say that had it not been for these tools, i would probably have ended up in hospital! GAD has always been my thing but it was only just last year that the physical stuff kicked in and boy did it shake me up!
Reading information available and also the topics people post on here is the best medicine. Just knowing that you are not alone and these sensations are indeed self inflicted has brought me out of Panic Attacks.
However......on the radio yesterday, there was an ad addressing people to be on the look out for symptoms of Hear Attack!! Dear God did it bother me!! The symptoms they said were, pain in the back, shoulders, arms, hands, fingers, chest, jaw, mouth, legs and tightness in the throat with difficulty breathing. WHAT THE??! After just starting life anew with the acceptance that these were sensations to do with panic now i am concerned that i could just have been having mini Heart Attacks!!!! How on earth are we supposed to know when it's REAL????? Now i am worrying when my foot hurts! Surely that can't be logical? Does that mean all those people seeing physios for strained muscles should actually be considering heart attack??
Can i ever get away from this rubbish and live my healthy life that i have spent all of it making sure of? We place alot of trust in ourselves but at what point do we know if it isn't panic?
Thanks for listening :)
Since suffering from terrible PA's for the first time last year, i began my journey on this site and also read many many books on the topic. I can honestly say that had it not been for these tools, i would probably have ended up in hospital! GAD has always been my thing but it was only just last year that the physical stuff kicked in and boy did it shake me up!
Reading information available and also the topics people post on here is the best medicine. Just knowing that you are not alone and these sensations are indeed self inflicted has brought me out of Panic Attacks.
However......on the radio yesterday, there was an ad addressing people to be on the look out for symptoms of Hear Attack!! Dear God did it bother me!! The symptoms they said were, pain in the back, shoulders, arms, hands, fingers, chest, jaw, mouth, legs and tightness in the throat with difficulty breathing. WHAT THE??! After just starting life anew with the acceptance that these were sensations to do with panic now i am concerned that i could just have been having mini Heart Attacks!!!! How on earth are we supposed to know when it's REAL????? Now i am worrying when my foot hurts! Surely that can't be logical? Does that mean all those people seeing physios for strained muscles should actually be considering heart attack??
Can i ever get away from this rubbish and live my healthy life that i have spent all of it making sure of? We place alot of trust in ourselves but at what point do we know if it isn't panic?
Thanks for listening :)