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rach123
13-03-06, 18:07
Hello Everyone,

I am new here and in serious need of some help. I am going to tell my story its going to be a bit long. I had my very first panic attack march 6, 2005 I had way too much caffine that day and when the attck hit it was a real doozie. I couldnt see, I was sweeting the freezing, my face went numb, my heart was punding out of my chest. I thought that was it I was going to die right then and there. I knew it was a panic attack becasue everyone in my family gets them except for my parents. As time went on the attack would come and go but I kenw how to control them.

On june 22, 2005 I got engaged to my high school sweat heart what was supposed to be the happiest time in my life turned into a totla nightmare, his parent especially his mother were very upset because we came from two different religions she want me to convert and I wouldnt so it turned into a whole huge mess. By the end of the summer my fiances parents finally decided that they would rather keep there son around then to not speak to him or me so we patched things up and decided to have an engagement party in november.

On september 9, 2005 I started my fist year teaching autistic children in second grade as well as beginging my masters all seemed to be moving smoothly and I have had any major panic attacks just little ones here and there. Well when novemeber came around we were planing for the big engagement celebration about a week before the party I began to have this thought that I was going to go crazy it was so wierd it was just a thought that I was going to loose it then in the middle of a presentaion in college I had the worst panic attack possible, I was speaking in front of the whole class when all of a sudden I did know what was going on I didnt know if I was saying the right things the tought in my head began to take over I felt I needed to get out as quickly as I could I thought this was it I am going to be locked up in the loonie bin and there was no getting out and then it passed when it was over I had no energy left in my body I was exhusted.

About a month later on december eight I started to have the tought again the thought of going crazy and loosing my mind thats when I mad the biggest mistake of my life I decided to go online and look up stuff to see if I could figure out what was wrong with my I came accorss the word schizophrenia and that was it that was the end I became obsessed with becoming schizophrenic althought I had none of the symptoms I knew that was what was happening to me. I got my self so sick so terrified I could leave my house I would lay on my mothers lap and just cry and cry I was so afariad that alll that I have owrwked so hard for was over I was never going to get married or have children my life was jsut over I would wake up in the morning sick to my stomach I dont know how I had the strength to go to work and do my job I had to right ten papers in two days and go holiday shopping feeling this way. All I just wanted to die I lost 20 pound in two weeks because I could not eat I was just so terrified. The more I looked up the symptoms the wosre it got I started to give my self the symptoms because i was paying such close attention to everything I I heard a noise I would have to question whoever I was with if they heard it , it took over my life. I remember one night lying in bed and I heard music and I could figure out where it was coming from I was up all night because of that then the next morning I told my father what had happend and he told me he was listening to music in the basment and I heard it through the vents [Sigh...] that was a relife. I start to go to see someone and she diagnosed me with having OCD and Panic attacks they put me on Paxil but that didnt work it just made me gain some weight. I found it hard to believe I had OCD I still do I still to this very day and terrifies that I am becoming Schizophrenic and It wont go away I mean some weeks are better then others and this week is one of the bad ones. I am off the paxil because I feel like the medication

Meg
13-03-06, 18:14
Rach
You are not alone with your story at all.

You are not developing schitzophrenia or any other psychotic illness at all.

Common Symptoms of Panic Attacks, Anxiety, Phobias and OCD. (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/NMPcms.php?nmppage=symptoms)

First Steps: First Steps to overcoming Panic and Anxiety (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=942)

Health Anxiety (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/NMPcms.php?nmppage=healthanxiety)

Links post: Links to posts about Common Problems (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7784)

Scary thoughts
obsessional negative thoughts (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3343)
what if I kill someone? (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1972)
Horrible thoughts (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5280)
Morbid thoughts (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5482)
just needing some reassurance i'm not alone (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6532)
Feeling lonely (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6820)
What's happening to me? (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7446)


Feeling confused
Confused? (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4187)

Going mad fears
I'm new! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3739)
http://www.nomorepanic.org.uk/lounge/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1299
Madness (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5154)
mentally ill?! worries (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5335)
Its happening again ! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6094)
hearing voices (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7332)

Thoughts
Lets try to keep our thoughts in perspective (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=283)
Mind Games (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1789)
obsessive thoughts & anxiety (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3096)
Still suffering this damn "suggestive" thing.. (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4288)
How to CURE yourself ! The definitive guide here.. (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5357)
Its happening again ! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6094)
Things to consider for success! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6165)
[Link removed as post deleted]
Thoughts (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7187)
image projection in my mind (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7358)
You all may find this interesting...... (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=8262)

weird thoughts
odd thoughts... (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5201)
Strange thoughts....Anyone else? (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5294)
Silly thoughts (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5694)
strange things! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6461)
worried... (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7323)
scared and down! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7389)


Meg
www.anxietymanagementltd.com

proactiveness, positivity, persistence, perseverance and practice = progress

nomorepanic
13-03-06, 18:31
Rach

A warm welcome aboard and lovely to see you here.

Hope we can be of some help to you.

Nicola

wendy
13-03-06, 18:31
Hi Rach
Welcome! You will get lots of help from this site
I know exactly how you are feeling so you are not alone with this, Googling symtpoms is something im trying to stop as ends up making you feel ten times worse!
Take Care
Wendy

Karen
13-03-06, 18:33
Hi Rach

Welcome to the forum.

You'll find a lot of help and support here.

Karen



Happiness is not a state to arrive at but a manner of travelling.

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough ~ Christine Cagney, Cagney & Lacey

Alexandra
13-03-06, 19:51
Hi Rach

Welcome to the forum.

You will find lots of help & support on here.

Take Care

Alex

Many People Will Walk
In & Out Of Your Life
But Only True Friends
Will Leave Footprints
In Your Heart

clickaway
13-03-06, 20:38
Hi Rach,

Firstly, welcome to the site that I'm sure will give you loads of comfort and reassurance.

Secondly, your life is not ruined. You will get through this I know you will.

Oh, and well done for coming off the meds too.

Take Care,


Ray
http://www.anxietyrelease.org.uk/

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance.
~Mark Sanders and Tia Sillers

trac67
13-03-06, 21:57
Hi Rach,

Welcome to the forum, you will get a lot of good advice here and make some new friends.

Take care

Trac xx

'Live your life with arms wide open, today is where your book begins, the rest is still unwritten'

sal
13-03-06, 23:15
Hi Rach

Pleased you have found the site. You are not alone in how you feel and like many of us we are too hard on ourselves due to lack of understanding of the illness. Its discovering something we have no knowledge of and it is hard to take in but we are all here to support you and show you that it does get better.

Love Sal xx


Dont mess up the best things in your life, just because at present you are unsure who you are.


"Life is a distance and to travel that distance you were given the strength and guidance to do so".

rach123
14-03-06, 05:01
Thank you all so much for the responses. I cant tell you how happy I am that I found this site it feels good to know that I am not alone. I feel like I have been in a dark place for a long time and now I can see a small shimmer of light shinning through.

Paddington
14-03-06, 11:34
hi Rach.Hve you rad all the fab stuff Meg showed you?I AM GOING TO READ IT THATS FOR SURE!!i think all your stresses triggered this off,that's what does it often times[i have relatives in wst virginia and i love that saying,often times!]mine was lookin after my Dad when he was dying of cancer.i was a fit healthy girl then BANG,thought i was going mad[paranoia is my thing]panic.?i thought i was dying,and every time i get one i'm dying,i have been dying therefore for 18 years?????????????????The reason it's been so long is that no one understood and i had no help at all ,i was takin sleeping tablets during the day,as noone told me they were sleepin tablets?not even my dr[the emergency dr gave them to me when i had my 1st panic and i thought they were tranquilisers?]Hve been on diazapen eversince!luckily i am not addicted to them,as i can go a month or two with out them.Well iam rambling on here .soz!Any way here we all are ready to listen and support each other,love maryrose.xxxxxxxxxxxx

we are all in the same boat and can guide each other ashore

rach123
14-03-06, 22:14
Does this ever go away or am I going to be like this forever??????

Alexandra
14-03-06, 22:31
Hi Rach,

Your not going to be like this forever, you will get through this believe in yourself you are alot stronger than you think hun.

Read the links Meg has kindly put on for you i know i will be looking through them.

Keep positive

Take Care



Alex

Many People Will Walk
In & Out Of Your Life
But Only True Friends
Will Leave Footprints
In Your Heart

Paddington
14-03-06, 22:36
hi rach,of course this goes away sweetie!i didn't put it very well did i!What i was meaning was i have DEALT with anxious feelings for a long time,crumbs,i've been to uni,worked as a communiucator 4 deaf people all over England and Wales,and raised 3 kids,have 3 grand kids.sorry 4 not explaining myself better.you will get thru this and be well again ,it's just that we have all been ther or are there so will understand a nd support you,thru it!And please read thru the info too it all helps ,honest.sorry if i worried you it was not my intention.love mary-rose[you can cuss me if u wanna!]xxxxxxxxxxx

we are all in the same boat and can guide each other ashore

rach123
15-03-06, 01:29
Mary-Rose I would never cuss you I deeply appreciate any feedback I can get.