thepanicman
11-05-11, 11:09
Hi, this is my first post so I hope I have come to the right forum :)
My doctor has reassured me that the symptoms I have are panic attacks but I want some "real-life" reassurance.
I can be sat at my desk at work feeling fine and then suddenly my legs / hands go ever so slightly numb and then I start to feel dizzy. I get a stiff neck, trouble swallowing, my ears hurt, my eyes go a tiny bit blurry and I can't concentrate. Usually sitting in the bathroom on my own for a while makes me feel fine but there have been a couple of occasions where I have had to go home as I've been visibly shaking and feel like I'm about to pass out at any moment. Spending some time in a dark room fixes all of this.
I think that it's related to hayfever as it only seems to happen in the spring / summer months. I haven't had any of these attacks for the last couple of years but I'm having one at the moment. I'm my own worst enemy as I immediately start thinking it's some major medical emergency that needs immediate hospitalisation.
I'm sure it's panic / anxiety as just writing it out on here is calming me down.
Anyone else been in the same place? Any tips for dealing with it or avoiding it altogether?
My doctor has reassured me that the symptoms I have are panic attacks but I want some "real-life" reassurance.
I can be sat at my desk at work feeling fine and then suddenly my legs / hands go ever so slightly numb and then I start to feel dizzy. I get a stiff neck, trouble swallowing, my ears hurt, my eyes go a tiny bit blurry and I can't concentrate. Usually sitting in the bathroom on my own for a while makes me feel fine but there have been a couple of occasions where I have had to go home as I've been visibly shaking and feel like I'm about to pass out at any moment. Spending some time in a dark room fixes all of this.
I think that it's related to hayfever as it only seems to happen in the spring / summer months. I haven't had any of these attacks for the last couple of years but I'm having one at the moment. I'm my own worst enemy as I immediately start thinking it's some major medical emergency that needs immediate hospitalisation.
I'm sure it's panic / anxiety as just writing it out on here is calming me down.
Anyone else been in the same place? Any tips for dealing with it or avoiding it altogether?