Panic Attacks

[Flossy82]

Hi can anyone help me here last night i woke up having a really bad panic attack and it was about something silly which id rather not say as you all might think im being daft but i got really bad over this and had to wake the o/h up to comfort me as i was a bit scared and sometimes it gets bad where im crying and then i find it hard to breathe and it takes me ages again before i can fall off asleep again as was the same last night is there anything i can do about this as sometimes when it happens it really scares me (sorry if i sound sill or daft here at all). i cant keep having this happen its worrying but no one i know seems to understand and just thinks im being daft when i tell them this.

 

[emilia]

Oh no Flossy... sorry you're having these worries!!
I really don't know what to say other than it might help to speak to someone neutral about it.

You HAVE to talk about it, otherwise it will continue to haunt you. No matter how silly you think it may sound to someone else!!!
Let us know how you get on!
Emilia xx

 

[beanie]

(((Flossy))), a couple of years ago I was having very bad anxiety attacks about dying, it was just after my gran had died and I have been afraid of dying since my mum and dad went. They were getting so bad that I started having them at work and when I was out so in the end I went to see my Dr and he referred me to a Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN). It was the best thing that I ever did, after a while I was able to control my thoughts better and cope better with them. I still have a fear of death and coffins but it doesn't affect me day to day. Go and seek support over this hun, there is no shame in doing so. Panic attacks at night are horrible, scary and very isolating. Don't think that it is daft, sometimes our fears are irrational but that does not make them any less scary. Your Dr will probably have heard things very similar. PM me if you need to chat, always have an ear and a shoulder for you hun xxx

 

[Dreamer]

I have been having panic attack for about 3 years, I have been diagnosed with Panic Disorder.

The fright from panic attacks never fades.

Some times panic attacks can be mistaken for hyperventilating, can you tell me what it feels like when you have yours?

The best think that I can suggest to you is find the trigger, and then visit your GP. There is medication, but unfortunately it never helped me.

I have hurt myself very badly through panic attacks, i banged my head so bad that I had to go to the hospital.

Explain to your OH, having his support will help, though he might not understand. My DF tries to understand, but i suppose you cant unless you have been there.

If you need to talk or need to know any more give me a shout, have turned into and old pro with these

 

[Dreamer]

(((Flossy))), a couple of years ago I was having very bad anxiety attacks about dying, it was just after my gran had died and I have been afraid of dying since my mum and dad went. They were getting so bad that I started having them at work and when I was out so in the end I went to see my Dr and he referred me to a Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN). It was the best thing that I ever did, after a while I was able to control my thoughts better and cope better with them. I still have a fear of death and coffins but it doesn't affect me day to day. Go and seek support over this hun, there is no shame in doing so. Panic attacks at night are horrible, scary and very isolating. Don't think that it is daft, sometimes our fears are irrational but that does not make them any less scary. Your Dr will probably have heard things very similar. PM me if you need to chat, always have an ear and a shoulder for you hun xxx

When I was first diagnose I went to see a CPN, but she wasnt specialised and she couldnt help me. I am currently and have been having counselling through someon specialised to help me.

I know people are sceptiacl but if you have never had counselling try it, it does work!

 

[Wobbles]

I suffered years of depression & panic attacks from the age of 14. I was diagnosed with severe depression, severe panic attacks (I blacked out) & compulsive disorder.

Counseling is a big option available to you, not all people find it suits but if you haven't tried it it's worth seeing if that extra support suits you.

Sleeping was a big problem for me also. Going to bed relaxed with an empty head helped me settle & stay comfortably asleep. As I was approaching my 20's a few early nights, a mug of hot milk & a nytol was another thing I use to do followed with a huddle of comfort from my OH.

It's nice you have an understanding partner (?) I think that’s the main key to coping.

x x

 

[skatty]

I can understand completely. Since getting pregnant I have also been waking up finding hard to breath thinking I'm having a heart attack and this is all over giving birth! I have always had a phobia about it since overhearing adult conversations when I was 5 that my Mum and little brother nearly died in childbirth. I spoke to my doctor and he was so understanding and has given me the option of a cesaerean. Since then I still get panicky and have had some nightmares but feel much better having it out in the open. I feel a kind of shame about this but I can't help the fear, phobias are not rational! Anyway what I'm trying to say is talk to your doctor or someone about the thing that's making you anxious. I really hope you feel better soon, its no fun.