Anxiety? HOW BAD?

[(HAWK)]

Hello,I would like to ask what was your worst panic or anxiety attack ever,like where were you how did you feel and did anything happen because of the attack?   Maybe this post will help us look back and laugh!    

[puntnf4]

Look back and LAUGH?!   

*thinks about worse attack time*

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[puntnf4]

on a more serious note, my worst attacks were when I was in school. Insomnia, stomach-tremors, mood-swings, all sorts of awesome awesome stuff   

[BruiserBear]

Look back and LAUGH?!   

*thinks about worse attack time*

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You'll eventually get to a place where you can do just that. 

When I look back and think about the various physical things that I actually believed were happening, I can laugh.  I think it's funny that for a while I was routinely convinced that my throat was closing up on me.  I was absolutely convinced it was happening, and would call my parents telling them how scared I was. 

Now I just laugh at the thought of it back then.  How on earth was I so sure that was happening.  lol

[worriedsick]

There are three different attacks I can remember in the past 8 months that were absolutely horrible.

1.) i was lying on the couch thinking about how my grandpa died so suddenly of some sort of heart-attack.  All of a sudden I couldn't breathe.  It was 3am and I couldnt get to bed.  I felt like my chest had a 100lb weight on it.  I rushed upstairs, paced around, panted, struggled for air, gasped and put on a wrist-cuff BP monitor.  I took a reading and it was at least 160/120.  I FREAKED even more thinking I was about to die.  My dad realized what was happening and just told me I would be fine and that I was having a panic attack.  i walked around, got some water, drank it, paced some more, tried to breathe slower and it came back to me.  Took my BP 15 minutes later back down to 135/90 and then back to 130/85.

2.) I had this immense fear of having a seizure while driving and had to pull over and make my brother drive.  Then after I dropped him off, I had to pull my car over every 5 minutes, breathe, close my eyes, and try to tell myself i could make it for 5 more minutes.

3.) I had this feeling of impending doom and started to breathe heavily, took my BP it was too LOW, and I didnt know what to do.  I felt light-headed, thought I was going to pass out, almost did, wanted to go to the E.R. but suffered through it.

There were several other times when I burst out into the "chills" and couldn't get warm and had to rush home from work early just because I felt so ill and thought I was going to be sick or have a seizure or have a heart attack or something but I don't want to think about those times.

[SASKRS]

I had a terrible one last week Tuesday. My dad had an angiogram done and needed CPR as his heart stopped during the test. I had a panic attack and had to leave the recovery room till I could get it together.

[(HAWK)]

Mine was when I was at a eye doctor appointment and they left me alone in a room with the lights off!   Man oh man did my head start spinning,I felt like throwing the chair through the window and getting the hell out of there   The eye doctor then put those drops in my eye that make your puples get big and my eyes felt like they were going to rip out!  I hate those drops.

[BruiserBear]

There are three different attacks I can remember in the past 8 months that were absolutely horrible.

1.) i was lying on the couch thinking about how my grandpa died so suddenly of some sort of heart-attack.  All of a sudden I couldn't breathe.  It was 3am and I couldnt get to bed.  I felt like my chest had a 100lb weight on it.  I rushed upstairs, paced around, panted, struggled for air, gasped and put on a wrist-cuff BP monitor.  I took a reading and it was at least 160/120.  I FREAKED even more thinking I was about to die.  My dad realized what was happening and just told me I would be fine and that I was having a panic attack.  i walked around, got some water, drank it, paced some more, tried to breathe slower and it came back to me.  Took my BP 15 minutes later back down to 135/90 and then back to 130/85.

3.) I had this feeling of impending doom and started to breathe heavily, took my BP it was too LOW, and I didnt know what to do.  I felt light-headed, thought I was going to pass out, almost did, wanted to go to the E.R. but suffered through it.

You might want to think about getting rid of that blood pressure monitor.  Sounds like it's just furthering your fear and compulsion to check it. 

[butterflycollective]

My worst was sudden dizziness, hot and cold flashes, numbness, tingling and thinking I was going to die. I thought for sure it was a stroke. Called 911, ambulance came out and I went to ER. Had tests and two ativan and between the two, it stopped. I was back in the ER 12 hours later with extreme dizziness which was eventually diagnosed as vertigo.

[(HAWK)]

This might not be my worst attack,but it was my FIRST!  I was standing on the side of my house at 6am smoking a cig when all of a sudden I felt this very bad feeling of doom over come me.It felt like I was dying,hell I thought I was having a heart attack.  I went inside real fast like and woke up my mom and told her I was dying.She just told me to take a asprin and lay down which I did!   I now know that started all of my anxiety!

[worriedsick]

There are three different attacks I can remember in the past 8 months that were absolutely horrible.

1.) i was lying on the couch thinking about how my grandpa died so suddenly of some sort of heart-attack.  All of a sudden I couldn't breathe.  It was 3am and I couldnt get to bed.  I felt like my chest had a 100lb weight on it.  I rushed upstairs, paced around, panted, struggled for air, gasped and put on a wrist-cuff BP monitor.  I took a reading and it was at least 160/120.  I FREAKED even more thinking I was about to die.  My dad realized what was happening and just told me I would be fine and that I was having a panic attack.  i walked around, got some water, drank it, paced some more, tried to breathe slower and it came back to me.  Took my BP 15 minutes later back down to 135/90 and then back to 130/85.

3.) I had this feeling of impending doom and started to breathe heavily, took my BP it was too LOW, and I didnt know what to do.  I felt light-headed, thought I was going to pass out, almost did, wanted to go to the E.R. but suffered through it.

You might want to think about getting rid of that blood pressure monitor.  Sounds like it's just furthering your fear and compulsion to check it. 

I havnt checked it in 4 months.

[abeja_reina_1989]

I had a terrible one last week Tuesday. My dad had an angiogram done and needed CPR as his heart stopped during the test. I had a panic attack and had to leave the recovery room till I could get it together.

OMG I'm sooooo sorry! Is everything okay???????????????

Mine was when I was at a eye doctor appointment and they left me alone in a room with the lights off!  Man oh man did my head start spinning,I felt like throwing the chair through the window and getting the hell out of there  The eye doctor then put those drops in my eye that make your puples get big and my eyes felt like they were going to rip out!  I hate those drops.

HAHA don't we alll???? They just make you feel funny! I love taking pix of myself when I look like that. I alway s feel like a vampire!!!!!

Let's see.. I can't really think of my absolute WORST one, cuz I've had sooooooo many. I mean, not too long ago, I cried for literally a week straight. That's when I realized I really, really needed to get help. It's funny tho.. my older sis and I don't know eachother too well and haven't seen eachother too many times in our lives, but she's the one who talked me into going to the doc. She has type 2 bipolar and told me about a time when she literally threw herself out of her car while her husband was driving down the freeway... scared me half to death and I NEVER wanna get to that point...