I didn’t want to share this but..... 📝

[UnderstandingMyPain]

I had a very bad anxiety attack Sunday night which started around 10:00pm and it literally lasted until 2am. I first started to cry and then my breathing started to be erratic. My body started to shake, I started to sweat and felt hot. I had to turn on my central air (mind you it’s winter time now where I live) and started to throw up. My legs broke out in hives. My mind was racing because of dealing with an irrational soon to be ex husband aka the dreaded divorce. I felt like this would never end. My mother is visiting me from NY and she was able to help me calm down and then around 2am I finally did. I was able to get a few hours of sleep before work. I woke up feeling good and my hives were no longer there. Things have been stable for two days and I like it. I finally feel good. I never experienced an attack to that magnitude. I usually just have shortness of breath and I can get myself back to normalcy. I’m also happy it happened bc I learned how to cope better when I start to feel stressed.

[UnderstandingMyPain]

Thanks Chaviv I appreciate it

[All_alone]

I'm glad your mother was able to help you thru such a bad anxiety attack. Also good that you learned coping methods that hopefully you can use in the future.

[UnderstandingMyPain in reply to All_alone]

Yeah me too. It was the weirdest thing. I never want to feel like that again.

[All_alone in reply to UnderstandingMyPain]

I don't blame you. I have had attacks as well but not at that level - living alone I'm not sure what I would do.

[UnderstandingMyPain in reply to All_alone]

So when it does happen to you, what do you do to work through it. Because for a while I didn’t even know I was having panic attacks

[All_alone in reply to UnderstandingMyPain]

Small minor ones I just let them happen and they seem to pass quickly. I try to tell myself I'm doing the best I can. The ones that start because a major problem occurs and involve many feelings of frustration become horrible and I have an extremely difficult time getting thru those. Rx's help but it's truly not the answer.

[thyroidmom84]

They can be absolutely dreadful. So glad you are feeling better!!!

[UnderstandingMyPain in reply to thyroidmom84]

Yes in did! I didn’t even know it could get that bad.

[thyroidmom84 in reply to UnderstandingMyPain]

I’ve had quite a few of those symptoms and it’s not easy to convince yourself it will pass. Oh and I have had them last hours as well.

[UnderstandingMyPain in reply to thyroidmom84]

Oh wow!! Yeah I feel like it’s one of those things that many people don’t understand how bad it is for people.

[thyroidmom84 in reply to UnderstandingMyPain]

Very true. And now you know you can survive even a bad one like that (although hopefully you won’t have another like it).

[UnderstandingMyPain in reply to thyroidmom84]

I hope I don’t either! It was scary 😔

[Hidden]

You are so lucky to have had your mom at your side. It’s normal to feel that way when we go through major life changes, like a divorce...Once you get rid of the trigger...you’ll feel better. Hugs.🙋‍♀️

[UnderstandingMyPain in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Mimimylon

[dom410]

Someone once told me the difference in my panic attacks can be like if I had a bucket with a bunch of corks. Each cork represented a stress "thing". Me tring to hold them under the surface of the water is the way I try to deal with them.

When it gets too much to hold all of them, some slip through my control and make small panic attacks. Other times a shitload of them all get free and they make a massive panic attack.

I try to keep this in mind when I have large ones. It seems like you have a ton a changes in your life so I think maybe you released all those at once?

How are you feeling now?

[Agora1 in reply to dom410]

Great analogy dom xx

[UnderstandingMyPain in reply to dom410]

I do agree! When I think about it, I believe it was ac accumulation of things and it just took one more thing to unload all the feelings I felt which caused my attack to be the way it was. I’m feeling a lot better!!

[LovePurple2]

Sorry, you had a bad anxiety attack & they can be awful at times. I had one last Saturday afternoon while my husband was getting ready for work & he was going to be working a 36 hour shift starting Saturday, 6pm to 6am Monday morning. I started shaking trembling inside my body & crying & begging him not to leave & I was afraid to be home without him. We do have 2 dogs & he seen how bad I was & did take off Saturday evening to be home with me & he had to work Sunday the 24 hour shift. I was so thankful to God he was here with me for the night & I felt better. I know he can't do that all the time & I'm on 2 new medicines to help with my anxiety & depression. Praying you start to feel better & everyone here!❤️🙏