Who remember their first panic attack?

[tamka38]

I had my first panic attack after smoking weed in my teens. It was a night I will never for get. It felt like I was outside my body and I was in a dream. I thought I was dieing and since than I experience Depersonalization and Derealization and never stop anxiety problems. Everytime I think I'm better I'm not

[HopingCat]

Same story. Had my first panic attack from smoking weed for the first time when I was a teen.... I dosed off, opened my eyes and I was completely detached from my body and on full panic modes.Tunnel vision, felt like I was watching myself from up top, screaming, and so on. The next day everything was weird. Reality was shut off and I suffered for over a year. I don't even know how I snapped back to reality but I did and I was fine for 18 years until this hell depersonalization/derealization hit me again WITHOUT THE WEED....... HORRIFIC and now I'm stuck

[tamka38 in reply to HopingCat]

Oh no....Sorry to hear that. Wish I could be fine for 18 year's. My life been a living hell since 8 Depression and P.T.S.D. I suffer for year's without knowing I had Depersonalization and Derealization I thought I was losing my mind.

[HopingCat in reply to tamka38]

Omg that's horrible! I'm

Sorry that you have to deal with this crap for so long. No one deserves this. So you been having Dp/dr all these years? Or if comes with your depression? Yeah I had a pretty good normal life for 18 years and this this hell hit me out of nowhere and I been stuck for 5 months now and with shitty phycologist and psychiatrist.... nightmare

[tamka38 in reply to HopingCat]

It comes with my Depression...It gets better because now I have a name to call it and I know I'm not losing my mind. Is scary

[HopingCat in reply to tamka38]

It is very scary. And I think that's why I been so traumatized from it for years. I always feared that one symptoms of detachment but I never triggered it until now so I don't know what's happening to my brain and why it got fed up and decided to shut off but it needs to come back to reality

[tamka38 in reply to HopingCat]

Do u have kids and people who support you...

[HopingCat in reply to tamka38]

Oh yes... my kids don't even know anything is wrong because I am still doing everything for them. I'm a good actress.... very good one. I can function well now with a lot of ignoring but before I couldn't

[tamka38 in reply to HopingCat]

My depression gets the best of me and my kid's now know everything. I couldn't hide it from them because a couple of them is grown now. I don't have panic attacks no more. Just alot of anxiety.

[tamka38 in reply to HopingCat]

Hugs to u💕 I'm here if u want to vent.

[Daniellesparkles]

I was on vacation it was first ever anxiety attack...I was breathing funny hyperventilating crying lots and lots crying I felt like I was going nuts.

[tamka38 in reply to Daniellesparkles]

How old was u? And do u still have panic attacks?

[Daniellesparkles in reply to tamka38]

I was 19 & sadly I have them more often now..

[tamka38]

While u already know u not going to die from them... U have to keep yourself busy.. Do breathing exercise daily eat healthy cut out the caffeine. Write down things you're grateful for. Read your bible pray do mediation yoga for u no it u want be having none.

[gemfire]

I was in my mid 20's and I woke up in the middle of the night having a panic attack. Had no idea what it was back then (I'm 54 now) and went to the emergency room because I thought it was my heart. I was a frequent flyer to the emergency room for about a year until an ER doctor told me about panic attacks and anxiety. That 1st year wouldn't have been so horrible if there was such a thing as Google and the internet.

[BRANDENDBAILEY]

I smoke pretty constantly, until about a month ago I had a really bad anxiety attack. After doing some research I found that I needed a break to deal with some inner issues that were bothering me. I have gradually started micro dosing cannabis and am getting used to it again. I don't care about getting high but use it for a more medical sense.

[tamka38 in reply to BRANDENDBAILEY]

I'm an alcoholic trying to get help to quit... Hope u continue to feel better.

[BRANDENDBAILEY in reply to tamka38]

Same to you. I drank almost every day for years until last year. I started cutting down and exercising more. Now I barely drink at all and when I do only a few beers. I can say exercise is what saved me. But all I have lost because of drinking I'm glad I finally stopped.

[tamka38 in reply to BRANDENDBAILEY]

That's good can't wait until the day.I'm done drinking

[shrs3]

Same exact thing happened to me!