Urgent ! Help please !

[worrierintowarrior]

Last night I had the worse panic attack of my life ! I was shaking uncontrollably and thought I was going to lose it . My aunt gave me a pill that my doctor prescribed me whenever I get like that , I slowly calmed down and eventually fell asleep . Now I feel a bit shaky and I’m scared that it may happen again .

[Janieliza]

I'm pleased it worked for you and I know remembering to breathe is difficult when you are having a panic attack but pls try and focus on one thing....yes i know easier said than done!!. A panic attack is incredibly frightening and if the doctor prescribed a pill did they also suggest seeing someone to help you deal with the attacks?. You survived this awful horrible ordeal and I think all of us have had them and felt a fear indescribeable. You got through it and well done as its hard to calm down. Please try and take deep breaths ...this can really help. J

[worrierintowarrior in reply to Janieliza]

Thank you !

[alandrewettjnr]

A panic attack is purely adrenaline... best bit of advice I’ve been told is when they start, just sit there and pretend you’re stuck in the position you’re in. Let the adrenaline do what it’s got to do and it will soon settle down. Also, whilst it’s happening, tell yourself “it’s uncomfortable not dangerous over and over again”. I’ve not had a panic attack in over a year with this technique

[Jeff1943]

Warrior, the fear of having a panic attack is greater than actually having a panic attack. Just ACCEPT the panic attack for the time being if and when one comes, let it run its course, burn itself out, as alan says they're uncomfortable but not life-threatening. Just imagine every muscle in your body go limp. First your jaw, then your hands and arms then your body and legs. Imagine there's a muscle where your brain is and imagine that going limp too. One after the other until your whole body is limp and unresisting - and then hold that feeling till it passes as it surely will.

So let the panic attack come, don't fight it (fighting only causes more tension and stress that panic thrives on), surrender yourself completely to it, and carry on doing what you were doing despite the uncomfortable feeling.

Do this and I promise you will lose your fear of panic attacks and the fear when having a panic attack, it just becomes a nuisance, a bad feeling you know you can handle. And because you stop generating fear having a panic attack and contemplating a panic attack they will come with less and less intensity and then trouble you no more.

[Janieliza in reply to Jeff1943]

Great advice there Jeff. J

[worrierintowarrior in reply to Jeff1943]

Thanks for your advice !

[Denhans]

Hi there, I have had my share of panic attack’s and the dread of it happening again. I had 5 attacks, one after the other and I thought I was going to die. I carried my sexual abuse around from the age of 8 until I was 56. And once I decided to seek help from a sexual violence counsellor, they just kept coming. I decided to write it down on paper, what I could remember about my eldest brother had done.. words I’d never wanted to ever say. Attack after attack.. but somehow I survived and wrote down some things I could never of said! Almost immediately I felt the tension leave my body. It felt like a miracle. And now , a year on, out of the blue I thought ‘ I haven’t had a panic attack in over a year. We are all different, but we kind of know it’s coming and probably the cause. I clearly remember I felt weak and unwell and sometimes take 3 days of bed rest to get over it! I hope you find what’s best for you, treatment wise. It can sometimes feel like you’re on a hamster wheel. But keep talking, it’s such a healer, and keep going, you will get through it, I’m living proof! Always here for you, take care 😃

[worrierintowarrior in reply to Denhans]

Thank you for sharing that traumatic event and the way you deal with it , that’s brave of you . I hope you continue to stay strong in this journey

[Denhans in reply to worrierintowarrior]

Your response to my post are greatly accepted and appreciated.I have always struggled to accept praise. Yet, working in a school environment, I would share the love all day.But cringed and make a joke to divert the conversation. I feel good and I’m puffing up my red chest like a Robin 😆😆 Thank you