Can You Relate

[LeoAnon]

I always wonder and worry about during a panic attack,

1. If it's a panic attack or something serious.

2. How will I know if it's a panic attack or something serious. Stroke, blood clot, ECT.

I worry about this even when I'm not "panicking" and always monitoring my sensations and thoughts. How do you get through this??

[Lettyhee]

I do this too! Constantly check my bodily functions -sight/hearing/reflexes etc for anything strange. The thing is though, when you're anxious, everything feels 'strange' so it's easy to convince yourself there's something seriously wrong. What I always tell myself is that anxiety can produce so many weird symptoms so no reason so assume it's anything bad- and if the symptoms subside as you calm down, you can be pretty sure it was the anxiety causing them. Sometimes easier said than done but it helps me when I'm freaking out!

[FearIsALiar in reply to Lettyhee]

Anxiety can cause more than 60 symptoms is what I had heard! I’m pretty sure I’ve felt all of them too lol

[FearIsALiar]

I can relate 100%

It always worries me if it’s something serious! The physical symptoms mimic life threatening things..have you ever had a panic attack that felt like a heart attack? You had all the symptoms and everything? I hate how anxiety does that

[LeoAnon in reply to FearIsALiar]

Mine always mimic a stroke. I swear. My head gets pressure and my hands go numb and I feel like I can't breathe and my chest starts hurting then my heart beat gets crazy.

[FearIsALiar in reply to LeoAnon]

SAME HERE! Another one I get a lot is when I’m out eating my throat gets all tight, hard to swallow, lump in the throat (which makes me feel like I’m choking and have food stuck in my throat) then I start to panic.

[Mindfulnessxo]

You’re definitely not alone! I’ve happen to do this all the time and stopped for a period of time because it’s a huge trigger for me. Today I caught myself feeling “dizzy” and Boom my heart started Pounding I thought I was going to die

[fib4 in reply to Mindfulnessxo]

i'm the same way symptoms make everything worse it's enough to have anxiety every waking minute depressing to think you'll have it forever

[celestw]

omg me too! i go through this exact thing