panic attacks

[Anxietymadman]

does anyone else get random panic attacks that last seconds?

Been having them every day I think that last between 30 seconds and 5 mins that’s literally it

breathless is the main symptom

[Jobee59]

are you saying you’re getting panic attacks and they’re only lasting a few seconds like 30 seconds? Or are you having like adrenaline surges that’s lasting kind of make you feel real hyped up like

[Anxietymadman in reply to Jobee59]

I don’t know what I’m having lol

All I know is one second I’m feeling okay, the next I’ll have this horrible feeling come over me, and then I can’t breath properly and then it lasts for about 30 seconds to a couple minutes

[Jobee59 in reply to Anxietymadman]

there’s so many different feelings you can get from anxiety and that I get like that too sometimes I just feel like a real flash of overwhelming and I asked myself what’s wrong what’s wrong with me? I question it and then it’ll calm down and then I worry about it gonna come back again and it does I get those two yes

[Anxietymadman in reply to Jobee59]

Yes! It will go and I worry it will come back tomorrow

And it does

[Cat33 in reply to Anxietymadman]

Hello I expect now you are just waiting for the next one to arrive and living in fear

To me it sounds like Jobee says a surge of adrenaline and it's taking your breath away

If it's adrenaline then try not to worry as that can't hurt you and always subsides its just rotten when it happens

There is a very good video on You Tube

Doctor Explains Panic Attacks by Dr Harry Barry

It's very very reassuring

I hope the horrible feeling goes but once you lose your fear and think "Come on then do your worst you can't hurt me " they will get less and then disappear

All the best

[Cat33 in reply to Cat33]

I've just looked and it's Overcome Panic Attacks by Dr Harry Barry His name always makes me smile

[Jameshuh in reply to Cat33]

This advice is an absolute game changer 😁.

[Anxietymadman in reply to Cat33]

Thankyou! I know it gets better I had severe anxiety and it went for years because I didn’t care about it anymore it’s only just come back but I still do my day to day life it just effecting me once a day if that but when it comes it’s horrible

[Jobee59]

I get adrenaline rushes where it feels like a kind of like when a baby cries and they kinda like get that fluttering in their chest kinda like a heart palpitation. I get those and adrenaline rushes. I get anxiety often on at night when I’m sleeping and it feels like that just uncomfortable can’t move. Can’t stop moving.

[Anxietymadman in reply to Jobee59]

I’m getting a lot of it at night,

Had it once at the start of the day the other day

Other than that it’s always at night

[Jobee59]

I know can certainly be scary because you’re not sure what the heck is going on but you just get overwhelmingly scared just a feeling it’s hard to even describe I just like a sensation over your whole body and your mind like you’re gonna lose it for a second. I’d honestly I do get those depends on how much stress I’m under and what I’m thinking about and I’m retired. I’m home a lot now and I sometimes wonder what the hell am my subconsciously worrying about because I shouldn’t feel like this.

[Anxietymadman in reply to Jobee59]

Yes, when I get the feelings of anyone talks to me I egnore them and get so irritated but only in that moment

[Jobee59 in reply to Anxietymadman]

my old man I’ve been having anxiety and panic attacks for 40 years now after my dad passed away they just hit me like a ton of bricks. I was having major panic attacks for the first four years after he died, and I kept going to hospital and eye doctors and every kind of doctor. I could imagine neurologist, and MD and physicians, and DO and every hospital around, that stuff is very scary. I don’t laugh at nobody. I try to talk with them and let them know what I’ve been through. Maybe it helps because it certainly helps when somebody understands and you don’t know who to talk to because most people like your family like mine, anyhow we just tell me. Oh, you’ll be fine you’re just going crazy that’s not a good thing to say. But it’s been 40 years and I’m still here.

[Jobee59 in reply to Anxietymadman]

Sometimes it helps to talk about it to people that’s been through it. But what also helps me is when I have those kind of things or anxiety I think to myself number one is there anything that happened in my life like recently like a death or a job loss or a health problem or one of your best friends moved away or I mean, it can be any kind of thing like that that triggers the anxiety. And think about what am I worrying about in my worrying about something if so, 99% of what you worry about don’t happen anyhow. It’s just learning techniques and then take slow breaths. Just kind of relax and sit down for a few minutes and breathe in real deep in your nose into your belly though through your nose into your belly and then when you’re breathing out, breathe out your mouth and push your belly in at the end like like a balloon blowing up When it’s full of air and when you release in the air, your belly goes back down it’ll feel uncomfortable, but it works. It takes a little while to get used to doing that but it works pretty good.

[Anxietymadman in reply to Jobee59]

Thankyou for them words, I’m glad you took stuff from the experiences you have had, I wish I could say stn happened to me so I could locate a trigger but there isn’t really a trigger for me for why they happen, didn’t have the panic attacks for 3 years and then suddenly last week I got one and they’ve been every day since

[Jobee59 in reply to Anxietymadman]

You’ll get it just be patient it doesn’t sound like you’re having super bad ones but I know even a little ones bad I used to have them for like a half hour at a time between 4 and 10 times a day and I would get headaches from it in my eyes it would be real distorted. But just hang in there you’ll figure out the triggers eventually and just don’t ever be afraid to go to the doctor and get a check up. I’m sure you’re OK but if you haven’t already once in a while, go in and just get a little bit of reinsurance and work with it. There’s times I have no clue what’s bothering me and then it will just boom out of the blue then I have to think about it for a while and once I can pinpoint or at least I think I’m pinpointing the trigger. I can calm down fairly fast now, but man for years it was a pain as hell. All right man I’m gonna get off here you take care hang in there just be as patient as possible.

[Anxietymadman in reply to Jobee59]

Ye I can calm down really quick with deep breathing and feel fine again, ans you take care too, and thankyou have a nice night

[Cat33 in reply to Jobee59]

I have found that breathing deep into the belly has helped me so much It was recommended on here and I now do it as often as I can through the day and I have noticed a huge difference Have been reading all your replies and they are so comforting and kind

Unless people have had anxiety they don't have a clue do they

[Jameshuh]

I can't recommend this book and Dr Harry Barry enough. Wishing you peace and health. youtube.com/watch?v=IitN-3x...(Not working as expected?)

[Cat33 in reply to Jameshuh]

So glad that you think so too I think he's amazing and has really helped me

Thank you

[Mamamichl]

if you look up the difference between anxiety and panic attacks, you will see that you are right, they are panic attacks. Though mine are all anxiety attacks, I may know what you are talking about. If you keep researching, you may find something to help. Sorry I couldn’t help more, but if you find a solution, let us know!

[76Cat]

I have anxiety attacks that last about 30-40 min at the same time everyday,twice a day no reason,happens no matter where I am or what I am ding.Anyone else?

[Machy1]

Yes this are panic attacks it use to happen to me try to do breathing exercises while it’s happening.

[76Cat in reply to Machy1]

Hi I also ha e anxiety thought the day. I am just wondering why at wxa,fly the same time everyday I get them.It doesn't matter what I'm doing,no triggers.also it seems breathing works for everyone ,never works for me.when I take deep breaths my heart starts beating harder which causes more anxiety.

[Anxietymadman in reply to 76Cat]

I don’t really find triggers mines complety random, I feel sometimes a walk most of the time helps me with some symptoms, sometimes dosent but most of the time it does it’s horrible

[76Cat in reply to Anxietymadman]

Hi walks don't really help me because I get dizzy sometimes with mine,and my heart pounds and I get sob when I walk. My son got me an adult coloring book,if I pick that up and start to color that sometimes helps.

[Anxietymadman in reply to 76Cat]

I have vertigo and it makes me dizzy when walking sometimes, but I feel exercise just takes my mind off it, and that’s good. Maybe get some more books to colour when you get them, do you get them a lot?

[76Cat in reply to Anxietymadman]

Hi yea I am always anxious get the prey bad ones twice a day and milder in between.for some reason the only time I'm calm is evening after dark and all night.when I wake up,sometimes I am in the middle of one,if not within an hour or so the anxiety starts. How about you?

[Anxietymadman in reply to 76Cat]

Mijes normally at night, or first thing waking up, or through the night, if I’m honest I hardly get panic attacks anymore, but the last 2 weeks I got one everyday and then when I calmed down a little they kind of hasn’t been as bad, still get the breathless and panic feeling in stomach though

[Machy1 in reply to 76Cat]

That was happening to me that’s a panic attack. What I did today is sat in front of a fan and tried to do my breathing exercises because I felt like this helped me feel better. When I feel like that I just cry and pray that helps me feel better and Then when I’m calm I talk to someone or do something that relaxes me and takes my mind away from what happened. All this time I’m just thinking what am I going to do because I’m sick and don’t feel like doing nothing I feel lonely and frustrated because I want to take care myself f my son and I don’t have strength. Plus the anxiety and depression nightmares and I can’t sleep well. There is days that I’m doing better but I try to be as much as I can to be positive. I’m also looking for a therapist but talking to people has helped me for now. Try to keep your mind distracted in positive thing as much as you can.

[Anxietymadman in reply to Machy1]

as bad as it sounds sometimes I feel like getting on with it I feel so much better, hardly any panic attacks or symptoms that way

[Machy1 in reply to Anxietymadman]

I pray that you heal soon from this illness. I believe in God and miracles because he healed me from scoliosis. I know God is very powerful and he can heal all the sick. I hope that in the meantime you can and all of us can find a way to feel better from all this symptoms since. Hope you have a better day today.

[stde]

Try breathing fully and properly....in 4secs..hold 2secs....6secs out👍...balances chemistry