bonny526's Journal

I had the worst panic attack of my life this afternoon.  Out of the blue, I just started to feel like I couldn't breathe and was blacking out.  My vision was all spotty and I felt like I was going to pass out, which made me panic more.  I got nauseous and was sweating.  I've never had a panic attack where I've started to black out like that.  It really freaked me out and I'm a little scared of having another one.  Usually, I'm not afraid of having panic attacks because I've gotten used to them and the symptoms, but this is definitely a new symptom that I am not fond of at all.  It really scares me to feel like I can't breathe too.  The whole sensation was like I was being suffocated until I lost consciousness, which, fortunately, I did not.  But I had to have my sisters come and sit with me because I was afraid of passing out with no one around to know what happened.  It just really freaked me out and has left my body completely drained and all of my muscles and joints really sore from the excess adrenaline and from tensing up.  I thought my life had been less stressful the last couple of days, too, so I don't understand why my panic attacks would be getting worse.