i get real shaky. my body temperature rises. start to sweat. talking can get hard too whenever i leave my apartment.

the only way ive found i can cope with it is if im with my sister or my friend. otherwise, i just have to deal with it which sux. sounds im used to hearing helps me too.

I've come to by hyperaware of who is around me. I look for suspicious behavior. I really could not easily teach what this behavior consists of; it's sort of instinctual, and maybe I'm just being paranoid, but either way, if I get that feeling...I just leave the area.

I've been panic-free for about 2 years. Sometimes I am in situations that in the past, would have set me off. And sometimes I think one might creep up on me. I definitely know it's possible because it's happened.

I've found what really helps is to ask yourself, How many times have I thought I was going to die but never did? This really puts into perspective how our emotions can overtake our reasoning. If you were wrong 99 times, there's a 1 in 100 chance you're going to be POSSIBLY be right. That means it could be either way, which means the chance of dying based on the figures from the past, you have a 1 in 200 chance. That might seem scary still, but anyway, it helps me. I really get this tone of voice with myself like "Come on dude...how many times have we been through this before. You've been wrong every time in the past."

That helped me.

As far as what my symptoms used to be. If I felt a panic attack coming on, sometimes my palms would start to sweat. I always got palpitations. I would always feel like where was something in the air causing it (paranoia). Because I couldn't explain what was causing them always, I was horrified I was being poisoned by gas. The palpitations along with increased heart rate always made me feel like I was having a heart attack. I was scared to call the EMTs too due to certain things.

My attacks started with meth...and it took over a year and a half or so before they stopped.

To this day, they have stopped but still affect me. I cope best by avoiding people and places that bother me...and there are few that don't. I also carry a Xanax with me just in case I get stirred up. Just having it on you can prevent one. It does for me. Still, I won't go to certain places alone...nor some places at all.

I start shaking really bad and it gets harder to breathe. I usually start sweating and sometimes I hyperventilate.

I don't really have a way to cope with it yet, I just try to get out of the place that I am as fast a s possible.

get scarred just wanna get home to feel safe palpattions looking around me thinking every one is looking t me nd talking bout me some times even when im at home im sick of it but cant control it

I get shaky, gasp for breath, confusion, I begin to stammer. Problem is this happens at work if people show up at the office or I get too many phone calls or just behind in work. I don't have the fear I'm dying, just that they can see my shake or can hear the stocatto in my voice, which of course makes it worse.

xanax
walk if possible (just getting away)

I get this feeling that something is about to completely over take me. Not like a physical thing or a person but a feeling or emotion or something wrong with my body. I feel I am going to pass out or have a heart attack. It increases in intensity until I feel completely out of control. I feel the need to run away as fast as I can. I feel a lot of fear too. I am affraid I am making a fool of myself or that I am going to throw up or have diarrhea.

I am learning to reconize when the attack is first starting. If I can catch it in the beginning, most of the time I can advert a full blown attack. Sometimes it is a matter of taking my medicine and knowing that in a short time the meds. will kick in or removing myself from the situation. Sometimes self-talk wins out. I have also come to realize that most attacks are short maybe l0 minutes. If I can remove myself to a safe place and do some breathing or positive meditation and wait it out, I can make it without a major incident. I am winning out more and more and with each sucess the next one comes easier. This is a good subject. I hope more will post their experiences.

My symptoms start after a thought sort of flips the switch. Then a feeling starts to rise like I know something terrible is going to happen. I want to get away and then realize I can't and it hits even harder then. It's like I can "feel" the distance from my safe place (my home or parents). My hearts starts racing and my vision changes. Sometimes I get tingly arms and hands and derealization.

Usually what I do is call my safe people as soon as I feel one coming on. It distracts me I suppose. But I'm usually never in a situation where I'm far from my safe zone.

My heart races, I begin to sweat, my voice gets shaky, my hands shake, my face turns red, and I can't make eye contact with people. I also feel this strong urge to leave the situation.

And right now, coping is hard. I need some ideas too. Good luck to you... :)

Symptoms:
Bladder/stomach cramps, basically every morning
Jittery/shaky
Goosebumbs
Obsescent popping of fingers
Try to stay still but cant

Coping:
Always planning out the situation in my head
Telling myself to just stay calm and dont dwell on what others are thinking
Meditating
And writing poetry relieves stress

Oh and another symptom of mine is badly slurring my words when im nervous