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Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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Dread over things that are passed

michiev
michiev
Sometimes I will occasionally get this overwhelming anxiety or fear .. dunno what it is really about events from the past, dreadful, I freeze.. I don't want to move or talk or anything, I just freak out.. I go catatonic.. and I don't know what this is.

Does this have a name?
JudyFZ
JudyFZ
Perhaps it's a panic attack? If it lasts only a few seconds and your heart is pounding and you feel overwhelmed with fear, I understand this is a panic attack. However, if it is an overwhelming sense of dread and anxiety which lasts for hours... that's anxiety. It seems more common with panic attacks that the person doesn't know what is causing it. That's why people often think it is a heart attack or something when it is actually because of a hidden emotion or trauma.

Are you getting some kind of help for this. A good therapist can help you get to the bottom of your fears. Medication can help, too.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yeah it sounds like a panic attack. I have anxiety and sometimes have panic attacks. Its like i cant move, cant breathe, just absolute fear. Usually happens when I just cant deal with whats going on inside me.
I find breathing, in 4 secs, out 4 secs helps. Sometimes have to keep breathing like that for awhile, until I can move, think straight, get help