Hang in there and change the scenery. Is there someone that you can call?

Tried but noone there just now, am totally freaking out just now

I'm so sorry. Hang in there. You're going to be fine. Do some deep breathing exercises. Try to focus on your breathing. If that does help any, try taking a walk. Get out in the fresh air.

I always go for a bathtub hug.Get the water nice and hot and just let it wrap all around you. Stay there until it easies.

Thanks for the advice, this may seem strange but i am just sort of rocking back and forth just now to try and exaust myself so that i might be able to sleep

So very sorry, wish I could do more for you.

how are you doing ?? i hope the attack is subsiding now... but hang in there.. change the scenery ... have happy thoughts..

biddy, i hope you are thru the worst of it. keep breathing, wish i could do more to help --- julia

lets talk about what brought it on? i was sick today at work and it brought on an anxiety attack, i managed to cover up the reason i was crying and i came home, so what brought on yours?

Try and sit in a chair and let yrself go all floppy and just let the anxiety come as much as it wants, don't fight it or try to 'keep a grip'. Remind yrself it cannot harm you in any way no matter how bad it feels. Once you stop fearing the anxiety it cannot exist anymore.

Thanks all for caring. i dont know for sure what brought on this attack, but once again it scared the hell out of me.

They always scare me, Biddy. I had not had one for two years and thought I had control........... they came back again about 2 mos ago and have been constant ever since. Once again, i have had to make life changes and start yet another journey.

Everyone says "breathe" or do this or do that............. when you are in the midst of a panic attack, you can TRY and remember to do all those things, but oftentimes I find they don't work. I just have to ride it out. And then I am left physically ill for 3-4 days afterwards.......... totally wasted and IBS.

I know they are coming as first my chest starts to hurt and the breathing becomes labored. I often wonder, since they so mimic a heart attack, how do we know that we really are NOT having a heart attack? What if the real thing comes? We just going to breathe away a panic attack and die from a true heart attack?

Sorry............. didn't mean to get off track, but I do think about those things. And as easy as it seems for some, it's definitely not easy for me sometimes.

I'm glad you got thru that one.......... we'll get thru them............ one at at a time, I guess.