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What does a panic attack feel like?

BunnyFufu
BunnyFufu

Sometimes I get grumpy really fast and my family or I don't understand why. An example is today we left our home and went to the store before going to a friend's house. In the two minutes that it took to get to the store withpeople driving around me, my heart rate accelarated. It wasn't enough that my heart was going faster, but it also felt like it was hot on fire. At the same time as these physical feelings I was getting grumpy at those around me, like at my kid yelling in the back seat, the idiot driver that almost turned into me because he didn't want to give me my right away, or the person that parked in a yellow zone and I took the space next to it. My spouse went in to buy something quick and the whole time I'm worried that if this person backs out they'll hit my car with me and my kids in it and what the hell is taking my wife so long?


Besides the thoughts and the warm, fast-paced feeling, is this an anxiety attack? Or is it just anxiety? 

Community LeaderMid
Mid
Take time to get a drink before you leave the house, stay hydrated.

Instead of focusing on the "what ifs", play some word games with the kids in the car, do something silly, distract your usual thought pattern.

Best wishes.
briggy1
briggy1
For me it’s getting light headed , elevated bp, elevated pulse, no appetite, weak legs, muscle aches. I take a 0.25 Xanax and in less than 30 minutes i’m back to normal. Good luck in your journey.
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