Panic Attacks Support Group

A panic attack is a period of intense fear or discomfort, typically with an abrupt onset and usually lasting no more than thirty minutes. Symptoms include trembling, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, sweating, nausea, dizziness, hyperventilation, and sensations of choking or smothering. Panic attacks can be very sudden, appear to be unprovoked, and are often...

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harry3333 03/21/2013

here is a fear of mental illness and some insist on dividing all illness into physical and mental. so it seems that panic attacks must be mental, but as they are so easy to recover from, only a very mild mental illness

this fear makes it difficult to talk about panic attacks, some deny having them and never mention their panic attacks to anyone, partners, family members or doctors. instead they self medicate with valium and vodka, and become expert with excuses on why they cant go places or do things. especially this applies to men

a panick sufferer feared that her children would be teased and that she would lose her credit rating if the word got out
any comments?

ninjakitty 03/21/2013

Well, my opinion is as far as credit rating goes, she has nothing to worry about. I mean, seriously, what the H*** does a credit rating have to do w/ panic attacks? And as far as her kids getting teased goes, she may as well quit sweating it. If her kids don't get teased about her having panic attacks, they'll get teased about something else. That's how the schoolyard works. If you ask me, I think she's freaked out because her panic attakcs are so out of control, they're making her paranoid. My recommendation: Send the kids to bed early, knock down a couple beers (unless she's on Xanax), soak in a hot bubble bath, and get the husband to do a back massage on her while she watches a funny tv show. (That's the best I can come up with)

deleted_user 03/22/2013

Panic and anxiety is not a mental illness! Its a physiological symtom of your body not a Psychiatric symptom. You can not work your way through a mental illness in a matter of hours or days like you can with a physical symptom of anxiety and panic. Its caused from your body not making enough seritonin (your bodies natural Xanax hormone) and then absorbing what it does make too quickly SSRI medication helps the body absorb it MUCH slower giving you the calming effect you should get naturally. It has nothing to do with your mental state. Although it may feel like your going nutso... Your NOT! RELAX! CALM... BREATHE :)

deleted_user 03/25/2013

Panic and anxiety are not a normal part of everyone's life. Panic and anxiety are considered to be a mental illness. I am labeled mentally ill, but, I am not crazy...I am more sane than most. Those of us who have panics and mental health disorders, usually have had some kind of life altering taurma in their past to cause this. If I did not have all the past horrific abuse, I would have no reason to have the mental health disorders I have now.

deleted_user 03/29/2013

I have been attending NAMI meetings for families of loved ones, my daughter has serious mental illness's she refuses to treat.

Picked up a booklet on Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Panic.....to my dismay it is called a brain disorder. So I stressed about it for a few weeks. I treat it I live with it and when I worked did not affect my work or peoples opinion of me.

Yes there may be ones who do not fully understand, and who cares.

jb143581 04/02/2013

I totally agree with Angel. I mean if I hadn't been through so much trauma such as sexual assault, constant verbal abuse by my own immediate family, and my boss that I stayed working for for years. Then I would not have all of the anxiety disorders I do now. I would not need to take any medication period. I agree I am not crazy, but it is easy to believe you are especially when people treat you like your crazy. Or compare the use of psychiatric medications to illegal drug use. Some people with mental health problems do not need medication while others do. Society has opened up to ideas that ten years ago, I would had though was a dream. I am saddened by the fact that more people in the world are willing to accept a person who happens to be gay without explanation. To the contrary, of the person who suffers very real physical symptoms of anxiety.

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