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...
My fiance is all over me today about my losing my job last month. I had a severe pa and went to the er in turn I lost my job...(still on probation with the 90 days thing) anyways we are so behind on all our bills and I feel like it is totally my fault because he works so hard everyday. I would have already found another job but our insurance lapsed and my back tires are bald on the explorer. Help me what do I say to try and make him understand?
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I wish there was a quick way to make him understand. It took my husband a very long time!! It was one of his friends who also had panic attacks that explained it to him.After that he helped me so much. Maybe have your Doctor help explain it to him. good luck hun
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he may never understand. i've found this to be so in my case after 19 years. so in a way i suffer in silance.
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he may never truly get it and truth be told if the rolls were reversed you might not either... just like it's frustrating for us it's frustrating for them because they DON'T know... it took years for my now husband to just get that if he keeps pushing and putting more and more stress on me he's only making it worse. How can someone totally understand when it's such a complex and odd thing that we have with no real "open wounds" or "physical answers". It sucks I totally understand I've been where you are with my husband quite a few times. Best thing you can do is say hey listen you aren't helping by ADDING to my stress you're making it worse and I CAN'T HELP IT all the time.
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one more thing... I think when I try to explain my anxiety to my husband it goes on deaf ears cause it's almost like they look at you like you're being a wimp or lying or something, it hurts when he looks at me like that ... but anyways... it DOES seem to get through to him when something comes up on t.v. and someone ELSE is describing it, or like Oprah had an anxiety show once and Jordan Knight had a panic attack right on stage... when my hubby saw that someone else could be scared to death BESIDES me and that it's not just me... he gave more credibility... shouldn't have to be that way but if you can find someone that he thinks is "tough" who gets panic attacks (cause it can happen to ANYONE no matter how "tough" you are) and that person can describe it he will change his tune... I think they start to think it's just US over reacting or something. (Jordan Knight was from the New Kids On the Block so that might not be a good "tough" example to your hubby lol)
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