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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summerbabe88 07/17/2013

This is has been an awful week for me...I've been battling with my mother on so many levels...I'm so tense and so angry that putting down the words comes across so askew.

I suffer from anxiety and depression...I get panic attacks A LOT! Recently this week my mother has been so cruel and hurtful...and my dad is so spineless that it doesn't help. I'm too old for this crap (24!!) and I'm trying to get on my feet and move out...Sadly, it is so expensive to live in NJ by yourself...

Anyways, yesterday while I was eating dinner my mother came and sprayed Lysol on me..her reason was because I sprayed when she walked outside for a cigarette. I was furious! And the other day she blamed me for a grease fire in the grill (which i barely use!)...My favorite was when she blamed me for getting a ticket....a ticket she got by running a red light and camera showed it was her. !!! I am SO tired of being put down by her and my father enabling her behavior. I just don't know what to do anymore...

rskb3 07/17/2013

would it be possible to move in with a friend or another family member? it sounds like a miserable situation that you are living in. I think that you and your mom need your space from eachother. I hope things get better for you soon.

release2find 07/18/2013

Your mom probably hates to see you depressed and anxious but is not skilled in showing emotions properly.She may show the opposite of some emotions and show others out of proportion to the situation. She may have always had to (or felt she had to) control situations. By your description, she has some anger-reactions that seem to be ingrained in her personality. She is stressed as well - it seems.

Since you cannot afford to move, you will have to find a way to live "peacefully" in her house (for your sake. at least).

It is a difficult situation you find yourself in. Are you working or able to work? Does your local or regional voc rehab office accept referrals at this time? Does your local MH center have options for coping? (support groups). Inquire about resources for someone with your situations. Good luck

deleted_user 07/18/2013

your mother sounds like she doesn't know how to deal with her own emotions...if talking to her doesn't work then you really should try to just separate yourself from the situation. Me and my mother have a much better relationship now that ive moved out and we don't deal with each other everyday.

Kuno78 07/20/2013

I used to be in the exact same situation as you. I didn't move out until I was 25 and my father behaved the exact same way your father does. Used to blame me for breaking the VCR all the time even though I wasn't allowed to use it. My mother is very high strung, so it made for a very stressful household. What used to help me was going hiking. As soon as my parents started going bonkers, I would just go for a walk and clear my head.

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