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...
Hi everybody,
I joined this site in hopes of finding ways of preventing panic attacks. I'm a 24 year old man who's been having panic attacks for a year and a half now. My friends and family do not understand this at all so I have no one to talk to about these attacks that have just been wrecking havoc in my life.
I get them about once or twice a day, almost always in the evening. For no apparent reason I'm hit with this insanely intense fear even though nothing is happening to me. I sweat and scream a lot, my heart races, I get chills and shake a lot They last anywhere from 10 minutes to a few hours, can't really tell what makes it short or long.
They really get in the way of work and my personal life. I want to know what people do to prevent them from happening again. I have tried therapy but it didn't do me any good, no results not even a little after a year of going. I tried a multitude of medicines, like Klonopine, Zoloft, but none of them made it any better. I'm really at a lost as to what to do because all of the other advice I've seen on the internet, like deep breathing, meditation, etc, that hasn't worked at all.
I joined this site in hopes of finding ways of preventing panic attacks. I'm a 24 year old man who's been having panic attacks for a year and a half now. My friends and family do not understand this at all so I have no one to talk to about these attacks that have just been wrecking havoc in my life.
I get them about once or twice a day, almost always in the evening. For no apparent reason I'm hit with this insanely intense fear even though nothing is happening to me. I sweat and scream a lot, my heart races, I get chills and shake a lot They last anywhere from 10 minutes to a few hours, can't really tell what makes it short or long.
They really get in the way of work and my personal life. I want to know what people do to prevent them from happening again. I have tried therapy but it didn't do me any good, no results not even a little after a year of going. I tried a multitude of medicines, like Klonopine, Zoloft, but none of them made it any better. I'm really at a lost as to what to do because all of the other advice I've seen on the internet, like deep breathing, meditation, etc, that hasn't worked at all.
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Hi Baelon. I am brand new to this group. I am not medical professional, but I have had panic disorder for almost 30 years and can tell you some of the things that have worked for me. I learned some of these "tricks" when I went to a clinic at White Plains Hospital in 1987. First, I kept a journal which I wrote in all the time. I timed my panic attacks and also wrote about my day. This kept me focused on the task at hand. I also would wear a rubber band on my wrist and snap it hard the minute my thoughts started drifting toward anxiety. I called this "snapping myself out of it". This too worked well for me. I do word puzzles, sudoko or anything that I have to focus on. My thought is that the more occupied I keep my mind, the less I have panic. I believe that boredom invites panic. I hope this helps a little.
Baelon
Thank you for the advice Joni.
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