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...
5 YEARS ago i smoked pot to impress this guy. Problem is, i smoked sooooo much and it was my first time. I was like doing the same thing over and over(in my head) not reality but i was convinced it was reality so they were basically hallucinations. I was terrifiedddd. That started all my panic attacks. I went on zoloft and it did WONDERS for years but i switched recently which was stupid and went on effexor which made me extremely anxious and depressed so now im back on zoloft. Im constantly in fear that all of a sudden i will start hallucinating gain. I know its stupid, but the truth is it really did traumatize me. I have dissassociation from it too. ANyone ever have that??
you need to learn new ways to calm and relax yourself being too tense and fearful brings on disassociation