Panic Attack/Anxiety Poll

[irishgirl73 0]

have panic attacks every night when I go to bed for some reason and I take lorazepam for general anxiety...feel anxious a lot... M.

I have always been stressed about "everything". This whole Immigration process has been a nightmare for my stomach. I go to see my doc on thurs-I think I have GAD-general aniety disorder. I told her that I am always stressed and she told me to tell myself to "stop it" can you imagine? I even grind my teeth at night-so basically I am even stressed in my sleep I have always been this way-I try not to be but I can't help it................................. I worry about everything.

I have read about lorazepam, I am going to discuss it with her.

Edited March 6, 2006 by irishgirl73

[chri'stina 190]

There have been times when I would get very stressed out(during the visa process), but I've never had a panic or anxiety attack. I do have a fear of heights though!

[almaty 19]

not anxious.....frisky, not laid-back..

have panic attacks every night when I go to bed for some reason and I take lorazepam for general anxiety...feel anxious a lot... M.

I have always been stressed about "everything". This whole Immigration process has been a nightmare for my stomach. I go to see my doc on thurs-I think I have GAD-general aniety disorder. I told her that I am always stressed and she told me to tell myself to "stop it" can you imagine? I even grind my teeth at night-so basically I am even stressed in my sleep I have always been this way-I try not to be but I can't help it................................. I worry about everything.

I have read about lorazepam, I am going to discuss it with her.

it is a benzo..and has addictive qualities.. .buspar..takes longer but nonaddictive..

[Fuzzness 2]

OK now it's getting close for me to get my visa and i am starting to get real NERVOUS!

but as with anything, i'm always nervous BEFORE I'm doing... once I start doing I wonder what I was so worried about.

[KarenCee 3]

OK now it's getting close for me to get my visa and i am starting to get real NERVOUS!

but as with anything, i'm always nervous BEFORE I'm doing... once I start doing I wonder what I was so worried about.

Sends some very good vibes to my beloved...

[Satisfaction 1]

I remember when I was a child, my Dad would take us with him flying sometimes (he was a pilot) When he was not working, he would fly these small aircrafts, once in a while, those that are used to reach remote villages in the Amazonia. You know, those small birds that make a f.. dam noise, turn upside down, and all the crazy stuff ... Actually, these aircrafts were old, terribly noisy and extremely uncomfortable. We would take off, fly up in the air and here I was, shaking like a leaf and feeling my heart jump in my chest, my face turning green. My Dad would say: "Hold you breath!!"... and then I was fine B) (sort of)

So that's what I do now. Hold my breath

[Scott & Lai 12]

The only time I have anxiety attacks is when I have to deal with my phobia....FLYING!!! I hate it...My worst one was last year coming back from Italy and I always feel stupid about it. I get anxious a few weeks before a flight, I have bad dreams, drink more, and generally get depressed. I am flying next monday and feel sick to my stomach already...

I get strong anxiety attacks when flying, too. Not beforehand, just from the point of take-off. A couple times on the flights to/from Hong Kong, I nearly had a full-blown panic attack...the thought of that happening almost scares me more than the flying itself. If that were to happen, what could anyone do?

[Satisfaction 1]

I get strong anxiety attacks when flying, too. Not beforehand, just from the point of take-off. A couple times on the flights to/from Hong Kong, I nearly had a full-blown panic attack...the thought of that happening almost scares me more than the flying itself. If that were to happen, what could anyone do?

I would say to think about something else. Set your mind on a completely different subject, say words to yourself that are re-assuring, because your fear is most likely only irrational. Nothing will happen to you and you have people around you to help you.

Statistically, one has more chances of dying in a car than in an airplane! Well, I'm not sure whether this is re-assuring but really, that's the truth!

[Fischkoepfin 1]

I do have occasional panic attacks and I tend to worry about all sorts of things. Immigration is definitely a major stress factor, but I can't decide if it's worse than writing a dissertation. I've been deadly afraid to look at my last chapter - which needs serious revision - for the last 10 months and have only recently overcome that fear. Dealing with immigration and separation at the same time did definitely NOT help.

[ktun 0]

I've had a few panic attacks where I've been absolutely hysterical, crying etc. But probably less than 5 of them in all. My general anxiety levels are probably higher than most, especially with this darned Immigration process. I've taken something to help me sleep in the past just for a week. Now, I just stay up if I cant get to sleep easily and mess around on the computer.

As for Phobias, I am deathly afraid of frogs. I'm serious, it is a real phobia for me, I get hot and sweaty, breathe rapidly, tears, shake like a leaf, and am almost frozen to the spot in panic if I see a frog. I think most people know why they're afraid of something, I have no idea why I am so totally phobic of frogs. I know it is irrational. It isn't a problem here, but at home in England it really was. My 3 cats used to bring them in, drop them and they'd hop down the hall, or they'd hit them with their paws and the frogs would make this high pitched squeeling sound. Just awful awful sound, and I could not do anything about it. I even locked myself in my bedroom a couple of times and phoned someone to come over and help!!!! God it makes me shudder just thinking about it

[MrMrsKnight 0]

I would say to think about something else. Set your mind on a completely different subject, say words to yourself that are re-assuring, because your fear is most likely only irrational. Nothing will happen to you and you have people around you to help you.

Statistically, one has more chances of dying in a car than in an airplane! Well, I'm not sure whether this is re-assuring but really, that's the truth!

That's nice But to be honest, when someone has a real panic disorder, they already know all that. And my fiance is more afraid of having a panic attack in front of other people than the actualy fear of flying. That's because most of the time, when they have an attack in front of someone, they never want to go back to that same place again.... so everytime their world gets smaller and smaller....

Of course, I'm talking about a disorder though.... not those isolated panic attacks that anyone can have from time to time.

[Satisfaction 1]

Is what you describe a symptom of depression or is it a phobia? A panic attack is neurophysiologic(al). Phobia is psychological. Depression is a mental illness (that is fully curable). People who feel very depressed often experience sudden panic attacks that can be controlled with hyptonics. There is medication available for depression and for anxiety disorders. Maybe you should suggest your fiance to consult his family doctor. If it is a phobia, then I assume that a specialist / psychologist is more appropriate.

[Scott & Lai 12]

I get strong anxiety attacks when flying, too. Not beforehand, just from the point of take-off. A couple times on the flights to/from Hong Kong, I nearly had a full-blown panic attack...the thought of that happening almost scares me more than the flying itself. If that were to happen, what could anyone do?

I would say to think about something else. Set your mind on a completely different subject, say words to yourself that are re-assuring, because your fear is most likely only irrational. Nothing will happen to you and you have people around you to help you.

Statistically, one has more chances of dying in a car than in an airplane! Well, I'm not sure whether this is re-assuring but really, that's the truth!

What I meant was, what could anyone around me do if I had a panic attack?

I know about the statistics, and even what keeps the plane in the air. Still, everything in me screams that I should not be hurtling through the air at 39,000 feet in a pressurized metal tube

Edited March 9, 2006 by Scott & Lai

[MrMrsKnight 0]

Is what you describe a symptom of depression or is it a phobia? A panic attack is neurophysiologic(al). Phobia is psychological. Depression is a mental illness (that is fully curable). People who feel very depressed often experience sudden panic attacks that can be controlled with hyptonics. There is medication available for depression and for anxiety disorders. Maybe you should suggest your fiance to consult his family doctor. If it is a phobia, then I assume that a specialist / psychologist is more appropriate.

Was that question to me or to Scott &Lai??

If you were saying that to me, thanks for the advice but my fiance is bipolar(so that includes depression) and has panic disorder(which causes panick attacks and can also be seen as a social phobia, since people who present panic disorder tend to avoid places as a result of the association between the crises and the places where the crises have occurred). He is under treatment and that is the reason why he hasn't had an attack/episode in a long time now. I'd say we have a pretty normal life except that he has to take a pill every night and that he avoids stressful situations.

[Satisfaction 1]

Good that your Fiance has seeken help and found it! So now he must feel much better. Congratulations