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CrazyMusicLover · 31-35
Aren't all temporary?
I've had anxiety attacks all my life, I just didn't know what it was as a child. I've never had it as bad as in recent years though because now they are more intense and can appear out of the blue even if I feel calm and can't see the apparent trigger. Luckily I was able to fend this kind off quite fast and effectively so far.
I've never felt like dying, mostly I was just worried I'd embarrass myself in front of other people or that someone might freak out and call the ambulance before I'd manage to explain to them that I'll be okay in a minute. But I never even got into such dramatic state, I never fainted, I never did anything that would draw the attention of nearby people. The state I get into isn't even fear, it's more like intense sense of being overwhelmed, like going crazy or being suddenly poisoned and feeling like several of my organs go into overdrive for no reason and pulling my attention inward away from the world around me.
I can't handle well the ones triggered by objective reasons though. I can't calm myself down. Usually I start crying and can't stop for a very long time because it's like "positive feedback loop" for me.
I've had anxiety attacks all my life, I just didn't know what it was as a child. I've never had it as bad as in recent years though because now they are more intense and can appear out of the blue even if I feel calm and can't see the apparent trigger. Luckily I was able to fend this kind off quite fast and effectively so far.
I've never felt like dying, mostly I was just worried I'd embarrass myself in front of other people or that someone might freak out and call the ambulance before I'd manage to explain to them that I'll be okay in a minute. But I never even got into such dramatic state, I never fainted, I never did anything that would draw the attention of nearby people. The state I get into isn't even fear, it's more like intense sense of being overwhelmed, like going crazy or being suddenly poisoned and feeling like several of my organs go into overdrive for no reason and pulling my attention inward away from the world around me.
I can't handle well the ones triggered by objective reasons though. I can't calm myself down. Usually I start crying and can't stop for a very long time because it's like "positive feedback loop" for me.
ProfessorPlum77 · 70-79, MVIP
@CrazyMusicLover Interesting.
CrazyMusicLover · 31-35
@ProfessorPlum77 Some people say it's a panic attack but panic seems like something different to me. Panic is a sudden pang in the chest I feel when I reach for a wallet and I can't find it in the bag. This comes gradually, like a distant rumbling long before the storm. I can feel building it up with subtle signs like dizziness at first.