panic attacks and anxiety

shannonguy

hi everyone im 23 and i suffer from anxiety attacks.i have suffered form these for about 2 years due to various helath and family problems i was wondering is there anyone else out there that suffers from this and would like to speak to me about it and how they cope with it. <snip>

dr.bollocko

Moved from after hours.

shannonguy

thanks

smokedeels

Had them for years, I've managed to overcome it for the most part in the past few years myself, I had been considering seeking help as I ended up in hospital one night following a particularly bad one.

Best of luck, the only advice I can give is, while having an attack, keep reminding yourself that you'll get past it. Also, if you're a smoker, I found cannabis sometimes triggered attacks.

Mr Marri

Have a look over in the longterm illness forum there's a whole bunch of people really nice over there that know all about this stuff.

shannonguy

thanks guys i appriecate all the advice i seem to be having a bad one today and not sure what to do

smokedeels

I didn't follow it, but a few Doctors advised me to try Meditation.

My girlfriend does classes here http://www.dublinbuddhistcentre.org/ that might be an option for you.

shannonguy

my fiance is a buddist but i never thought about that it mught be a good idea hmmm

abbyw1989

Hi
I suffered from panic attacks for about 4 years. Mine were linked to post traumatic stress disorder, I went to counselling for 18 months to work through previous issues and problems from my past. My counsellor gave me some fantastic breathing exercises to do when I felt an attack was coming and I haven't had one in about 10 months The first time I had one, I had no idea what was happening and thought I was dying! It was such a relief to get some advice and information about what was happening and also what was causing them. I had my last counselling session 7 months ago and haven't been happier, no anxiety, a new life and a new stable relationship! From my experiences and talking to friends with anxiety/panic attacks I think people have them for various reasons and need different coping mechanisms to deal with them. I would recommend doing some thorough research on ways of controlling them... I went to a doctor before I decided to go to a counsellor and frankly he just prescribed me betablockers (which worked for the actual attacks but not the reasons behind them) and sent me on my way. I hope you can find something that helps you out, but I recommend trying to figure out the reasons why you have them and working through that as well
Good luck!

Kingpin187

to the poster who said Cannibis can trigger them, thats how mine started.. tried it when I was 15 and had a hell of a night (not in a good way).. didnt know what was wrong with me, but it was a severe anxiety attack... for the next few months, it happened again whenever any of my friends were smoking around me

Very very occasionally I feel one coming on (not been for a while though) and its very random and sudden, but I excuse myself and relax with deep breaths for a couple of seconds and its gone

horrible thing tho, see your GP or use relaxation techniques, anything to concentrate on if you feel it happening. Excessive caffeine is also a no-no (at least in my situation it was)