Possibly have Panic Disorder...need help

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Registered: 08-13-2003
Possibly have Panic Disorder...need help
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Tue, 03-15-2005 - 8:35pm
I'm really afraid that I may have what's called panic disorder. This is a real problem to me, not just some vague phobia. I really need some advice from people who have this or knows someone with it. I am a 21yr old female. In the last yeat there have been major changes in my life that possibly could've triggered an underlying disorder. I have always been a "worry wort" but now its out of hand..Let me explain the changes, first off my parents moved out of state, I got my 1st Apt, new car, crashed new car, new relationship, college f/t, work f/t etc...Last October I had my 1st panic attack. I thought I was having a heart attack and went to the hospital. Then inbetween then and now I've had this impending feeling that things aren't right and obsess over when the next panic episode will be. I am going to get help for this ASAP but does anyone have any suggestions in the meantime? I had one yesterday and feel very axious today as if it will happen again.

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Mon, 03-28-2005 - 10:54pm
Hey flyguy, Welcome.

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Registered: 09-22-2004
Wed, 03-30-2005 - 10:17pm
Thank You so much for your kind words ( : After going through this for what sometimes seems like an eternity I felt it was time to come on here and try to help others who might just be starting out with this condition which is absolutely horrible, and scary. I dont know how long it will take for me to get through this totally but I am making the effort to change a bit, heck.......just checked out a massage therapist today and loved it ( : (doing things i would have never considered to help myself). For those of you just starting with "panic attacks", remember that the first few months will likely be the most painful and scary, you must recognize the problem, and believe me its hard to do because the symptoms at times get extremely intense and scary, or at least for me they were. I am not yet well, I still deal with this, but not as bad as I did early on where my attacks happened over and over all day long. The day I recognized I had trouble with anxiety was the night i woke up screaming and hyperventilating from a horrible anxiety laden dream. That night my brin told me something and I finally accepted the fact that I was dealing with stress/anxiety, it wasnt some unknown medical condition, or something the doctors must have missed. Its hard to accept that your brain and body has hit the wall, but it did. Good luck to you all.

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