Is there something wrong with me??
Question:
Recently i've had a few personal issues which have caused me to be quite depressed. I've thought about suicide and self harm etc... I think it may have triggered it.
It first happened a few months ago, I was feeling paticularly down and I began to feel this intense feeling of fear, I started shaking and feeling like I was going to die for no reason. My joints were stiff and I felt like I couldn't get enbough oxygen, like I was suffocating =(
It has been happening more frequently and I hate it... I have no control over it, sometimes I get it when i'm upset or just randomly. I don't know if i'm ill or if it's all in my head...
Answers:
Sweetie, you had a panic attack. Sometimes it can feel heart attack-like, other times like your getting the breath sucked right out of ya! And the intense fear, shaking, etc...are the bonus symptoms..yeah.. And your'e depressed. It's a mood disorder, like what I have and I take Paxil just once a day. Now, I no longer freak out inside my head when I am shopping, driving, just sitting minding my own biz!!Your not a mental case,ok? Even tho you may feel that way.I wanted to "croak" too at one time. And until you go see a doc, try this when you know your'e gonna have a panic episode: Take a deep breath, hold it to the slow count of four..slowly exhale.. Do it for a minute. Panic attacks happen cuz wer'e suckin' too much oxygen! And you can get dizzy, spacy, and feel like your'e gonna just konk out! Breathe the way I said, ok?
It sounds like you are having panic attacks. See a doctor asap. You aren't crazy!
you need to tell someone. but if you are too afraid to just try surrounding yourself with people you care about. if you ever feel like you are going to kill yourself just call a friend becuase they would want to help you. If you go see a doctor though they can help you cope with you issues.
It sounds like you may be suffering from panic attacks.
Not to worry!
There are wonderful treatment options available to you.
I strongly recommend that you set up an appointment both with a psychologist (who can teach you cognitive behavioral strategies for decreasing your anxiety/handling panic-like reactions) and a psychiatrist (for a medication consult).
Hang in there,
~M~
You are not psycho you are showing classic signs of Panic Attacks. They are hell to live with I know I have them too. Try talking to your doctor about it to get on some medication to stop the anxiety attacks. Klonapin and Xanax work well on these so don't be scared and alone there are millions of people who have these but they can be controlled by medication. Good Luck Honey
Can also be hypoglycemia. Get a sugar stress test.
Your definatly not a psyco but it sounds to me like panic attacks and or Anixety attacks. I would tell your doctor, he wont think your psyco either, he will be able to help you though. There are lots of people who suffer with the same things you have mentioned. You do need to speak to your doctor as the chances of you coping without help or medication are very slim.
You also dont need to be on medications for it for the rest of your life incase your worried about that too.
You are not ill and you are not crazy. Just tell a doctor. And chill on the whole suicide thing.
I'm not going to give you a diagnosis, so if that's what you're after, skip this post.
My advice would be to speak to your doctor - just tell him exactly what you wrote above. Trust me, it won't be the first time he's heard something like this! He'll even be able to offer you some help!
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