Posted by AuntieMel on July 7, 2004, at 11:19:27
In reply to Looking for insights into panic attacks, posted by partlycloudy on July 6, 2004, at 13:39:29
I've had them for years, and most of the time they don't seem to be a result of anything else going on.
The first one was in college. I was sitting in a class when it hit. For no reason. I was relatively happy at the time. There was no exam, and I wasn't afraid of exams anyway. The class wasn't hard - psychology for dummies. It just hit.
Most of them do come from nowhere, though I also have a tendency to have them while driving. Almost always heading away from home. I have found a couple of things that help. 1) putting something strong smelling, like menthol, right under my nose and breathing deeply. 2) putting a cold, wet cloth on my legs, or behind my neck. and 3) blowing the air conditioning right in my face as cold as I can get it. Even in winter.
Ugh. Sad thing is I've learned to live with them, when I really would like them to go away.
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