[Guest]

This might sound weird, but do any of you guys obsess over how you feel like, i was at the mall the other day and i felt sick then, dizzy then i just got all panicy cuz i thought " i was goign to die" just cuz i got dizzy and felt sick, i always think the worst of everything, and the other nite i was at the movies, and i kept thinkin, what if i just died rite now, like right here, and it freaked me out....why the hell do i get this way??? i cant just be normal, im such a hypocondriact..( however you spell that), ps..my dp has been worse and so has my panic....

- michelle

 

[M A R S]

That's a classic panic attack.

 

[Da'Burgh]

The best thing you can do is pound the thought of "I'm not going to die" into your head. You have to think how this isn't logical and you will be ok. I used to suffer with the same thing. Think to yourself that you've been going through this for so long that you won't die now... You'll be alright...

 

[Martinelv]

Yeah, 'I'm going to die/go mad' thought is very common during a panic attack.

 

[Guest]

michelle.. you attached fear to the body symptoms you were having at the mall, so in doing that you started the cycle of fear going.. doing the what ifs.. remember fear feeds fear and the more attention you give to these feelings of anxiety the worse they get.. you have to trust yourself enough to reconize the feelings of anxiety and not attach fear to them.. i started to get better when i faced these feelings and not be afarid of them... just remember you have had these feelings before and nothing ever comes from them other than you feeding them.. this is the key, change your thinking.. its a cycle.. body symptoms, doing the what ifs, then attaching fear.. break the cycle.. Doug