How can I deal with panic attacks?!


Question: How can I deal with panic attacks?
I keep getting panic attacks. Whenever I hear about a heart disorder I automatically think it's happening to me and think I`m going to die. Whenever I go to sleep I think my heart`s going to stop, as if my thinking of it will make it happen. When I walk down the street I keep thinking about how small I am in the universe and what happens when this (me) insignificant human on some planet dies. I`m just afraid of death. How can I deal with this and move on in my life?

As an added note: I'd like a little better advice then just being told to go to a therapist. If I can't find a reasonable answer here I will, thanks.

Answers:

here is a reasonable answer, i hope to help you X i have had terrible anxiety and depression in the past, you have to occupy yourself CONSTANTLY. if your anxiety starts from the thought of heart failure, you need to tell yourself, well yes there is a tiny chance of this happening, there is nothing you can do about that, it is out of your control, you need to do some very slow and deep breathing. when you are very anxious things around you and even your life can seem so unreal. i used to think i was living in a dream and didnt mean anything in life, i used to think about the universe and the meaning of life and end up shaking scared to death on my bed. with time and good freinds and love and counselling (talking and thought stratagies) i began to feel real and things around me started to feel good. we cant live questioning our existance if it makes us terrified, there is feelings inside of us and happiness is the one we must live for. so go ahead and do things you love.
i get sharp pains in my chest occasionally, im 18 and chances are its a bit of wind! if you feel you need a help to calm yourself, visit the doctors, they might perscribe you something to help bring you out of this anxious rut. or they might suggest a counsellor. if you can talk to someone you trust and love and vise versa, this will also help.

i hope soon, you feel better, but please give it time, there is no rush to get better, just enjoy the little joys of each day and treat yourself after every tiny little progress you make. might be just as simple as walking down the street observing life and not thinking about too much xxxxxxx

i really really hope you feel better soon, as i know how awful you feel. take care with peace xxx



I don't know if you can do this or not because I don't know you or your make up
inside you.
But we see you are a victim, right? You are a victim of these attack. They attack you,
right? Well, we can shudder, or pass out or whatever or we can get kind of angry.
I prefer to get angry. I used to have bipolar, I don't now. And it is very easy to pick up
panic. There is lots to be concerned about, floods, quakes, etc., etc. Loads.
So, what will it be for me? Scaredy cat or spunky cat? I prefer spunk.
So here's the scoop. Bring it on. Why wait for the attack. When you are
not being attacked, begin to bring one one. This works, by the way and is
the basis of various NLP programs. When it's OK, you say 'OK, what if my heart
is going to give out?' if you are at all like me, at certain times, when I'm not
in any way attacked, this is ...very ridiculous sounding, and by all means
laugh then or smirk. This is a method of extinction. But, as I said,
not everybody can do this.




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