The list is endless for me but to name a few:
Lightheadedness
Dizzy
Afraid
feeling like I am going crazy
Sweating
trouble focusing (vision)
Detached
Feeling like I am dying
Trouble breathing
throat tightning
numbness in my limbs (arms and legs, sometimes neck)
heart pounding
frequent, frequent, frequent urination (embarressing)
shaking
trembling
Over time I have learned that these symptoms wont harm me although when in the moment it is hard to remember that. I try my hardest to breath slowley. In the beginning I would literally run around trying to get away but I have trained myself to stay put and that is the hardest thing to do. Most of my attacks happen at night. Sometimes out of a sound sleep. When that happens I want to run downstairs to the living room (I used to do that all the time). Now, I stay put and ride it out. I know it sounds easy but it isnt. Not by a long shot. I think that over time we are used to the symptoms and somewhere in our minds we know what we will be ok, although, like I said, in the moment I forget that.
I know how afraid you must be. Panic attacks are so ovwewleming for our bodies and our minds. Just try to relax yourself as much as possible.
Try long hot baths. Relaxation CD's (at Target they are inexpensive). Play games like word searches to get your mind off of your anxiety.
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