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I’ve been in therapy now for a little while and a question that periodically comes up is, “Do you have panic attacks?” I always say no and explain, that I never go to the hospital with the thought that I am dying sort of thing. After reading some of the other posts though, it is coming to my attention that a panic attack doesn’t have to mean you are on your death bed. What do others think what a panic attack is because maybe I do fall into this category. Maybe I do have panic attacks, I always felt like my symptoms were so severe that I learned to live with them, so that the symptoms have lessened, but the feelings are still intense, if that makes any sense? During one of my episodes, my heart will beat faster, I feel it skip a beat as well, I get hot and sweaty, but dry mouth, I feel faint and nauseous, my thoughts race, I can’t meet eye contact without my head getting all spastic on me. But I never considered all of this a panic attack because it has never sent me to the emergency room. What do other people consider a panic attack to be, I am interested in your thoughts.
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"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves."
~The Buddha
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