[jazzy123456]

So, I'd like to explain this. because I cannot sleep untill I do
and its 3 a.m. now. Last night, I hyperventilated...
and now I'm scared to go to sleep.
It all started at 12:00 p.m. in the afternoon.
I felt like I was "going crazy." I don't know,
I was smiley and happy-go-lucky
but, deep inside I just felt like something was--off--about me
something I couldn't explain...
At one point, by about 2:00.. I even started laughing,
to ease the stress I was feeling
I was soo stressed because I just felt "crazy"
like overwhelmed and stuff.
So, by 3 o' clock that afternoon, I had found myself
a way to calm down
ignored all of those thoughts
and began cleaning
I cleaned for hours and ran some errands
but, as I cleaned, I listened to music
and let the music ease my stress.
Then I went and excercised. and
it was 9 p.m. when i went back inside my
house after excercising.
So, even though I started hyperventilating
like, at least 3 and half hours later
maybe, the fact that I pushed myself too hard
earlier...maybe that caused my shortness of breath
I just didn't like it because
i felt like i had no control over it
and it came out of nowhere
i also have issues sleeping
because of the past--
bad memories
so i wonder if that has something to do with it?
i told my friend about it
and she said it sounded like a panic attack
but, honestly, even when i had shortness of breath
and was really worried, i tried to act like nothing was happening
so idk....what went wrong?
to me, the wierd thing was, that i was happy before i got in the bed
so, why so much anxiety later on?
i mean, technically, i wasn't happy all day
not between 12 and 3..
i felt like i was going "crazy" but,
ignored the feeling
and by the time i got in the bed
after midnight
i began hyperventilating.
any thoughts on this one?

[Rhiannonsmoon]

Sounds like s typical panic attack

[Perna]

Panic attacks aren't always about anxiety one can identify as such. One's body chemistry, medicines one take, etc. can cause panic attacks. Panic attacks aren't always cause and effect straight, can be more complicated like stress headaches (a lot of people can't identify any particular stress) or other physical reactions of that nature.

It sounds like you need to go see your doctor, have some tests, tell him what is going on with your sleep and other reactions. It can be hard, if your body gets in the "habit" of panic attacks, to work with them and often, addressing them right away and ruling out other possibilities can help lessen your mind's and body's reactions in the future.

[Rhiannonsmoon]

It sounds very much to me as if you were "Agitated" to begin with which is a form of anxiety. I suffer with this on a constant basis. I've had to apologise to DJ twice today because I cracked a sh*tty not knowing why but feeling the agitation.

I couldn't put my finger on it at first but soon realised that I had committed myself to leaving the house today for a short time. And it was only sitting here after I had done that, when I realised what it was. I was very anxious because I had to go out and I had promised myself I would not take a xanax because it was such a short trip in and out of a shop. I wasn't anxious because I didn't take a pill, I was anxious because I knew I had to go out, and for an agoraphobic that is a really big thing.

I nearly had a siezure in the shop because there were uncovered fluro lights there and I am a photophobic epileptic. I started to panic because I didn't bring my coloured polaroid sun glasses which would have helped me. But the problem didn't jsut stop when we got back into the house. I sat for a while and became more agitated. Then I realised that I still had my "going out clothes" on. As soon as I took those clothes off I heaved a sigh of relief and sat down in comfort wearing my night gown, robe and wooly socks.

But I nearly hyperventilated as I have done on all my full blown panic attacks, but the nausea and discomfort I felt from the neurological symptoms overtook the panic.

I would get it checked out because you need to have strategies to control or stop the attacks. Using deep breathing techniques and counted breathing techniques as well as grounding and focusing skills.

This may be a one off, but it's best to be prepared just in case it isn't.

Good luck