[shamon86]

I was reading a blog online where someone described a panic attack as a "dramatic occurrence", meaning it would be easy to spot someone in the midst of an attack. I know everyone has a different experience when dealing with anxiety, but I don't think it's necessarily easy to tell a person is having an attack by just looking at them. When I'm trying to deal with all my anxiety, I'm often trying not to attract attention. I think having other people notice I'm sweating, dizzy, and having a hard time breathing wpuld make it worse. Does anyone else suffer in silence or is it just me?

[Sunflower123]

I suffer in silence but my loved ones (especially my daughter) can tell when I’m having one. It’s embarrassing and I try to downplay it.

[leejosepho]

Originally Posted by shamon86

When I'm trying to deal with all my anxiety, I'm often trying not to attract attention. I think having other people notice I'm sweating, dizzy, and having a hard time breathing would make it worse. Does anyone else suffer in silence or is it just me?

With just my wife and I here at home alone, she sometimes suspects I am not doing well and asks...so now I typically try to say something to her whenever I feel something coming on since there have been times when I have actually passed out and I believe it is best for her to know precisely what is going on.

Having people other than my wife notice would be troubling for me because it makes things worse for me when people fuss over me, and there have been times when I have told her I am beginning to feel a bit strange and then headed for the car while leaving her inside a store to complete our business. So no, I do not "suffer in silence" in an overall sense, yet I definitely do understand why you might prefer that in place of having a lot of useless attention drawn to you.

[*Laurie*]

Unfortunately, I don't disclose my mental illness symptoms as much as I'd like to.

[All Is Revealed]

For most of my life I would suffer in silence. I was able to control my anxiety. I was able to fool my therapist and psychiatrist while I was having a full-blown anxiety attack.

Suddenly, in the past two months, my body wasn't able to control the silence. Since I gave up drinking alcohol and caffeine this summer, my body has gone haywire. Every time I have an anxiety attack in public many people stare and ask me if I'm ok. I had no choice but to go home.

I miss the days I had "silent" anxiety attacks.

[Fuzzybear]

[Astrada]

I have a problem with this too, I don't want anyone to know (issues). Been judged and it's not nice, so I don't do.

[DowdyTheFifth]

I've always been one who refrains from sharing their feelings and emotions, so when my mental illnesses get worse, I wind up praying that no one notices me suffering. I relate with you on the suffering through panic attacks in silence, if I am around others and I'm having a panic attack where it is not easy enough for me to leave the room, I just sit there hoping nobody notices it

It surely is stressful on the body to suffer in silence, but I know that's all that I am used to doing.