[Phobicperson]

Hi, I don't think I've ever had all the symptoms of a panic attack before but at the beginning of a confrontation with a friend some time ago, I felt nausea and shaking and the nausea increased until I threw up in the bathroom.. Is that a panic attack?

[Jolisse]

It could be a panic attack, has this ever happrned to you before?

[Phobicperson]

Originally Posted by Jolisse

It could be a panic attack, has this ever happrned to you before?

Yes during a previous confrontation and some days when I go to school

[Phobicperson]

Thanks for replying

[Odee]

Could be. Nausea gets to me a lot when I am anxious. I used to always throw up during panic attacks until I realized it was not a stomach sickness but anxiety, so I hold the feeling back.

[Phobicperson]

Originally Posted by Odee

Could be. Nausea gets to me a lot when I am anxious. I used to always throw up during panic attacks until I realized it was not a stomach sickness but anxiety, so I hold the feeling back.

Oh.. Thanks

[Frank100]

I'm not sure if it is a panic attack as much as fear. Being in a confrontation is pretty stressful and most people would feel sick during or after any type of confrontation.

I suffer from panic attacks and nausea is definitely something that happens to me but my attacks aren't really triggered by a certain thing they just happen spontaneously or if I over think a situation and my brain is telling me that everything is hopeless.

[Odee]

Originally Posted by Frank100

or if I over think a situation and my brain is telling me that everything is hopeless.

That's called being triggered.

Also, a lot of "untriggered" panic attacks, IMHO, can have a unnoticed trigger: lack of sleep, stress, etc

[Phobicperson]

Well, when I don't get enough sleep, I tend to throw up as well.. And that confrontation was mostly me ignoring my friend and her trying to get me to forgive her..

[healingme4me]

Have you seen your doctor about this? Starting to sound like it's common for you to throw up after upsetting, confrontational situations.

[Phobicperson]

No.. I always just tell my mom that I didn't get enough sleep.. Which is also true.. I expected the confrontations, even dreaded it so I didn't sleep much the day before

[Marie Evans]

Originally Posted by Phobicperson

Hi, I don't think I've ever had all the symptoms of a panic attack before but at the beginning of a confrontation with a friend some time ago, I felt nausea and shaking and the nausea increased until I threw up in the bathroom.. Is that a panic attack?

Every time I have an unexpected pop quiz to take for any of my school classes I get nervous,nausea in my stomach area,sweaty palms, and some times an awlful nagging headache, and I panic beginning in a confrontation whenever this is of sudden thing to happen to me.

[Marie Evans]

Originally Posted by Phobicperson

No.. I always just tell my mom that I didn't get enough sleep.. Which is also true.. I expected the confrontations, even dreaded it so I didn't sleep much the day before

I pray that confrontations will get better for everyone.( based on my background teaching instilled in me as a child).

[Phobicperson]

Thanks