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Okay sso recently I had a panic attack in a restaurant bathroom. I felt like I couldn't breathe, wanted to cry and almost got sick. I don't really know why. I think it was just the way the bathroom was constructed kind of small and there was a weird door on the wall and a drain on the floor and I just felt like someone was going to try to kill me and the door was really heavy so I had trouble opening it and at first I thought I couldn't open it so I was freaking out and that's when I almost threw up but the door opened and I was fine after that. Has this happened to anyone else?

those of us with panic disorders never know when an attack is going to hit. the ideal thing is to try and relax because it is physically impossible to panic and relax at the same time. just imagine your body turning into wet noodles and breathe....over and over again. this will reduce the grip of the attack. take care.

Thank you I'll try this next time

Yes , i was in a bathroom once and the door jammed, i panicked so much i pulled the whole handle off and got stuck!, but then i managed to open the door :/

Its best to try and keep calm and think through definatly rather than what i did!

I just quit going anywhere. I had a meeting at my son's school to discuss his lack of progress, and the principal, psychiatrist for the school & several other important people were present when I had one of the worst panic attack I've ever had. I was rocking back & forth, and I have this thing I do with my hands and talking nonsense from that place inside that is never allowed to be heard. It was so gruesome I worried they might try to take him & his twin sister away from me. All the meds I take and the doctors I see and I still am controlled by the panic. I now hold all conferences by phone. I hope you can work your panic out, and find a healthy release. Because I would never wish my crippling anxiety on anyone