[Jolisse]

I suffer from anxiety on a daily basis. Last night I had the worst panic attack I've ever experience.
My body was shaking, vomiting, chills and I couldn't stop crying.
I just wanted to die!
This lasted about 1/ hour, until my Klonopin kicked in.
I worry about everything that can go wrong in my life and tried everything to stop these obsessive thoughts.
I can't keep going on like this, it's ruining my life.........I don't know what to do.

My worst panic attack lasted a day and a half. I felt like I was buried in a coffin underground, alive, and I woke up in the darkness and entrapment]Also felt like I was put in a dark cell, then abandoned. It wore off, and it only came back for a day the next attack, but not as worse. I worry about the next time..Hope it never comes back. I reckon 99% of what we worry about that can come bad, never does. One day at a time.

you are in my prayers....

[lizzyjb]

I know so well about intrusive thoughts. The damn what if are always around me. Hope you get better. Hugs

[Berrylotus]

My panic attacks usually start from stress....

[Jolisse]

I create my own stress, because I worry all the time.

[Berrylotus]

Originally Posted by Jolisse

I create my own stress, because I worry all the time.

I do exactly the same thing!

[lizzyjb]

So do i!

[Demetri]

For me, when I learned to not add 2nd fear to the fear, and just sat and allowed the panic to pass, my panic attacks began to slowly fade away. You may want to try this:

1) DO NOTHING! Take a seat and stop doing everything. Droop like all your muscles just went limp. Do not attempt to do anything, except maybe drink water.

2) DO NOT OVER-BREATHE! Forget deep abdominal breathing. Breathe very slight. Let the air go into your belly if you need to, but keep it light. Keep your breath as you would breathe normally at rest doing nothing if you were not paying attention to it. Keep your breathing like you are at rest, as if your body was breathing relaxed and easy normally if you were not noticing it. Don't hyperventilate! Keep your breath at a nice calm natural state if you were calm and resting and not focusing on your breath. You do not want to breathe out too much CO2. Keep it light and easy.

3) Allow the anxiety or panic to do it's thing. Do not be scared of the anxiety. You are feeling fear. Do not be scared of fear which will add fear to the fear. Just sit back and relax and watch it like a movie. Don't add any fear, just let the current fear pass quickly.

4) Say to yourself, "This is my body's fight or flight response. Adrenaline is flowing through my body, causing horrible panic feelings. It will subside within minutes, and when it does, I will begin to feel better. I just need to allow it to metabolize, and not add anymore adrenaline and other chemicals to the mix."

5) If you are having a panic attack, do not seek a safe person or safe place. The seeking will make you feel worse. All you have to do is sit and do nothing and allow the chemicals to pass through you and metabolize. It can go away in a matter of minutes if you just sit and relax, and watch it flow by you. The symptoms are caused by passing chemicals but they will only pass if you let them. Ride it out. Let it pass. It only takes a few minutes.
You are not going crazy! Let the thoughts pass too.

After the anxiety or panic is over, either voice record or write down how horrible you felt, and how you made it through another one, and now you feel better, and next time you will make it through again. Read or listen to it when you need to.