[xmascarol]

I know this is normal but thunderstorms and the wind just scare me to death.So much so I started to cry.Does anyone else get effected by storms.Whenever I know a storm is coming I just completely lose it.For instance when I first moved into my new apt 8 years ago we had a hurricane no power for almost two weeks,All I had was a radio thank god for that and two small flashlights but for two weeks I have very bad panic attacks because that is when I heard we were going to have a hurricane.Try living two weeks without power thank goodness we have a generator even when the power goes out now it messes up everything.I have to wait almost 20-30 minutes to get everything to work again.Then naturally I get scared that nothing will work.I need my pc phone and tv.I am elderly woman and scared enough .

[ken9018]

I understand completely how you feel. It’s really nerve racking. I try to do my best to stay calm during storms, I just sit in the dark quietly and wait till they are over.

[MickeyCheeky]

I understand how you feel. I'm a bit scared of them as wel...

[xmascarol]

Originally Posted by ken9018

I understand completely how you feel. It’s really nerve racking. I try to do my best to stay calm during storms, I just sit in the dark quietly and wait till they are over.

The worst part is when it gets really windy to.I could hear the rain hitting my windows .Now that was scary.Cannot wait until Thunderstorms season is gone then we will have to worry about snow ,cant win can we??

[xmascarol]

Originally Posted by MickeyCheeky

I understand how you feel. I'm a bit scared of them as wel...

It is awful when you have to feel so panicky nothing you try to do helps.I usually have to pull the blankets over my head.

Originally Posted by xmascarol

I know this is normal but thunderstorms and the wind just scare me to death.So much so I started to cry.Does anyone else get effected by storms.Whenever I know a storm is coming I just completely lose it.For instance when I first moved into my new apt 8 years ago we had a hurricane no power for almost two weeks,All I had was a radio thank god for that and two small flashlights but for two weeks I have very bad panic attacks because that is when I heard we were going to have a hurricane.Try living two weeks without power thank goodness we have a generator even when the power goes out now it messes up everything.I have to wait almost 20-30 minutes to get everything to work again.Then naturally I get scared that nothing will work.I need my pc phone and tv.I am elderly woman and scared enough .

I don't fear them, however I do get triggered by them

past childhood memories..

[WishfulThinker66]

Oh... with that kind of storm experience no wonder you worry.

I do and I don't. It depends on where I am and the circumstances. When at home in the city it doesn't even occur to me to be nervous. In fact, I enjoy a good light show. However, put me out in the wilderness with a tent camper and I really get quite worried. The anxiety starts early as a hot humid day tends to become rather stormy and thus as the thermometer rises so does the worry.

[xmascarol]

Originally Posted by WishfulThinker66

Oh... with that kind of storm experience no wonder you worry.

I do and I don't. It depends on where I am and the circumstances. When at home in the city it doesn't even occur to me to be nervous. In fact, I enjoy a good light show. However, put me out in the wilderness with a tent camper and I really get quite worried. The anxiety starts early as a hot humid day tends to become rather stormy and thus as the thermometer rises so does the worry.

When it gets way to humid my panic attacks get worse cause it usually gets very dark outside and I know a bad storm is coming.

[eskielover]

When you have gone through a very bad storm similar to these storms it is NORMAL to have them trigger an anxiety response like you are experiencing.

I only saw the after effects of a huge tornado that went through Topeka Kansas as a kid. (Arrived the week after it happened) If I had actually gone through it I know I would be a lot more concerned & worried when our tornado warnings happen.

[Taylor27]

I used to be scared of storms. Now i do enjoy the mild storms. When i was little i got caught in the 1987 edmonton tornadoe it scared me for many years. I get scared still when it's hot and thunderstorms are in the forecast

[xmascarol]

Originally Posted by Cheryl27

I used to be scared of storms. Now i do enjoy the mild storms. When i was little i got caught in the 1987 edmonton tornadoe it scared me for many years. I get scared still when it's hot and thunderstorms are in the forecast

For me it is just so awful to have to deal with the storms,