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Have you ever had a panic attack?
elgransenor1
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a couple of weeks ago I returned from a holiday in holland.
lets just say (so that I don't get into trouble :rolleyes:) that I partaked of all the delights that the country has to offer
anyway the long and short of it is that this seemed to bring a lot of anxieties to the surface.
a couple of days after coming back.. I had a terrible panic attack. I woke up, then I had this extremely uncomfortable claustrophobic feeling.
I had to go outside. This sense of terror overcame me. I had this feeling of falling into the abyss. of my life being found out. of discovering this terrible secret, the dark horror at the very center of the universe. :eek:
a couple of days later, i had another bad panic attack after yet again waking from a sleep (I have a theory that it was after a bad dream in both cases.)
From this one, my abiding memory was that the only thing keeping me from overwhelming insanity, was the connection between the mind and the body. (I have this thing about needing to be in control)
I've since read up on this and while it seems quite clear that this panic attack is connected to something I may have taken, I wonder if anyone else has had similar experiences?
lets just say (so that I don't get into trouble :rolleyes:) that I partaked of all the delights that the country has to offer
anyway the long and short of it is that this seemed to bring a lot of anxieties to the surface.
a couple of days after coming back.. I had a terrible panic attack. I woke up, then I had this extremely uncomfortable claustrophobic feeling.
I had to go outside. This sense of terror overcame me. I had this feeling of falling into the abyss. of my life being found out. of discovering this terrible secret, the dark horror at the very center of the universe. :eek:
a couple of days later, i had another bad panic attack after yet again waking from a sleep (I have a theory that it was after a bad dream in both cases.)
From this one, my abiding memory was that the only thing keeping me from overwhelming insanity, was the connection between the mind and the body. (I have this thing about needing to be in control)
I've since read up on this and while it seems quite clear that this panic attack is connected to something I may have taken, I wonder if anyone else has had similar experiences?
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I actually get around 4 a day now (I have other Mental Health issues too so that could be the cause) and like you I need to be control. Don't let it worry you or stop you doing things, if you keep getting them go see you Dr as there could be a underlying cause, for me it was depression and social anxiety...very annoying!
I'd been feeling generally unwell so I thought it was connected to that, now come to accept it's all actually due to anxiety & depression I was refusing to admit to.
If it does continue please do see a doctor and try to get to the bottom of it all before it becomes worse.
Apparently panic attacks are quite common with cannabis use, although essentially they just magnify feelings that are there in the first place.
I found this one forum where they discussed it, and god knows how many people experienced the same thing after taking it (or acid)
one guy said that he even took it now just to induce the panic attack! maybe that confrontation with yourself can be quite addictive.
In general i'm ok, I work out quite often down the gym and healthy body healthy mind sort of thing, does wonders for my anxiety.
I have a chronic fear of flying as well and all this anxiety I think might be linked to sexual repression.
oh so bella, four panic attacks a day! that sounds bad :-(
Go and see you doctor if they continue and be honest with them about your trip and what you did whilst there, the drugs may have "unlocked" something in your mind and you may need further help.
dont take drugs