How to explain A Panic Attack
What is a Panic Attack?
Sharing buttons:
[Music]
I thought I was dying it felt like I was
having a heart attack I ended up in the
yard to make sure it wasn't
I got tunnel vision I couldn't breathe I
felt like I would pass out for sure
now I'm scared every day what if it
happens again these are the voices of
people who have had panic attacks and
once person has even a single panic
attack
the worst part can be the intense fear
that all happen again
I know I've lived with that fear my
first panic attack happened on day
things were going fine
I was it my friend from work we're
driving home in rush hour traffic it was
busy like always I was talking to my
friend while she drove and she was
focusing on the road all of a sudden I
couldn't breathe my chest was tight my
palm started sweating and my heart
pounded faster and it was rising like oh
is in my throat or ears I looked at my
friend and the cars seemed to get
smaller around us I was positive I was
dying right there and then and I don't
want to die I was so scared
and she could tell she asked if I was
okay and I shook my head no I couldn't
speak
she pulled over and called 911 after
lots of tests doctors in the ER told me
my heart was fine they said I was having
a panic attack and that they're pretty
common they gave me ideas about how to
get help the reason for a panic attack
is sometimes clear and sometimes a
mystery panic attacks are a group of
physical and mental health symptoms that
happen all at once because the intense
physical sensations and anxiety people
can feel like they're dying some
symptoms are a pounding heart trouble
breathing chest pain feeling tingly or
lightheaded and tunnel or blurred vision
people also feel terror like something
really awful is about to happen for me
that moment in the car was like any
other day until it happened either way
because a panic attack is so scary once
people have one they're often afraid it
will happen again
as a result people change the things
they do the way they interact with
others their activities and even how
much they go to work or school this
collection of symptoms is known as panic
disorder sometimes has become so serious
that people stop leaving their houses to
avoid places or situations that an
attack might happen this is called
agoraphobia
but treatment really helped me and
treatment is available I found a great
therapist who knew what to do for me
with a combination of medicine and
therapy I learned to live with the fear
of future panic attacks and know what to
do if one starts to happen panic attacks
don't have to control your life you can
take that control back I know I did
[Music]
