Panic attacks, anxiety attacks and depression!

Question

ok so i suffer really bad panic attacks and anxiety attacks they use to come once or twice a day but now they are that bad that they never go away theres not a muinet in the day that they go i am constantly fealing like i carnt breath and my chestis always tight and on a night i can not sleep because i get the fealing i am choking and my chest is that tight that my heart is going to stop and it terrifies me and then i go into a panic attack i then get no sleep and because i am so tierd my panic attacks are worse, they are rewining my life im starting to get terrified to leave the house or travel in cars!i constantly feel tierd. i quit my job because of panic attacks! but if that is not worse i think i am suffering deppression i am never happy i constantly cry and have mood swings i have lack of appetite and sometimes have suicidal thoughts! i have been to the doctor loads of times and he just keeps sayin oh its all in your head and theres nothing up with me he even says im a hypacondriak! can any body tell me why i am like this because im starting to think i am going mental! and i call the ambulance out a few time and i carnt keep doing this! am i deppressd? mental? got a seriouse underlieing problem? or dose any one know what to ask for at the doctors to help me!! im only 17 and this is in england! x

Answer 1

You might wanna try to seeing another doctor and seeing a therapist as well. If a therapist tells you "its all in your head" then just say: "All I know is that I'm not healthy or happy, and I don't know why, and I just want someone to help me become a strong, independent, healthy person". There are a lot of whiners out there and your therapist might mistake you for one but that doesn't mean they can't help you if you stick with it.

Also if you have any older family members that love you try to spend more time with them. It seems likely to me that you're probably in a home that regardless of whether or not your parents are "good" or "bad" people, you probably don't feel a sense of security at home. Try to develop strong bonds with family and friends to help give you a sense of security, strength, and help keep you in touch with reality.

Whatever you do, don't ever think you can solve this problem on your own. You need help from people who care for you and want you to get better. TALK TO SOMEONE. In fact, TALK TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. Alert the people who love you that you are having a serious problem.

When dealing with these kinds of problems, pessimism will be your downfall. Never let yourself become obsessed with your own problems. Never feel bad for yourself and always keep your eyes on the goal: becoming a healthy, strong, normal person.

A healthy diet (don't let yourself over-eat or under-eat, and do your best to stick to natural foods), exercise (go for walks, go jogging, play sports with friends), and picking something to apply yourself to and work hard on like educational ambitions or music ambitions can all help.

I have had similar problems since I was 11 years old, and I just turned 16. Its really hard. I spent my 15th birthday crying because I knew another year of tears, confusion, and emptiness had passed and another one was likely to come.

You can get over this, you can move on, and you can leave all these terrible things behind you. Never stop wanting to get over all of this, never stop wanting to be strong, never stop wanting to leave all these twisted emotions and ugly experiences far behind.

Answer 2

Hi Rachel,

  There is definitely help for your problem. You probably have a chemical that should be replenished in your system. Your Doctor should refer you to a Doctor/Psychologist who will recommend a treatment called  "Cognitive Behaviour Therapy" and who will start you on a medication from the class of SSRIs. Ask your Doctor specifically about these two options. You CAN be helped! Don't give up!

Answer 3

Step 1: Ensure your emotion is controlled daily. Don't over reacted, stay calm and don't get worry easily

Step 2: Think before your action. Don't repeat her past experience on herself. Remind herself from time to time.

Step 3: Be confident to yourselves. Remember everyone is the winner. "Only One sperms out of millions fertilize an egg"

Step 4: Get a group of close friends to share your experience and get some activities that would occupied your time

Step 5: Increase scope of life. Meaning that she should involve in more social activities like dancing, outing and others.

Step 6: Put a rubberband on the wrist. If there is a negative thought, Tighten the rubber band and release it. Hence the effect of the pain would be able to reduce the possibility of negative thought.

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Answer 4

ok i used to suffer from severe anxiety so i kno what your going through. my parents sent me to a counciler to help. and it really did help. i would highly suggest it if you have suicidal thoughts. i was hesitant about it but it ended up helping me sooo much! there is only one true place you can find happiness and that is the hope you find in the Lord. pray and ask Him to help you! he wants to help you and loves you a lot. He is waiting for you and wants to talk to you! one thing that helped me when i was anxious was i bought and listened to a sounds of nature cd. like i have the sounds of the ocean and the sounds of a thunderstorm or the sounds of the rain! it really helped! trust in the Lord and he will give you rest!

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I used to feel the same way. Please take this into consideration. It worked for me, although I am not you.

I had overwhelming anxiety. It turned out to be my use of Splenda. Yup Splenda. How could something that taste so good, be so bad?



I like to say sucralose, not Splenda, because that is what Splenda is. And it is in a lot of stuff. Sadly, the package doesn't have to say Splenda or diet to have sucralose in it. You have to read labels. So, you might be using it and don't even know it!



Sucralose is poison. It ruined five years of my life. I had a laundry list of medical problems while taking it, including overwhelming anxiety, depression, mood swings, insomnia, gastrointestinal issues and more.

Go ahead, google: anxiety splenda or anxiety sucralose or insomnia splenda or insomnia sucralose



The slogan, "Made from sugar..." is very misleading. Splenda might be made from sugar, but it is far from sugar. The resulting chemical is an organochloride (chlorocarbon). Organochlorides are typically poisons.



carbon monoxide - made from oxygen so its like a breath of fresh air