My first Panic Attack continues.. #3

[puffoneor2]

It's all your head slow deep breaths are key.

[playstation549]

i will pray for u i have very bad panic attacks over storms

[hpdani77]

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[BLOOD1MONEY]

i think you just became aware of your heartbeat more then usual, one time i remember my throat got really dry to the point i couldn't swallow and from that day on i have to think about swallowing i cant like do it automatically, and if i walk and then sit and focus on my heartbeat i can feel it too, its just becoming aware of something your body does and then you get trapped on that little thing

[fierygurl69]

I have been having panic attacks since I was 17. Last week I had a panic attack that was pretty much continuous for about 3 days.

I hyperventilate all the time. I've learned some breathing techniques and pressure points, but the anxiety can come at any time.

[jpfdiamonds]

@ZerTriPpz Thank you for your comment! Obviously talk to your parents about your situation, and or talk to your school nurse to start with. Feel free to watch the rest of my videos if you feel you are getting more than one panic attack. Just always remember. You aint dying, you are doing fine, you are not going crazy. Sometimes feelings will express themselves physically like this.By watching further into my videos you may understand some more. But you so young, talk to your parents first!

[rvb3f]

keep on rockin dude. you're a strong guy. Thank you for your courage and for telling your story.

[bubbaluvs]

a creative mind with nothing to do often turns on itself to create drama when it is bored. find something creative to do, keep with it. good luck.

[megatroll]

I'm 25 and I had my first panic attack today.

During my life I had suffered through severe burnings, depression, I almost died one time due to a physical sickness, BUT... I can assure you nothing, absolutely NOTHING can come even close to the horrible experience of a panic attack! It is the most terrible thing I ever felt and I wish it to nobody, not even a guy like Hitler. It's the worst!

[FastLossWeight]

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[potsie666]

I feel for you, I suffer the same way, sometimes daily!, Sometimes 1 time a month, It is the worst thing in the world, but you won't Drop dead from it ,it only feels that way, IT SUCKS!

[OriginalMissKitty]

Isn't strange how these things happen for apparently no reason in odd places and at odd times? It definitely feels like a heart attack. AND...for me at least...it can go on for days.

[nesquikrabb1t]

i think i have this its a fear of losing my mind and not being in control i dont have panic attacks ,im not going to have meds tho i hear some horrible things about them

[SSsoldierHH]

Man Im so glad Im not the only one that has to live with this shit...It controls my life...

[descenttoheaven909]

I have my first panic attack today. It sucked.. =[

[new01]

Man I have general anxiety and severe panic attacks, i totally hate the experience it takes a toll on you mentally.

[krazykida82]

i get them all the time.....i wish they just go away......they hurt me and i feel i have no control and that makes me freak out even more........i feel for you man....best of luck

[juuliuuz]

I hate panic attacks :( We are not alone! :( Thanks for great video. Best luck for you

[Gemmalouiselea]

I have them everyday they are very scary i have had them since i was 15 i am now 24. very scary

[linkfan69]

My first time was when i was 12.

i get like those once every 4 months or so.

i just lay my head down and take deep breaths but first i make sure its not an asthma problem (have asthma)

i get scared

[nanookjsy]

yeh, i been having these attacks every other day, for the past 3 weeks, and it scares the shit out of me.

the last one i had, seen me walking the streets at 2am because i just had to get out in the air, would not wish the fealing on to anyone!!! :((

[LALOELPANSON]

that happend to me i walk to floors and i felt my hert race a bit faster cause i am not the fitest and i got scare and i felt hot flashes and my hert started to race faster i have anxiety and panic attaks is awfull

[juuliuuz]

how do you feel now? :) Are you taking meds for your panic attacks?

[happilylil]

i dont want to remember the times when i am having them, i am just happy that Vilift helped me.

[vacationboyvideos]

mental illness has caused me to lose a house,trown in mental hospitals, susidial, broken hearted and has messed up a bright future i could have had. days and weeks im ok and others my mental disorder( o.c.d, anxity and depresion) keeps me dibilated. i seen what it also has done to others life...and how people just dont seem to understand it, not validating someone, ect. if anyone does not have any mental illness, pleas understand are illness is as real as any other. get the word out. thanks

[KiNkYgReCiA]

when i was like 12 i had a panic attack!!! i was so scary imagine i was a little girl. but the next day and so on i was just fine.

But like 2 months ago i started agian but this time it has latested 2 months wtf?

[pigcanfly007]

I have my 1st panic attacks 4 yrs ago, it was the most terrifying experience in my whole life..and I am still having it once in awhile

[autobotpike]

Looks like we all have somthing in common. Do any of you use meds to help you? I do... I use kolonpin. I am also fixing things by myself too. I would not wish this feeling ON ANYONE!

[blinkfan87]

so i just walked out without telling anyboby. i knew that i would have worse if i had decided to stay. but now i am scared that i will lose my job. i assumed that i would be in with someone and was more pissed that i would be by myself on a busy night.

i had to drive home while experencing a panic attack. (which for me is sweating, heartbeating fast and pain in my stomach.) i also did not tell anyone that i left cause i also have anexity and the mangers probably would not help in any way.

[blingerninja]

Unfortunately, the reality of the situation is that you walked out on your job and bad shit will probably happen to you.

[blinkfan87]

actually they understood my problem and offered me another chance, but i turned it down and just asked for my release (because i didnt fell comfortable working with people who were pissed at me for walking out) which i can understand.

[blinkfan87]

ya i had a panic attack today at work

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so i get to worl at 3:30 (i work dish at a restraunt) and there is a massive pile of dishes and i am told i am going to be by my self tonite as the other dish washer is being trained elsewhere. needless to say that ment i was by my self in dish on a sunday night. (this has happened before and i was able to handle dish on a saturday myself although it sucked) however tonight i just couldent handle it. more below

[allenedwards6346]

i have panic attacks to. i know how ya feel , the shit sucks

[enoch6977]

I admire you so much! Thanks for the video.

[Sandydahling]

Book recomendation: The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edmund Bourne.  It has great advice on how to reduce symptoms and stop the feelings before they get out of control. Good luck! I feel for you and I'm glad people are being kind with their comments.

[dmbfan07cb]

I can completely identify with you. The same thing happened to me, except I got dizzy. I was so scared about why i was dizzy that I panicked.. I hyperventilated and actually went into tetany.  which is the final stage before you actually pass out i guess. I could not move my hands and they were like in a claw. My chest felt like a mini-van was crushing it. I actually made someone call an ambulance for that. thank god it was not a heart attack. just a really severe panic attack.

[lisamarie2683]

very brave for you to tell your story ....good luck man

[jpfdiamonds]

Thank you very much!

[matereymate]

you're a strong man, like most people that can go on with their life with problems such as PD

[jpfdiamonds]

Thank you for the nice comment!

[alextact]

I highly recommend you read the "panic attack" article in wikipedia, very good read. For a period of about 6 months from late 2006 to mid 2007 I was hit with several panic attacks. Personally I found the best way to control them was to try and understand them. If they continue, visit a psychologist for help.

[ambientpm]

i lost 2 homes because of anxiety! religion made it worse! i live on ssd(700 a month government money) and live in hell with parents! anxiety is worse then depression, because with depression u can deal with it, like a numbness, but anxiety u cant run from, it is there!

[elvischevy]

berocca in the moring helps, never skip meals, also have some diazepam 5mg x3 with you this all  helps , mush them up they act faster.

[yazzooo]

I think not believing in yourself is what make you have panic attacks. Just be brave and don't think of yourself as a simple creature because your not that simple. Even if you would die, you're not the first one or even the last one dieing.

[Mychaels]

Do you have a clue as to what you are talking about? I have lost management jobs because of my panic disorder. Jesus and positive thinking does not fix this issue. Do not base an opinion unless you have this problem. I am serious. I've had this issue since childhood. Only recently have I been able to cope with people. Bravery is surviving this problem. And please do not trivialize the deaths of the people who kill themselves or feel like they are dying.

[shombata]

i have had panic attacks for 2 years so far. im 90% free from it. i went to a psychologist and had therapy. He told me that it was all about the feelings u are not sharing with other rather be anger sadness or happyness. Since then i have done my best to express them and to be fair it works. I still get a little bit nervous when i got to shopping malls etc but its not that bad, and of course i ask myself how am i feeling and then the anxiety stops.

[skatinguptown]

Panic attacks are tricky. Just calm and no that its going to go.

[sharonda21225]

Panic attacks...Their scarey, I had my first one while smokeing weed. I thought I was dieing!. I was screaming at the top of my lungs. I was with my boyfriend and he turned off the lights while I was going crazy. He didn't know what was going on. He thought it would calm me down but it made it worst. Now i'm afraid of the dark and its hard to go to sleep at night, but i know i'ma get better

[Dub687]

ryp5 i hade a panic attack yesterday and your right it was one of the most wierdist feeling that a person can ever hade i thought i was going crazy and i was losing my breath and my whole body was numb so i went to the hospital but right now im fine im just confused and dont know what to do but i know one thing is too not get to stress in your life enjoy it while you can if you think about the negitive or the worst things that can heart you in a way then you can have a panic attack

[rayp5]

I have suffered panic attacks for twenty years now. It stops me functioning as a human.

They are the most intense feelings that you could imagine....to anyone who has not had one. I am not agoraphbic, but I can't get on public transport, the thought of having a panic attack 20 miles from home really scares me, I hate what I have endure, but I just don't know what to do.

[ANANGRYBLACKGUY]

I had one today. It was the worst experience of my life. It was only my second full blown one. I decided not to let this limit me socially and grit my teeth and go to the movies. I guess I'm fortunate enough not to experience agoraphobia

[kyrucera]

I had a panic attack from smoking weed... it sukd. ive been feeling really weird evr since and i dont think ill ever get better. Does anyone know if its normal to feel pressure on your brain after a panic attack?

[TheTaylorMan32]

the first time i got mega stoned off my ass i had a panic attack, and felt wierd about three months after then it got better.

[maynard311]

panic attacks are scary.period

[GNEFTSAB]

1.get therapy

2.its all in your head,youre not going crazy and youre not going to die,panic attacks are harmless and as soon as you come to terms with these facts the less frightening it will seem.

[GNEFTSAB]

3.never withdraw from anything in your social life due to panic attacks, when you get panic attacks you will most likely find it a bit scary to do ordinary things like shopping,hanging out with friends etc etc since you dont want to get a panic attack in the wrong situation. just take it easy,grab the world by its nuts and start doing everything that you did before the attacks.

<3 to you all

[Mychaels]

What is you're experience with this illness? Very bad info..

[jpfdiamonds]

Thank you for commenting; Im however trying to understand your comment.

My experience with Anxiety and Panic Disorder I explain in over 20 episodes here on YouTube, not in this single video.

[Mychaels]

Ok. Sorry JPF. The comment was geared at gneftsabs comment just before mine. You know the look on the bright side attitude that many people have. I will try to gear my responses to the person I am talking to in the future. I have had problems with depression and anxiety for 44 years. My anxiety began to destroy my life 24 years ago. I was finally given the right treatment and meds in 2005. Going over 20 years untreated pretty much has left me without the ability to work.

[Soundchaser121]

Thanks for the post..it's so common more so these days.take care..

[markwan2111]

Thanks for making these videos dude, I had my first panic attack yesterday and have felt like iv been about to have another one all day today - although thats probably cos im panicking bout having one! good description,mine was identical except i felt very detached from it. il be watching the rest of your series over the next few days - thanks

[pchanson42]

Anyone have inner ear problems? Here's a suggestion: "Phobia Free" by Harold N. Levinson. get it used on amazon or from the library for I have no financial interest in Levinson's work, just an emotional one. The book saved my life. Attack free for 16 years from a simple inner-ear medication. Get your inner-ears checked, thoroughly.

[stuntman2962]

man i feel you the first time i had one i was taking too much caffeine and smoking to much nicotine it was like living in hell. and it really tires you out making you feel like you,re heavy it took me a while to get over it

[Mychaels]

This illness is not caused by cigarettes and caffeine. It is psychological.

[jpfdiamonds]

True...

[Drem0raL0rd]

I think it might have something to do with the damn computers !! jpfdiamonds, i had a panick attack as well, and i think it's because i was all tired and my head was filled with crap from .. games and things like that.

[Mychaels]

I think that there are many triggers. Overtaxing the brain with any information can give a feeling of the walls closing in. My ex wife and oldest daughter were keys to my issues. Their gone and I'm better..

[Sandydahling]

I can see being happy that the ex-wife is gone but the daughter? Really??

[Mychaels]

No, I said that since they have been gone I feel better. I wish they were here. But, That wouldn't work. Have a good day.

[sunshinerFisher]

Google "Midwest Center" and you'll discover the cure to panic attacks and depression. I've gone through their 16 cassette program and my panis attacks got under control and my severe depression pretty much vanished. It's a money back gaurantee and you can pay in monthly installments.

[DoWork87]

i feel your pain dude, i been dealing with that shit for a few months now, dont worry, it gets better, i rarely get them now, just occasional dizziness, take care man

[tenerifecat]

my panic attacks started exactly the same way, unless you have experienced one you can never understand the feeling

[kungfujoe420]

I have all of the same feelings in my heart especially. Sometimes down at my stomach and can see it rippling from my heart beating so hard. Do have any mental symptoms like random thoughts racing through your head without any provocation? Oh...and what has been helping me lately is actually to stop breathing when im hyperventilating. As much as you feel you have to breathe in...DONT. Breathe slow through the abdomen and keep your chest still.  Also remember that this cant last forever

[MdMcSweeney]

I have had the same things happening to me day in and day out for 2 years, at first I thought I was the only person in the world some kind of freak, I thought I was going crazy. It took over my everyday life and still to this day theres things I cant do that I once could. Can anyone explain to me why I cannot drink alcohol anymore without waking up the next morning and having a panic attack the entire day. And would you recommend being put on medicine?

[jpfdiamonds]

Hi and thank you for your comment! Well as I have said before I aint no doctor and I do not want to go into medicine as they all apply to us differently so much that even the doctors have to change, try and mixture with it.

[jpfdiamonds]

Anxiety after drinking is a very common thing, if you struggle with any type of anxiety disorder the anxiety level it self may be felt much higher then an normal hangover may be. The withdrawl effect of the drug/alcohole itself is known to create anxiety among other, thats why many continue to self medicate with alcohole and etc etc etc... Benzo's and Alcohole many times have the same stimulance and are both anxiety relieving.

[rforbes1]

In my books on hormones is a measuring system so that you can figure out your inherited glandular pattern. It can tell you about the activity of the thyroid gland and the posterior pituitary. I have found that most with panic attacks have an underactive posterior pituitary gland which allows the adrenal cortex to overfunction.

[wuhan801]

I had the same exact thing happen to me, word for word. The scariest moment of my life. I thought I was about to die. Nice to know now that I cant die from a panic attack.

[pkysr2]

Hi JPF Diamonds! I was wondering, when you were doing the CBT, on the days in between when you met with your therapist, did you practice religiously every day, or did you skip days once in a while? I'm supposed to do the same thing, but it's hard to keep at it on my own when my therapist isn't around. It's easy to put off.

[jpfdiamonds]

Yes I was "suppose" to practice every day, but as you it was to hard for me in the begining. If I would have done so the treatment would have given results much earlier.

[jpfdiamonds]

I moved babysteps and ofcourse I practiced with more like 2 times per week, mostley because the week went by so fast that I could not belive it had past already and a mix of "not wanting to face the fear, and being scared of fallbacks"

[pkysr2]

So I'm not alone in that either :0) That makes me feel better because I miss days that I should practice because of fear and then make myself feel bad or guilty about it.

Thanks so much for your videos - I've seen and read many things on anxiety/panic but none have been as inspiring and helpful as your video series.

[jpfdiamonds]

No you are definitley not alone in that case :) I guess I did not mention too much about to doing all my pratice as I should, maybe because I feel/felt guilty about myself, because obviously I want to get better, its just very hard to go thru the first steps, but after the first steps things start to get easyer as one dose feel that its working and one is doing more things again and gaining ones life back, that alone will encourage training, with far less anxiety !

[pkysr2]

I'm starting to realize that it's not from laziness that I don't practice every day, but from fear. I'm just going to keep that in mind in the beginning, practice on those days I feel brave, and do the best I can.

JP, when you did practice, how long was it for? 

Many thanks by the way for your responses on here, I really appreciate the encouragement. As you said on your videos, this is the hardest thing I've ever done in my life.

[jpfdiamonds]

I guess there is a fine line between fear and lazyness when it comes to CBT training as its obviously much more confterable not to face it. How long was different, it mostly involved going to the same place we had gone to together, this time alone.

[jpfdiamonds]

I was "suppose" to do so each day until we meet again. But with my therphist and alone where two different things, I found it many times simply to hard. But I sometimes went out VERY late when everything was quite. The tought that helped me was " Its just all in my head, nothing will or can happend to me anyway so BRING THE PANIC ON, GIVE IT TO ME" and in all cases the anxiety just faded away slowlym only proving the above point of its just all in our heads :)

[jpfdiamonds]

And thanks for all the nice comments btw !

[jpfdiamonds]

But in the end after meeting with my theraphist once per week and going further and further I started going further and more often out again due to fact it was SO MUCH FUN being again able to, feels like one was getting more and more free and insted of major anxiety I had a smile on my face handling my anxiety and SHOPPING AGAIN!!!! (I love shopping unfortunally)

You will experience the smile on your face soon, and with more training the sooner you will feel free again.

[pkysr2]

Oh yes I have experienced that with my therapist (though not on my own yet) - we went to a mall and even though I was really shaky it felt amazing to walk around it. I saw everything with new eyes. I think that's one of the few blessings of anxiety disorder--seeing the world anew.

I look forward to more smiles -- it's such a slow process, but I guess anything is that's hard but worth pursuing.

[jpfdiamonds]

Yes, it worth pursuing each sec. of it. Not only will you gain life quality flowing thru you again, you will get stronger, now knowing your boundaries and strengths. CBT tools are usable for so many other things in life besides anxiety and agoraphobia.

[Iridium725]

I had my first last night..it was such a terrible experiance..I was under alot of stress and thats why it prob happened.

[violaozim]

I woke up one night feeling really weird, I remember I went to the bathroom trying to recover myself from whatever that was... But its was so weird, and it was so new to me, that I thought I was going literally nuts... and the worst part is the feeling of nonexistence and the fear of the "now". Its scary when you don't know what it is.

Only knowing that was a common problem already made me feel better. Now when I have it, I take deep breaths, slow my breath, and wait... it really helps...

[jonnyoverlord]

I had panic attacks really bad, if they come I just sit still, I used to rush around before I had one.For me the attacks felt like-I didnt really exist and that I wanted to get out of this situation, everything goes slow-THE WAY TO CURE THIS CONDITION IS TO DO ALOT. DONT STAY IN ON YOUR OWN, GO OUT SEE FRIENDS KEEP VERY BUSY. REMEMBER THIS IF YOU FEEL THE SYMPTOMS COMING - NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU IF YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES AND COUNT UP UNTIL THE FEELINGS PASS

[NClackum]

With me it's been going on since 1985. I start to feel light-headed and dizzy, like I'm going to lose my balance. Always in public where there are people around me, especially when I have to walk past them, like in a mall or crossing a parking lot. I freeze up in one spot and can't take another step. And I know that it will happen again the next time I'm around people. The only time I feel safe is at home or if someone in my family is with me, especially my husband. Thanks for sharing.

[frodobaggypants]

It took alot of balls to make a video exposing yourself like this. kudos

[sabrina70]

Totally know what it feels like. Sympathise with you

[ryan000001]

I can relate to you, Thanks for helping us and many others with your videos, I always thought I was the only one! watching From Sunny Scotland (Glasgow)

[sloboztavakkt]

under what sing are you born?

[jpfdiamonds]

Libra

[wholesalegiftsunltd]

I've had agoraphobia & Panic Attacks for about 9 or 10 years now, and am currently homebound from the agoraphobia. Have been through CBT more than once but not working for me. It is a relief to see there are actually people out there like me, as you probably already know you feel alone when suffering with these disorders (Panic Disorder(USA)Panic Syndrome(ICELAND)Great to see you help others.Thank you, You are great and speak outstanding english.I'll be watching.

[ruhac1982]

Belive me I understand you ... :(

[2anxiousami]

im 22 and ive suffered from anxiety/depression since i was 12...however i was 18 when the social anxiety was actually diagnosed...i cant wait to watch the rest of your videos!!! its so nice to hear people having the exact smae problems...it is such a great way of coping!

[jpfdiamonds]

Thank you for your comment ! Feel free to watch and comment my videos. I hope you will gain something by watching them!

[jpfdiamonds]

Thanks for your comment and sharing as well!

[michellexxxxxx]

thanks for sharing x x i have panic attacks since i was 12 that 8 years!