Panic Attacks Support Group

within the last year i have quit drinking, enrolled back into school, got a new job, a great relationship...etc. about 3 weeks ago i went to the ER with severe pelvic pain...and from there the panic attacks came back. multiple full blown attacks on a daily basis. there was no explanation for my pain and i have been in and out of drs offices with no diagnosis.

The panic attacks have been significantly worse than what i remember. waking up in terror, sweating, cold chills, shaking, heart palpitations, headache, insomnia, horrible digestive problems, and awful repetitive negative thoughts. with every different symptom i am convinced i have a fatal disease and will die if i dont get immediate attention. i also have been very body sensitive..i am 5'7 135lbs (healthy weight), but i obsess over ever little fat bulgle i can find on my body. also...i pick at any imperfection on my face i can find. i really feel as though im losing it. i dont even want to leave the house anymore.

what is driving me crazy is that i know my thoughts are irrational but i cannot manage to shut them off. i have an appt with a psych in the morning but am having a really hard time with this tonight. its good to know i am not the only one with "crazy" thoughts...but i feel like there has to be something i can do to calm this down. help...anyone?

I get irrational thoughts while the panic attack is occurring. i am glad to say it has been 4 months now w/o having one! (*knock on wood*)

Good Luck with your psychologist appointment and let us know how it goes!

i had been on anti-biotics for 2 weeks (been off now for one week) and the bathroom issues associated with them have started to worry me since they have continued.

i have pressure in my head that feels like my brain has to be swelling and an earache has developed. i of course think that i must have some kind of brain tumor. my mind has started racing and its such a snowball effect.. i know im probably fine...but if i know this...why can't i truly know it to the point that my anxiety levels aren't so high?

Its now a full blown panic attack and i have been talking it out as im writing this...but it just doesn't make sense. i feel as though all the doctors and all the tests in the world wouldnt be enough to convince me that im ok. sometimes i just want to commit myself and throw in the towel. its really turning into a true nightmare.

Im starting a new job on thursday and am extremely nervous. im a full-time student now for nursing and will be working as a CNA. im really really excited to start moving forward, but i find my old thought patterns still popping up constantly of "what if's" and "buts". It feels so silly. So much progress but still so much worry. I suffered from severe alcoholism for about 3 years (5 months completely sobor now! yay!) and i think it has something to do with all of my emotions that i numbed...well...becoming un-numb (i just made that a word by the way). i start therapy tomorrow and am hoping that will help with dealing with the horrible past that i have such a hard time letting go of. someone said to me once that an alcoholics "comfort zone" is chaos because thats what their life consists of, so when things seem to be going well...it doesnt feel right and is hard to accept. high five to whoever's words those were.