Random panic attacks

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I feel like I'm the only person I have ever encountered that can be somewhat normal day to day with very little issues this can go on for weeks at a time until I go through these fazes where I will get extreme panic attacks at random. Its always so unpredictable. I will feel completely fine and normal and then something will trigger it. When I get them they tend to happen back to back for a while until they fade away. Ill forget that I have this issue because I'll feel normal until it comes back.

It could be something so small as someone unexpectedly asking me something at the store. Ive learned to cope with it but when it happens my motor skills are effected greatly. Ill be able to conversate awkwardly but if I were to need to tie my shoe or do something that requires motor skills I would have great difficulty doing it. My body language also gets stiff and awkward when it happens. It gets to the point where I can not hide it. You can tell something is wrong.

Ill start getting depressed because it will keep happening and then it will fade away again and I'll be back to normal, I almost forget I have problems, until it returns. Ive been ignoring it my whole life but it affects my quality of life. I dont know how to fix it. I dont think I can. I think it's not psychological it's something wrong with my brain.

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  • MrToxic
    2 years ago

    I knew two people dealing with an arguably similar (if not same) situation. The first was a guy in his early twenties that suddenly felt like he couldn't get enough oxygen no matter how much he'd try to. It'd get to the point where he'd get hot and cold flashes before blacking out for a couple of seconds. This would happen very randomly ranging from once a year to eight times a week. Doctors quickly identified it as severe panic attacks. The cause couldn't be iditenfied though as this guys life was going quite smoothly at the time and had VERY little reason to stress. Doctors informed him that panic attacks can happen without any known reason too. All one can do is try to relax and follow any exercises you may have been taught.

    The second person I knew was a boy aged around 10. He was a more severe case but also similar. His panic attacks happened between 1-6 times a day on weekends and wouldn't stop on school days. Investigations took place at the school by both the parents and the school staff. The boy wasn't being treated poorly nor was he being given any major stimuli that could potentially stress him (like homework). It was so bad that his mother had to abandon her job to sit in the schools main office for WHEN it would happen so she'd be able to help him bounce back. He wasn't able to sleep at home because he constantly felt like he couldn't breath. They put him on heaps of anti anxiety medication (more than they'd recommend for adults!!) And a side effect was that it made him sleepier than normal. He'd be a zombie all day everyday. The only thing that actually calmed him was gaming. His family (understandably) wanted him to complete school work before being able to game. It was hell for them, working out a way to ensure their kid got an education whilst not triggering his panic attacks. In the end I believe they discovered a healthier form of anti-anxiety medication that so far has had no side effects and has helped him enough to be able to continue getting an education without sudden panic attacks.

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  • hipposkit
    2 years ago

    Not normal but I experience the same thing and I am diagnosed with social anxiety and panic disorder. You may want to see a professional and try to get treatment for this. (Not on them right now but in the past meds have helped me greatly)

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      2 years ago

      Ive been to professionals and been on all kinds of meds. It will work at first then stop after a week or 2.

      You say you have social anxiety but do you go through spells where you dont have any? It confuses me because usually it does seem like a social type situation sets it off but then ill go weeks or even months without any social anxiety and will be very social. Then something random will set it off unexpectedly like having to go in the work supervisors office.

      It always sneaks up on me theres no anxiety and then BAM I go full on retarded out of no where and I'm stuck in the situation.

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