r/panicdisorder

My panic and anxiety has gotten so much better after constantly forcing myself to do things that scare me . I also got to a point where I said ok I get panic attacks , I might have one so what the world keeps spinning and I’ll be fine . I was scared to go into grocery stores , meet new people , get new jobs , doctors offices . I still did them over and over again even if I was shaking . As time went on I realized oh wow I’m not shaking anymore to get my eyebrows waxed or wow I started to shake during my hair appointment and I stayed and it went away . Hiding yourself from what you’re afraid of is what makes the monster worse . You need to re train and re wire your brain .

Hello, I’ll start telling my story and I hope I won’t make it too long.

First, I’m a 25-year-old man. My life used to be great—I was social, well-liked, loved going out, enjoyed spending time alone walking or driving long distances, and even traveling alone by car to many places. I was always open to trying new things in life.

But over the past year to year and a half, everything has changed. I’ve become a completely different person. I’ve been going through strange experiences that I can’t explain. I feel strong heart palpitations, fear, and panic, and I rush to the hospital, but every time they check me, everything comes back normal. This keeps happening, along with chest pain, even though all my tests are clear.

I also have a constant fear of death and feel like there’s something wrong with my heart, like I might be having a heart attack. I’ve developed a fear of going out, driving, or even going to get coffee—it has become very scary for me. Whenever I have to go out for any reason, I feel pain in my stomach and tension.

I’m afraid of bad news, afraid of unusual heartbeats, and even the sound of ambulances or seeing them on the street scares me. When I go somewhere—or even before I go—I make sure to check where the nearest hospitals are on the map because I feel like I might need them.

Sorry for the long message, and I hope anyone who has gone through something similar, or has advice or treatment suggestions, can help me. I feel like my life has been ruined because of this. Thank you.

Hey, all. I’m so tired. Nothing I’ve tried has helped me. I haven’t been able to sleep for a few days now. I’ve gotten to the point of praying I go to sleep and don’t wake up again. Every waking moment is just torment. I need some hope.

This might be common sense…

They always tell u not to take anyone’s medication, but i have a cousin who has PTSD and bad anxiety,

her doctor gave her xanax.

Doctors always denied me benzos constantly bc of addiction risk. I never taken them before. I did take a benzo at a hospital once but it wasn’t xanax.

I’ve been extremely anxious all day and im anticipating a full blown panic attack anytime because im about to enter a situation that’s gonna fuck me up. (I need to spend the night at my relative’s house which is away from the hospital and im a hypochondriac and I’ve already been dealing with pain in my eye and throat issues that are upping my fear.

Would it be stupid of me to take a pill? She offered it to me bc she knows I get panic attacks and ones that are quite severe. Aside from that one hospital trip I’ve only ever taken hydroxozine for panic attacks which honestly doesn’t do jack shit except put me to sleep eventually. I just feel so desperate for any help.

But am I risking my life??? Being a hypochondriac everything is just falling apart for me right now.

For the past year Ive been having multiple panic attacks a day when Im out of my house. Anytime Im in a situation where I feel trapped I start panicing and when I panic it feels like Im going to lose control and pee my pants.

Its so embarrassing and I feel childish even saying it but its my unfortunate reality and I deal with it all day everyday.

Being at work is the hardest and Im at a point where I barely drink any liquids because Im too scared to. I stop drinking 3-4 hours before work and I dont have any liquids again until I get home 11 hours later. Its currently been 6 hours since my last drink and Im so thirsty but Im going to be in a lot of unleavable situations today so I cant chance it.

I just hate this disorder so much. I quit smoking over a year ago because I thought thats what was causing this but its only gotten worse since. I also quit drinking all artificial sweeteners and it seemed to help a small bit but Im still struggling.

I just needed to vent about it somewhere.

How do you guys deal with roadtrips and weekends away, knowing there aren't hospitals nearby.I can't leave tbe city at all anymore.Ive never went to ER for a panic attack, but knowing it's there...