Im 16 year old female. My mom passed away
in october from cancer. I handled it
pretty good and I stayed in shcool and I
was fine. My dad and I went on a cruise
for christmas and it was great. I guess I
would say about 2 weeks after I got back I
was in school in lunch and I started to
get very hot and sweaty and shaky I had no
idea why so I went to the bathroom and
called my dad and he came to get me. That
was the first attack but I didnt know any
better, so I didnt pay attention to it.
After that the next few days went by and
they started coming more and more but I
still didnt think any thing of it. Next
thing I know im getting homeschooled bc I
was too afraid to go back. Then im too
afraid to go out! Im always nervous and
everytime I go somewhere I get a pannic
attack and nobody seems to understand how
bad I really am. I have an appointment
with a pshyciatrist on friday and im too
afraid to go..Does anyone understand me??
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san54
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Dec 2003 Posts: 227 Location: Virginia
Anxiety & Stress Posted: 03-25-04 06:32am
Bonnie, you are only 16 years old. You
have had a delayed reaction to the death
of your mother. That is understandable.
What you are experiencing is ptsd(post
tramatic stress disorder). It will pass,
I hope you are seeing a therapist. You
are not alone. You will get thru this I
promise you. I went thru ptsd 9 years ago
due to an auto accident I was in. It took
a year of therapy, but I survived and you
will too. Good luck and god bless you.
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Haley
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 122
Posted: 03-25-04 08:41am
Perfectly normal under the circumstances,
I like all that sans54 said in her note.
After you have a few panic attacks you
begin to fear them and associate physical
sensations with them and begin to think
they are coming on and work yourself up
into a panic attack. I'm in the 10th week
of a 12-week cbt group that meets once a
week and i'm learning a lot and making a
bunch of progress. You may want to read
the two books we are using in my group,
"been there, done that? Do this!" by sam
obitz and "mastery of your anxiety and
panic-third edition" by michelle craske
and david barlow. I like the obitz book
because it is a short book and all the
chapters in it are short and the other one
is more specific and real helpful for
panic. I'm just starting to get good at
using the tea form and it helps a lot. We
have several people in our group who
suffer from different forms of health
anxiety as well as people suffering from
depression, sad, ptsd and panic (which is
what i'm there for). Take care and know
that you will get better
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qt3
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Nov 2003 Posts: 264
Posted: 04-01-04 09:48am
See if you can find a psychiatrist or
psychologist who specializes in cbt! The
obitz book is a great intro into cbt as
well and quite motivating.
Good luck and it's great that you are not
putting off doing something about this :d
q
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Girl22
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 11
I Hope You Feel Better Posted: 05-18-04 03:13am
I am 22 and I have anxiety. I understand
what you are talking about. I have been
having constant trouble breathing for over
2 months now. Stress can build when you
dont even know it. It sounds like you
have had stress sneak up on you. Talk to
people about it. That is the best thing
you can do. It always makes me feel
better to tell someone. Learn to relax
too. Ask someone to massage your back
and just relax. You will get better!
Just don't keep it all inside. Go to the
doctor and tell him/her what you are
experiencing. They can help. Ambra
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lowrong
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 May 2004 Posts: 17 Location: Ontario
Hey, I Understand Posted: 05-18-04 07:13am
Hey, I am a 16 year old girl, I jsut
recently found out that I have panic
attacks, mine were a lot like yours, mine
started when a good friend of mine killed
himself, I was afraid to go out, go to
school, or go well, anywhere, im also
afraid of the dark, and to be alone.
I definetly think that you should go to
the meeting though, I didnt want to go to
mine, but I was perscribed luvoux, and it
has helped a lot.
I hope that you feel better , and I hope
that you make the desision that you feel
is right
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qt3
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Nov 2003 Posts: 264
Re: Hey, I Understand Posted: 06-04-04 21:00pm
lowrong
wrote:
hey, I am a 16 year old
girl, I jsut recently found out that I
have panic attacks, mine were a lot like
yours, mine started when a good friend of
mine killed himself, I was afraid to go
out, go to school, or go well, anywhere,
im also afraid of the dark, and to be
alone.
I definetly think that you should go to
the meeting though, I didnt want to go to
mine, but I was perscribed luvoux, and it
has helped a lot.
I hope that you feel better , and I hope
that you make the desision that you feel
is right
try and get involved in a cbt group in
your area if you can as it is the most
effective treatment for panic and anxiety
q
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sami_1982
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Dec 2003 Posts: 200 Location: Australia
Posted: 06-05-04 01:40am
Hi all.
I just want to know do anyof you think
that if we had an underlying problem then
our anxiety would bring it out?
And thats why I have the seizures.
And when you guys have panic attacks you
panic and stuff.?
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Haley
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 122
Posted: 06-16-04 19:53pm
Good question but i'm sorry I don't know
the answer
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qt3
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Nov 2003 Posts: 264
Posted: 06-30-04 11:48am
[quote="sami_1982"]hi all.
I just want to know do anyof you think
that if we had an underlying problem then
our anxiety would bring it out?
And thats why I have the seizures.
Quote]
i don't know but think this would be the
exact opposite. The siezures would bring
out the panic attacks.
