panicstricken

I think you should slowly take yourself off the medication. Just cutting yourself off so abruptly could cause panic in your body. I would lower the dosage, until you are completely off of the medication. All the symptoms you've been having are associated with panic and anxiety. The doctor knows this as well I'm just not sure why he would tell you it's allergies.

I completely understand what you mean. I feel the same way that if you lose the panic attacks what will you have to talk about? It has been with you so long it makes you who you are. I feel that if I were to get rid of the panic attacks, that I would be losing a piece of me. At the same time I get tired of dealing with them all the time. It's a catch 22, that's why I've just learned to deal with them. I try not to complain so much, but it does have its time where it's overwhelming.

I have this also I don't like to shake hands at a job interview. I don't know why people are still doing that it really annoys me. What about the people who pat you on the back? I want to hit these people in the face, and say don't touch me. Some people act like they know you, when they really don't have a clue what you've been through.

I've asked myself this question a hundred times already. I often wonder if I didn't have panic attacks would my life be easier? The average person would say yes, but I believe that everything happens for a reason. This condition is here to help you become a stronger person. If there were no hurdles in your life you wouldn't learn much of anything. The world would be a boring place, and sometimes we need to struggle to put the world into perspective. If panic wasn't a part of your life anymore, would you be a better person why or why not?

When I was younger I had a fear of clowns also. It started because I watched Stephen Kings "It." That movie scared me so much, and I didn't trust another clown, after watching that movie. I think most of these mental illiness and phobias stems from tragic past events. The brain tries to protect you by increasing anxiety, and panic to warn you that somethings not right. If you can reverse this phobia and tell the brain that's it's okay, then you won't have as many problems. It's easier said than done.

That's great news that you over came your social anxiety. It must feel empowering to regain control of an out of control situation. We all can learn something from this experience.

I used to hate doing that when I was a kid. As a male I always thought my voice would crack mid sentence. In preschool I had to slow dance with this girl in front of the entire auditorium. I cried before I got on stage, but after a while I felt okay. Just pretend the crowd isn't watching you. I know most schools dimm the lights, so you don't have to see the faces of all the people watching you.

I've been doing art, writing poems, just anything to keep my mind off of the symptoms. When I'm really stressed, I just seclude myself in a room, and I try to draw something that relates to what I'm feeling. Sometimes they're happy drawings, when I remembered what it was like before I had panic and anxiety. Then there are the bad drawings of torment and inner demons. Writing poetry helps me to paint a picture with words, to someone who may not understand what I'm going through. It's so relaxing to be away from the stress and anxiety, even if it's just for a moment.

I want to read up on the symptoms because I also have hallucinations, or "flashbacks" from taking drugs. I've read up that taking mushrooms will trigger HPPD(Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder). It means you will constently feel like you're on the drug with pattern shifts, visual and auditory hallucinations. The panic is just one symptom of this, and I'm trying to stay positive, but it's just a lot to deal with right now.

I understand that if I have positive thinking that it will go away, but sometimes that's just not the case. I've tried to be positive and I tried to psyche myself up into thinking there's nothing wrong with me. It just doesn't work and people have different severities of panic, maybe with someone who have milder symptoms it might be easier on them. My panic is because I quit doing drugs, before that I never had panic before. I'm not sure, but it honestly feels like I'm still on drugs. I get the same feelings that I had when I was using that stuff, and it won't go away. There are cases of people who permanetly are stuck in that mindstate. LSD for example, if you do too much your brain can snap, and there's no coming back. I've had friends being checked into a psyche ward because they took too much LSD, and their mind is permanetly stuck in that state.

I also try to avoid conflict as much as possible. Sometimes people will notice that you don't want to engage in an argument, and they will provoke you even more. Violent video games is a trigger for me, I only play games without all the guns and killing people. I wish there was an easy way to deal with panic, but there just isn't a way. I read posts in this forum hoping there will be a technique I can use to combat my symptoms.

I know a girl who was scared of ketchup. She had a fear of condiments mustard, mayonnaise, and relish. I mean you name it she was scared to touch it, or let it come near her. I thought this was a little strange, but I didn't want to tell her to her face. I don't know if this fear has a name because I tried to Google it, but I couldn't come up with an official name for this phobia. That had to be the strangest phobia I've come in contact with, but the funny thing is her favorite food is pizza. I didn't want to tell her, but the pizza sauce is similar to ketchup.

I agree, I get really nervous when someone won't stop moving. I understand that sometimes you can't help it, but try to catch yourself from doing that behavior. I know when you get on a plane, and if that person won't stop twitching and moving, it makes everyone nervous. I saw a guy on the bus who kept moving around and the bus driver kicked him off. I used to DJ and everytime I would pretend I was scratching on tables, books, and people. It drove my co-workers crazy, and now I stopped doing that because it annoys people.

I found that when I'm bored with nothing to do, I have panic attacks more often. This could be due to the lack of stimulation in my brain. I find that I'm constantly trying to keep myself busy, or else I will start to get anxious and then the panic begins. After I write on the computer, I go outside for a while just to get some fresh air. It helps me keep my cool and not freak out so much. What triggers your panic attacks, and is there special precautions you take to avoid them?

That sounds like some scary stuff. I have heard of a lot of symptoms of panic, but this one is new for me. I wonder what can be the cause of this, and is there a way to treat it?