In 3rd grade, I was told by my doctor that I had anxieties. I was going home from school everyday sick to my stomach due to my constant worrying. My father hadn’t contacted me in awhile and it was the first thing that had me worried so bad at a young age. I was making myself really sick and I’d have panic attacks. As I got older, I struggled with more teenage problems. My anxieties were at an ultimate high. I’m sixteen years old and can barely drive a car because I get worried about everything I’m doing and I have a panic attack and start doing stupid stuff (I once started driving on the left side of the road..). When I have a panic attack, my breathing hitches, I start to get dizzy and my heart rate speeds up. I can’t do anything bad because I start to freak out. While most of my friends have at least gotten drunk or high once, I’ve done nothing. Not saying I want to become a bad kid, I don’t. I just want to be normal. This past year has been really hard because I’m being expected to grow up and make decisions for myself. And I can’t. It’s a lot to handle and I freak out. My anxieties are preventing me from trying to grow up and be like everyone else. I just wish I could push them aside and think normally but I can’t. I’ve tried so hard. And I think people don’t understand that it’s mental. It’s like a set thing in your mind. It’s all you know. You can’t change it. Does anyone know how I feel? Does anyone have advice to help cope with it before I drive myself insane? Please help..I can’t do this on my own…
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I lived with panic attacks for years. Sometimes I can go weeks without one, but there can be weeks when I can’t seem to catch a break from them.
Panic attacks are something you’ll probably have to deal for the rest of your life. But that doesn’t mean you have to become helpless during them. Embrace the fact that certain things will stay forever. You might never be normal and that’s what’s amazing about being you.
Sure, panic attacks suck, they can rend you, but only if you let them. The most terrible thing from a panic attack is the lack of control you have during them. Don’t let them control you. Don’t fear you will lose control over your life due to them. Remember to breathe, and stop worrying about when the next attack will be. If it happens, it happens and you have to deal with it.
I have panic attacks. I had so many, that now I know, that I will keep on living, there is enough air around me and I wont go insane. Yoou get usued to have them. They suck every time, but like Drewie said, they are a part of us. We are different, but thats OK.
I have met a lot of people with anxiety. It is hard to get over it and panic attacks? Yep, I’ve had them.
If you wish, you can email me. My email address is brl.cents@gmail.com