It Might Be A Panic Attack, It Might Not...

For us who suffer from panic attacks our deepest fear is that we are in fact not a experiencing a panic attack at this very moment. That this time it really is a heart attack. That it is genuinely a stroke. That we are having a seizure of some kind. That something terrible is about to happen in our body, and we are dying at this very moment. Or at the very least that we are going insane.
At the same time our deepest embarrassment is that is a panic attack and that we will told at the emergency room that it’s all our imagination. With pity and sympathy. Or impatiently, if the staff is exhausted from handling 'really' ill people ... while we wasted their energy, time and resources.
We also fear the guilt of having upset our family – yet again. And then there is the fear of losing face in front of colleagues and friends. Some of whom may stop taking us seriously. We also fear losing out on our status, standing and respect in our family, among our friends, in our work set-up and in our community circles.
On top of it all we experience deep humiliation in ourselves. After all, we should be capable enough to handle this. Haven’t we been through war, accidents, divorces, financial stress, 9/11 and retrenchment? Haven’t we dealt with huge challenges successfully? Yes, we have ... and surely as successful, coping adults we should be able to manage ourselves better than to succumb to a panic attack?
True, if we are indeed experiencing a panic attack. Ons way to make sure you are indeed having a panic attack right now is to complete the panic attack symptom self-tester and make sure for yourself.

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If you answered Yes to many or most questions in the first two sections (body symptoms and emotional symptoms) you are most likely experiencing an anxiety attack.

Do not ignore your symptoms!
While you can tell yourself to relax (as far as it is possible for us to do so while in the midst of a panic attack) this does not mean that we are ‘imagining things’ or that our reactions are ‘ridiculous’. We do suffer from a very real, medically recognised condition.

It is a condition that can be treated medically and through self-help, with a combination of the two as the most successful approach.

For the recommended self-help approach, please check out this website!

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If you answered yes on only some of the questions in the Body and Emotional Section but yes on any one of the History Check Questions you may be experiencing symptoms of another condition.

Here’s how you decide what to do next:

If the symptoms get very noticeably worse when you move around, do go to the emergency room. As we ourselves may be too subjective it is best to ask someone else to make that judgment.
If you are a diabetic test your blood sugar and adjust it. Make an appointment with your doctor to see if your medication needs to be adapted.
If you are a 45+ woman, you may be experiencing menopausal symptoms. Make an appointment with your doctor to have your hormone levels checked.

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