today i sat in a cafe i met a friend for coffee worrying about having another panic attack but i kept very calm and tried to just stay in the moment, i didnt have a panic this time, but what i did notice that everyhing around me still sounded amplified thats the only way i can describe it, anyting like a phone ringing just annoyed me and made me feel anxious, can anyone relate to this it just seems to be one thing or the other symptoms wise, seems never ending...............? thanks
Good for you that you had anxiety but still did it anyway, that's the only way to handle it. I have had anxiety attacks over the years but never let it stop me from doing things, even if I wasn't enjoying them at the time. I can't say that I've noticed sounds being amplified but perhaps it affects different people in different ways. Just feel proud of the fact that you didn't let anxiety spoil your day. If you get another anxious feeling then remember this day and how you did it, YOU DID IT!
Aww so great you sat through it !!
I can relate like if I'm in a shop people's voices around me seem to be like really loud and frustrating you ever noticed in a movie when they are in a worried or looking for the man with the "gun"
That they make the noise loud and the background fade out ?
I think this is part of that feeling and that what you had you wasn't panicking it was normal worry .xx
I couldn't stand going into crowded shops when I suffered from anxiety,the noise used to drive me mad. This might sound weird,but pattens on carpets and moving escalators would make me physically sick and dizzy,I also remember not being able to put a key into the lock becasue I was hallucinating due to lack of sleep,anxiety messed me up big time. I'm not as brave as you Deb,I stopped going to public places and hid from the world until I got a grip of my anxiety. I was loaded and skinny when I suffered from anxiety, due to not eating and spending didn't interest me,9 years later, I'm virtually anxiety free,but I'm a stone heavier with a huge overdraft. If you keep facing your fears head on Deb,you'll beat this arse hole of an illness.If a coward like me can then you definitely will.
I have had the noise ampliefied when my Anxiety and Panic attacks are very out of control...I still remeber being downstairs and being able to hear my husbands electric razor all the way up stairs..It was like nail on a chalk board!!! I thought I was going insaine..No way could I hear that in a large 5 bedroom house...I ran upstairs and yep he was shaving...It is one of the symptoms I get that makes it so hard for me to not have a panic attack. You are not alone on that one and I am so happy to know you handled it so well.
When we are in panic mode, it does highten all of your senses. It's the "fight or flight" thing. Your body naturally goes into that if you feel you are in danger. But you are not. You also become more aware of every little twinge or feeling in your body. The negative thinking can magnify all of this into most anything. And the fear worsens. CBT is the trick. Learning to think positive thoughts, instead of "what if". It takes daily training of our mind and the way we look at things.