This is a message to those of you have experienced panic attacks in the past.
I've been trying to get a grip on my situation since my sudden onset of anxiety and panic attacks last year. Basically something bad happened which resulted in me having a series of panic attacks that lasted for days, even weeks. This fuelled my anxiety to the point where I actually became depressed (Im not a depressive person normally).
Heres an example of how my life is right now:
1. Something worries me that makes me panic
2. The panic attack gets out of control and I lose sleep
3. I wake up with anxiety and more panic attacks
4. Steps 2-3 repeat for 1-3 weeks, I become depressed
5. The panic attacks begin to fade, so does the anxiety
6. I start waking up with less anxiety
7. The anxiety and panic attacks dissapear
8. I feel great for a a few weeks/months
9. Repeat
Can anyone relate to this? It seems that certain things I read, hear or see trigger me. And from there goes a whole chain reaction process that literally takes weeks to settle down. It's clear that I'm living in fear of panic attacks and when they happen I'm making them worse and triggering more.
I've started reading on how to remove panic from my life and it's been the most motivating thing I've seen for a year. I even avoided a panic attack from building today just by reading this.
Thoughts welcome!