My Experience of Anxiety and Panic Attacks

This is quite a difficult thing for me to write about as i imagine it was for every other person before me who has written in this section but if you bear with me i will tell you my story in the hope that it will help other people. My first ever panic attack was on the 9th september 2003, at the time i didnt realise it was a panic attack and didnt know what was causing me to feel so dizzy and sick, i remember the date exactly as it was the first time i had taken my car for its MOT, the whole time we were at the garage i felt realy unwell and thought i was going to faint but never even realised that it was a panic attack. I dont recall having another ...  Read the complete review

I was browsing through the reviews yesterday when I came across this subject. Now this is something that immediately struck a cord with me. I suffered from panic attacks and severe anxiety as a child through into my teens. It's not something I like to talk about as it brings all those unpleasant memories back to the surface. However when I read a review the other day from a fellow member who still really struggles with these problems, I thought maybe it would be good to share my experiences, and in doing so may be even help people who still struggle with the same problems on a daily basis. So that's what I'm going to do. It won't be fun talking about it, but if I ...  Read the complete review

I've been wondering for ages whether or not I should write about my experience here. 1. Because as anyone who has experienced such problems will know, talking about it is usually something you would rather not do. And, 2. It will be a really long review! But I thought I may as well just go for it, I have nothing to lose and maybe some people can relate. Anxitey has been a huge part of my life since I was 14 (I'm now 18). There were a lot of things that contributed to the triggering of 'my problem' as I call it. It started off with my grandparents dying within a short space of time when I was around 11-13, I obviously knew this would happen one ...  Read the complete review

I wish I had found this website whenever I first experienced panic attacks. Often a taboo topic it isn't until you experience for yourself what anxiety and a panic attack is like that you can really empathise with fellow suffers. Background ------------ I was a very happy person with the normal up and downs and was known as a bit of a mad thing, loving to go out drinking, socialising and I lived for my family and friends. After university I found work in a lab working with sewage samples - it really wsn't that bad and my immune system was fantastic. The work often involved preparing chemicals which was fine, I had no ...  Read the complete review

****My story**** As many of you have no doubt already observed from the near nauseatingly positive tone of my reviews to date, I've always considered myself to be a fairly laid back contented soul, fully appreciative of what I've got in life and not in any way prone to anxiety , stress or the like. So quite honestly panic / anxiety attacks were the last thing I'd ever have expected to have direct personal experience of. But back in December 1999, a relatively innocuous bump on the head set in motion a chain of events that resulted in months of prolonged anguish, bewilderment and discomfort until I finally found a way to somehow regain control. ...  Read the complete review