Worst Panic Attack I've Ever Had.

[Jesusfreak4life8629]

I had the worst panic attack I've ever had last night, and only two people stopped to check on me...

So, you have to wonder who your real friends are. I was in the middle of the church hallway, probably over 100 people walked by me and only TWO FREAKING PEOPLE stopped to check on me, and one of them wasn't even my OWN BROTHER. He walked by me about five times and didn't even take a second look at me.

Haha, it's kinda funny that my two best friends were the ones who stopped, and I had to flag down my other best friend, so, you gotta wonder who really cares about you.

 

[Soulwings]

Aww sweetie... s I'm sorry that that happened. I don't know why more people don't act concerned about people when those people seem to be having difficulties. In psychology, something like that is called (something like) the crowd effect. The more people there are around the hurting one, the less likely the hurting one is to get help. It's a really weird phenomenon and I don't know how to explain it - no one does - except that people are afraid of what others will think. I guess, anyway. But in that case, in a church....... ((((Sqiz))))

I'm glad that your best friends rallied around you, though. What happened is a great example of the bad side of human nature, our uncaringness overall, but I'm glad that your friends were there to help you.

 

[Jesusfreak4life8629]

Aww sweetie... s I'm sorry that that happened. I don't know why more people don't act concerned about people when those people seem to be having difficulties. In psychology, something like that is called (something like) the crowd effect. The more people there are around the hurting one, the less likely the hurting one is to get help. It's a really weird phenomenon and I don't know how to explain it - no one does - except that people are afraid of what others will think. I guess, anyway. But in that case, in a church....... ((((Sqiz))))

I'm glad that your best friends rallied around you, though. What happened is a great example of the bad side of human nature, our uncaringness overall, but I'm glad that your friends were there to help you.

Yeah, it was nice to have a few people surround me with love when I was going through that. Luckily, I had one of my pills with me so I could take it when I was sane enough to think anything beyond "Oh my gosh, I'm going to die".

I have to go back to the church with the same amount of people tonight...(Christmas Play practice rehearsals are this week)so, just pray for me, please...

Thank you...

 

[Mrs. Luther073082]

What she said is true, when people are in larger groups they are less likely to help a person out than if it is just one or two people passing by.

 

[Soulwings]

I'll be praying for you, Sqiz, for a number of things. I'm concerned about you... hang in there, okay? I know that sounds cliché, but the meaning is ever so true - keep fighting, never give up. Things seem overwhelming, I know, but that doesn't mean that you can't keep going.

I'm glad that you had your meds with you. I carry Klonopin wherever I go, in my purse and also in my school bag, for times of necessity. I don't dare be without it, or some way of coping, like gum or a drink, or else I am so worried about having a panic attack that I'll have one. It's really weird, but that's how it works for me.

Anyway. That was a ramble. Hope you're feeling better today, and hope that last night went alright.

 

[Daddy-Boy]

You girls are brave and you need to give yourself credit for that and thank God of course.
I keep butting into others threads but I am interested because like I said before; I'm a big 33 year old male who looks like someone 'you wouldn't mess with' (so my wife tells me).
Everybody sees me as big and confident except me. I look in the mirror and see a scarred little boy. I don't go to church right now because I'm embarrassed to have such a disorder being a 'big man' and I know my Valium has to be around somewhere close by encase that old Foe 'Mr Panic' tricks me into believing he is in control.

I think it's wonderful that you keep going to church and to anyone who walks the valley of the 'shadow of panic' but keeps walking and doesn't give up. Yea some times we lose it and break down but we have to remember it's our choice as to how we respond to the 'strange' feeling in our body. If we noticed 'Mr panic' for who he was (just a bunch of small chemicals and feelings floating about) we would respond better instead of 'flight or fight' (or fright lol)

This past week I have seen the Psychiatrist and they have said no to anymore medication changes as I have tried so many with only short term benefits.

The doctor said 'you have to learn to do it on your own with a counselor'
I walked out and that night went to ER panicking!

You see I made a choice that a med change was needed and when I didn't get it old foe 'Mr Panic' turned up saying 'now what are you going to do'?

he scarred the crap out of me made me believe 'I'm powerless to do anything I need to get my med changed' Only when I went to the ER guess who the psych registrar was My Psychiatrists assistant who phoned my doc!

Double crap! I thought but once I realized I had a choice of go into the mental hospital for my first time or go home and calm down on my own with a small amount of Valium. It was a defeated anxious obsessive mind. Once I realized I wasn't getting no medicine changed my body, in the space of 20 minutes, felt as relaxed as I had been in a week.

I chose to respond better to my anxious feelings today!

May the Lord Bless us and keep us all and bring peace and healing

 

[5pointCalvinist]

I can relate to this situation from many times in the past. I used to struggle severely with anxiety/ panic issues for many years, though I have now overcome them. I used to go to doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, etc, and still had problems. I used to take Klonopin, Risperdol, and a host of other meds and found no help from those except Klonopin, which my psychiatrist only prescribed in small doses ( 6 every two months). The way I overcame the problems was with excercise, getting off the meds, eliminating caffeine from my diet, and re-training the way I approach life. I am not a big fan of meds anymore, and my reasoning does not come from the Bible or Christianity, it comes from experience. A lot of these meds cause dependency and harmful side-effects that hurt you more than help.

I would go with the idea of bringing water, gum, etc in order to cope with it for the time being.

 

[4hurting]

Welcome to the last days:
2 timothy 3:1 But know this, that in the last days, grievous times will come.
2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good,
4 traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

right back to your attack.

I know I have had to surpress my feelings, this has left me to call myself man with no face, meaning no heart, so not really a long term recommendation as such, but helps in my case.
That is blocking.

Last night, lying in bed, having turned to my usual weakness (sin) for comfort having felt that depressed and can't live any more type feelings I felt like for the first time in ages, 2 to 3 years I might have an anxiety attack.
I did not.
Not saying it's easy either, might not be for you or anyone.

But I did manage to let it go, blocking it, means re-focusing your mind.

I suppose fear that leads to this, me having a spirit of fear these days would therefore be high on that list.
Same as the lustful thought, my main weakness, if you can get through those few minutes, goes away.
Trouble is, comes back again.

Whether anything demonic is involved or not, until the root cause is dealt with, and might not just be fear here, then we will continue no doubt to suffer these things.

Nonsense. LOL.

I hear yeah, which is why I stress and realize nower days, not everything is as easy as flicking a switch, not all pray and demons go away, cause not everything is demonic.

We are often our own worse enemy.
Sometimes it is physical, not even God allowing it for some thorn in the flesh, hence those that pray every day, do church, bible, bible study, oh you name it and still suffer, hmm, go figure.

In which case, another approach and method needs to be used and I'm very weary of suggesting man made chemicals, drugs, but do accept in worse cases, probably can be of some benefit, that's for sure.

 

[4hurting]

P.S.
Please, please, please remember sometimes, not always we suffer things because of unforgiveness and bitterness.
Surely must be one of the biggest things many Christians suffer from, arrogance and bitterness.

So what I mean is, hard as it is, release it, let it go, even if you can't, ask God, say God please help me to forgive those that did not come to my aid and felt too embarrassed or ashamed.
Knowing what I know and what I feel Lord I most certainly would help. However, maybe if I did not suffer this or know the person I might feel awkward wanting to stick my nose in. So Father help me to understand and not to hold any grudge or bitterness towards anyone, that might impair me and effect my health further, in Yeshua's (Jesus's) name I ask, amen.

Say it, mean it, feel better, the release will be great and comforting and a whole weight off your mind, we always seem to take other peoples, like me, in the case of rejection on our shoulders, often they don't even know, as we don't tell them.
So they go off all honky dory, and we are left feeling angry.

WE have a right to be angry.
Sure, God has and on many occasions, but God deals, lets go, done is done.

If it festers we are in real danger of it affecting us far more than anyone we are upset at or with.