The last week has been overwhelmingly stressful but I felt like I was taking everything in stride. My anxiety has been better so it was surprising to me when a panic attack sprung out of nowhere. I woke up feeling fine, well, I woke up stressed but nothing unusual. I made breakfast and out of nowhere my heart started racing out of my chest, my hands and feet felt tingly and head felt slightly dizzy. I took my heart rate with a portable monitor that I have at home at it was at 92 resting rate. I took Lorazepam, which I have in case of an emergency like this, and all of my symptoms subsided. I suppose that I should understand why it happened but sometimes it's frustrating that it comes out of nowhere. I even slept well last night. It's not like I'm sleep-deprived and stressed, I'm just stressed in my waking hours. This brings back a flood of anxiety about panic attacks again. I thought that they were a thing of the past and I guess not. Kind of makes me sad. I thought that I was finally free of one thing.
Panic attack came out of nowhere this morning
Posted on: Wed, 10/02/2019 - 11:51am
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That's the tough part with panic attacks, they come out of nowhere. I'm sorry you had to deal with that, I know how uncomfortable and jarring a panic attack can be. I hope by now you're in a much better place. If anyone understands how the aftermath can affect you it's me. When I go through periods without one I feel like maybe they're out of my life but then one comes creeping back in and it drags me right back to where I was before mentally. I try to have faith every day that I am getting better and stronger. The meditation app that I downloaded is helping me a lot. I know that you're into meditation. Make sure that you take time for yourself.
Hi Pixie,
Thank you for your support. It was hard afterward because all of my fears about panic attacks came flooding back but I now have come to the understanding that it was circumstantial. All of the stress boiled over. I haven't been dealing with it well enough. Now I'm taking good care of myself and workng through it.
Thank you again!