People who have experienced panic attacks often go around with a grave sense of unease that at any moment, they will experience a major panic attack.
It’s a fear of the ultimate panic attack that would finally push them over the edge.
This leads people to make changes to their behavior in order not to do anything that might trigger a panic episode.
When people feel this way, simple daily tasks can become big challenges. Some people start to fear driving their car in traffic. Others fear leaving their safe zone or simply any situation where they have responsibilities to perform.
This state of apprehension keeps a person’s anxiety level high, leading to feelings of general anxiety.
If you are such a person I hope to put your mind at rest. Panic attacks as well as general anxiety (even when not accompanied by panic disorder) can be eliminated in simple steps regardless of how long the anxiety has been a problem.
I am speaking not just from my own personal experience but from having worked with thousands of people right around the world.
Here is an important observation:
The key difference between someone who is cured of panic attacks and those who are not is really very simple. The one who is cured is not afraid of panic attacks. I’ll try to show you how to one of these people as well.
What if I told you the trick to ending panic attacks is to want to have one!
That sounds strange but let me explain.
A simple trick to ending panic attacks is wanting to have one because the wanting causes an immediate diffusion of the anticipatory fear.
Can you have a panic attack in this very second?
No !
You know the saying “what you resist persists.” Well that saying applies perfectly to fear. If you resist a situation out of fear, the fear around that issue will persist.
How do you stop resisting?
You move directly into the path of the anxiety; by doing so it cannot persist because you process the fear out through your emotions.
In essence what that means is that if you voluntarily seek out a panic attack you won’t have one.
Try in this very moment to have a panic attack and I will bet you cannot… Yes, I know the idea of calling on a panic attack is scary at first but play with the concept and watch what happens.
You may not realize it but you have always decided to panic. You make the choice by thinking
“This is beyond my control.”
“These scary sensations are beyond my bodies control.”
It may help if you imagine that having a panic attack is like standing on a cliff edge.
The anxiety, it seems, is pushing you closer to falling over the edge. Each time you fight back using poor coping strategies the more desperate you feel.
To be rid of the fear you must metaphorically jump. You must jump off the cliff edge and into the anxiety and fear and all the things that you fear most. How do you jump?
You jump by wanting to have a panic attack. You go about your day asking for a panic attack to appear. Your real safety is the fact that a panic attack will never harm you. That is medical fact.
You are safe, -Yes, the sensations are wild and uncomfortable, but no harm will come to you.
Your body is in a heightened state but no harm will come to you.
The jump becomes nothing more than a two inch drop! You are safe.
You always were.
Think of all the panic attacks you have had to date and come out the other end. Was there any lasting physical damage to you, other than the mounting feeling of panic?
Now you are going to approach this problem differently. You actively seek out the attack like an adventure seeker. Take the opposite approach.
YOU bring it on!!!
To Learn more about Panic Away visit: www.PanicAway.com
Here are some of the things you will learn from Panic Away…
-Learn how to be empowered and gain confidence by engaging a simple technique to defuse any panic attack.
-The four most powerful approaches to creating an enduring anxiety buffer zone (particularly useful for those who experience GAD).
-Learn to avoid making the one mistake almost everyone makes during a panic attack episode.
Here is a small sample of how the course has helped others:
…learned more from reading your program than I did from all the psychologists and other practitioners I had seen in the 25 years
I must tell you that out of all the items you can purchase regarding anxiety related products on the internet, I learned more from reading your program than I did from all the psychologists and other practitioners I had seen in the 25 years that I’ve had this condition.
I had been on Xanax and Klonopin for about 10 years, but this December, I decided to withdraw from it thinking I didn’t need the pills anymore according to some of the programs I ordered claiming “miracle cures”. That’s when all my symptoms started again. I felt as if I had wasted the past 20 years trying to get better.That’s when I started searching the web for home based “cures”. I ordered so many programs I started to get confused from too much conflicting advice. Also, I was promised support but I am still waiting replies from some of the more expensive programs!
You are a true gentleman, and I am going to post a very positive feedback on a website you might be familiar about called: Tapir?
Talk to ya, Andy
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…I DEBATED ORDERING YOUR PROGRAM BECAUSE I HAVE SPENT APPROX. $8,000 IN THE LAST 5 YEARS
, I RAN ACROSS YOUR PROGRAM SUNDAY, FEB. 5th. I DEBATED ORDERING YOUR PROGRAM BECAUSE I HAVE SPENT APPROX. $8,000 IN THE LAST 5 YEARS OF MY LIFE TRYING EVERYTHING FROM PANIC SUPPORT CLASSES, MEDICATION, COUNSELING AND THE LIST GOES ON, ALL TO RID MYSELF OF PANIC ATTACKS. SOMETHING INSIDE ME SAID, JUST KEEP TRYING, SO I DID. AFTER 5 YEARS OF OF LIVING MY LIFE WITH THE WORLD ON MY SHOULDERS I AM EXCITED TO SAY THAT I AM NOW PANIC FREE. AFTER ONE TIME OF APPLYING YOUR ONE MOVE TECHNIQUE, I AM A NEW PERSON.
ONE OF MY MANY FEARS THAT I DEVELOPED WAS DRIVING. AFTER READING YOUR PROGRAM AT 12.30 AT NIGHT I WROTE DOWN SOME QUICK NOTES FROM YOUR “ONE MOVE TECH.” I RAN OUT OF MY HOUSE AND DROVE TOWARD THE DARKEST SCARIEST ROAD WHERE NOBODY WAS NEAR BY.
THIS WOULD DEFINITLY BRING ON AN FULL PANIC ATTACK, WHICH IT DID. WHILE LETTING MYSELF FEEL THE EMOTIONS RUN THROUGH ME, I DID EXACTLY WHAT YOU TOLD ME TO DO, I WAS SCARED AS HELL BUT STOOD MY GROUND. I INSTANTLY CALMED AND EVEN TRIED TO BRING THE ATTACK BACK ON, BUT COULD NOT. I LITTERALLY LAUGHED OUT LOUD AND SAT IN MY TRUCK AMAZED. AFTER ALL THIS TIME THAT WAS ALL I HAD TO DO. THE COMPLETE OPPOSIT OF EVERYTHING THAT I WAS TOLD. THIS WHOLE WEEK I HAVE DRIVEN WHERE EVER I WANTED,AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY. I AM SO GLAD I FOUND YOUR PROGRAM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR RESEARCH, TIME, AND DEDICATION SO THAT PEOPLE LIKE US CAN NOW LIVE A NORMAL AND HAPPY LIFE. JACKSON CA, AARON
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…I prayed to God to show me what to do
I experienced my first panic attack in July of this year and ended up going to the hospital by ambulance thinking I was having a stroke or heart attack! I have had a bunch of attacks since then. Monday morning I awoke to an immediate attack and prayed to God to show me what to do. To make a long story short, I was led to your website but was afraid it was like the other ones where they try to sell you their products. However, your introductory information really spoke to me and I decided to take a chance. I read your book and it gave me the tools I was searching for to deal with my attacks.
I could tell immediately that you have suffered from panic attacks yourself because you spoke with authority that can only have come from having dealt with the terrors yourself. I am 42 years of age and have been noticing the psychological effects of perimenopause (one of which is panic attacks in my case). Thanks again!!
Sincerely, Cynthia
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To Learn more about Panic Away visit:
I encourage you to take a chance with this course. As a former sufferer I would not pretend to have a solution if I did not honestly believe it could be of great benefit to you.
Together we can get you truly back to the person you were before anxiety became an issue.
P.S. Additional bonus- I am currently offering an opportunity to have a one to one session with me so that I can ensure you get the results you need. All I ask is that should you feel the course has been of tremendous benefit to you that I add you to a database I am currently updating of success stories.
If you want to learn more about this course and how to get started right away visit:
Talk soon
Barry Joe McDonagh
All material provided in these emails are for informational or educational purposes only. No content is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Consult your physician regarding the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your symptoms or medical condition.
Hi
I don’t know how i found you but you have no idea how good i feel when i read your words, you just give me faith and energie to keep going without beeing afraid and thinking all the time about what if i got a panic attac in the middle of driving, flying, elivetor, need to be somewhere safe all the time near to a hospital or doctors…
plz keep in touch with me
My first panic attack happened about two months ago. I seriously thought i was having a heart attack, but im only 20 years old. My chest was beating really fast, loss of breath, and i even had burning sensations in my legs. Ever since then i have been thinking im having heart problems, and every sudden pain in my chest or stomach makes me panic. I’ve wasted two ER visits just for the doctors to tell me everything is normal, and ask if i have been under alot of stress. The best advice you give is attempting to have a panic attack at your own will. It just wont happen!
I practiced bringing my attacks on and not being affraid. I call them my frodo fears. Now I can control them thankyou.
I was taught to think of a panic attack as a little dog barking at you. If you try to run away, it will chase you down and try to bite you (because you are allowing a fear reaction). If you look it in the face and tell it, “I know what you are – come and get me” and stand your ground, it will wander away because it has lost its power. This kept me from going through a cycle of panic attacks for almost 4 years. It has a lot of the same empowerment aspects mentioned here, which is comforting/confirming.
Panic attacks run in my family. I watched my father having them when I was growing up, and I spent so much of my childhood in the emergency room waiting room. I learned from that that they aren’t fatal, so I have had tests, but I’ve never been to the emergency room, thankfully. Nonetheless, I’ve been having them off and on for over 25 years, and have been out of work for over a month now because the background noise (constant anxiety) is high enough that my concentration is off. My job requires focus and concentration. My hope is that I can find something through this program to help me clear out the background noise.
Well, I seem to get bad anxiety everyday, meaning I can’t sit still for very long, don’t like going out etc always fearing that I’m going to get another panic attack but after reading this, i still can’t relax properly but i also don’t seem so anxious so it’s a start….would like to thank you very much
Tyler, don’t waste the rest of your life in fear like me, not worth it i have had sooo many panic attacks that sent me too the hospital, pretty confident i broke records in my area but i always came out alive, but you remind me of myself i always worry something is wrong with my heart, and now i’m worried about this whole swine flu going around, i worry about EVERYTHING but continue to read Barry’s advice, i just started reading my emails tonight its 5am and i never sleep at night thats when most of my anxiety does occur, but take care nothing is wrong with you, your only 20 and have alot of life left, take care.
Tyler,
Jason is right… u better carry on your beautiful life. U still very young and lots of things can be done. Don’t worry too much dear…. I’m experience a few times of this panic attack until now.
I have been suffering from panic attack for last 2 years – in India we dont have proper consulation for these types of problems but after reading your website i am feeling very relived now.
Thank you .
Regards……
Ashok
your newsletters are all i can afford at the moment ,no money to buy the book and i really appreciate them, its great to think you still help even if theres no sale at the end. I got my first newsletter this morning and im already learning how to deal my anxiety, its still bad but i feel i might finally have some information that is making a slight differencece already, thank you,
From Katie ,
Ireland
Thanks for the tip. i too have had ER visits due to this . I am on maintenance dose and have ,adopted the ancient Indian philosophy of acceptance of all experiences with an open mind.
At the end, life is a series of experiences, good and bad, happy and scary.The only thing to fear is fear itself.
I OFTEN HAVE PANIC ATTACKS I EXPERIENCED MY FIRST ONE WHEN I WAS 16 I THOUGHT I WAS HAVIN A HEART ATTACK I WENT TO THE ER AND I WAS AND STILL IS AT 22 PERFECTLY HEALTHY IT TRIGGED BECAUSE I HAD ACID REFLUX AND I THOUGHT IT WAS HEART PROBLEMS I WAS OFTEN SCARED TO BE ALONE AND TO GO TO SCHOOL, MOVIES OR ANY OTHER INCLOSED PLACES BUT I REALIZED THE ONLY WAY TO BEAT FEAR IS TO FACE IT I STILL HAVE PANIC ATTACKS SOMETIMES BUT NOW I JUST IGNORE THEM CAUSE THEY ALWAYS GO AWAY CAUSING NO HARM TO MY BODY.
Thanks again – Have any advice when general anxiety causes you to feel nasuas?
I like Madeline have the biggest fear with panic attacks while driving. It is just like she explained. My first attack was when I was 23. I am now 55. This however led to an agrorophobia state. I was a mess just to go into a grocery store, especially standing in line. But learned to either pick up a magazine and read or talk to a customer in front or behind me. Bascially I feel a safe zone anywhere other than being out on the road. Since my second panic attack was from driving – the same spot brings on an attack. Even though I felt as if I’ve came a long way – I still seem so far behind. But, your newletters have made so much sense. We wake up with anxiety. That’s how our day is geared. We may start out with good attitude – but sometime during the day, someone or something will light that fuse. Yes, it is true what you said about being angry when attacks happens. It makes me down right ferious because it has robbed me of years and still robbing. The fear controls your life instead of you controlling the fear.
HI, THANKS, I HAVE PANIC ATTACKS ONLY WEN I DRINK CAFFEINE , THIS HAPPEN TO ME THO MONTHS AGO BUT I HAVE ANXIETY ALL THE TIME AND WHEN I FOUND YOU SOME HOW I FEEL GOOD . I LIKE TO KNOW IF ONE DAY I CAN DRINK CAFFEINE AGAIN .
I have been having panic attacks for almost two years. I checked myself into a treatment center, because they said it was a ten day program, and stayed there for a month. If you really want to have a good panic attack, have someone tell you that you cant go home. You can imagine how I felt. When I got out I had to fly home, and they started all over. I learned ways to cope with the attacks, but they were still very uncomfortable. I came across this website, and decided to take a chance on it. I stayed up all night reading the book. The next morning I felt better than I have in a long time.
I have been having the panic attacks since July. I have the fear of driving, yet I still drive. I figure the worst that will happen is that I will have to pull my truck over for a little while and let the attack pass and then I can continue driving. But I am more afraid to be home alone at night. I think this is because I had my first attack at 2 in the morning and went to the hospital. I never have thought about actually trying to make myself have a attack. I am not sure I would want to make myself have a attack, since they are so uncomfortable and can be very frightening. But at least I know when I am having one and I can try to calm myself down. They say that Time is a great healer. Maybe with time and this program I can have at least moderate relief. Or maybe cure it all together so god help me.
Hi,i been suffering from panic attack for nearly 3 months,and its a terrible 3 months,i been to so many doctors in my area,all of them told me i am perfectly fine,because of the anxiety symptoms so severe,like shortness of breathe,rapid hearbeat,extreme dizziness its so hard to convinced myself its just anxiety,very hard i can tell you because these physical symptoms are really unpleasant,i also convinced i have either heartproblems,but last month i did multiple ECGs,then a Stress test threadmill and then finally a ECHOdiagram,after all this test the cardiologist and doctor told me i had an sportmans heart,because my heart were perfectly fine,then did 3 chest xrays nothing came out negative.all fine..its really suffering..imgained feeling those sensations of anxiety all day long and its also quite frustrating for others who just told us to calm down..relaz..then ur anxiety will be gone,no one understand who terrible is it untill they themself experienced this anxiety attack.
hello.i am 21 year old. i started to have panic attack at the period that i was ill and no one of doctors could find me what i had. i cryed everyday and i thinked that my life was in danger. and now from that day have pased about 6 months that i am not well. i have find your web and i am more quiet. only the thought that there are other peoples like me makes me feel better. all the things you have sent to me are true, all the sentations you have described. before i find your web i didnt know what was happening to me, i thought i was going crazy. and i dont know where to go for a visit because i have afried to tell to others for my problem because i think that no one will understand me,this is even of my country that is not so emancipate. now i can control the panic attack but i have problems with anxiety. i am well for some days and i forgot all the bad things but anxiety comes back to me every 5 days (for example) . i want to control my anxiety. i am tired of this feeling. please help me.
thank you
Again sir thank you…another step for us to take…life is really a journey…but for us that fear almost everything…we are more than a stagnant being feel so lost…please do continue to guide us…
The best advise I can offer to others at this point is to act quickly. I’m a senior compaired to alot of you that’s been sufferers for only a short while. Even though I’ve paved my way through many moons – I’ve also developed more habits and patterns of negative thinking. If I in the very beginning would have known what to do and not try and mask my problem – I to could have had a more speedy recovery. Instead, I kept silent in hopes I could pull off having this disability and wing it. Best wishes to you all!!
Guys this thoughts really works out but along with this if one can hold their Index Finger at the time of Panic Attacks & Anxiety thats a great help one can relived within secs hope this helps
regard’s
Eric
I had my first panic attack about 2 years ago. They always seem to come when I am trying to go to sleep or lying in bed trying to rest. These words do help, but there seems to be this voice that I can’t quiet that reminds me that I can always have one. I think about how I spent all night wondering the streets in the freezing rain, mind racing, stomach aching, and being so afraid of never feeling better again and going insane. My panic attacks last for days at a time. I am trying to cope with it, and thank god for such a website and people like you! It feels good to know that I am not alone, and hopefully not going insane. I’ll continue to battle, and hopefully I will defeat this war waging inside. Thank you!
James
I know how all of you feel. I started having panic attacks in my early 20’s and now at 39 I am still having them…I have generalized GAD and always worry about my health thinking this can not be anxiety rather something physical. According to the doctors stress and anxiety can manifest itself with physical symptoms. I have shortness of breath and acid reflux and chest pain that makes me feel like its shooting through my chest to my back and sometimes get a feeling of detachement and that is probably from my breathing not using my whole lungs to breath rather just the top half. I have started Yoga, and taking sometime off work due to lay-offs talk about more anxiety now that I have to spend time with just me. I just stumbled upon this web site so I am just getting my e-mails. I really hope this will help and I have to stay positive that it will. Change your thoughts from negative to positive as soon as you feel anxious keep yourself busy this is what I try to do. My anxiety is mostly at night when things are quite. I wish you all the best in your adventure and hope we can help each other along the way. We are not crazy there are many people like us.
James,
I feel for you deeply – as I know how horrible this can be – but you have to know this WILL pass – I thought I was heading off the planet and would never be recognised again as myself, that’s how bad it got – but thanks to Panic Away – God Bless him – and an angry stubborn will power inside I have learned to edge back into control. Yeah, I get some dodgy days when it can sneak up on me, but then I remind myself of all the things about ME that are important ..you see, a lot of this stems from not feeling “good enough” in the world..maybe people tread on your dreams and your feelings about life in this stressful, screwed up world we have to inhabit for now . They dont mean, to but for sensitive souls this stuff of life can creep in to your mind and chatter away until you doubt yourself on every level. You begin to lose touch with WHO you are? Does that make any sense? The truth is YOU are the one you have been waiting for – find yourself James, again, love yourself and make this your finest truth about yourself…..this IS your life – we know life can and will take your very Soul and try to turn it on itself ..and your self respect …and the reality of your place in the world and what you are trying to achieve here and now becomes a blur. Find your passion and what works for you –
The trick is to take each day at a time and live the best way you can for YOU. So many others are in the same situation. You are not alone. You are a winner!!!
Take care
Vanessa
I have share with you that I have only read 2 of your The Panic Away Newsletters and already I feel that I can take the bull by it’s horns…. You are so right, I have accepted the reasons for my fears and insecurities. I am one of the many in this economy that is jobless and at the rip old age of 55 have been feeling a sense of great loss.. I found that the fear of loss is what is keeping bonded to my panic attacks. I am taking baby steps to accomplish what I need to obtain for my well being.. Thank you for your advise..
Thank you for your e-mail I found it very helpful
I had my first panic attack today. I’ve been dealing with pvc’s and am currently running the gauntlet of heart tests. Went to the ER thinking I was having a heart attack. Was soooo embarrased when everything was okay except for my pvc’s. It’s a scary thing and I’m hoping to get control. It’s amazing how many other people in our lives we affect because of a panic attack. I’m hoping this program will help me.
Holy kittens, that’s simple! I had my first panic attack when I was 9, repressed it and then had my next one about 5 years ago during an oral exam. I started shaking so hard that I fell out of my seat and lost the ability to speak. I literally thought my life was ruined and all but shut myself inside my home. Years of therapy have brought me to the point that I could fight my way through a situation that I absolutely couldn’t avoid, otherwise I’ve basically dropped out of society. After I read this newsletter, I burst out laughing from joy! I honestly can’t remember the last time I’ve breathed so easily. There has never been a technique that I was introduced to that I’ve felt optimistic about until now. Thank you for giving me hope
i,ve been having panic attacks for about two months they have become debilitating i,m afraid to leave the house but today i have hope i,m going to go for a drive and see if i can conquer my anxiety this trip i just want to be me again wish me luck
i had my first panic attack about 3 weeks ago after drinking to many cheap energy drinks. i thought i was going to die and that it was a heart attack, and even after the paramedics and doctors reassured me it was a panic attack and i wasnt going to die i couldnt get the thought out my mind. my lifes totally changed since. i get scared and panicky when im alone and my mind races with all the bad things that could happen. the slightest twinge sets me off thinking im going to have another and i convinced myself that ive got heart problems and im going to die at any moment. but i seem to be worse at night. i try to think of something else and it seems to work but the fear is always at the back of my mind. reading these comments give me hope that it will get better and im not alone with how i feel. thank you
Hi I had my first panic attack about two years ago. I suffer some agoraphobia sometimes too. I still am sufferring they are awful but I feel I am starting to cope with them better more recently. They come on all of a sudden. I too have been in and out of the Doctor’s surgery needing confirmation that they were panic attacks. As said up in other messages you feel like you are going ‘mental’ but your’e not I have read around the subject loads and am still searching for a cure. I happened accross this website so will be trying to put it into action. I too have not tried the reverse psychology of wanting one. I will now and shall let you know how I get on! I am also seeking professional help now for the first time to see if this helps too. Wish me luck!
hello just found this site having panic attacks since aug. live in holland went into a clinic it was a nasty place people smoking they put me on pills which also scare me lots of dizzyness have appointment for brain scan dont know if its good to do it or not. i am from canada 1st then usa now living in holland, looking for a psychiatrist. live with my husband and child. panic all the time head pressure and all the symptoms everyone else talks about. it all seems so over the top. i want to try your method and have some contact with people that understand. it is helpful to read you mails. hope we all get better. sincerely danah
trying the 20 second count down, dont sleep much then panic from waking moment, like i cant breath. afraid to leave the house. 20 seconds helped a bit this afternoon, still very shakey. helps to see others mail.trying to have hope, thinking about ordering program. using the computer sometimes calms me down just felt attack coming. counted to 20 and then kept typing. i’m afraid of not sleeping enough which is like being in a vicious cycle,almost had another attack this is so difficult for me . i will keep trying i want to be in control again. sincerely danah
Hi, I’m Deven.. a young woman
I cannot Thank you enough for helping me through this problem.
My symptoms are quite severe, but with your help I can now walk in the mall, go to the fair, and dances. All because your helpful advise has helped me cope.
I now have my life back, and I’m eternally grateful.
I HOPE YOU MAKE MILLIONS! xD
After reading this web-site and trying to bring my anxiety on, I feel less anxious. I no its a start and feel hopeful for my future. Thanks
Home and ello Everyone, I have depression and I also suffer panic attacks, My first panic attack was when i was pregnant 16 years ago, and these got worse, I got very depressed as my gran died when I was pregnant and I found it difficult to cope. I have been taking anti-depressants for depression and panic attacks for 15 years now. I was really bad, heart racing, dry mouth, nausea, shaking, feeling weak, scared to death. worrying what might happen to me. I saw an occupational therapist who taught some relaxation exercises and how to control my breathing which did help the symptoms. Out of these 15 years I would say i ve had two and a half years panic free, I started to tell the panic attacks “OK then, Come and get me” when they came on, and eventually I wasnt worried about them. They seemed to disapear and i managed to get a job and hold that job for 2 and a half years. Then my daughter was diagnosed with epilepsy and my grandad died. I left my job as I found it hard to cope.This in turn with my daughters condition and my grandad passing has really knocked me and the panic attacks are back. I am now reaching out to website for help. I do believe everyone can overcome this condition because I did once, but now its back im looking for support. Good luck to everyone and take care of yourselves.
I myself had panick attacks when I was seventeen years old. Im not sure how they stopped but they did, for many years. I am now 33 years old and have had anxiety for many years. I get nervous to go on long trips or even small drives to the local store. I have seen this feelings starting to progress over the last year. The fears I face have gone from starting right before I have to be somewhere to now starting days before the event is actually here. I have two very small children that I stay home with everyday. Needless to say, it can be stressfull and for as much as I love my babies, everyday of their lives without a break has taken a toll on me. My son is four and my daughter is two. Until a week and a half ago, I had never had a babysitter. The reason I finally got a “break” was that I had a major panick attack and could not take care of them. I have made four trips to the e.r thinking I was having a heart attack. after four ekg’s I still wasn’t convinced it was anxiety or panick. Reading everyone’s comments has made me feel somewhat better already. I will admit, I am afraid to force myself to have A pannick attack and I am not sure I will be able to do this. My mind and body are still feeling the affects of the one that started 2 weeks ago that has not seemed to have gone completley away, keeps sneaking u on me for some time each day since. I am however glad to see I am not the only one and that our symptoms are so simulur, gives me a little peace of mind. I will continue to read the e-mails and these comments and hopfully see a change very soon. I hope and pray we are all better fast. Thank you so much for sharing these thing’s with perfect strangers. I guess most times we can be helped from people we don’t even know rather then those we trust to help us in our everyday life, again Thank you
Hi Danielle,
I wish there were a way to contact you. You are just like me. I have been in the ER several times with the “sensation” diagnosed with depression (which I am not depressed) etc. I would love to talk and share with you. My contact is lori.hopp@gmail.com. Please Please contact me.
(sorry so long, so much to say!) I started having panic attacks almost 10 months ago. I thought it was from a condition (insulin resistance)I was diagnosed with a few months before (and that took months for them to figure out what was wrong with me, and the only symptom I really had was an absence of my menses). They put me on metformin until my periods resumed, then I stopped taking it a month later as I started not feeling good after taking it and the periods stayed steady). I was just sitting on the couch watching TV last Feb. with my husband after a day at work (I was a new tax preparer) with my computer on my lap and all of a sudden, I had a “sensation” and my heart started to beat fast and I felt detached and my legs were like jelly. I could walk ok, but felt like I shouldn’t be able to walk straight, but did, and I felt like I was talking but was not sure I was making sense (but I was). I asked for water, and my husband gave me an aspirin, too, thinking I might be having a heart attack. (this did not help…scared the crap out of me!) I thought I was having a sugar spike (I had just had a soda, and had had 2 or 3 that day, which is unusual for me, as I have been losing weight and staying away from them), but when I did not feel better, we went to the ER. But my blood sugars were fine and my ECG was fine. They gave me some IV adovan and I dozed off. When I woke up, I felt much better and went home. I made an appt with my Dr. (who looked at my blood work and didn’t find anything out of place, except my thyroid level was a bit high.) 2 weeks later, I went after work to a product party and while sitting there, I had another “sensation”. My first instinct was to ask for water and a retired nurse there took my pulse (was beating fast) and noted I was flushed looking. I opted not to go to the ER again (didn’t want to pay that large co-pay again) when they didn’t find anything wrong with me the first time. Not long after that, I had a big panic attack at night when I was trying to sleep. My husband couldn’t console me and I hadn’t been prescribed medicine yet (he tried to get me to take a Xanax his Mom had left at our house by mistake, but the thought of taking it freaked me out, because I thought I would fall asleep and not wake up, so I refused to take it). It was a very rough night. I used to look forward to late at night as it’s our quiet time after the kids are in bed. It’s me and my husband’s time together to talk or watch our favorite shows. Now I dread night time as my attacks are the worst at night.
My Dr. finally prescribed some Xanax after a 3hr sugar test I took came back normal, and after the heart specialist he sent me to (who wasted my money on nonsensical tests that it turned out were not covered by my insurance!) basically said my heart was fine. I play softball and outside of some light-headedness, or near panic attacks after running around the bases and breathing hard (which I control by putting my head down and hands on knees and get my breathing back under control), or from nervousness the first time I pitched. But for the most part, I would take a half of my xanax and be completely fine. If I had heart problems, I think they would have cropped up during exercise, but exercise actually made me feel better.
Anyhow, I got on thyroid meds that brought my levels back to normal and then I found a natural substitute for the meds and have regularly tested and they have been fine still, but the anxiety still persisted. I was feeling much better, with the thyroid in control and the regular exercise so, under my Dr.’s guidance, I started weaning myself off the Xanax. I still had a bad moment every so often, so I decided to start seeing my daughter’s psychologist to see if it was something psychological and not medical. That was in Sept and I’ve seen her 3 times, but after having been off Xanax and doing pretty good for 2 months, the panic attacks came back full force, usually at night. And even when I can keep my thoughts away from the scary places they go sometimes, I drift off to sleep only to wake up in the middle of the night with a full blown attack. At that time of the attack I’m still not convinced somethings not wrong with my heart, or maybe I’m having a stroke, etc.. I’ve also noticed, my feet feel like they are burning, I shiver uncontrollably and I feel so much fear. And I can pee full bladderfulls like 3 or 4 times in an hour, or sometimes I have diarrhea. I know, not pleasant, but I want to share all my symptoms to see if others share exactly the same symptoms I have.
I have started taking a quarter of my .5mg Xanax again as needed or when I feel on the verge of an attack. I hate being on the meds again, but the fear is too much to handle sometimes. Sometimes I can make myself think of other things, what I have to do today, work I can do on the computer, or some task I need to do to distract myself. The light-headedness does get annoying, but I console myself with the fact that this past year, I have not only continued to slowly lose weight (I have lost 30 lbs in the last 2 years by slowly changing my diet and exercise habits), but can play sports well still (I am 36), have never passed out or fainted or have any physical damage from these episodes, so as long as I can get thru them, I will be fine. It helps, but every so often I cannot seem to keep my mind from going to those scary places that cause my panic. (I have a wonderful life and have no desire to leave it EVER and yet I know it is inevitable, and am trying to cope with this knowledge. Sometimes I can, but sometimes it overwhelms me with stark cold fear.) My husband says he does not have these thoughts, but I have had them since I was very young, usually at night.
I have been very healthy, even when overweight, all my life, but since my health felt threatened earlier this year, it’s been almost consuming and always trying to fight the fear of knowing someday, I will not be here, alive. I try to console myself and say chances are good I will live a long life (longevity and good health run in my family) and will die a happy old lady in my sleep with my family all around me. Then I have a twinge or even a headache and I’m terrified I am having a heart attack or stroke or that I will have a terrible accident and once again, I’m in full panic mode. (although that does not keep me from driving…I feel fine while driving, but while I’ve never had a bad incident flying and have even flown to Hawaii and Australia, twice, and several times across the country, the thought of getting on a plane again terrifies me which makes my husband sad since there are so many more places he wants to take me, and this breaks my heart, too, for him).
It seems the only time I panic is at the thought of dying….does anyone feel this way too? And if so, how does one get past this overwhelming fear so that they can live and enjoy their lives? I have 4 children and a wonderful marriage and life. How do I get back to enjoying it and not fear it being ripped away? While I fear losing one of my children or husband (can’t imagine going on without any of them!), my fear of dying is even more strong and this is what causes my panic. Regardless of if God/Heaven exists, I am really attached to this life and the thought of leaving it…well, you get the point.
Do people who suffer anxiety and panic attacks have these same thoughts and is this why they have them? I have noticed an increasing agoraphobia, and ironically, while I used to enjoy being home alone sometimes (while kids are in school and hubby’s at work) I have found an increasing aversion to being completely alone, too.
I was having an anxiety/panic attack so I started searching out this place (referred by my pshychologist) and I feel better having read that others have many of the same symptoms. (I also popped a quarter of my xanax) My sister in law has suffered from anxiety attacks for 15 years but has some slightly different symptoms. I did not have chest pains like she does, but I think I am starting to get them now. It feels more like small hot prickles more then pain, and even some pressure. I have always been such a strong person and used to think, “Why is my sister in law (who has been one of my best friends since 8th grade) such a mess”? And now I can commiserate. I thought it was something she could choose to control and now I know how she feels. Talk about walking a mile in another man’s shoes!
But I don’t want to get on anti depressants and take bigger doses of Xanax like she’s doing (as it is addictive!). I just want to get back to the happy-go-lucky, simply-enjoying-life old me that I was just a year ago….
I hope this newlsetter will the first step in getting myself back…
Hi Danielle,
Oh my god reading your story is like reading about myself. I am constantly thinking about dying and what fi something bad happens how will my chidlren cope and my fiance. I started having panic/Anxiety about 7 years ago and under medication and effort from myself and managed to control them but recently thay have just popped thier ugly head up again and I fell like I am all over the place. I have had heart, brain checks, blood tests all don and all are ok. I ended up in the ER a few weeks ago convinced something serious was wrong with me, It so distressing when they say its all anxiety & panic and say you need to learn to relax yourself. God i would be rich if I got a penny for everytime I hear that. I took xanax too just for a short while and they did help me for a brief period now I dont take them at all. I have even been prescribed anti-depressants as I felt I was going into a depression with this. I was feeling am I ever going to be normal or why cant I just be like others. I have two children and I sometimes fear they will suffer because of my anxiety/panic,maybe I will pass it on to them. I wouldnt wish this on my worst enemy. I am getting married next year and I am marrying the nicest man in the world and I just dont want to be feeling anxious or panic on the day, I want to be free from at all & thoroughly anjoy it all. I am going to start with “panic away” and see how it helps me. Its great to read so many comments and realise that I am not alone in this. Love’N'light to you all.
Danielle – I feel like I just read a post that I wrote….every single thing you’ve said is hitting home for me. All I ever think about is dying….I started crying as I was reading because I knew I wasn’t going crazy and wasn’t alone. I’m still suffering terribly from them but just got the program so I’m diving in….wish me luck!
I have the exact same thoughts, feelings, and experiences as you! And I am so grateful that you did write your story in full detail because now I comforted in knowing I am not alone and not going crazy. Thank you for sharing!
hi dear
your long mail is very detailed and i really love the way you explained every single experience.im a born again christian and i believe strongly in God’s word…. fear is something we can and must control…… most times what we fear isnt real and does not exist….when we make up our minds to face that fear we most times overcome it…….another thing to note is to be consistent with our believes…….if thoughts of dying flood your mind say to yourself if i die i die…….believe me you wont die…..thouhts dont just come and go….most times they are pesistent….. so you will have to be pesistent toowith your response…..if i die i die……..finally you will see that you wll overcome it……say to youself over and over i have life and im living and will continue to live in good health……confessions are very powerful.say it to youself all the time until it becomes youe believe……fear is a mindset……so also is living in peace…….frame your mindset ard living in peace thru your confessions and see yourself being transformed….
wish you all the best in life.
I posted a long message on here last night, don’t know why it didn’t take, but I shared my experience of a sudden panic attack 10 months ago that (as I see now) started a cycle of fear, confusion, and frustration. My psychologist recommended this website and after reading the newsletter, I decided to buy the program. I am tired of being scared of my own thoughts. Logically I knew this was ridiculous, but still, they kept triggering immense fear, and then panic attacks. I felt so out of control.
After reading the first 1/3 of the book online, I felt hopeful and even a little empowered. I started to apply some of the techniques (which are surprisingly simple) and by the time night time came, I was, for the first time in months, not afraid to go to sleep. I was actually looking forward to a panic attack so I could apply the techniques! THIS SURPRISED ME! That quiet time as you try to fall sleep is when my anxiety comes raging in. But I fell asleep peacefully. I woke up in the middle of the night, as I sometimes do, with my heart beating hard for no reason I could explain and instead of fearing it and hiding from it (as doctors tell me I’m quite healthy), I observed it, let my heart slow down to a normal pace, “looked” for the panic attack, this time NOT hiding from my scary thoughts and before I knew it, there was no further symptoms…it dissipated like a snowflake on my tongue! I went back to sleep right away and woke up feeling GOOD!
I don’t expect this to be an overnight miracle cure, and am aware I may have set backs and I have more work to do, but for the first time since last February when I had my first attack (that I now can finally see was an actual Panic attack and not health related!), I feel some control again and hope that I can live my life with peace again!
I can’t tell you, although I’m sure you know, how your simple techniques, and just explaining how and why it was happening to me, has helped! I feel more like me this morning already then I have in months! And my husband, with whom I shared this with, is cautiously hopeful now, too, that he may get his strong, life-loving wife back!
THANK YOU!!! From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU!!
this is amzing.. Thank you sooooo much!!!!
Thank you for this website and as soon as i get enough money together i will buy this book! And with GOD and this book I know I will over come these symptoms!!! I am also glad to see I am not alone!
Thank you all and GOD bless
I was in the market a few days ago, and started feeling anxiety, but instead of taking Xanax (which I always carry with me, 0.25 mg), I decided to tell myself, nothing is happening, and 10 min. later I started to feel relaxed without medication. But I do admit, the sensation of the anxiety is very unpleasant, especially when you feel like you’re loosing coordination, and your legs feel like they don’t belong to your body – it’s terrible! Before I used to only get difficulty breathing, but this year I noticed, I breathe easier, but I feel very weak, almost afraid to faint during a panic attack. I’ll be trying more to use these techniques, and see how gradually it reduces the fear and the symptoms as well.
Thank you! It’s so comforting to know that you’re not alone in this world suffering from this, even though I don’t wish even to my enemy (though have none) to experience a panic attack – it’s very terrible!
wow, all these articles of how others have been suffering is what I am going through right now. I had a major attack while at a stop light and I could not control it. I am terrified leaving my house even to go to work.Or really anywhere. I get scared I am going to have an attack and no one will know what is happening, and my sons don’t like it when I leave my house cause they know it is a possibility I could have one.
The other thing to is the heat, caffeinated soda, watching certain shows in intense situations, crowded places and places that do not have good ventilation trigger my attacks. I hv to have any car or room ice cold for me to be stable enough to function.
I am moving with my cousin and I am 40 years old, because I fear being alone. I am moving across the United States just to be with someone 24/7. I am going to look into this. I have been on prescription meds and natural supplements to get a grip on this and it has been so depressing. If I sleep all day then I wont have one. It’s just been hard. Good luck to everyone and thank you for all your stories.
Im 23 years old and Iv been having panic attacks for as long as i can remember. It started when i was 7 years old when i caught a virus and experienced palpitations at such a young age. I thought i was dying and the fear has never left me. I used to be scared of going to school to be away from my family and i kept all this to myself. This developed into severe agoraphobia… i used to dread P.E even though i was a very good runner, I would avoid any situation which would mean being in a wide open space. I was terrified to be too far away from a hospital incase i had a heart attack. This developed into an extreme fear of dying also which i still very much have. Its the fear of dying which brings on my panic attacks every day. But there is a trigger and it is the fact that i suffer from palpitations and im not convinced i dont have something wrong with my heart. Im in the process of getting this looked at and i have went to a private hospital where i will be getting an Eco and a heart monitor for a week. I have had times in my life where my panic attacks have been on a rare occasion for a couple of months at a time(which was amazing for me) and this is only happens when im feeling at my healthiest and my heart is feeling healthy. However for the last 2 weeks my life has spiralled out of control. My heart feels very weak even when i stand up… and the slightest thing triggers my panic attacks. Iv become a social recluse… im unable to leave my house… i dont even like sitting in the living room i can only bare to be in my bedroom. I have completely lost my appetite and the disgusting horrible thoughts are constantly there and never leave. I am depressed and i dont know what to do. I cant go on like this. This is literally ruining my life… i got a job as cabin crew which a couple of months ago i would have loved knowing that i could deal with any panic attacks… but now i cant bare the thought of it. I used to have my panic attacks and then they would slowly fade and i would feel back to normal again. But these days i just never feel normal… I feel like im constantly on a knife edge. When i have my panic attacks they r usually triggered by an irreglar heart beat which sometimes makes me jump… my heart races so fast and i cant breath, i get so dizzy and the fear is unbearable… i get hot flushes follwed by cold sweats, my palms get sweaty, i feel like i cant feel my legs and i would collapse if i started to walk, i feel a sense of detachment and like im not really there but in some other world where nothing makes sense and peoples voices r very far away…sometimes everything is going to fast all round about me, im jerky and completely weak and i feel like i am moments away from death. Nowhere feels safe, not even my bedroom and no1 can console me in any way. And like Danielle… i start to really need the toilet when this happens to me, even though thats the last thing on my mind! Only people who have experienced this can really know how it feels.
I just had to write a comment to get some of this off my chest and no-one understands what im going through. Im happy to know im not alone in some aspects. All i want is to go back to my old self that i was even a couple of weeks ago.. I really hope these newsletters can help me and as soon as i can -i am going to buy the book. I hope i can get my life back. I wish everyone luck with getting theirs back too.
Just reading the short letters helped. Knowing i am not going mad,but the actual thought of trying to bring an attack on is to frightening.
It was nice to read such a positive approach to something that can be so negative. Very interested in buying the book. Thank you.
Thankyou for the kind words, I have been searching for a cure and I found you. Thank you.
hi everyone,im 28 and have suffered bad panic attacks for a long time though i know what started them it was the death of my second chil (just over 2 years ago) i have been left with the fear of dying and constantly have negative thoughts which trigger my panic attacks i have saw counsellors and doctors but am unable to get rid of this fear i am also reluctant to take medication as i feel this would only make things worse plus i have a 5 year old son and dont want him to see me relying on medication like others here it is good to know i am not going mad and i am not alone.i will be buying this book and pray it helps as i am struggling just now and it is getting me down.
I’m 40 years old and have suffered with panic attacks for about 25 years now. I only have them when I am confronted by angry people, which is most of the time men. I can’t help but wonder if as a young child maybe I was punched or kicked or shouted at. Anyways, for years any time I have gotten into an argument with someone I suffered uncontrolled difficult breathing and tightness in my chest, fast heartbeat, shivering, flushed skin, stuttering and shaky voice as well as a feeling that I need to get away from that person or else give in to them make the fear and discomfort go away. For about 25 years I have studied martial arts and fortunately, I have not had many situations happen where there was violence. Once when I was in college me and some other guys were jumped by some fraternity guys and I just responded with self defense. I did just fine and there was literally no time to have a panic attack. Martial arts prepared me physically in the event somebody attacked me. But sometimes when I get yelled at or someone makes a threatening gesture such as when others get road rage, I can feel the feelings coming back again. About a year ago I started training in mixed martial arts and have gotten into incredible physical shape and have many years of martial arts skills to help protect me. However, recently I realized that if my mind is not trained as well, then my body can’t take care of me. I was with my family in a grocery store the other day when a rude man bumped my wife’s shoulder pretty hard which woke up our sleeping baby. I told the guy that I thought this was rude and asked him to apologize to my wife. He turned around and said something ugly at me and pointed his finger at me and said he should beat me up instead. I repeated that he had been rude and should apologize. But by that point the panic had already set in and I couldn’t control my breathing or talking. So when he replied for me to “stick it”, all I could say was to my wife that maybe we should leave if he was going to be rude. I know that this was the smart thing to do, and in the same situation I would have still remained civilized and a gentleman about what happened. But it was humiliating to get nervous and fearful and to give in without remaining calm right there in front of my wife and children. For the past few days I have beaten myself up pretty good with all the things I should have said to try and defuse the situation rather than running away like a scared child. I can tell that this has affected my wife to some degree. I know she loves me, and she’s told me several times now that it’s all right and I did the right thing. But now she has been more careful about locking the doors in the car and at the house and even asked about getting a burglar alarm for the house in case anyone tried to break in. She also has bought a can of pepper spray and put it on her keyring. I know these things are smart to do anyway, but they didn’t happen until the event above. So my panicky behavior in a confrontation has probably made her wonder if I can protect her and the baby if someone wanted to hurt us. What is difficult for me to reassure to her is that from my past experiences I know that if someone actually tried to hurt them my training would be very effective. Its just in situations like this when they happen and there’s time to think about things I tend to get fearful. I’m really hoping that this program will help me learn to get control of my fear so that I don’t have to live in fear of wondering when the next panic attack will happen. Thanks so much and I look forward to giving it a try.
I just want to say a big thankyou .I read your e mail and almost immediately felt more relaxed.every symptom you describe i have.i thought i was dying .my heart has been missing a beat for thew last few days and as soon as i finished reading your article i felt a bit calmer and noticed that the arrythmia or missed heart beat was not as often as before thankyou.
I too have been dealing with panic attacks for a couple of yrs now. One thing thats helped me is the simple knowledge that panic atacks will not kill you!! it took awhile to realize that but one after one i was still here still moving on with my life. Try not to take things to serious, just breathe!!!!!!!!
hi
this information sounds very interesting. i have been experiencing attacks for the last few months. but it is possible that i have had them longer and was unaware of what was going on.
reading this info for the 1st time it felt as if a light was being turned on .
Im 22 and just recently started having anxiety and panic problems. I spent all last night in the ER just for the doctor to tell me that Im fine and that my potassium was low.(now im going to get a five hundred dollar bill in the mail)( this was the secound time that this has happend to me. The first time i was driving to school and when i got on the highway i started to have this numming sensation with my hands and my fingers wanted to lock into a fist and i couldent grab the steering wheel. I was freaking out real bad and so i got off on my exit which is a block away from my school. By the time i got from my exit to my school parking lot i was feeling fine. i was a little stressed out that day because i had to give a seven minute speech in my class so i had smoked some marijuana to calm my self well i think that was what caused my anxiety but ive been smoking in for about seven years now and that was never an issue so i stoped for about a week. But now every time i smoke it triggers my anxiety and i want to stop. this was the first day since i started smoking it again and i felt like i was gonna have an anxiety attack. so i got online to find a natural way to help myself when i came across your article and signed up for it. it helped me and i feel great now. its just that no mone talked about a drug or alcohol problem( not that i have a drug or alcohol problem) so i figured i would be the first to write about it.
I have been suffering from panic attacks for six months. I am 18 years old and I experienced my first panic attack from smoking marijuana for the third time. This must have been the first time i had ever truly gotten high and it was the worst experience of my life. However, now that I look back to my childhood I always had anxiety but not to this extent. My biggest anxiety creater was health related issues which i later came to realize that i was a hypochondriac. My mom has also suffered from panic attacks her whole life so i was also predispositioned to get an anxiety disorder. One of my biggest problems with my anxiety now is Derealization and always feeling like i am in a dream which is the feeling you get when you are high. However, after my first panic attack i felt fine and normal for about a month until I went on a Disney Cruise and saw a movie in a theater and felt trapped.
As I started to fear having more panic attacks, this creepy sensation of derealization came over me and controlled my life. It was also the summer before I was headed off to college four hours away from home. I was constantly nervous to the point I wanted to pull my hair out. I didn’t think I was gonna be able to move to college feeling like this. My doctor prescribed me Zoloft which I was NOT keen on at all. I did not want to go on a pill that would have to make me feel better. I also saw a psychologist all summer which truly did not help. He made it seem like i as crazy and i thought that marijuana had truly ruined my brain and my life. I got into a worry cycle thinking that it wasnt anxiety that it truly was the pot that gave me this dreamy sensation. I was afraid it was psychosis and that i truly would one day go insane. Some days i did not want to get out of bed because I did not want to deal with this dreamy feeling. The zoloft was not doing a thing. I felt worse on it. I upped it from 25 to 50 mg in one month and no difference. I could not even enjoy my first few weeks at college. I was ALWAYS on guard of having another panic attack which in the end led to fear of panic attacks and then lead to a full blown panic attack. I started to become agoraphobic and didnt want to go do normal college activities like go to parties because i would always be thinking how i wanted to go hide in my room because it was easier. I couldnt take it anymore and i called my doctor who then upped my medicine to 100 mg and i was sure it would not work. However, i started to relax and feel calm. i was also meeting with a school psychologist once a week and i was in a group therapy setting for people that struggled with anxiety. I was so worked up over this derealization that i could not even function. My psych kept reassuring me that it truly is a symptom of anxiety and depression and though its disturbing it wont be there forever like i kept assuring myself. He told me i did not permanently damage my brain from smoking pot that one time. All that day did was set off my anxiety and set me at a higher anxiety level. Once three weeks set in on my new dosage of zoloft, i started to feel more and more like my old self from before this summer. I now literally do not even think about it and the feeling dissappears. When I do think about it, it is usually when im in a store, movie theater, or truly anywhere where im outside or in bright lighting, I start to feel the derealization wash over me again. However it is only there because i am thinking about it. I have done tons of research on this awful symptom and people who say you can never get rid of it is false. im proof that you dont have to be stuck like that forever. I dont enjoy being on medicine but with such a transition in my life i wouldnt have been able to go to college and do as well as i did in school if i wasnt on the medicine. plus i am also attending sessions with a psych, group therapy, i own anxiety books i read and fill out on my own, i journal my experiences, and i do relaxation exercies. I am afraid to withdrawl from my medicine but they say that medicine combined with therapy can work.
So I dont agree with people who say the meds are a bad way too go. Sometimes your body needs that extra boost especially depending on what is going on your life. It truly depends on the person and the situation. I just wanted to share my story. I have not had a panic attack in over two months. However, I do still fear that at any time i could have one which causes obviously some underlying anxiety. And that is why the eerie feeling of drealization still sometimes lingers. I am excited to try this program and see how to completely get rid of my fear.
I hope some people can relate to some of what i have said. Everyday I am feeling stronger and feeling like I am getting closer to the finish line of beating this issue. I just want everyone out there to know that anxiety disorders can be very frightening but once you get over that hump, it will make you a stronger person. And I have realized over the past couple of months from my friends who kind of give me a hard time about my anxiety and dont understand what it is that i am going through and think i am faking it are not allowed to say anything about it. Because truly if you have never been through an extreme amount of stress, anxiety, or depression, you have no right to talk. I would truly not wish these feelings on my worst enemy. So I try not to listen to people who joke around like its not a big deal. I just think “you know what if they were walking in my shoes and had to deal with what i do everyday, I don’t think they would be as strong as I would.”
Hi all,
Just want to say that I have been experiencing the same symptoms for the past few mths, that many of you have mentioned above. It has totally changed my social life as the only place I feel the most comfortable at, is at home. I too have been to the ER and did a full body checkup, both of which turned out negative (i.e. no sickness diagnose). After reading all your comments, I’m positive now that my symptoms are purely due to a panic attack and it is not a heart attack or stroke. I’ve been experiencing the symptoms on a daily basis now and hopefully after reading this website and newsletters, I’ll be able to manage my attacks and get back to leaving my normal life. Hope this for all of you too as I know how awful panic attacks are.
Hey. I got my panic attacks first in November 14, 2009. I was so terrified that i thought i was dying.
I have visited different hospitals and they have confirmed to me that i am not sick. Pliz try sending me more
materials that will get me out of this pliz. Its hard to experience the attacks now and then.
God bless you so much for your kindness.
hi i have suffered from anxiety attacks for seven years the smothering sensations rapid heart beats ,dizziness just ruin my life i find it hard to leave the house sometimes when the these awful feelings come, there with everyday as soon as i wake up ,reading the other comments i realize iam not the only suffering from horrible condition my heart go out to you all.
Hey everyone, I started having panic attacks when i was about 14, i just assumed like most people in the begining that i was going insane of course i was wrong. the next 14 years have mostly been a battle through doctors institutions and medications that sometimes had short term benifits but ultimately did me more harm than good. I was completely agorophobic for more than 2 years stuck in a one bedroom appartment on welfare with only my cat for company i grew worse and worse. I have tried many many things over the years like i said and just reading this website and the single email i have recieved have made a substantial difference litteraly over night. thank you sir for thinking outside the box.
I’ve noticed that if I’m not ‘regular’ as in using the restroom, that it can have some anxiety related sensations. I’ve decided to drink prune juice and eat more fiber plus drink 8 glasses of water like I read on this site. If I had the money or when I do get the money, I’ll order the program, which will help me so much, but for now I’m finding that the emails are helping too. I come from an alcoholic home so I have the past to deal with. So, I know that dealing with some issues there and getting over it will help a lot. Im wishing everyone a great recovery. Last night i felt anxious and stuff but i started to think of how to not be afraid of one coming on and it helped, so i went back to bed. Thank you all for sharing.
-vass
If you have not purchased the Panic Away program, you need to immediately. I experienced my first panic attack in July 2009 and did not know it was a panic attack. It wasn’t until the third epsiode i realised what was happening and then it started to happen on a daily basis. I was on Xanax for about 6 weeks when I found the Panic Away program online. It took me about one month to finally withdraw from the Xanax completely. I had a panic attack recently and wanted to take a Xanax because I had an appointment and did not have the time to be delayed. However, I stopped and listened to the MP3 audio for the one move technique and it stopped the panic attack in its track. It was amazing and it took only five minutes to dissolve it. When I can’t stop the attacks on my own I listen to the audio and it really works. Also, I have been working on rebuilding myself and developing my spirituality and I believe it is my strong faith and hope that has also helped in my recovery. Thank you Barry and May God bless you for your commitment to helping people recover from anxiety.
tyler (2) i feel the same has you to a pin point, any little twinge in the chest skipped beats send me into huge attacks where i think im going to drop down dead, butterflys constantly in my stomache, and worrying all the time that i have a heart problem witch i have had checked and is normal, im a 22 yr male and have an amazing girlfriend and daughter that just makes me so proud and i feel im not enjoying enough time with them due to this feeling of being on edge all the time, EVERYBODY IN HERE CAN FIGHT THIS THING, it is hard but i no i will dto it not jst for me but for my family and and those who have lost faith! x
I’m a 42 yr old woman who has been suffering from panic attacks since i was 27. I lived an agoraphobic state for two years. i’m now on meds that help somewhat but i would like to have my life back, i can’t afford your book , but depend alot on these news letters, and knowing other people are dealing with this helps alittle. i’m really glad your helping people like me thank u .
hi i feel for everyone out there who is suffering i know since i read this web page that it has helped alot and with the help of God i will work on my fears and trust in God my panic attacks started when i was 17 years old because of lose of a baby and my mom did nothing to help with the panic attacks no meds for 6 weeks i suffered thinking death was the only way out but i didnot give in i belived if i could get though that i could get though anything i am 31 years old today and had a panic attack a week ago that sent me to the er i knew it was a panic attack but i had no meds at home i needed to get to sleep its sure sad something that feels so bad would make you want to go to the er just to have them tell you nothing is wrong and run up 2000 bill just so you can get the meds but something this time was different than when i was 17 years old i didinot think of death or killing my self like before belive me their is always hope in trusting God my attacks are still bad but better than when i was younger thank you sir and for stories that were shared by the people may God bless you all and help us though this time in our lives
I had a panic attack recently and wanted to take a Xanax because I had an appointment and did not have the time to be delayed. However, I stopped and listened to the MP3 audio for the one move technique and it stopped the panic attack in its track. It was amazing and it took only five minutes to dissolve it. When I can’t stop the attacks on my own I listen to the audio and it really works. Also, I have been working on rebuilding myself and developing my spirituality and I believe it is my strong faith and hope that has also helped in my recovery. Thank you Barry and May God bless you for your commitment to helping people recover from anxiety.
This particular section made me cry. I actually believe this will work and just maybe I’ll be able to be normal again. Seriously, I’m glad you wrote this. I don’t think anyone could have put it better.
Bless All of You….
I too have the PA’s….I felt alone in this fear…embarrassed when the fire dept came…..and terrified to go to bed….My first attack happened 18 months ago…I was spending the last night in my house with my just divorced (we filed that week) ex-husband. I woke up and knew I was dying….I couldn’t wake my husband because he was no longer my husband and called 911 and the fire dept came….the ambulance took me to the hospital and I lived….It lasted 2 hours….the next time two months later I was living in a tiny apartment alone…and thought I was dying again…..
I have had 20 attacks since then…some nights I don’t some I do….I. like others stay up all night in fear….Yesterday it happened during the day….I thought I was having a stroke at 33!! The fire dept came again and did blood sugar, EKG, and blood pressure tests..all fine….I had enough! I was making an appointment at the clinic for help and medication when the attack happened….I couldn’t talk on the phone to make the appt and that’s when I called 911.
After it was over I prayed for help….I found your site almost immediately and downloaded the lessons…..Last night I had a wild attack again…2 and one day!!! So I did your exercise I felt I was being hit by a Tsunami and instead of fighting it I rode it for 3 hours!! Honest!
Your no nonsense approach really works…We are grateful to you….I am in tears reading the real true stories of these people here…I pray to God everyone of you is helped…Barry you should have a support group site so we can interact with each other…..Making a bond with others makes us stronger….
God Bless All
i;m so relieved that i found this website. i still need to learn more about how to control my panic attacks because sometimes i have this feeling that my body is being paralyzed when my panic attacks tend to occur. When this happens, i became so terrified that i don’t know whether my panic attacks are triggered psychologically or physically. I need more info about my situation. Thank you very much.
Hi
ive just started reading your program and i tried the 1step about trying to have a panic attack and you can phsicaly have one which is great makes me feel alot better but i started to have panic attacks at age 18 and i still have them, but i have learnt to channel the panic attacka way and it goes straight away many thanks again. Since i have been reading the program i feel 10 times better but i still have little fear of goin out and sociallising but im sure i can over come that with your program.
thanks
Danny A
thank you guys so much for your courage, it’s really inspiring to hear of peoples recoveries and the courage you all have to battle everyday with this. I only recently started having panic attacks (2 months) and before that I was the sort of person who wasn’t afraid of anything. I honestly thought I must have a brain tumor or something because I had extreme headaches, insomnia, and extreme anxiety which lead to the panic attacks. I never though in a million years that I would be the sort of person to get an anxiety disorder, but the thing is is that there isn’t a sort of person, it could happen to anyone. We’re not alone and there’s nothing wrong with us, it’s just something we have to get through. In a way I’m grateful because I never truely understood the pain that others suffer in this life, and now I’m much more compassionate and want to help others. I believe this will make me and all of you stronger in the end. My doctor recommended a book which he said helped his anxiety and insomnia (I thought it was cool that he shared his experience, he’s an MD) it’s called “Where ever you go, there you are” and it’s really cheap on amazon. I recommend it as well, it’s all about mindful meditation which might sound strange but really it’s about being able to control your thoughts and your fears, really empowering. God bless you all and thank you
Finding your site is like i have been half cured i thought i was loosing the plot or having a heart attack.
my first panic attack happened when i was driving home from a short break away i was on the motorway i had to come off i did not know where i was. i felt very strange dizzey and as if my mind was some where else it realy shocked me. i never been on the motorway since. in case it happened again, i drive but i hate it. i am frightned of being stuck in traffic or at the lights in case i dont know why.
I had one at work last week and left work,did not tell anyone and drove home 7 miles it was torcher,i felt disorientated,sick trembling and rushed home shaking when i got home i was fine, or if i have a drink alcohol im fine.
ITS A GOD SEND IV FOUND THIS PAGE,
I only want top get out from my house and continue with my life without fear.
I am scared of everything and I don’t want to spend my days living like that.
I want to thank to all beautiful people who posted their stories.
Thank you Barry for sharing your experience with us.
I hope I will find the way to buy your book.
Warm regards
Dragana
hi there ,i have been suffering panic attacks for the past 7 yrs and like all the readers i thought i was dying too. but with going onto a low dose of pills i have been great. i am glad i,m not the only one suffering from them. tks barry .
About two months ago I suddenly felt dizzy while I was at a movie. I tried to tough it out, but was feeling so bad that I had to ask my friend to leave the movie early with me. From that night on I would get symptoms of feeling dizzy off and on, and was feeling sick overall. I went to four different doctors. They all told me that I had a sinus infection and that was causing the dizzzyness…I was still convinced that I had a brain tumor or something serious like that. Every time I would feel the slightest feeling of being dizzy, I would freak out. I am normally a very active student, and have turned into a hermit. I am fortunate that it hasnt affected my sleeping patterns, but I find it very difficult to go to class. When I am in class or church, it gives me time to concentrate on every little twitch and dizzyness that my body is doing. I am most comfortable when I am at home in my bed. I just discovered this website tonight and have already found it very comforting that I am not the only one. Thinking about ordering the book…. Good luck to all of you, I know first hand how frusterating this illness is.
I had my first panic attack about.. 3 months ago. I felt as if I was about to die. My stomach hurt, sound/noise seemed distant, chest was hurting, I was getting dizzy, and I felt as if I couldn’t breathe. I kept telling myself “No, this can’t be happening. Not now. I don’t want to go.” And I began to whine to myself. I wanted to cry. I was freaking out so much, that i started breathing really fast. I passed out numerous times in a row– I hyperventilated. My mum called 911 and they said I was perfectly fine. About a month or so later, I had another one. I was scared to death and I still didn’t understand what was happening. I thought I wasn’t getting enough air. I thought I was going to die. My mum called 911 again, and they said I was fine.
My mum finally came to the conclusion that it was panic attacks. Panic attacks run in my family. Both my sister and my mum have them. Ever since I found out what it was, I started getting them more often because, I was so scared to have one. And I still have them to this day.
I thought that my life was ruined.. I thought that I would never live a normal life again. But, thanks to your words.. I have faith. I am willing to do this program. Just by reading it, I feel better. I know one day, I will be healed.
Thank you so much!
I have experienced my panic last week, it was a feeling so bad that I through up a few times. Feeling of death accompanied by hopelessness. Tried to think my way through it but it didn’t work. I don’t know how much longer I can deal with this. Medication is a godsend for relief buy I’m committed to do whatever has to be done to eliminate this from my life.
I just want everyone to know i suffered with panic attacks for along time!! it does get easier if you only realize your strength, you have to power to control the panic
hi
thank you sir for your advices i’m 24 & i suffer from panic attack anxiety for about 14 months now i used a lot of medications i spent thousands of dollars from traveling outside my country to see doctors to buying a medications that have been described to me ,so i feel more conformable & confidant from reading your advices so thank you very much
god bless you
wow! this really had helped me right after reading comments, thanks!!
I’m so lazy to type and send my comments but now i obliged to send u my message to thank u because all u have said through email are works and u know over 23 years before, i experienced social anxiety disorder, and all people i thought they are bad and can hurt me anytime,,,im afraid to communicate and mix with them i don’t know y, only to nervous and feeling lonely thats a very embarassed moment in my life,,,but now i feel free from being nervous,,,i go to office and do my works there without any fear and confident to continue my life…now i only do is, OBSERVE TRUST and MOVE and of course BRAVE to FACE FEAR…tnx a lot without any price u never
asked from me…GOSPEED.
DORINA AURELLANA
omg. these newsletters are great. i’m actually surprised that you can put together somehthing so logical and easy to understand. it’s kinda mesmorizing. i’m so giddy with glee.. lol. i consider myself very analytical, overattentive, an overthinker, etc. so that’s probably why i have panic and anixety attacks now. they started on valetines day this year and i had ones that felt like they last for at least 2 hours and i was just trying to calm myself down, i felt nauseated, barely sweating, dry mouth, heart racing, restless, and shakey. probably more internal problems too. i was hosptialized on the 17th and i just got out yesterday being the 26th. my appetite was gone and i felt like i could hardly use the bathroom. everything just felt off. i’m about to research my meds to see what effect they will have on me but so far so good. i think i’m really having them cause i’m 23, anxious to get my life together the way i want, tired of what people think about me, and being let down all the time, and also i’m so very very anxious to be with the girl of dreams. i want to be with her and start a life. being that i’m in new york and she’s in colorado, that’s kinda difficult not to mention, i have to get myself together first. so that’s me. please feel free to reply and give me any advice. i love intriguing conversation.
I am so happy i found this program also, one day i was sitting at work surfing the net and i was like there has to be something else out there to help, i dont want to live like this for the rest of my life, there is no reason to. Ive had on and off panic and anxiety since 2003 and I am 24 yrs old and i am determined to not only rid them completely but be happier then i was before i ever even had them. I asked god for help and this is the first site he took me to and i already have been noticing a difference and i just started reading the book. God Bless all of you and good luck to your recovery. Tell that panic and fear to BRING IT!! thats what i have been doing, and it feels very good.
This helped me so much!
I honestly feel I’m in control now thank you so much.
This releaved me of all my fear
Thank you!
I am just 21 years old
and i started experiencing panic attacks since 3 months. I used to be absent on my exams so my professor asked me to visit a psychiatrist as a condition to do a makeup for the exams. I hate going to a psychiatrist 
I don’t think they will help, i will manage to relax with time.
By the way thx for the course I loved this statement: “Your real safety is the fact that a panic attack will never harm you. That is medical fact.” It made me feel better
I’m 21 and have had panic attacks and anxiety for almost 2 years now. At first had many a day feeling I was going to die.
its been a huge help. I really wanna beat this and get on with my life.
Docs said I was stressed and put me on beta blockers. Been to A&E once to be told I would be fine when I tried to come off them. Im still on them although
I have cut my dose drastically but I’m not cured. For the past 2 days its been bad. Seems worse around that time of month for some reason.
I read your page there and I feel like I can sleep tonight
I am 34yrs old and my first panic attack was over 11yrs ago. I too thought I was having a heart attack and my parents called an ambulance and was taken to emergency. Whilst waiting to see a doctor, they told me I was dehydrated, they gave me fluids and said I suffered a panic attack. From that day, I suffered with anxiety and panic attacks off and on depending on a situation. I thought it was because I was planning on getting married and change of life style was making these horrible feelings come on.
The GP said to see a phycologist/psychiatrist and I did, I had taken Zoloft at one stage and Aropax.
I got married, it was the best day of my life and so I thought that the anxiety and panic attacks were going to go away but they didn’t. Guilt is a feeling I get when I panic because I feel bad for my husband and family as I don’t want them seeing me like this any more. My symptoms are butterflies in the tummy, loss of appetite, vomiting, getting the runs, shaking, less sleep, fear (especially in the mornings), getting depressed and feeling like what is the purpose of living like this, it’s not fair I just want to be happy and normal.
I am currently taking Xanax 0.5mg 1/2 a day but I recently saw another GP and he told me I should not be taking these every day as you get addicted to them and your body gets used to them and they won’t help you, you only take them as required. I was a bit angry because the GP I normally see said I can take these every day but try and ween off and do your relaxation but this is hard.
I have two beautiful children, a boy and girl (3 1/2 and 5mths) a beautiful husband and support from the rest of my family and friends. I would like to try your program as I don’t want my family worrying about me any more especially I have to do this for myself.
Thank you kindly, God bless.
Hi Janie, I am 48 years old and I hope you get back on and read this. I have had anxiety/panic attacks for years. I will say that for you to take zoloft and what I have read the others are taking will seriously mess you up in the long run with many different various side effects. I personally have never took any of these prescribed medications that so many have. Many members of my family have been stricken with this and I see the horrific results of taking the different medications. I have researched on the internet for help and this has been so far the very best that has helped me. I was e-mailed Part 1 and never got around to taking time to open it up and read it. As I was reading it the panic and anxiety came all over me. I did as he said and I have been at the computer for about an hour now and am free from it. I will continue with this. This for me is a life saver.
Hi there
i have just stumbled onto your site i am 42 years old and had my first panic attack 10 years ago when i was pregant with my daughter and around the same time my dad was diagnosed with cancer. at the time i did not relise what was happing when driving the car i felt i could not breath and ended up in hospital. but i coped and the panic attacks stopped then last year they returned and now i feel they are taking over my life i have been to the doctors on numerus occasions but feel i am getting brushed aside they give you tablets but this is not really the answer . like most panic attack suffers you feel embarressed and isolated as unless you have expericened an attack you really dont understand what that person is really feeling. when reading your article it all makes sense you are afraid of having an attack so you bring it on with the fear you are going to have one
I am so happy i found this program also, one day i was sitting at work surfing the net when i typed HOW TO MANAGE FEAR and came across is site…. i started reading and found out this got interesing tips in ways to help remove these panic attack i have been having 4mnts ago.had to be something else out there to help, i dont want to live like this for the rest of my life, there is no reason to. Ive had on and off panic and anxiety since november 2009 and I am 35 yrs old and i am determined to not only rid them completely but be happier then i was before i ever even had them. Everytime these feeling comes i Pray to God for help and he realy does help,,, to me he is the only one who can ease those bad feeling from within. But i find also that this information is very interesting and willing to give it a try. God Bless all of you and good luck to your recovery. Tell that panic and fear i claiming back your life,,,,,,, it’s your to leave
i am thinking that i should have got this sites few years ago so i could be more benefitted with it but anyhow i m still satisfied, so should be you if tried once.
I began experiencing anxiety attacks a few months ago. I was laid off from work in Dec 2009, right before XMas. I have a wife and 3 young girls (11, 9 and 7). I had always been the nervous type at doctors, dentists, etc. I found a job 150 miles from my home a month after I had been laid off. Once I started work again, I noticed I was having headaches, backaches, etc. I just didnt feel right. I went to the ER (I was too far from my PCP so I didnt know where else to go), and they checked me out for my back pain (kidney tests, blood work, and a CT-scan). It all came back fine, and they gave me some pain meds for my back. The next night I was driving home from work and I thought I was having a heart attack, cold sweats, dizzy, panic, heart racing. I called my wife, luckily she answered and she calmed me down. A couple days later I was diagnosed with Shingles, and I took an anti-viral for 10 days, and it slowly went away. But, at work a week or so later I had another panic attack, sweating, dizzy, nervous, racing heart. I went to the ER, my blood pressure was 200/120. They gave me 4mg of xanax to calm me down and took blood again, checked my heart and kidney functions. They suggested I have my BP looked into, and my anxiety treated. I was prescribed Lexapro 10mg, and Zestril for my bp. I feel much better (its a few weeks later) and it was hard to fight thru the side effects of Lexapro, but I did, and it seems to be working. There is an underlying fear of panic attacks that I still have, but I seem to fight them off easier now. It’s a daily battle, and I need to get better for my wife and kids, they need me. I hope that reading these lessons here will also help.
Good Luck to all and take care.
Paul
I have been through anxiety and panic attacks for 3 years and to this day It’s getting worse and worse. while I read your program I think every word you’ve written is true and it works. I’m very happy to have your website and I think you’ve just shorten my way out of this. I’ve saved this page in my favorite and I’ll be back to you in the morning because it’s 4 am. Don’t go anyway pls. I stuck doing my uni works. My life is hell at the mmnt
hi
ive been experiencing panic attack for a month or so. i think it started when i picked up my mom to the airport. supposed to be they will arrive like 430am and the flight was delayed. i didnt sleep that night because if i sleep im afraid im not gonna pick her.. when im already at the airport i waited there for like two hours.. im so sleepy i really wanted to go home.. after awhile i feel dizzy, the first thing i thought is that my blood pressure is getting higher, i almost fainted. then after 10mins my mom got out. i told my mom that im so freaking out. i wasnt able to drive beacause im so scared that any time i thought i was going to die and that it was a heart attack. Im a basketball player. i love playing basketball. but now im scared to play im afraid at any moment it will attack again. im kinda satisfied when i saw this site. i want to get my life back and be normal again. i wanna do all the things that ive been doing before.. thanks for this site i just found it now.. hope we all get well soon.. any replies will surely appreciated..
MUCH LOVE! GODSPEED!
I have went through these panic attacks, for 5 years. It all started when I was 7. It was the worst feeling I ever felt. Since then, I’ve never tried to cure it, Until a year ago, I was told they were panic attacks, and they wouldn’t hurt me. I’ve searched high and low though google and yahoo, coming to find this…. I haven’t fully “recovered” from this small fights, but I’m sure I will soon….
thank you barry for your concern for others. Your site has really been helpful.I have been having this strange sensations since 2006 after my third child which was a traumatic pregnancy and delivery. I went to hospital was treated for malaria i come live in Africa where it is the only ailment you are treated for. but i knew it was not. I just had this feeling of it not being well with my soul and my spirit. Now i know it is anxiety attack i feel better knowing a lot of people have this feeling too. Would like to buy the book when i have the cash i will start saving for it. Please keep in touch and keep up the good work and God bless.
I began to have panic attacks, and i was very scared because it happened for the first time. I wanted to know the facts and how to prevent this attack from happening. I searched on the internet and found many websites that helped, but this one is the best! It really helped me control my thoughts and stop fearing from having an attack. Im still kind of recovering from this attacks, but this website was a lot of help! I am glad there is someone that can help you deal with this situation! thank you
thanks men your site is so helpful i always thought it would never go away and live up the rest of my life like and thanks to god and ur website i think i can make it with the help of god and your well thought out info
thanks a lot
I’ve been battling panic attacks for 30yrs and just the past two weeks it came back full force. I take meds. for it and thought it was under control. I was fooled again. Reading this newsletter I can’t believe how many people are just like me. I havn’t ordered the book yet but when I get the money I’m going to. I had a bad episode last night and I forced my self to sleep to just wake up with it. I preyed to God to help me and this is were I was led. I feel much better already just reading replys. We are all in this toghter, we are not alone. Thanks for helping my day and I’m sure the book is going to be my ticket to freedom.
I haven’t read the book, but did read the newsletter that was sent to my inbox and man, I can tell that you have been there. TOTALLY been there, not a doctor who has only learned, but you have been in the “hot seat” so to speak.
I’ve had panic attacks and generalized anxiety on and off for 30+ years. About 4-6 months ago I was able to get off of anti-depressants which I thought was a good thing but the generalized anxiety slowly returned and I realized that I was not any better off of my meds. I started having panic attacks again about a week ago and thought “here we go again…”. Searching on the internet, I stumbled upon this site, purchased the product and within an hour, I was able to break the cycle of panic.
Waking up this morning, I was still a bit anxious so I took 1/4 mg of xanax and continued to listen to the program and lo and behold, here we are almost 12 hours later and I’ve had no need for any xanax. When I feel the anxiety creeping up, I just follow the simple instructions in the program and voila! No panic attack!
What a blessing! Thank you for putting such valuable information out at an incredibly affordable price!
i have panic attacks. my first panic attack was on march 12, 2010. i was sooo scared i thought i was dying i didn’t kno wat was happening. i got panic attacks from smoking marijana because i was so scared what was happening to me and the high feeling i hated and i didnt kno what was going on. the rooms were spinning and i was having cold sweats and everything …it was horrible i smoked on november 1st and ever since i have panic attacks now ever since that day. when i had my 1st panic attack i felt like i was ot of my body and my surroundings looked weird to me and i started to forget things and my heart was beating super fast i thought i was dying but i now kno that im not alone and im not the only one that suffers from panic attacks and i thank you for your helpful information,…kayle
hello my name is shawn i am 19 i have had anxiety for ten years now i dont think i have it bad as others but it is messing my life up i cant go know where to stay with out feeling one come on i am a very young person and i would have to say i have been to the er over 50 times for attacks and this letter has helped me some but i still dont think i could go stay at somebodys house with out having one i am bout to lose my girlfriend over it and i just dont know what to do it feels like i am going to have them forever
You are one of the most insightful people I have ever encountered. Everything you described about fear totally relates to how I feel. The problem with my anxiety however, is that it shifts from fear to fear. For awhile I was afraid to eat out, whether it was a fear of choking or food poisoning I’m not sure. Now it has shifted to sleeping. Not just sleeping, but sleeping anywhere besides my own house. I just went to a friend’s sleepover the other day, and when it came time for all of us to go to sleep, I basically lied on the floor for 4 and a half hours dealing with erratic panic attacks. I don’t want to have to deal with that kind of stress anymore. Reading your advice, however, makes me feel like I can overcome it.
Hey All. I started getting chest pains around October 2009. At first I just ignored them. It wasn’t long after I heard that an old friend of mine who was a week older than me had only weeks to live with pancreatic cancer. Her Mum lives next door to mine, so I always heard how she was doing. Christmas came and went and the pains got worse and so did my friend. She died on Feb 28th aged 47 and leaving 2 kids aged 21 and 14. I was so shocked. Then on Easter Sunday I was staying with Mum and my heart suddenly went nuts. I felt completely lethargic and my left leg and left side of my face went numb (which they had been doing on and off for several weeks, but I chose to ignore it as it would only last for a few minuits.) I then started to shake uncontrollabley and Mum called an ambulance. This scared me even more. The lovely paramedics did an ECG there and then and it was clear. They said they’d never seen such a severe panic attack. They suggested I go the ER which I did (here in the UK there’s no cost.) I had another ECG and my heart still said it was fine. Since then I’ve been back and forth to my DR who can’t seem to figure out what’s wrong other than possible acid reflux, but he still hasn’t done the test. My voice suddenly becomes all froggy as if I’m breathing in dust and I have night sweats and the numbness is still happening. I cry all the time too. My heart has these strange murmurs still. I actually quit smoking 2 months ago because of it all. I’ve started meditating etc, but even tho’ I quite enjoy it, the panic has taken away all joy. I said to a friend yesterday that I can’t remember what happiness feels like and if I will ever feel happy again. I do feel a bit like Frodo from LOTR!! I have just had a chest x-ray that said everything’s fine and astomach ultrasound that said the same. I had bloods taken last month and the platelets were fine and the blood count fine. They’re doing them again and checking for vitamin deficiencies now. It’s all so crazy. I’m a musician and I can’t even find joy in the music. I’m supposed to be moving into a new flat soon as my old place is being sold, so I’m staying with good friends (who are away for 10 days) one of whom’s a Dr and her partner a vegan chef, so I’m eating healthily and can talk to them, but I don’t like to say too much. It’s just consumes all my thoughts and I can’t concentrate properly on every day conversations with them (although I’ve never been one for ordinary conversations being on the Ascension path.) So, I’m going to think about getting the Panic Away kit (finances willing) as these past 2 months in particular have been hell. I thank all of you for sharing and it’s helped me tremendously as until a couple of hours ago when I found this site, I wasn’t sure what was happening to me and I just thought I’m dying with every ache and pain in my chest and under my rib cage and the strange little electric shock/needle stabs that I get and the fact I feel like I’m going to pass out every now and then. I really don’t want to take any meds either. So, One Love in the Light to All of us and WE WILL GET THRU THIS. Thanks again Barry et All. Seb.
hi there
just a little update to let you know how i have been coping with my panic attacks since my previous comments left on your site on march this year. I still take panic attacks but not as much as i used to and i can keep them under control and now i have had no hospital visits either yipee feel a whole diffrent person and my life is back on track and it is all thanks to your program. i went to my doctor and told him about your site and the way it has benifited me and recommended that he lets other patients know who suffer from panic attacks about your site. I cant thank you enough for helping me get my life back on track and that there is light at the end of the tunnell so keep your good work up.
thanks mags x
To anyone that can relate… Ok my very first panic attack was about a year ago, it was when I was driving. I started noticing that my hands were getting sweating and then all of a sudden I had to put the car in park and jump out. My whole body felt like it was collapsing.. from my head to my toes. I had no idea what was going on I, like everyone else thought I was having a heart attack or dying. It was the most terrifying thing that I have yet experienced. I was so confused, I didn’t understand why this was happening. I went to the hospital, told them what happened and they said ” yep you just experienced a panic attack.. heres some medicine that will help you.” OK? I thought there was more to it. It had to be… so I had my EKG checked that was fine… one night I had went to the ER b/c of another panic attack and I had asked them to do a cat scan b/c I thought I had tumors or something.. they said everything looked fine. Another time they checked my blood sugar… they said that was fine… I still to this day have not yet coped with this problem. Doctors have me on paxil right now.. when will it ever stop???? I just started reading Barry’s insights and I believe that they will help me. We will overcome this one day.
Thank you for this programme, i actually feel relieved and positive now, i know im not the only one suffering from this. A lot of the comments have given me hope. now i can smile and have some hopes. i’m ready to conquer my fears
i have been suffering from panic attacks for the past 3 years. earlier they used to be very regular and frequent andi used to havemany panic attacks in one day. It slowly reduced in frequency but the intensity has increased . I get gripped with terror and severe unbearable painful sensations. the most commom manifestation in my case is obsessive unwanted images. those images are so gory and the form they take can be so ghastly that one does not know what to do. these images can come while/after reading,singing, interacting with people. i have been following some cognitive therapy but the therapy never taught me how to face these panic attacks. But i am sure the technique ypou have mentioned above will definitely help me to overcome it one day.
hi, i have been having panic attacks every day so far for the past years of what i remember, which is nothing compared to the other people on this site. I read your panic free advice just to say BRING IT ON!, at first i thourght you where crazy but as soon as i felt my heart feeling as if it was going to stop or do something that would do some damage to me, casuing me to think i am not going to live, the fear was deep and i had no one to talk to they all thourght i was going crazy i tried doctors,medication,councling and your advice, well i tell you i tried it, the next time my heart went and went into full blown panic and did what you said and i don’t fear another day going by, as if I NEVER HAD THEM!!! i really don’t know how to thank you i don’t know how long this would have been goin on without you THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!!!!!!
Hey I got my second news letter today and your words make so much sense, I’ve had panic attacks every day for 6 months they started the day my momma died, the scarriest thing I’ve ever been through and even now I’ll get a different symptom it worries me for a while, and then I hear or read about someone who has that very same symptom, I’ve read a lot of info on these things and all of it seems to help a little it’s comforting to know that your not dying and by taking a few simple steps, that you can beat panic attacks hope to purchase your book very soon, I thank God for you and all the others who help us. Thanks April Dawn