Panic attack

By Deliberately Evolving

Sun, 17 Jan 2016

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Shouldn't be here.

I'm in the way.

Abandoned.

Alone, crowd of people...

talking.

Heat.

Adrenaline -

tension,

chest tight,

choked.

Want to run,

frozen

scan the crowd,

helpless,

no saviour.

Tears flow,

hyperventilate,

gasp -

spinning,

dizzy.

Bloodless hands

clutch coat...

Eyes dart

to - fro

Someone?

Anyone?

Falling.

Blue.

Calm.

The earth,

feet grounded.

Breathe.

Breathe in blue.

Reach out,

light surrounds,

hand grasps mine.

I'm fine.

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A horrible experience, I was

Permalink Submitted by Philip Sidney on Sun, 2016-01-17 22:12

A horrible experience, I was once crippled by them but haven't had one for years, so it will probably pass, if that helps at all.

I had a patch recently of

Permalink Submitted by Deliberately Ev... on Mon, 2016-01-18 10:26

I had a patch recently of having them and then haven't for awhile. I'm a pretty calm person generally. I think stress forces itself out.

The beat of your heart is the mellifluent rhythm to my soul.

Well described. I have only

Permalink Submitted by Rhiannonw on Mon, 2016-01-18 10:14

Well described. I have only had touches, but one of my sons had a bad patch, and when I took him to the doctor, guessing what the problem was, he had one while in there, so we were able to discuss it helpfully. Actually knowing what was happening helped him a lot (he was an older teenager at the time). And my elderly mother-in-law has a tendency that way because all her life she has rushed around, and can't now, and panic breathing doesn't help. Rhiannon

I found the phrase "this

Permalink Submitted by Deliberately Ev... on Mon, 2016-01-18 10:27

I found the phrase "this feels uncomfortable but is not dangerous - nothing bad is happening" helps to calm things down a bit. You just keep repeating it.