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Panic attack?

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richard7575
richard7575

I am a little confused by what a true panic attack feels like, today I was sitting at work and got a sensation of loosing control of my body or maybe a wave of lose of sensations. Is this a panic attack it lasted about 5 to 10 minutes.

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  • chick30548
    chick30548 richard7575

    Posted

    usually my panic attacks consist of... Feeling the urge to either cry or kill someone lol,heart racing,,mind going so fast i think im going to die.... And i get really dizzy and it usually causes a major migrane 
  • living42morrow
    living42morrow richard7575

    Posted

    I think it varies from person to person but an intense sensation of extreme fear is pretty common. With mine I always feel detached and dissociated as though I'm losing a grip on reality. Fortunately I can now stop them developing by concentrating on the sensations of things in the near vicinity. Touch, feel, smell, movement. 
  • richard7575
    richard7575

    Posted

    It probably does vary from person to person mine are more like loosing control of my body and a wave of fear. I just wasn't sure if I was really having a panic attack or something else.
  • jordan73092
    jordan73092 richard7575

    Posted

    My panic attacks are like this. I start feeling like I'm detached from myself and feel dazed. Then my heart races and I get a major hot flash so bad my feet start burning. I feel like I'm loosing control of everything. Last a few mins and goes away
  • emma93780
    emma93780 richard7575

    Posted

    For sure everyone is different mine are like dizzy, heart pulpertations, sweats and shakes then extreme agitation but I think panic to each and everyone of us is different as our fears might not be the same, one thing for sure is though that we all think this is the end as it definitely feels like it x
  • natalie76225
    natalie76225 richard7575

    Posted

    Yup all ate different for sure. Mine starts with a feeling of my muscles pulling in my arm and neck,tight chest,racing heart,nausea,light headedness and pins and needles. Some have it to the extreme others have it mild. For each one though it is very scary and you feel like you have no control.
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