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i need help with 2 things

treeloft — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 05:09:24 GMT

how long do anxiety panic attacks last iv had plenty of them but iv never timed them.

and the other is i always have major anxiety surges at night time. and i want ideas on how to calm it

i need help with 2 things

Chris_B — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 05:22:05 GMT

Hi treeloft,

Welcome to the forums. A couple of places you can start:

Signs and symptoms for anxiety - a page on our website that explains what panic attacks are
Self help tips for managing anxiety - a thread started by our members here that has lots of ideas

i need help with 2 things

TWLOHA_4_LIFE — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 08:17:27 GMT

Hi treeloft.

I suffer anxiety/panic attacks so maybe I could lend a little help with your questions..

Firstly its really hard to say how long they will last as it differs with every person and differs depending on the situation that has caused them to arise.. Sometimes they can last a short few minutes and sometimes they can last longer.... I find just sitting down away from anyone and taking deep breaths to try and relax the body helps to ease out of an attack or sometimes i play my favourite song on my phone and let the music sort of calm my body.

Nighttime I find is the worst because I believe that the body is at a heightened sense point so your so much more I guess sensitive to things around you, does i t affect you getting to sleep because you constantly toss and turn and have mini freak outs because you think you see see things moving in the darkness? I find that happens quite a bit but put it down to an over active imagination at night time. I used to when I started having mini freak outs at night put earphones in and listen to music to drift off to sleep.

Hope this helps you a little bit.

i need help with 2 things

treeloft — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 06:56:24 GMT

im not a music fan 😕 and its not that i see things at night its that most of my panic attacks have happened at night time. so yeah at night my mind is filled with is it gonna happen again tonight. i use to be able to change what was on my mind but now its worse and i find it hard to survive at night and i dont copp with it well. panic attacks are so horrible i just cant relax at night my guard is always up waiting for the next attack