Stressed and worried

[Luna_Eclipse]

Hi there,

last night just trying to relax couldn’t sleep had my partner make me a cup of chamomile tea and I put headphones in at around 1:30am in the morning then all of a sudden my head goes cold and numb and spreads to my mouth and tongue! All the way to my stomach then my heart rate goes crazy! Ended up going to a dr and they checked all my vitals which were normal and had a ecg done. Told it was just a panic attack! today all day I’ve been feeling so ill and sick to my stomach and still have this horrible cold mouth and tongue sensations...I’m afraid it might happen again not sure if any one else has these symptoms? Just very stressed over it I keep thinking there is something seriously wrong with.

[Barnsy78]

There's nothing at all wrong with you. And it's not just a panic attack. It's horrible! The best thing you can do is not even think about it or be afraid of it returning. Occupancy your mind for a few days and let it pass. Easily said than done but that's my strong advice because letting it get a hold of you sucks! Your the boss! You tell it to take a hike lol

[Skary Bill]

Hi Luna,

It's a crazy loop to be in.. Worrying about that thing which is caused by worry.. I'm a regular panic attack sufferer and I can assure you that it is not an uncommon phenomena. A great many people on here can relate.

Please understand that I'm no expert in such things.. But I have some thoughts and a suggestion. I believe in this busy fast paced world of ours, we all keep a certain level of things in the back of our mind... 'Cooking' as such.. Things we've been putting off.. meaning to get to, issues that need resolving or that we just don't want to face. When I get blindsided by a surprise panic attack out of nowhere late at night, it's usually a sign to me that I need to clean house a bit.. Make that decision I've been putting off.. Have that conversation I've been avoiding.. Generally lighten the load up there and have less things on my mind.

Anyway, perhaps that's something to think on. Whatever you do, don't stress about it. You're going to be fine. It's no fun when it happens, but you can distract your mind away from it and breathe through it.

Take care,

Bill.