Panic attack
By rosyrose
@vickyrose (2235)
Cooma, Australia
February 4, 2017 2:00am CST
I experienced one last night.
Hubby works night shifts twice a week and I'm home alone at night. I'm ok most of the time but last night, when I woke up after just a couple of hours sleep, I felt so vulnerable.
What if a burglar would come? So I checked and double checked the two doors, tested them to make sure they're locked.
I tried to go back to sleep, turned off the bedside lamp but my mind was playing tricks, my heart was racing, I started to sweat, I decided to get up, turn on the light, had a drink of water and decided to read a book till my eyes felt tired. I then went back to sleep but left the light on all night.
I slept ok and felt better in the morning.
Do you experience a panic attack?
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12 responses
@allknowing (130292)
• India
4 Feb 17
I sleep well and have not experienced any panic situations.
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
6 Feb 17
@enlightenedpsych2 We all experience those moments and as you said time diffuses them all
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
6 Feb 17
@enlightenedpsych2 Depends on how much we know about the art of living.
@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
4 Feb 17
No, I don't remember being in such situation. When I worry about something, I just pray. That always works for me, It calms my mind and relaxes my body.
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@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2 Apr 17
Yep. Sometimes I'll be lying in bed and I'll think, "What if I get stuck like this?" or "What if I roll out of bed and land on my head, breaking my neck and ending my life?" and have to watch TV to get it out of my head.
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@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
3 Apr 17
@vickyrose that's another good reason I have for 'watching TV in bed' (which "they say" isn't very healthy)
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@vickyrose (2235)
• Cooma, Australia
3 Apr 17
Yes, distraction is a way of dealing with it, like I read until my eyes feel tired, then i'm ready to sleep then.
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@vickyrose (2235)
• Cooma, Australia
4 Feb 17
I had an older cousin who used to relate scary stories that happen in the dark when I was younger, that's where my fear of the dark started
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@vickyrose (2235)
• Cooma, Australia
9 Feb 17
@enlightenedpsych2 indeed, we need to discipline our thoughts, structure it more to have happy thoughts.
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@vickyrose (2235)
• Cooma, Australia
9 Feb 17
I have, I was put on a plan and prescribed meds but always hesitant to take meds, so I used ways to distract myself by reading books or magazines that interest me.
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@averygirl72 (37764)
• Philippines
10 Feb 17
Maybe a long time ago when I was a kid. I have mild anxieties
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@vickyrose (2235)
• Cooma, Australia
3 Apr 17
Anxieties can be a challenge as we do something to overcome them.
@vickyrose (2235)
• Cooma, Australia
9 Feb 17
Yes'm a lot of triggers in our everyday life.
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@sabtraversa (13096)
• Italy
4 Feb 17
I did, before going to school during my school times. Same symptoms as yours, plus nausea.
I have a hard time falling asleep in the dark.
It isn't because I don't feel safe, the dark simply keeps my brain active. Quite frustrating. 
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@vickyrose (2235)
• Cooma, Australia
9 Feb 17
Yes, it's really frustrating, it's hard to force the brain to stop and let sleep take over.
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@amitkokiladitya (171935)
• Agra, India
4 Feb 17
Yes .I do get attimes.. I simply hate them..
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@vickyrose (2235)
• Cooma, Australia
9 Feb 17
I hope that if you do, you get over it soon enough before you get stuck.
@raven12 (12)
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4 Feb 17
I guess all of us experienced some kind of panic attacks once in our lifetime. I've experienced this but not on this kind of situation. Just when I dreamed something horrible. And also, when we were notified that there are rebels in our hometown that have planned to attack in our company and I am the only one in our office that day.
