Stress Center Peer Support

<span class="ev_code_BLUE">I'm Olivia. I am 14 years old.</span> I've had these awful panic attacks for five years and I really want someone my age to talk to that has these dumb panic attacks. I just want to know that I'm not alone here. My life has been down in the dumps ever since I've had these things and I'm tired of it. I'm new to this and just signed up today. I hope there really is some kids my age on here. I have had just about every symptom you can get from panic attacks. Fear of dieng, loosing control, my heart feels like it might beat through my chest, i get sweaty and shake, i feel dizzy and spacey like I'm not there and so much more. I can't stand it. I just want to get rid of these things so bad. ugh!

Hi Olivia. Welcome to the forums and to the program! Do u have the program? I hope so. It's a great tool in dealing with these. Let me start in saying I'm not exactly your age like u'd hoped, I'm 23. But I'm not that far removed from 14, and looking back I realize I was having anxiety and serious depression well before my first attack. Probably as young as 7 or 8. My first attack happened at 18, and has been an ongoing cycle in my life ever since. Every symptom u just described I have had or am having as ur reading this probably. The sad truth about the number of people on here ur age, is simply that many teenagers are going thru this just like u, but few are as comfortable or brave enough to discuss it or admit it, let alone seek help. When mine first happened, my Mom tried to convince me NOT to go to doctors. That is was all in my head and that she was embarrassed by seeking help because her daughter had a mental problem. That's again, sadly what some parents may be telling their teenagers and thus, they are embarrassed or ashamed of these feelings. U know how scary it is for strangers to know, or to be able to "tell" ur having a panic attack in public? I'm sure that's what's happening in school everyday. I want to commend u for being ahead of the game, being braver than ur peers, and mature enough to understand u need help with this, and are seeking it. Ur a better person than I was at this age. Keep seeking help. Keep fighting to feel better. No matter our age, we are all going thru something VERY similar everyday. I'm so proud of u, and if u ever wanna chit chat, just send me a msg! I'm here and so are many others! Hang in there girlie!

thank you dana shae. I'm glad I'm not alone and i wish you the best with your panic attacks and hope you recover soon.
I do have the program and i have recovered once for three months but only did half way through the program because i began to feel better and didn't see the need to do anymore since i recovered but 3 months later they came back so I am redoing it and doing the whole thing this time.

Wow, if u read any of my recent posts, I did the same thing! I started feeling so much better, I started putting it off and now I'm only on Session 10 and I started in November! I'm gonna finish it from this point, but will probably go back and redo it also. Procrastination is awful for me! Thanks for the vote of confidence. I hope ur doing better these days urself.

Hey LIVV,

Good job on going back to the program. I think that is a wonderful idea. What helped me was continuing to do the normal things I would always do despite the panickey feelings. Once I had them enough and saw I was not gonna get hurt it made the difference

Eddy J

Thanks for the advice EddyJ!
I hope both you and dana shae recover soon and live the normal lives we all deserve to live!
God bless you both!