You Know You Have Panic Disorder When...
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OMGOSH this hit close to home!
-Immediately upon waking you check to make sure every part of your body feels normal. If your toe hurts you panic for the rest of the day and call in sick.
[I don't call in sick; I monitor any symptoms all day to determine if I need to go to the ER or if I can wait until I see a doctor!]
-You suffer through horrible headaches because you're sure that if you take a painkiller it will kill you.
[A few weeks ago I had a headache so bad I couldn't even lie down, but I waited until 6am to take ONE ADVIL because I didn't want to overdo it on Ibuprophen]
-You constantly check your pulse to make sure you are still alive and are not dying from a heart attack.
[For Christmas I wish I had the nerve to ask someone to buy me a blood pressure machine]
-You carry the portable phone from room to room with, including the bathroom, so when you pass out or get violently ill you can call for help.
[I take my cell phone with me to the bathroom in case I need to call someone for help. At work I leave the stall door open in case someone has to come and rescue me.]
-You know you have panic disorder when you have to sit in the emergency room parking lot to take new meds, Just in case.
[I don't do this but I do have a constant map of all hospitals running in my head so I will know which one I'm in the closest vicinity to. This is also why I'm freaked out about our vacation... I won't be familiar with where all the hospitals are!]
-You know you have panic disorder when you have 9 out of the 10 possible reactions to the med. you have to take.
[I can't read side affects on medications. I have to give them to my husband to read so he can let me know if I have them or not; otherwise I'll convince myself that I have every one!]
-Immediately upon waking you check to make sure every part of your body feels normal. If your toe hurts you panic for the rest of the day and call in sick.
[I don't call in sick; I monitor any symptoms all day to determine if I need to go to the ER or if I can wait until I see a doctor!]
-You suffer through horrible headaches because you're sure that if you take a painkiller it will kill you.
[A few weeks ago I had a headache so bad I couldn't even lie down, but I waited until 6am to take ONE ADVIL because I didn't want to overdo it on Ibuprophen]
-You constantly check your pulse to make sure you are still alive and are not dying from a heart attack.
[For Christmas I wish I had the nerve to ask someone to buy me a blood pressure machine]
-You carry the portable phone from room to room with, including the bathroom, so when you pass out or get violently ill you can call for help.
[I take my cell phone with me to the bathroom in case I need to call someone for help. At work I leave the stall door open in case someone has to come and rescue me.]
-You know you have panic disorder when you have to sit in the emergency room parking lot to take new meds, Just in case.
[I don't do this but I do have a constant map of all hospitals running in my head so I will know which one I'm in the closest vicinity to. This is also why I'm freaked out about our vacation... I won't be familiar with where all the hospitals are!]
-You know you have panic disorder when you have 9 out of the 10 possible reactions to the med. you have to take.
[I can't read side affects on medications. I have to give them to my husband to read so he can let me know if I have them or not; otherwise I'll convince myself that I have every one!]
<span class="ev_code_PURPLE">this one is great....hummmm gives me an idea! Wouldn't want toooo much B12</span>-
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KrissyU84<3
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Christ_Bearer
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Here is one for you:
Extreme Stress
Your bladder seems to be shrinking right when you need a larger capacity because you don't have time to go to the bathroom.
The bags under your eyes are almost getting large enough to carry your groceries.
You can't find your car keys because they're in the ignition.
You can't remember the names of family members although they certainly look familiar.
You lose consciousness upon starting your car and "come to" at your destination with no idea how you got there.
Your blood pressure causes the machine at the drug store to break.
You want to eat dinner but can't remember if you've already eaten and whether you enjoyed it if you have.
You want your 3 minute egg in two minutes.
You find yourself frantically searching a room for something but you have no idea what it is.
You stop to smell the roses and for one panicky moment, you're not sure why you're standing in front of a rose bush.
You leave on vacation and forget one of your children.
You feel compelled to wear a swim suit under your clothes because you can't get rid of the sensation you're treading water.
Your adrenaline starts to pump because your computer boots up too slowly.
You hear a grinding noise in the bedroom at night and realize it's you grinding your teeth.
You feel unfairly picked on because you have to wait for something/anything.
Instead of raising the garage door, you just back on through.
You prepare for the freeway by checking your weapons.
You board a plane for one city and feel put out that they took you to another just because you boarded the wrong plane.
You feel irritated when a real person answers the phone and you have to talk to them instead of their machine.
If you have 5 or more of these symptoms you are suffering from extreme stress. You must find a prescription for laughter. You are "dying" for a happier life.
Extreme Stress
Your bladder seems to be shrinking right when you need a larger capacity because you don't have time to go to the bathroom.
The bags under your eyes are almost getting large enough to carry your groceries.
You can't find your car keys because they're in the ignition.
You can't remember the names of family members although they certainly look familiar.
You lose consciousness upon starting your car and "come to" at your destination with no idea how you got there.
Your blood pressure causes the machine at the drug store to break.
You want to eat dinner but can't remember if you've already eaten and whether you enjoyed it if you have.
You want your 3 minute egg in two minutes.
You find yourself frantically searching a room for something but you have no idea what it is.
You stop to smell the roses and for one panicky moment, you're not sure why you're standing in front of a rose bush.
You leave on vacation and forget one of your children.
You feel compelled to wear a swim suit under your clothes because you can't get rid of the sensation you're treading water.
Your adrenaline starts to pump because your computer boots up too slowly.
You hear a grinding noise in the bedroom at night and realize it's you grinding your teeth.
You feel unfairly picked on because you have to wait for something/anything.
Instead of raising the garage door, you just back on through.
You prepare for the freeway by checking your weapons.
You board a plane for one city and feel put out that they took you to another just because you boarded the wrong plane.
You feel irritated when a real person answers the phone and you have to talk to them instead of their machine.
If you have 5 or more of these symptoms you are suffering from extreme stress. You must find a prescription for laughter. You are "dying" for a happier life.
Annette
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