Just wondering...

Searching for some peace · Post by **Searching for some peace** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 2:02 pm

Hi everyone I know that this is rare but, I was wondering if anyone had ever passed out because of extreme anxiety?

gettingpositive · Post by **gettingpositive** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 3:10 pm

yep. i've been known to faint once or twice. more often than that, i've prevented it with my skills!

i like this resource, because it gives a medical explanation in a simple way.
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this one's not as clear, but if you were turned off by the teen format. . .
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Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 3:40 pm

When I try to recall my worst panic attack it brings back too many memories that are not good. I like living in today, its a lot more fun. I don't want to relive the bad times. I try to remember the happiest , most exciting moments of my life.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 3:50 pm

regarding panic attacks, I recently in the past few years come to know what they were. I had them since I was probably in the 5th grade. I always wanted to be around other people out of fear when this was going on. In the past year I have learned to deal with them more, due to professional help and reading on the matter. I also found, I did not die, or pass out, for after surviving the attact, I was still there, so---timing them, got to be a thing, they would last basically around 20 minutes, then maybe heart palpitations for an hour or so, then sick feeling, then finally relax and then I knew It did not do me in. Even though I was tired afterward. So far I am still trying to tract what brought them on. I hope to learn much more through the program since just geeting into it.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:10 pm

Dewy,
When I started this program, I said "I don't have panic attacks", then I realized I had them mostly as fits of anger. I was recently put to the test when I had to go to NYC and had to put up with everything that it takes to get around NYC. I found my heart pounding in cabs. My most recent major breakthrough was went I had my credit card rejected at the grocery store (it shouldn't have been) I calmly handed the cashier another credit card which went through. That was a big thing for me not to throw a tantrum. Sounds pretty silly, doesn't it. I find stopping caffeine and doing the relaxation tapes helps a lot. The most peace I have felt in a long happened last week. I went to a homeless shelter and food pantry and asked them what food they needed. I went to the grocery store and picked out items that were on their list. I felt great and I was consumed in my task. Try it some time, it gave me a lot of peace. Now when I recognize feelings of anxiety I start to do the breathing from the relaxation tape. When I think of this, sometimes I feel myself getting anxious and I don't know why, I try to figure out what is bothering me. I think stopping coffee has helped minimize that. You are going to do great and this program will help you. It has really helped me a lot.

Carolyn Dickman · Post by **Carolyn Dickman** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:19 pm

I came to realize that often my panic resulted in a show of anger. I found myself getting a racing heart in a cab in NYC. So now I recognize the symptoms. I had a major breakthrough , a cashier rejected my credit card, I handed her another one that went through. I didn't get angry, or upset. I went about my day, and it was a non event. The most peace I felt was when I went to a homeless shelter and get a shopping list from them and brought them some food, it felt great. I find since I stopped coffee my heart doesn't race very often any more. Use the relaxation tapes and do the homework, you will do great.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:36 pm

I have passed out from anxiety a few times the first time was the asme year the panic attacks started. I was in the 7th grade and that was a very tramatic year for me so many things happened to me that year everyday was bad. I was at church I was singing in the youth choir, I had so many things going on in my mind. thoughts kept rushing and all of the sudden I started falling my mom came and grabed me and took me to get fresh air. Heart disease runs in my mothers family she had a heart attack at 20 so it was just assumed that somthing heart related was going on. It wasn't though. I also got really sick about 3 years ago to the point that I could not walk. I had to have someone hold me up and help me walk I had to quit work which I loved and I still have some of the symptoms from then like not being able to stand for too long haveing to hold on to something when I go out. when I walk too fast I black out and get big head aches. but theres a couple of my experiences

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:04 pm

Thank you all for your responses...I was asking this question because i did pass out at work from anxiety and was just wondering if anyone else had experianced this...I am in the program and do have the skills I was just wondering if this happend to anyone ever...It only happend to me one time..