What happens during a panic attack
What can happen during an attack are flashbacks, heavy breathing and crying. In flashbacks, you can see traumatized events, loved ones who have died. The heavy breathing include fast or slow, it doesn't always have to be fast. Usually when it's hard to breathe. Crying, can occur when you don't even know why, or it happens when you have to hold in a thought and when you are finally alone you let it all out and crying is all you can do.
I used to get panic attacks often. First I didnt knew why, later I started to got them because I feared it could be low blood pressure, which I have from time to time and I have fainted before because of it.
You sweat cold, you feel dizzy and you feel like you cannot breath correctly, your heart accelerates, your hands and feet get cold, start to see blurry and feel like you are just going to drop dead right there and you need to just run and look for help pronto! even though nothing is actually happening. Its the worst.
I managed to control it just going to the nearest bathroom and telling myself it maybe was something I ate and wasnt good and I stayed there as long as I needed. It worked!
I still get some kind of panic attack when Im with a big number of people of if I have to speak in a large group and everyone is watching. Is like a nightmare.
*Sigh* I've been there and I know it just sucks! I never knew those were panic attacks until I browsed the site. I still get those. Hope you get well
