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What does it feel like when you have a panic attack?

Profile: livrose2801
livrose2801 on May 9, 2016
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My face gets numb, i feel like im drowning, something is pulling me underwater. I cry and I hyperventilate
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Profile: Kandykoku
Kandykoku on Jul 4, 2017
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My heart races, I hyperventilate, I have trouble swallowing, I get sweaty, I tremble, I cry and I feel very afraid.
Profile: charismalaynie
charismalaynie on Mar 12, 2015
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When you're having a panic attack, it feels like there is a massive weight on your chest that is pushing in and making it super hard to breathe. You feel like everything is closing in on you.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Apr 24, 2015
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It can be different for many people. It can be hard to breath, your heart might start racing, the room can feel like it's closing in, everything might feel very overwhelming.
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Anonymous on Mar 1, 2016
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It feels like you can't breathe. You feel like you are downing or the walls close in on you! You also feel light headed and feel like you are going to pass out.
Profile: InvisibleMonster
InvisibleMonster on Apr 25, 2016
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You start to get this overwhelming fear over you, you can feel and almost hear your heart pounding, its like your about to die, or going completely insane, It doesnt matter if someone tells its gonna be okay cause it kinda gets lost in the million thoughts that are rushing through your head, Ive experienced that i just sit down and feel paralyzed to do anything, that im just waiting to die, but once you learn some techniques and what works for you it often gets better
Profile: GhostGhost
GhostGhost on Jan 16, 2015
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Many symptoms could be a result of a panic attack. Heart racing, sweating, hot or cold sweats, feeling paranoid and shakes, etc.
Profile: NewBrokenScene
NewBrokenScene on Jun 7, 2016
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During my panic attacks my chest gets really tights and I start to have trouble breathing. My mind has a hard time focusing on one thing and I always start to assume the worst outcomes will happen to me.
Profile: instrumentOfPeace101
instrumentOfPeace101 on Feb 20, 2018
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I feel like there is a tight weight strapped to my chest and it's pulling my ribcage in, and my fingers almost always go numb. For me, it hurts to talk because then I start hyperventilating, so I take precautions to slow my breath before anything else.
Profile: Typhrs
Typhrs on Jul 3, 2018
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Excessive thoughts all over your head start jumping into conclusion, you start to hate the way you are pretty quick, hand shaking and heart beating like a bomb. Trust me you'd do anything to get over that feeling.
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