Panic attacks under control but feel worse??

Hi everyone im 20 years old and have been having panic attacks since december. The first episode i had probably like a lot of people i thought i was having a heart attack, heart racing feeling like i was going to feint. I went to the hospital they said everything was fine and that it was a panic attack. About a week later i had another one and it was the first and only time i think i have hyperventilated. I found it hard to believe i was suffering from panic attacks as i have no worries and am a happy go lucky kinda person. My panic attcks then became regular about once a week. for a long time i didnt believe it was panic attacks even after having all the tests and them coming back fine. My panic attacks now last about ten seconds as soon as they start i keep thinking to myself your fine nothings wrong and they pass. The thing is now i dont seem to be having panic attacks or very rarely but am getting physical discomfort instead. Tight feeling on my heart pain down my side, tingling, im finding this worse than having an actual panic attck as even when im calm and feeling fine i cant get rid of the feeling. Does any one else have this? Does anyone else have panic attacks for no reason? Im confused. I do think i may have ocd. stupid as it sounds everyday i have to listen to music and jump around as i like to call it, always with my bra ontop of my clothing. Iv heard that there is a link between ocd and panic attacks due to the stress ocd can bring but i never feel stressed because of it, and enjoy doing it! Im fed up of feeling like this now and feel like i am starting to become stressed due to the discomfort im constantly getting. From a panic attack once a week its now pain everyday.
kylie x

I have always said i would rather have a panic attack then anxiety,, I think that is what you are feeling now,, it comes with panic attack.
I feel anxiety 24/7. I am have a bad time right now,, but I have had many of bad times and and I will get over it, for a while.. My pulse rate all day was 120, and that is with taken 4 nerve pills,,, I go to the doc and er and everything is always fine,, I get tired of hearing that, cause I know they are not,, I know its in my head, but its still real..
I would try and ask the doc for nerve pills,, I take Xanax.... they get me through the day,,,I dont feel like I am living a normal life, but I am not running to the er all the time,,,
This is Hell,, and they say you can get over it,, I use to think that, but I am losing hope,, I have went through it for 11 years... I do good for a while then I get bad, I have been bad for over a year now,, I am still waiting for getting better,,
Don't give up or in,,, you will have good days,,, and if your one of the lucky ones you will over come this,,, I feel like I am weak,, mentally.. I have had alot of hard ships in my life,, and I always feel sorry for my self,, so I know that is not helping me at all,,
I know I am sounding negitive,, but you are just starting this,, my advice, is to learn all you can ab out it,, go to therpy, and dont stop doing stuff you enjoy,, because let me tell you,,, it can be alot worst then what you are going through now....
If I had know more when I first started having panic attack, I dont think I would have such trouble with anxiety like I am now..
good luck,,,

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Hi Kylie,

I, too, think you are experiencing anxiety now. The technique you used for the panic attack is very good. It helped me, too. Try the same approach for when you are feeling anxious or low and try to relax when you feel tight. I know it is easier said then done, but it is a relieve once you manage. I found Yoga helpfull.

Panic attacks usually come without an obvious reason. I am a very cool headed person, but I suffer from anxiety and panic attacks. I also have some obsessive behavior. I have to check all the windows are shut, the door is really really locked etc. but unlike the anxiety it has always been there. Coping with the anxiety and panic attacks has helped me to deal with the obsessions. I think I got more confident and that helped it.
The anxiety, panic attacks all root on unsolved issues. I found therapy at a psychologist very helpful to get to the root of it. And it was not what I all the time thought...

I wish you all the best!

Hi. Thanks for your replies.
Had a bad day yesterday had two bad panic attacks ten minutes after each other and thought it was the end! i drove myself straight to the doctors and broke down in the waiting room. This is probably because iv got a big interview on the seventh of May and im constantly got in my mind that im gonna have an attack during it and wreck my chances. Iv heard that yoga is good for anxiety and am starting a class next week im hoping that it will help! Im waiting for an appointment with a psychologist at the mo, so hopefully i will be able to get it under control or even better stop them all together. I dont want drugs i think if i start on something like that il never be able to get out of it. People on this site seem a lot worse than me and have experienced it for years i can not imagine wat that would be like! Lets hope we all get through this!
kylie x

hi ,I can totally relate to the situation you describe.

The essential condition for suffering neurosis is :self-centered , sensitive and suspicious character + a false image

The factor which helps symptoms develop is :the thoughts and attemption of escaping from and getting rid of the symptoms all play a part of consolidating the symptoms .In common parlance ,the more we think of getting rid of them ,the severer they become.You remind yourself not to be in tense ,instead ,you become more nervous. In short ,do remember that the problem is always living with the approach.

It is like a perfect endless circle which is pretty impossible to find a weak kinda part in it .That is why you feel worse while you think the panic attacks is under your control .
But we will see a diferent image if we learn to accept it ,instead of denying it .

Best wishes