Am i going crazy

im only 17, and i have really weird things in my head im going to see doctor this week its getting worse, Ok ill explain I can't go shopping because when im in town i get a really weird feeling my Eye go weird its like im watching my self from inside my head :cry: Its really hard to explain its like im auto pilot and im watching my self in my head,

also another thing that i get is Bad bad though about People after me while im out and about i can't look at anyone for the fear there gonna start something

I can be breath pretty heavy without doing anything physical and its like im not gettin air even tho im breath hard and deep

its always there but sometimes really bad other times worse. only times i leave the house is for work 24 hours a week. and i get a lift there i have to get my sister to go shop for me and things.

I only get this Around Random People in the street more people the worse i know everyone at work, Im going to the doctors this week hopes he can give me something to stop me being so paranoid.

As for the fucked up vison i dunno what will happen if anyone has simlar id like 2 know

Specail the way i feel like im on auto pilot and watching my self from inside my head. its the only way i can explain it

im probably going on abit but im really down about it now its getting me depressed

Thanks if u tock time to read this id love some replys

That is a typical panic attack.
As it happens to me a I try put myself into thinking that it is nothing serious, which helps sometimes.

What really scares is the part of anxiety that i can't understand, when the whole life becomes an illusion just like a dream. I have no idea how to deal with that yet. Maybe it is something that can not be dealt with, you just have to accept it.

Breathing heavily for no reason is called hyperventilation, a reaction that anxiety can trigger.

The important part to remember is that you can not die from anxiety attack and it does not affect your life span, unless you inhibit different drugs trying to prevent those attacks.

Sometimes anxiety can be also a self defence system for people with depression, if you have a lot of suicidal thoughts your brain may cause panic attacks in order to prevent to you to do any suicidal acts.

Hi, I am a 17 year old female, Im afraid of Zomies... I can't go anywhere without worrying about it, even though I don't really believe they exist. When I hear noises in my house of a night i get worried about it, I'm afraid to leave my bedroom without taking some kind of weapon with me. Is there anything I can do to get rid of this? because I hate being containted in my bedroom until my mum gets home from work. Please can someone help me?

i take really bad panic attacks and i find that "bach rescue remedy" helps me, it really calms you down, you get it in a spray bottle and also in a dropper bottle. It doesn't work for everyone but it's worth a try, and if you have problems panicking when you are trying to go to sleep, try spraying lavender on your pillow, it really relaxes you
i hope this helps
from anna aged 15
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Hi im 20 years old and suffer with panic attacks. Some times they get so bad i think i am havin a heart attack. I get pains in my left arm and sharp pains in my chest, has anyone suffered the same thing?

Thanks Anna, Much appreciated :).

I sometimes get stomach pains when im panicking never chest pains though. Have you spoken to a doctor? it could be serious

most ppl know me by now but for those of you that don't i'm Tommy i'm 21...and i'm gettin' rid of my anxiety i never thought i'd say it but i am..i got my drug's to help me just a 12 page document of the doctor on relaxation method's i can now stop panic/anxiety in their track's i feel human again..i'm bk to making music and skateboarding again...ask your doc could he print you out this 12 page document..or if he knows about it if not..i'll scan it and put it up on some site then i'll give y'all the address.aite?..

peace keep safe 1 love
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hey tommy. it is so great to read that. the best of luck to you, you will always be a friend of the forum.

you are not going mad mirajor. the fact tht you believe this to be strange clearly signals this. As the other have said you are suffering from a panic attack. Feel free to PM me further detailing your issues and maybe i can help you.

Susan

By reading the topic alone, I knew the answer. No you're not going mad.

Greetings, Peter.

hi im elliott 24 male, iv just come down with this anxiety lark 2 months ago, had a few panic attacks thought i was havin a heart attack, had bad chest pains, all i wanted to do is sleep, if i got outa bed i was very dizzy, kept thinkin i was dying, it was awful. so i went to the docters (i was a nervous wreck) an he did a few tests an told me i was suffering from anxiety (panic attacks). he gave me tranqulisers (trust me they dont work they just make you sleep and you miss mealtimes which is not good). i was on them 3 days, and my mum made me come of them cos i wasnt eating. so still feelin bad i had a week of work, went down herbilists in town expailned to her what i had, and she gave me the rescue remedy, and ashwagander, you take ashwagander 3 times daily it dose calm you, iv have got alot better since takin it. the thing i want to know is how can i get rid of the band around my head, and i cant concentrate, its buggin when driving i keep going down the wrong road. and the breathing is weird its like as if im thinking about breathing, instead of just doing it. and my sleepin pattern is all to fuck, this is the worst thing iv ever had, i would rather cut my finger of than have this awful anxiety crap, i would give anything to trade it for a bad cold, and im sure every1 else would to. and yet they say it cant harm you lol, i mean it even makes u think u got heart diesise, an brain tumours. give you bad toughts poor memory, my god it a wonder im not suicidle. ANYWAY I MUST STOP FEELING SORRY 4 MYSELF, IT HAPPENS TO THE BEST OF US.

You will overcome this Elliot, I know this because I did and 99% of my clients do. I know it's hard to believe at the moment, but, you will be better again Elliot! I started having panic attacks when I was 24 so I KNOW what it is to be 24 and scared. Trust me, this is transient. Just don't go down the wrong path Elliot. Medication isn't the solution and psychology rarely provides a cure. Anxiety is a behavioural condition and will only respond to changes in your behaviour, meds and psychology can't change your behaviour... only you can do that.

Charles