I Cannot Control It.

[Chin Strapped]

I agree, sounds like you need to try and identify what set you off.

I personally don't have attacks unless I'm talking about my combat stuff and that's hard enough for my therapist to get out. I do gradually become super wired and have reduced function if prolonged to certain triggers. So about as usefull as an attack! Which is also extremely tiring.

 

[reddevil1111]

I have panic attacks in crowds and waiting rooms. Even empty ones. Sometimes over my kids and my divorce. But not like yours Johnny. Yours are pretty severe. Mine started when I started treatment for PTSD. Never had one prior to that. The hard thing for me is not being able to breath. It can get pretty severe and its very embarrassing.
There are medications you can get that help out a lot. Problem with them is they can take 30 minutes to work. You need to figure out what is the trigger for the panic attack. Once you know what it is you can try to manage the trigger better. it sounds like maybe feeling overwhelmed is part of it. What do you think?

 

[Sarg]

Mine have gotten worse over the years. Getting out of the house and socializing is tough to do for me. Both my therapist and P-Doc are twisting my arm hard and I realize that it's something I have to do. Thanksgiving last year, I just got up, told my host I was gone and hit the door. The culprit? One child was playing with other children and started shrieking and for some reason I don't comprehend, that's a trigger for me.

So, Johnny, we've all got or own brand, we just need to find out what they are.

One of the more crappy "gifts" the beast confers upon us.

Sarg

 

[Spock]

Think about the crowd thing Johnny...also we warp our combat shit into our new lives. I got screwed by some high ranking dicks in combat and so when it started to happen at the Pentagon shit hit the fan for me...the Grand Mal seizure and delayed onset kicked in big. I had tried to hold stuff in for so long, I had no clue what the real problem was, I was in denial and unaware of PTSD, thanks to the wonderful efforts of the military to educate (NOT) --- hit me lick a wall!

 

[tnkg1rl]

Mine usually involve a lot of intrusive thoughts usually because of crowds or loudness of any kind. Basically any overstimulation at all. I just get dizzy it's hard to breath, when I was in rehab I did a class on breathing (we all had to do a class to calm our selves down), it took me awhile but now when one hits I take a knee, if I'm in a store even better it just looks like I'm looking at something on the bottom shelf, sometimes I just grab some random whatever and read the label. It doesn't always work, I've left a cart full of groceries and just left the store.
I'm hoping you am find a way that works for you.

 

[Ronin1]

Sound like we all have some type of the "Attack"
I really try to look at what happened after worth. But there is seem to be no connection other than really high adrenaline/stress levels, and not just one type of incidents. I'm so afraid of this thing happening in public.
I don't know if it's good to do. But I was asked to introduce myself to the class, and I told them about my disorder, and about these Attacks, and what and what not to do in case of one. Somehow made me more calm knowing, that I shouldn't keep it as a secret.
So maybe the anticipation of getting one triggered it? I don't know. But I really have to investigate it. I don't think it's the PTSD doing it. More likely some of the symptoms that follows.?

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[QUOTEMine usually involve a lot of intrusive thoughts usually because of crowds or loudness of any kind. Basically any overstimulation at all. I just get dizzy it's hard to breath, when I was in rehab I did a class on breathing (we all had to do a class to calm our selves down), it took me awhile but now when one hits I take a knee, if I'm in a store even better it just looks like I'm looking at something on the bottom shelf, sometimes I just grab some random whatever and read the label. It doesn't always work, I've left a cart full of groceries and just left the store.][/QUOTE]

The knee thing is actually a good idea.. I will have to try this (If I remember in the mist of it) Seems to be logic that it would calm you. As an infantryman the one thing we learn is to go down on the knee if something was out of the ordinary to becoming a small target, just in case of SHTF. So maybe the brain think that you are more safe down there? But again. I will try the down on one knee :-)

And again guys. Thank you. I'm so happy that I found this place...