Reply to: Panic Attacks

[GusOSlaine]

I've got this mate who's a contractor. He's not normally prone to panic attacks but of late he's had a few.

He works away a lot, and has a young family, so naturally he worries about his health. Not much of a gym junky, but of late he's been hitting the gym a lot and has lost quite a bit of weight and looks much slimmer and is clearly a lot fitter.

He has to watch his blood pressure a bit as this has been diagnosed as grade 1 hypertension, but a mild dose of a bp med keeps it in check generally.

Last night he calls be as suddenly his BP has spiked. Quite high in fact. I told him to try and calm down, meditate and just generally chill. He did this and it eventually came back down to normal levels.

It surprised me just how powerful an effect a panic attack can have on blood pressure. I told him to go back to the quacks and see what the doctor can prescribe to balance him out a bit, but he seems reluctant.

Anyone on here suffer from panic attacks? How do you keep them in check? Medication? Yoga? Zen?

In my experience, meditation and breathing techniques will help stop you getting to the point of panic. If you are getting panicky, then go to a quiet room, sit down and use 7/11 breathing techniques...breathe in slowly to a count of 7, breathe out slowly to a count of 11... do that for 10 minutes and you should calm down. Focus on the thought that "right here and now, there is no actual problem - the anxiety is about some event in the future and that may or may not eventuate". If you having actual panic attacks, which are very very scary (you might actually believe you are going to die), I would go to a Dr and get some SSRIs to treat anxiety whilst looking at meditation techniques to chill out + good fitness, good sleep, lower alcohol, lower stress (ie. transfer into a boring lifestyle - boring as in "on the level" - less highs but less of these awful anxiety driven lows) - act your age.

[MarillionFan]

What about Brillo?

Not really a friend, more like a fart who lingers on.

[FatLazyContractor]

None of the Above...

Suity is just getting a headstart for next year's CUK'ker awards. He's lying the foundations for Best Thread atm.

I never thought one should work so hard for of the year award!

[tractor]

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This is a strange tactic Suity;

Either this is true and therefore you should obviously be getting professional medical help asap rather than posting on here. Plus this thread can be used to score points next time you are pointing out how much better you are than everyone else.

Or it's not serious and you're therefore both throwing logs on the Suity is a hypochondriac attention seeker who makes stuff up fire and you're belittling a serious condition which won't help your cause either.

Option 1 bad for suity IRL, not too bad for suity the cukker
Option 2 good for suity IRL, bad for suity the cukker.

Which is it? Inquiring minds need to know.

None of the Above...

Suity is just getting a headstart for next year's CUK'ker awards. He's lying the foundations for Best Thread atm.

I am sure there will be others. I really can't wait

[FatLazyContractor]

As you claim to be his friend and we know that Suity really doesn't have any friends, we have only 1 of 2 plausible scenarios here:-
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Show me where I did, you twoot !

[eek]

As you claim to be his friend and we know that Suity really doesn't have any friends, we have only 1 of 2 plausible scenarios here:-

1) suity is using the word "friend" in the "my friend was caught by his wife looking at porn and now no longer has a front door key and access to the children" way

2) you (FLC) are having panic attacks and having told Suity your problems, he has told everyone about it....

Which one of the above scenarios do you want to accept...

[AtW]

But he doesn't have any friends???

What about Brillo?

[FatLazyContractor]

But he doesn't have any friends???

I've got this mate who's a contractor. He's not normally prone to panic attacks but of late he's had a few.

[MarillionFan]

No, it is his friend's panic attacks apparently!

But he doesn't have any friends???

[vetran]

That's ok mate.

It comes with a happy ending from MP. She even rolled her sleeves up a moment ago ...

gotta love MP she is always willing to get stuck in.

[FatLazyContractor]

with or without a 'happy ending'? - great minds think alike.

That's ok mate.

It comes with a happy ending from MP. She even rolled her sleeves up a moment ago ...

[FatLazyContractor]

The type of stuff people are discussing on this thread will give you a heart attack, Suity!

[FatLazyContractor]

with or without a 'happy ending'?

[suityou01]

with or without a 'happy ending'?

Daaaaave!

[Pondlife]

What about
Option 3 - suity thinks they're panic attacks, but they're not - it's just a sniffle
Option 4 - suity thinks they're panic attacks, but they're not - they're actually heart attacks.

Good point, well made.

If someone can think of some more, plus an Andyw's mum option we can do a poll.