Posted by LLL on August 8, 2002, at 8:55:41
In reply to Re: How Parnate saved my butt, posted by cybercafe on August 7, 2002, at 23:30:28
One More Time - yes you are having panic attacks. Each person interprets the symptoms differently. I never thought I was having a heart attack, and only sometimes did I think I might die if I didn't leave. For the most part it was just as you describe with the strong desire to LEAVE from wherever I was.
And again, you play a role in this regardless of your biochemistry. Your thinking about these past experiences influence your future ones and what you think about it at the time it occurs can either inflate or deflate the intensity of the experience. Drugs can only do so much. So, once again I highly recommend you read up on panic and agoraphobia and how YOU can begin to assist yourself in responding differently to this and thus diminish their hold on you over time.
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