Hi I first started having panic attacks 21 years ago after having my first child. I developed a fear of dying and became aggraphobic for 3 years, I then got pregnant again and learnt to drive which gave me the fredom and confidence I needed. Then 2 years ago I was having some bad stomach problem, I was diagnosed as having a hiatus hernia and acid reflux and my panic attacks returned. When I go out to busy places I start to think, What if I collapse? What if I have a heart attack? Will anyone be able to help me? I even vissulise myself lying on the floor and people standing round me trying to do cpr etc. Then I start thinking about dying How would my kids cope? I can even see them crying and talking about it. I start to think about death and what it would be like, then I go into full blown panic attacks. I sometimes get these thoughts when im laying in bed at night and eveyone in the house is asleep.
My GP assures me that I am healthy and that it is all anxiety, she offered me medication but I refused I have beaten this once without meds and hope to do it again.
I have started the panic program and I am on the third week.
I was wondering if anyone else suffers from such disturbed thoughts and images like these, how do you cope with them? Any help and advice would be appriciated, Thanks.
