Anxiety attack?

[jargon]

I was wondering if I could get a description of what an anxiety attack feels like from someone who has had one, because informative websites don't seem to be enough. Specifically ones that rise from no where and arn't focused on anything (if thats possible).

[byee]

Well, I haven't had one, but my understanding is that mentally there's a sense of imminent doom, of panic, in the absence of any clear reason. Physiologically, and simultaneously, there's racing heart beat, increased, shallow breathing, the skin can become cold and clammy, a sense of lightheadedness, dizzyness, blurry vision, a ringing in the ears. The person may scream (or feel like screaming), and thoughts race.

[jargon]

Thanks for replying, cuz recently I've just been noticing that I do a lot of things that I had activly though I'd not been doing or had taken for granted as normal (mood swings and certain actions/fealings). If you are extreamly alert, sort of jumpy, shaking uncontrolably to the extent that it is hard to type, and sort of anxiouse(but thats just cuz I'm posting stuff so that has a reason) does that sound at all like one?

[byee]

An anxiety attack really shuts you down, it's overwhelming, and it's uncontrollable. That doesn't sound like you, yours isn't that serious.

Maybe it's a lot of anxiety, that's uncomfortable, but manageable.

[jargon]

Thanks. I think your right. I suppose I'm just being rash and overreacting, I tend to do that unfortunatly. Thanks again for the help.

[byee]

No problem, hope i helped.

[ShatteredWings]

Well, I haven't had one, but my understanding is that mentally there's a sense of imminent doom, of panic, in the absence of any clear reason. Physiologically, and simultaneously, there's racing heart beat, increased, shallow breathing, the skin can become cold and clammy, a sense of lightheadedness, dizzyness, blurry vision, a ringing in the ears. The person may scream (or feel like screaming), and thoughts race.

while that's correct, he managed to make it sound like its no big deal....

ha! nice one there...

"increased, shallow breathing" means hyperventlating..and it can be PAINFUL..

and i get very very dizzy....

[jargon]

Heh, doesn't sound very pleasent at all. Again, thanks you guys for the help and sorry about this, I guess I was just overreacting.

[ShatteredWings]

haha, its okay :P sometimes people overreact to things.

but i do think you need to chill out some, your a lil too jumpy for ya own good

[jargon]

Ok. I'll keep that in mind. Thanks. : )

[ShatteredWings]

no problemo

despite what you may hear about me, i actually can be smart sometimes xD

[jargon]

Lol, I wouldn't doubt it.

[Yasmine]

i've had an anxiety attack before. it feels hard to breathe, and hard to talk. you feel very uncomfortable, and you are overwhelmed with nerve.

[Atonement]

Anxiety attacks are in often irrational display of emotion where a person will "freak out". When I used to have anxiety attacks in the hospital, I would shake uncontrollably, sweat, become nauseous, feel hopeless, and get a hard core headache. For some of my friends that I met there, they would have heart racing, like feel as if they were going to faint, have a heart attack, etc. They would even collapse. It just is like there is nothing write and you are scared and nervous and just... freaking out.