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What is Wrong With Me?
Ok, I don't know what's going on. I really don't know how to deal with disappointment. I don't feel like explaining the whole thing but I'm disappointed about this thing I was going to go to but it didn't work out. It shouldn't even be that big of a deal but starting tonight, I'm REALLY preoccupied about it. I'm not even nervous about anything just really disappointed. I was like pacing the floors, my heart was sort of beating, I couldn't think straight, I didn't know what to think, I couldn't relax. Now I probably wasn't having an actual "panic" attack but I was like in a panicky mood...over being disappointed about something?! This has happened once before. What's wrong with me? Is this normal? If so, what should I do and what should I do for now on when I have to deal with stuff like this?
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I don’t know what you are preoccupied about, but it sounds that you became really anxious about your disappointment. Perhaps it’s not just the fact that you were disappointed but that you feel this disappointment will become a routine. Either way it sounds like if you don’t learn to accept disappointment, the episode you experienced might happen again and become routine. Disappointments are a part of life, it’s how we learn, one way most people learn to deal with disappointment, is by becoming cognizant of situations and events they have no control over, learning to accept these situations and focusing on the positives. I would suggest seeing a therapist and processing your disappointment and episode.
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You are right that it wasn't a panic attack, but if you are reacting like this on a very constant basis, you should get it checked out anyway.
Remember that this isn't something incredibly serious or unusual, but in any case it feels crummy, doesn't it? Tell your mom some of your anxiety concerns, and see if you can perhaps build something into your lifestyle to destress.
It doesn't have to be huge, but little things, like spending a half hour letting yourself do nothing, exercising, and getting enough sleep help a lot in controlling anxiety.
When you get panicky, try doing something that either lets you let out the nervous feelings, or let go of them. This can really be anything. For example, you could try punching a pillow, running, screaming, drawing, talking to a friend on the phone or writing down all of your thoughts in a journal to let out the panic. Or you could get yourself to listen to some calm music and think about happy things (ie, times when you weren't disappointed in yourself)until you feel better.
If you want more tips, you could see some kind of therapist/ guidance person for more advice. Not in an "OMIGOD I'm mentally ill!" way, because you're not, but in a "do you have any tips for getting me to not panic so much?" way.
Remember also to put things in perspective. Disappointment sucks ass, but there are other good things out there for you, I promise =]
I hope you feel better soon.
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Yeah, I am going to agree with dhrutts. I am also going to add this...I used to suffer with really bad anxiety attacks and panic attacks, serious depression and chronic sadness if you will. Not many of my friends knew it because I knew how to hide it really well, but my family knew. I started to look into self help books on dealing with depression and changing the way you think. There are a lot of good books like:
Change your mind change your life-
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The Secret-
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What the Bleep do we know-
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and many other self help "work books" that you can find in Borders in the Self Help Work Book section. These books explain to you how you are not your thoughts, but you choose to let those thoughts overwhealm you and possess you. When you do that you can get sucked into the paranoia, the obsesive behavior, the depression and the anxiety. They teach you you actually create cells in your body that need to feed off of this anxiety that you have started to create and if you want it to get better you have to start making changes right away. I am telling you from the bottom of my heart, READ THESE BOOKS! It will change your life, the way you think and how you behave. You will be a happier and healthier person. Peace
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Hello,
Please do not stress yourself out about this. A panic attack is sparked by an involuntary quickening in your breathing rate, triggered by stress and/or anxiety. As you breathe faster, you take in more oxygen - speeding up the heart rate. This increases adrenalin levels, a natural stimulant in the body, which effectively worries the mind into a state of alert. The resulting attack can last for a matter of seconds or sometimes minutes, and involve some of the following symptoms:
Dizziness and nausea
Hot and cold flushes
Faintness
Trembling
Hyperventilation
Diarrhoea
Heart palpitations and a tight sensation in the chest
Confusion
Feelings of impending disaster or death
Regaining control
If you feel you're about to lose it, try out this simple exercise:
Take long, deep breaths.
Fill your lungs, count to three and exhale slowly.
Repeat until the feelings of panic pass.
Avoid a repeat by reducing your stress levels. Get work into perspective, learn to relax and shape up your lifestyle:
Eat properly
Sleep regularly
Exercise frequently
Cut down on alcohol, caffeine and other drugs.
In the long term, sufferers can be effectively treated with a combination of medication and therapy.
Counselling programmes aim to help identify potential triggers for an attack (ie a place, phobia or state of mind) and enable sufferers to minimise the risks.
Hope this helps there is nothing wrong with you so please do not feel so down about yourself
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