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am i crazy?
16/f so i get panic attacks once and awhile and thats fine cause i can deal with those, but lately ive been having this weird thing happen, i have no idea what it is...
so it started off just being at night right before i went to bed but now i get it just at random times. its like a huge panic attack but not.
so to describe it as best i can...its like i start feeling like im not real like i dont really have the same skin and stuff and everything gets different textures and sizes and they keep changing and stuff and than ill start hearing nioses sometimes and ill see things like sometimes i hear yelling and its soo loud and i cant stop it and one time i saw all these people and they kept saying my name and one time a couple was arguing and other times its just different colors flashing or different shades of gray....
and when all this happens i try so hard to get out of it but i cant my body wont let me it just controls me and i know when its going to come i can feel it and i always start crying because i hate it so much its really scary..
so yeah i dont know what it is or what to do so please help!
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Heyy,
well what your describing sounds exactly like what used to happen to me at night when i was younger. Always, when i was laying in bed trying to fall asleep because my mind was racing. 10 years and 3 psycs later i found out i have a terrible case of anxiety that was affecting more then my sleeping habits.
What i used to do was tell myself that i am me, this is real life, and I AM in complete control. One of the problems could be that your unsure of yourself (ie: insecure- not to be rude, that was just kinda the case for me) That is why i used to talk myself into a calm state of mind. I was usually really scared though because when i got out of that 'daze' i was always in my dark bedroom and scared of what i couldnt see, which could have triggered the 'panic like daze'. Although with age my daze decreased.
My advice in a nut-shell:
1. call up a coupple therapists/psychs and when the secretary answeres tell it like it is... your 16/f and your not sure if you need to see a dr or not. describe to her what you described online (colors flashing, noises, yelling ect.) and how often it happens/when it occurs. She will tell you if she believes you may need to see someone, and if she says she thinks so i truely believe the best thing to do is book an apt. Sometimes therapists are 'scary, wierd' to people who dont know but i think of them as friends who legally cant blab! (the best kinda friend if you ask me) :D It usually costs around $80+/hour (depending if you have insurance) and you can tell them your only looking for a coupple sessions to end this problem your having. who knows, you might find out theres a simple solution!
2. try what i said about talking yourself into reality. as soon as you feel like that remember where you are, are you on the bed in your bedroom? Is that your mother/father talking downstairs? whatever works for you.
If you need anymore help im just a coupple clicks away!
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Just to expand on what the other Advicenator has said...
It might not be a panic attack. When I started having panic attacks, I was taken to have a CT scan done to check for epilepsy. Apparently a lot of the symptoms you're describing (i.e. the hallucination) can come from epileptic seizures.
If it's happening at the same time every day, I highly doubt that it's a panic attack. Those come on because of stress, not regularly scheduled.
However, you may also be diagnosed with another mental disorder. I was so worried that I was schizophrenic because I experienced hallucinations like yours (shadows became terrifying shapes, a cookie jar shaped like a skull was making faces at me) that were really terrifying and would send me into a panic attack. They were always at night. Turns out that they're a common symptom of bipolar disorder.
What you should be doing is going to see a psychiatrist, not a general practitioner. Get a referral from your family doctor to see one. Until then, keep track of what happens, when, what you were doing at the time, your mood and energy levels that day and your menstrual cycle. It sounds like a pain in the butt, but it can really help the doctor pinpoint what the matter is.
Don't worry too much... as my psychiatrist once said, "If you think you're crazy, then you aren't. Crazy people don't think they're crazy"
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I can't tell you what exactly it is other than it is some form of panic attack. You need to see a doctor to have it properly diagnosed as this should not be happening.
Something in your conscious day is bothering you and coming out at night when you are relaxed. Something that you are literally able to bury these thoughts in your subconscious. Medication will help with the panic attacks. The voices that your hearing and what they may be saying, the things that you"re seeing all have to be dealt with by a doctor trained to deal with them and a therapist to help you talk your way through whatever is causing the problem.
Has something happened to you? Has somebody hurt you or a close friend? Has there been a death of a close family member? All of these things and others can trigger these kinds of problems. You need to see a doctor. If these voices are telling you to hurt yourself or someone else you need to go to the nearest emergency room for help.
Tell your mom and dad what is happening and ask them to take you to the doctor. If as I said the voices are telling you to hurt yourself or someone else either call 911 or have your parents take you to the nearest hospital emergency room.
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