--- In teenagerspanicsupport@yahoogroups.com, "hewittlaura23ghs"
<hewittlaura23ghs@...> wrote:
>
> I just started having panic attacks about a month and a half ago.
I
> can't even watch tv and feel safe because I never know when one
will
> start. I have gone into homeschooling for a while because fighting
> this at school was becoming a burden and the huge crowds at school
> were proving more and more difficult with my social anxiety. I'm
> always afraid of when the next attack will happen. I don't evn
like
> going anywhere in public anymore because I don't want to have an
> attack and look like a freak. My attacks are usually pretty
violent
> now. My whole body tingles, my hands and feet get like ice but are
> still drenched in a cold sweat, I lose my vision, my heart pounds,
my
> hands get out of control and I scratch my arms until they bleed,
and I
> have a hard time speaking, along with crying which makes it even
> harder to tell someone what's wrong. Everything seems unreal and I
> feel like I'm going to die. I've tried everything. I'm open to
any
> new ideas. Please help.
>
I don't usually have panic attacks at school. I usually have them at
home.maybe you should go see a doctor, i do! It's helped me alot. or
if you already do, see about changing medicines.