What you wrote was exactly how I feel. After more than a year now I
finaly decided to use the internet to find someone who understands
what I feel all the time, and I havent had a friend for so long. I
dont want to be alone anymore. Please write me back.

    Eddie

hey im new also. im always terried talking to new people, specially
if i get separated form my friends and i have to talk to people i
dont know. the way i get through it is to keep the conversation
focused on them, keep asking questions about them and try to seem
interested like if they say the like football ask them if they play
on a team, who do they support,  things like that. i dont know if
that helps, let me know.
  Rach (ireland)

hi ive just joined this group, its so good to know that there are
other teenagers out there with similar problems. im 18/f/ireland with
generalised anxiety disorder. i guess ive always had anxiety,
particulary social anxiety, but i only began to realise it after it
got so bad last year i come close to having a nervous breakdown. i
was panicing virtually everyday and thought i was going crazy until
my doctor sent me to a Physiatrist who diagnosed anxiety disorder and
refered me to a cbt therapist. i have been working on it ever since
and i have to say although anxiety is hell to live with,(one minute
your fine the next your terrified) through recovery ive learnt alot
more about myself and in many ways grown alot more confident. does
anyone find this?
Rach (ireland)

> Ive been afraid to leave the house and
> go out into public because Im afraid of just loosing
> it and going crazy

I'm afraid of loosing control in another way. I'm afriad of being
sick and having no control over my body. So I think i can kind of
relate. It's good that you can go somewhere if you are with someone
you trust. It's nice to have people who you feel safe with. If you
want to talk to me my email is Ragadyanne400@... and my AIM SN
is Ragadyanne400. I wish you the best of luck. OH and one more thing.
Are you being treated for this?

Hi. I'm new! I'm 17 years old and suffer from all sorts of anxiety.
Had it all my life but it just really started to flare up last
summer - after a really bad experience on a plane. I've missed my
Junior year of high school ... actually i've missed almost an entire
year of my life. I think what we finally decided it is, is
Agoraphobia. For the first part of the school year i refused to leave
my house at all. I got sick (and that's all i'll say) whenever i even
thought about leaving. Around christmas i started to go out a little
more. And I've even made it into the city since then. I still refuse
to travel long distances and i won't leave unless i know the person
i'm with will drop everything and bring me home immediatley if that's
what the situation requires (that makes alot of people want to take
me somewhere... yeah right).I experience alot of panic symptoms:
racing heart, stomach pains, headache, not being able to breath - but
i don't know if i've ever had something that can be classified as a
panic attack. I'm being treated (prozac and therapy) and i have every
intention of trying school again next year through an independent
study program. I'm looking for support: people who know what this is
like and believe that it can be overcome, or at least lived with. My
boyfriend is too optomistic he thinks if i just do simple things like
not think about it and be happy i'll be cured. My mom i think
seceretly thinks i'm never gonna get better. My dad is convinced that
my medications are going to make me commit suicide. And my sisters
and some of my friends think i'm just lazy. But i'm not just looking
for help for myself i'm also willing to listen to any one who needs a
helping hand... or ear. Though i do have to warn you, i can be a
pretty pessemistic person. Thanks for listening. Wish you all the
Best.
Jordan

I am very willing to talk and listen to problems or even good things, email me
if u need someone<br>Chelsee

I am a 19 year old student from Australia. Simple
things like driving, shopping and going to classes has
become absolutely harrowing. I've tried to explain this
to my parents but since its psychological, they
believe that the solution is something simple -
abracadabra and you're healed. I feel so frustrated. I am a
teen. I'm suppossed to be having the time of my life.
Instead I'm trapped inside a little prison. If you want
to email me and discuss anxiety, please do
so.<br>Lets Heal<br>leeleebaby<br>leeleebaby@...

yeah hello, i have suffered from panic attacks
from the age of 16 i am now 21. I have taken up tai
chi over the last 2 years and this has helped keep me
more relaxed in the general life. I have also scene a
naturalpath and kinesieologist about this these have help
alot. But i still get panic attacks when i'm about to
go somewhere unformilla or into a crowded places.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how I could over
come this it also happens if i'm going to go somewhere
far away from home. If anyone can help please email
me at wierdest_wizard@... thanx heaps.

thanx :) its good to know other people know what i'm goin thru xkx

hey, i can definately relate to what you're going
through. you said that you have gone to a doctor and he
hasn't diagnosed you with panic disorder: there could a
few reasons for that. according to the technical
term, you don't have panic disorder unless you get
attcks 3 times a day 4 times a week or more. it can also
be because many doctors check everything else and
they just miss the obvious (thats what happened to
me). all i can tell you as far as that goes is if you
keep getting these attacks then go to another doctor
and keep going to doctors until they give you a
reason for this to be happening. DON'T GIVE UP!<br> as
far as getting the attcks in the evening goes, i can
relate to you there too. for some reason that was when
they happened, like as soon as it got dark outside.
you just have to fight this thing with all you have.
thats basically the only advice i can give you. i was
basically homebound for a year of my life because of it,
but i'm happy to say that now i'm out and doing
things and am a regular teenager. i didn't let this
thing get on top of me and you can't either. just keep
on fighting,even when it feels like you have nothing
left in you, fight it! hope i helped a little
bit,<br>dee

i suffer from anxiety and have panic attacks when
i go out in evenings-which i tend not to do ne
more. after the main attack i sometimes then have
anxiety for hours afterwards, which stops me from doing
nething, ie. sleepin, eatin, lyin down etc. and i'm often
physically sick. a few times this has gone on for days and
causes weight loss, tiredness etc. as i cant eat, feel
sick etc. no one else i know has this and so i feel
v.alone. does ne1 else relate to my symptoms? i've seen a
doctor and homeopath but neither of these diagnosed me
as havin panic disorder, is this what i have? the
attacks usually only occur in evenings though, does ne1
know y? -am i more vunerable in evenings?! also, i
sometimes wake up with the symptoms...is it possible to
have panic attacks while asleep? and can they be
brought on by dreams? v.grateful if ne1 can help me
x-katherine-x

Please dont try doing it all by yourlself. I said
i didnt want help and wanted to bring my own self
back to health, and i was doing pretty good till 2
months ago. Never have i had so much anxiety and stress
come on so quick and strong like this before. I had
this panic disorder for about 4 years now and i still
have never been to a doctor. Just now am i dying to
see one, but the problem is i have agoraphobia also,
and going 2 see a doctor would be a day in terror in
my mind. Please, if you can go see a doctor without
a problem do so! I'm suffering now so much coz i
wanted to do it alone with no doctor no medication or
nothin. Dont let it get worst!

Hi i have been reccently diagnosed with Panic
disorder I have had it sevreal years before this year but
ijust figuerd out what itis.. I have never felt so
alone in my life! I use to enjoy life now iw ant mines
to end i rarely go out and enjoy the things i do ...
Everytime i go out i get this weird feeling my vision seems
funny things seem un real i feel like iam going
crazy... i feellike iam gonna lose i get recurring
thoughts of things i would never even really think of...
is this normal for panic disoder?... i am scared!...
I dont wanan take meds a lot ofthem have funny side
effects and i dont want to rely on them iw anna get
overthis myself... is anyone feeling like this can u help
me please...please e-mail me @
QUEENMELODIC@... PLEASE I NEED HELP & SUPPORT ASAP

Hi everybody,<br><br>My name is Neal Sideman, and
I achieved my full recovery from panic disorder and
agoraphobia several years ago. I'm posting to your club to
let you know about two new resources for
healing:<br><br>1) A new website, offering inspiration and guidance
for those healing from panic disorder and
agoraphobia. The website address is:
<a href=http://www.paniccure.com
target=new>http://www.paniccure.com</a><br><br>2) An outstanding program on the
Discovery Health
Channel, showing personal stories of recovery from anxiety
disorder (mine is the first story). Here are the
details:<br><br>CHANNEL:<br>The program is on the "Discovery Health Channel",
which, if available, is called "Health" or "Discovery
Health" on your channel guide. It’s not the "Discovery
Channel".<br><br>SHOWTIMES:<br>This Saturday, May 26th, the program will be
broadcast
twice, at the following times:<br>On the West Coast: 7
PM and 10 PM<br>On the East Coast: 10 PM and 1
AM<br><br>PROGRAM LISTING:<br>The TV listings vary. The program is
the 3rd episode of a series called "Fires of the
Mind". After "Fires of the Mind", the listing may give
the name of the episode, "Circuits of Fear", or it
may refer to "panic disorder, agoraphobia and
OCD".<br><br>All my best,<br>Neal Sideman

I am 21 and have been healthy all my life up
until recently i had an allergic reaction to claritin-d
24 hour and since then i have had racing of the
heart but all the doctors thought i had a heart problem
up until they did a echocardiogram and it came back
fine. Now they finally realized like I told them in the
begining i thought it was panic attacks. I am now on
klonopin and I am doing fine. Now since i know this is
what I have can anyone e-mail me or give me more
information on panic attacks.

Hello my name is Jane and I am here to possibilty
get some help from you as well as maybe help some of
you.My nephew and son both suffer from this.Although my
nephew symptons are much worse.Michael suffers from
separation anxiety and school phobia.He is 11 years old and
has been to 5 threapists and it doesn't seem to help
and he has been on paxil as well but he doesn't want
to take it.The things he does manily is when going
to school.He will not get on the school bus so my
sister has to leave school on a daily basis to take him
to school.Then the school officials usually about 4
have to pull him out of the van with him kicking and
screaming and fighting.Which usually results in him getting
cuts and scrapes from the school fighting to get him
out of the van.It is awful as a parent to watch your
child be hurt this way with no way to help.The school
is not very understanding about this at all they
think my nephew can control this behavior and my
opinion is why would any child go to this extreme every
day just to stay out of school.(To be hurt
everyday)My sister tried to homeschool him but she didn't do
a good job and he failed.He has been with 4 or 5
threapists and it didn't help.I was wondering of those of
you that have this did you experience anything close
to what I am describing.He was also in boy scout and
quit when he found out he had to have a camping trip
overnight.I was wondering if any of you were able to go to
school for field trips when you knew you werent going to
be in the school building.This is what makes some of
the teachers to think he has control over it.Can
anyone offer us any ideas?thank you

I was wondering what you can tell me about your situation.My nephew also suffers
from this as well as my son I am trying to find some information to help them.Is
going to school a problem for you

i am looking for someone my age that can relate to the anxiety i have in my life
and how it affects my everyday. u can email me at hooptyin2000@... if u r
interested in talking. thanks!!!

i dont know about you all but im not too crazy about being in a car...especially
for long periods of time..in a little while i am going from salt lake to st.
george....uhg...about 5 hrs..<br>chelsee

Ok, I went to the hospital today. I'm on
medication for about a month, a month and a half. I'm on
Paxil and Xanax. I have panic disorder and depression.
I have to go see him once a week. Then it'll
gradually start being every 2 weeks then every 3 weeks and
so on. I have to take 5 pills a day. One of Paxil
and 4 of Xanax. He started me off on small doses of
Xanax. <br><br>I have a question though for those who
are on Paxil and Xanax...how well does it work? He
told me I should be back to normal by mid-February. Oh
and I will be taking the medication for about a
year.<br><br>Silvia

please tell us!<br>chelsee

I am going to the hospital soon to get treatment for my anxiety attacks..I'll
let you know what happened when I come back.<br><br>Silvia:)

Chelsee, I have had them for about 2 years also.
I did SO incredibly weel for 1 whole year! I
actually thought I'd had beat it for good, until now. I
had another one today. I also found out that my
brother too gets them. I cried so much because I was
petrified.<br><br>When I finally get over them I feel like I can conquer
the world with no fear what so ever and then when I
get an attack it feels like the whole world has
crumbled on my shoulders. I feel secluded, like time has
stopped.<br><br>Silvia

Silvia, I feel the same way after. Like being
born again and everythingscares you till you get use
to it again. I know what you mean. I have had panic
attacks for a little over 2 years. I also have several
phobias.<br>Chelsee

Chelsee,<br><br> How do you feel after you have
your panic attacks? I feel awkward, like I have to
re-adjust myself to everything that's surrounding me. Happy
New Year!...also how long have you had them
for?<br><br>Silvia

welcome! i know how you feel!! but i have attacks everyday, not every 6 mos or
so..but they are still hard i know.<br>Im Chelsee

Oops..it's Charmedgirl81@...<br>I made a mistake before:)

Hey everyone! I'm new here. I guess I'll start my
introducing myself. My name is Silvia, I'm 19 from Canada. I
also get anxiety attacks. I had one a few days ago. I
get one every 6 months or more......I started getting
them when I was 16, I don't remember the exact moment
it happened but I know that I woke up one morning,
my heart racing and I thought I was going to
explode, then it went away. I don't want to go see a
doctor because I don't want to be on medication. The
weird part about my attacks? Or why I get them, is
mostly when I think of something (e.g. My future) and I
start getting scared and it turns into an obsession and
that's when I feel like my world has crumbled over me,
it's not a picnic as you know. I sweat, I'm restless
and I can't stop thinking about it and get pounding
headcahes. It usually happens when I have too much time on
my hands, I have too much time to think to myself. I
feel like I have to re-adjust to everything that
surrounds me. Cause when I get those attacks everything
that's around me scares me. I do cry a lot because it's
scary. I pray a lot and ask God for help. Believe me it
does work. Beacuse I do get over them after a while. I
tell myself I couldn't have done it by myself. I have
tricks to calm me down and get me back on my feet all
giddy and happy. I tell myself "Screw my fear, it
messes with me it's messing with the wrong person" or I
try to keep myself busy, if I stay in the house I go
nuts, so I have to go out and face whatever I'm afraid
of, that's another big help. I also tell myself, "If
I was capable of getting over the biggest attack
and all the previous ones I can definitely get over
this tiny one as well." Anyways, if anyone wants to
e-mail me you can e-mail me at
Charmedgirl81@...<br><br>Also, it is comforting to know I am not the only
person
to have this, that makes me feel better
too.<br><br>Silvia:)

How did everyone do with panic over the holidays. I did pretty good although i
have been kinda panicky these past few days. probably because im away from my
house.<br>Chelsee

thats so wierd! you just made MY day!<br>chelsee