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Err... Yeah. The title says it all.

Actually, I had 3, all in a row. It was about a class that uses a college level textbook for Freshmen in high school, how I basically suck at everything I do, how me being alive is useless, how all my friends are better than me.

You know. The usual stuff that one has a panic attack about.

It was a strange feeling, having no control over your movements and breathing for a few minutes. You begin to feel dizzy, almost like your going to pass out.

Anyway, I was wondering what I could do to make sure this doesn't happen, in say, a classroom?

Keeping your stress levels down in general is your best bet outside of medication.

Are you sure it was a panic attack - not asthma, heroin, alcoholism or hypoglycemia?

Try to find an outlet that will relieve stress and burn off excess energy. Like running or something.

I haven't found a way to control mine, they just seem to subside if I focus on controlling my breathing and do it deeply and slowly. I haven't had one in a while though.

Keeping your stress levels down in general is your best bet outside of medication.

That is far, far easier said than done.

ArmorOfContempt wrote:Keeping your stress levels down in general is your best bet outside of medication.

Yeah, It's very hard for me to keed my stress levels down.

Phototoxin wrote:Are you sure it was a panic attack - not asthma, heroin, alcoholism or hypoglycemia?

I'm 14. Half of the stuff on the list are illegal or impossible. I don't have asthma, and from what I've heard, this was nothing like a asthma attack.

rubiksnoob wrote:Try to find an outlet that will relieve stress and burn off excess energy. Like running or something.

I do a martial art, but because I can only do it once a week, and I'm going to have to quit soon, it's hard for me to find anything to de-stress me.

Talk to your friends and family about what stresses you out. Due to puberty (how I loathe thee), your brain, quite simply, will make mountains out of moehills. You will feel the urge to freak out about things that, when you step back and take another look, aren't that bad, and will pass. Don't worry, be happy. Let it be. Find something that helps you relieve stress.

Avatar 720 wrote:I haven't found a way to control mine, they just seem to subside if I focus on controlling my breathing and do it deeply and slowly. I haven't had one in a while though.

Keeping your stress levels down in general is your best bet outside of medication.

That is far, far easier said than done.

I know how it is, and it is difficult, but it's all you really can do. I used to go into a mixed state all the time (they're like panic attacks, but they're a rush of pretty much every emotion at once coming on really strong), and making an effort to destress whenever possible worked some of the time, until I got myself properly medicated. Sadly, panic attacks are a medical condition, a chemical imbalance or a wiring problem in the brain, which is what makes keeping them at bay so difficult.

Remember, whatever is causing the attack will pass. Nothing stays bad forever.

The sun will still come up tomorrow.

Congratulations, you now understand what stress is all about.

Nothing stays bad forever.

A number of 'books' by a certain C.S. Goto beg to differ

Hi Chowderhead

Easiest thing to do is breathing exercises.
It works for me.

Practice the exercises and if you feel a panic attack coming on then start the breathing technique.
Was taught by a stress councillor that I was referred to by my GP. It does work as I can testify.

http://www.chinese-holistic-health-exercises.com/do-breathing-exercises-at-home.html

Avatar 720 wrote:

Nothing stays bad forever.

A number of 'books' by a certain C.S. Goto beg to differ

Nice joke.

Here's a cool proverb about wisdom and inner peace. Enjoy. It's really helped me ever since I first read it.




http://www.scribd.com/doc/926152/Archer-Taylor-This-Too-Will-Pass-Jason-910Q

Okay, that's actually a different story, but the message is the same. I'll post my version later.

Okay chowderhead, this is an easy thing to overcome. First think of your thought processes, you are probabaly thinking
A: I am gonna die, my heart is pounding so fast i think it is gonna explode. I cant breath, the oxygen isn't getting into my lungs!
B: I am gonna pass out god!
C: S**t! I am going insane!
Okay step 2 is to rationilize it. You do this by thinking of the end of the panic attack and making it come to an end. You do this by thinking:
A: I have had one of these before; i didnt pass out and i didnt die.
then
B: This is just an over build up of cortesol in my brain chemistry, messing with my fight or flight mechanism in my lizard (primitive) part of my brain, it is just a screw up in my body chemistry nothing to worry about.
then
C: It is subsiding, i am feeling better now, i have thought rationaly about it and i am okay. Breathe in through your nose for 6 seconds hold it in for 2 and exhale forcefully through your mouth a few times.
SORTED!

inb4theopis14whyishehavingpanicattacksthatyoung

Find a way to relax. If it weren't illegal I'd suggest weed. If the social anxiety continues, get medicated til you have yourself figured out.

You sure you didn't just get infected with the Cooties?

I suggest masturbation.

Yes really I do. Or go for very long walks. You need to keep your mind busy or else you will falter to a panic attack again.

I would advise you to visit your GP for medical advice.