Panic Attacks

Hi, Ok I'm a little worried, I just had my first panic attack since I finished my first year of uni in June. It was a pretty tough year with a high-pressure course, culture shock, an awfully painful breakup (or two) and consequently a lot of bad choices that I still regret and soul searching. I'd never had panic attacks before I went but started having them when a guy I'd be seeing ended things in a nasty way and a lot of people who hadn't wanted me to be with him in the first place got weird and hostile with me, and I'd freak out about seeing them or worrying they'd be somewhere. This was really unlike me as Im usually v confident and happy with myself and just get on with things generally, so coming home I sorted it all out in my head, made a postive choice that I was going to go back as getting my degree is not an opportunity I wasnt to waste, and had started to wake up happy again. Anyway as term looms I am half filled with excitement that I know what im doing now and can make a better job of it, but creeping in their is a fear everything will be the same and Im gonna basically ruin my life and make myself unhappy because of the issues i had last year. I was just on facebook and saw people thinking about plans for next year and I just totally freaked out again, couldn't breathe and felt really shaky and light headed. I don't know what I can do to get over this because I thought everything was ok now and then this is just totally out of the blue. If i cant even see the prospect of it online without breaking down how can I cope with going back?

Reply 1

hannah_dru

Have you thought of seeing a counsellor? They might be able to change you out of thinking like that or at least help you to do it yourself. Mine has certainly helped me.

Reply 2

Anonymous #1

I was meant to see a councellor before, but I didn't go. Thing is I feel like I dont have any reason to be like this, so I'd go to the counsellor and they'd be like "why are you wasting my time?" I guess. When you went did you have to tell you counsellor exactly what was the problem? Because I don't think I know what the problem is so it may be a waste of their time.

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