It all started when I was 18, my first panic attack struck. I had no idea what was going on, I couldn’t breath and my arm was went numb. I truly thought I was having a heart attack. My parents drove me to the emergency room and I was given some information about panic attacks. I then started to see a therapist who tried to be helpful, but never could out what was wrong with me.

Terror
I stopped worrying about every day things and began to worry about my panic attacks. Imagine, worrying about something your mind brings on by its own. I was afraid of something my own mind was creating and that freaked me out.

Sadness
I sat in my room and cried worrying about this possible disease. Not only that, but I also thought that my eye problems could be in my head and I thought if it was a real disease I would be a little relieved that my brain was not creating something so horrifying on its own.

Embarrassment
Later that week I was on the bus and for no reason at all I had a full blown panic attack. I couldn’t breath, couldn’t speak and I fainted. Right there in front of dozens of people, I freaked out and hit the floor.

That’s when I figured that I NEEDED to get some real help. I was determined that this was something I could beat. I knew the answer was out there. This was not something that could take over my life. I wanted to move on and only look back to give me strength for future tasks.

Joe Barry. I found his website as soon as I started doing research online and I thank God every day that I found this man. I spoke personally with him at least every week for a few months and he was able to teach me things I never would have thought of on my own.

Please, do yourself a favor and visit Joe Barry’s site. You will be glad you did. For the sake of your family, your friends, and most importantly, yourself. I want you to feel the way I feel every day now; Joe’s program is the way to do it.

Panic Attack Stories II    -   By Gillian James  http://www.mypanicattacksuccess.com

I can still remember my first serious panic attack vividly. I’m sure the same is probably true for you. I had probably always been fairly anxious since I was a girl but this was something entirely different.

I was out walking in town and suddenly felt that my heart was racing, I felt hot, my fingers felt strange, and I generally felt unfocused – I was sure that I was about to die, even though I had no history of heart problems. I’m embarrassed to say this but I rushed to my doctors and waited for an emergency consultation.

A week or so later this all changed as I had a second attack that felt even worse. I was in the changing room of a department store and again had the horrible sensation that my heart was beating too fast. I was trembling all over and felt hot and sweaty -not very nice I know. Once again I thought that my time was up. I left the store in a hurry and walked around in a daze until I eventually felt ‘normal’.

I made an appointment to see my own doctor to get my heart checked again – thankfully this was all ok. My doctor asked whether I was under a lot of stress as it may have been a panic attack. To me this seemed strange as I lead a fairly ordinary life, some might call it dull I suppose. Anyway I started looking into panic attacks online as I really wanted to find out what was making my life so miserable. As bad as the actual attacks were, what was almost worse now was that I often worried about having one in public and the embarrassment that it would cause – what would people think of me?
Would Prescription Or Alternative Medicines Help?

I came across lots of adverts for pills or herbal remedies that supposedly stop panic attacks, but they didn’t work for me. They also didn’t help me to stop worrying about having a panic attack – taking the herbal remedy itself in a strange way only increased my worrying, if that makes sense.

While looking into how to stop my panic attacks I did come across some useful information about anxiety therapy and personal coaching. I did feel that this could have helped as it seemed to try to cure the cause of panic attacks rather than stop the actual symptoms. For me however neither was possible as I simply couldn’t afford it.

During this time the number of panic attacks that I had increased. I was becoming more desparate to solve my problem as it was starting to affect my husband and son. As a parent you try really hard to hide any difficulties that you are going through but this became harder and harder. The last thing I wanted was for my family to be embarrassed by me or worried about me.

As you can tell I was determined to control my panic attacks – I hated not being in control of myself and was tired of how long I spent worrying or thinking about panic attacks – this became a bit of a vicious circle. Eventually I came across Joe Barry and his Panic Away website which claimed to be a natural technique to stop panic attacks fast. It also claimed to be able to help you cope with anxiety, which I was finding more and more difficult. Now I am always fairly suspicious when it comes to such claims but took the time to read through all the information on his website.

The more I read the more I felt that Joe Barry was talking about me. This is probably because he’s a former sufferer himself. However, I’m not going to pretend that just buying Panic Away magically solved my problem. I had to make sure that I made the best use of the information the Panic Away book gave. I therefore decided to read Panic Away straight away.

I really wish you success in stopping your panic attacks and I hope that my panic attacks story has been useful, even if I have gone on longer than I thought I would.