- you sleep with your bedroom door open in case of a fire
- you sleep with the phone in your hand in case of a fire/break in/ heart attack
-your scared to take birth control becuase the symptoms are blood clots
- you don't want to leave the house or drive
- you want to live closer to the hospital
- you constantly change clothes to beat the hot/cold flashes
- you want everyone who doesn't understand to have a panic attack so they would understand and quit calling you a hyperchondriac
lolol yeah the one about your animal staring at ya is too funny,,,,,,yes I have freaked on my dog staring at me or something in the house and felt that way too ...omg does he see something I do not?
your scared to take birth control becuase the symptoms are blood clots
OMG!! I thought I was the only one who had those thoughts. This recently came up. Someone (bf) asked me why I won't go on the pill and I stated it was because of the hormones, which is partially true but actually the whole truth is that I'm afraid to take them because I honestly think I will develop a blood clot and die in the middle of the night.
Here's another one... you know you have a panic desorder when you unlock your front door and sleep all night with it unlocked. I did that last night. I had a pa, took a pill and went to bed. I left the door unlocked so it would be easier for help to get to me.
Last edited by reddoorblack; 01-10-2006 at 08:20 AM.
You know you have... when you're dating a doctor and whenever he touches you, instead of enjoying the moment, you're wondering if he can feel something funny, something that isn't quite right.
I'm not creative enough to come up with my own but this is totally me!!!
Also the one about the floresent lights at the super market and acid, I really laughed at that one. ME ME ME. Thank you guys it is so nice to know that there are others out there like me.
Quote:
Originally Posted by THX43950
1. You've driven yourself to the Emergency Room and lied to friends/family about where you had been so they didn't think you were any crazier than they already do.
2. You've don't drive in the passing lane cause at any moment your gonna have to pull over and tend to that heart attack/stroke/low blood sugar.
3. Your Panic Attack ends just as the ER doc is about to see you and you feel embarrased.
4. You've suffered through a headache rather than risk a possible side effect of an over the counter pain reliever. (Rye Syndrom, Kidney Failure, etc.)
5. You've stayed in a popualted area so when you passed out someone would be able to call an ambulance.
6. Dying doesnt scare you anymore but the first 100 times it did.
I thought of some;
1.When you are cleaning with regular houshold cleaners and hold your breath and run out of the room to breath because you think you will get some kind of chemical poisoning. This makes it very time consuming to clean.
2. You won't turn on the heater unless you have to because you think that there are some gases that will vent through the house. But turning on the air conditioning that runs on the same system is perfectly fine.
3. You bought CO2 alarms for every room of your 6 year old house even through you can't afford it, God forbid if you should all breath some poision is gas while sleeping. And you burn something while cooking just to make sure the fire alarms are working.
4. Your therapist knows your number by heart because you leave so many messages.
Have a great day everyone,
Last edited by angaa; 01-18-2006 at 11:58 AM.
Reason: add some
These always make me laugh so much...thanks guys. I think the healthboards people should publish a book with all of these. It would help millions of people with panic disorder
I can relate to MOST of these. God bless all of you. I feel "normal" within my panic disorder.
Here go mine...
1. Thinking every pain (chest, arm, neck, jaw, back) is directly related to a heart attack I am certain I am going to have.
2. My husband has run to my help so many times now because "this is it!!!....my chest is hurting and i am going to die...only to be told by the ER doctors that I am fine for the 6th time in 6 months.
3. You feel your pulse all night long and just know it will stop, skip beats, or do something that is not normal.
4. Check every ache and pain you have on the internet, even if you have to get out of bed in the middle of the night to do it. And just know your going to die from something and no one will really listen to you because your a professional "doctor goer" and you really blew it by being so obsessed with your health.
5. Cut 1/2 a benzo because you don't want to get "addicted" and have "secures".
The Following User Says Thank You to Live-Life-to-Love For This Useful Post: AnxiousNellie (09-28-2012)
I can relate to MOST of these. God bless all of you. I feel "normal" within my panic disorder.
Here go mine...
1. Thinking every pain (chest, arm, neck, jaw, back) is directly related to a heart attack I am certain I am going to have.
2. My husband has run to my help so many times now because "this is it!!!....my chest is hurting and i am going to die...only to be told by the ER doctors that I am fine for the 6th time in 6 months.
3. You feel your pulse all night long and just know it will stop, skip beats, or do something that is not normal.
4. Check every ache and pain you have on the internet, even if you have to get out of bed in the middle of the night to do it. And just know your going to die from something and no one will really listen to you because your a professional "doctor goer" and you really blew it by being so obsessed with your health.
5. Cut 1/2 a benzo because you don't want to get "addicted" and have "secures".
OMG! I can so relate to all of these. I thought I was the only that keeps thinking every pain means a heart attack!! You guys are right. Everyone should get together and publish a book about these!
You know you have panic disorder when:
Even though your psychiatrist swears it was a nocturnal panic attack, you are still wearing a portable heart monitor around the house to rule out any cardiac problems.
- On a hot day you are afraid to enter any air condition buildings because you think heart won't be able to cope with the sudden temperature change.
- Headache means brain tumor
-Doctor visits always involved the doctor saying "have you been looking at medical conditions on the internet again?"
-you get nervous just seeing a character on a TV show in a situation that would cause you panic.
-it takes you twenty minutes to cross a road because your afraid a car will suddenly appear and run you down.
-if you have a black cat (I do) you avoid them at all cost on Friday the 13th.
-A cough is a sign of a serious illness
-when ever you look down at your hands you think 'hey has skin change colour, OMG IT MUST BE A SIGN OF ILLNESS I'M GOING TO DIE' ever though your skin is exactly the colour to always been.
-You begin to wonder what the sun looks like because it been so long since you seen it.
Last edited by Autie; 02-04-2006 at 05:42 AM.
The Following User Says Thank You to Autie For This Useful Post: AnxiousNellie (09-28-2012)
...you carry aspirin with you wherever you go because it is recomended at first signs of heart attack/stroke, you take 2 at onset of PA
....you have a PA and need to go to public bathroom, but leave bathroom door unlocked so they can get to you easier when they find you
...you have a massive PA while driving somewhere and actually pull over the side of road, knock on a strangers door, explain to them that you are having stroke, and collapse on their couch (this is a true story, very embarrasing)
....even though you have had one million PAs and you survived every single one, you know that this one is different, this one is the real thing
....you are convinced that even though medically there is nothing wrong with you, one day the high blood pressure you get when having a PA will kill you
The Following User Says Thank You to lehara For This Useful Post: AnxiousNellie (09-28-2012)
Autie those are so right on! The air conditioner one I do that! lol
Lehara...you carry aspirin with you wherever you go because it is recomended at first signs of heart attack/stroke, you take 2 at onset of PA
this one was is me! anytime someone says "oh I have a splitting headache!" I am at the ready with my bottle of asprin because I always have them with me for that heart attack I just know is comming to get me
as I said before these are sad in a way but humorous at the same time
When your to afraid to take medicine the doctors give you cause you think its going to hurt you more then help you..
When your read every side effect on your meds and swear you have them..
When You think all day long about what your new symthoms are...
I think im becoming a hypocondriac... I need to relax and chill out a bit...
*after a seeing a movie at the theatre you stand up very slowly so the blood won't rush up and make you pass out in dark aisle with crowds of people trying to make their way out where you will not be found until the clean up crew comes in. During the movie you periodically focus on objects around you to prevent this from happening.
*refusing to take any pills other than half a xanax and half a motrin when absolutely necessary, vitamins and pills make you feel funny. If you do take a vitamin you stress out and research of all the ingredients and how they might affect you and which parts you might be allergic to. And when you do ingest a pill it has to be taken with a half glass of diet coke with 3 ice cubes or else it won't work.
*rationalizing crashing your car on the way to the airport as a means of getting out of going on that flight.
I just saw this, and didn't know if I should laugh or cry. I did both. It makes me feel worlds better knowing I am not the only one.
My only 'you know' is when I search the internet for hrs making sure my panic symptoms match all the listed ones. qwerty...I bite my hands also, they look horrible.
Wow! I guess i'm way late on the reply, sorry. Oh did this one fit me. We could compare notes on the flying thing, I don't even call it a phobia anymore, it's like a tumor. At least you get on the airplane, a lot more than I can say!!
I also recheck the panic and anxiety symptoms frequently eventhough I almost know them by heart I still have to see it in writting so I have a website with the symptoms on it saved in my favorites
I also worry about my multivitamins some days I am scared to take them because I swear they made me feel strange the day before
someone mentioned diet coke lol ugh I usualy drink diet coke (black cherry vanilla my fav) well lately ive had these strange symptoms so now im thinking I must have the so called "aspertame poisoning" ERRR
I also do the movie theatre deal or I end up breathing real shallow while in there so I dont go to movies much usualy rent or buy
Thought id add one more it recently snowed here we ended up with about 6 inches so here I was checking out the window every few minutes and just a mess all worked up over a little snow! in my head I was thinking oh no! I wont be able to drive if the roads are not clear and what if they miss some and I slip on it ....what am i gonna do till i can drive again meanwhile im all tensed up and breathing was way off and feeling just ill....why do we do this? lol
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to tnmomofive For This Useful Post: mmg2762 (05-03-2012)
When your to afraid to take medicine the doctors give you cause you think its going to hurt you more then help you..
