a little issue :{

basically about 3 years ago (i remember coz i was on holiday) i started having panic attacks and i had them regulary for about a year and they were really bad, they started to calm down as i was learning to cope with them more but at first they were really bad

at first they were about anything like if i had a headache i would be like omg brain tumour but then they developed into it just being about food
basically i used to feel my throat swelling up when i had certain foods, it didnt it was all in my head but i just felt like i was allergic to it.

it happened with all sorts of things like food, sweets, drinks etc. it was mostly brands i had never tried before but sometimes it was things i had tried before aswell.

i used to feel my throat closing and then have a panic attack and urgh it was horrible.

i have had a few panic attacks since but theyve stopped and i think theyve stopped because now if i doubt a food or something i just refuse to eat it.
like if i get offered sweets or mints or whatever i always say no because of that fear and i know i will get a panic attack.

my mum just thinks they are okay now as ive stopped but it still really gets to me. even typing this makes my eyes well up and i really cant talk about them as i just almost start to cry they were just so horrible

but i cant try any new foods or anything and it really gets to me, its like a really big phobia of allergic reactions.

i just feel as if i live in constant fear and i really want to get rid of it and in a way i know im being silly but theres always that doubt
i feel as if it really restricts me, like when i go round peoples houses i just cant eat coz im scared of what ingredients theyve used

i really dont know what to do, im scared this fear is always going to be with me but i dont know what to do :{

just eat it
and if u die
u died facing ur fear

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i dont know whether thats meant to be funny or whatever

Ok, Panic attacks are to do with your mindset to things, as I'm sure you already know, So constant reassurance is a must, I'll use your headache example. If you get a headache and start thinking that it's a tumour, then you have to reassure yourself that only 0.02% of headaches are linked to tumours, and considering that over a billion of people in the world are suffering from headaches at any time then it isn't a tumour, and keep saying this over and over in your head. As for foods, If you know you arn't allergic to the food, then again, keep saying to yourself that everything is fine, you arn't having an allergic reaction and it really isn't happening at all.

Or you could try distraction, if you're having an attack then distract yourself by doing small tasks or at something out of your window and try not to think of the attack itself or it gets worse.

Eventually you will get used to the methods and the attakcs will hardly bother you.

Good luck and I hope I helped, PM me for any more advice.

Adam

thanks for the advice

but yeah i have kind of got over the panic attacks its just i guess i avoid them now so they arent so much the problem anymore, its more the not being able to eat new foods etc :x

Right, You've stopepd having them because you've stopped causing them. Nwo this is good in one way but it means you can't enjoy life as you would of done, so I would suggest you start trying new things so you can force them out of your mind.

It's all mind games, remember that.

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Right, You've stopepd having them because you've stopped causing them. Nwo this is good in one way but it means you can't enjoy life as you would of done, so I would suggest you start trying new things so you can force them out of your mind.

It's all mind games, remember that.

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i know but its harder than it sounds :{

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what did you say lol?
ive actually told people on here more than i tell people irl and i actually find it really hard telling everyone so i guess this is a 'secret'.
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I know it's hard, I've met people with the problem before. But you have to believe that you can control yourself and ti will happen naturally.

I would probably suggest seeing someone about it, It's very difficult to resolve an issue like this on your own since there isn't an easy way out of it. Go to your local GP or the school counsellor/nurse if you have one and try to get something started. Usually behavioural therapy and reconditioning are the easiest methods to resolving problems like this. Simply hiding the problem and keeping it to yourself wont make it go away, and as it seems you're already effected heavily by it, you can see that hiding it can in most cases make it worse.

I had this, for me last year i got really stressed about things then when i went to school i started to have a panic attack, then i started to get them quite alot after that. I went to see this lady in my school and helped me get through it, basically she tells you that panic attacks dont harm you, they are natural and your mind controls it.

Just try and forget about the whole thing about it, thats what i do (even though i still get some sometimes).