How can I handle panic attacks at school?
Hi there, I was in the exact same situation everyday when i was in highschool. (I'm in university now). I'm not going to bother giving you advice on “beating” your panic attacks because nothing written will help you, and the best thing to do (if you're not already doing it) is to speak to a mental health professional.Okay, here's what you do.Find a bathroom stall. That's it. Feel panicky? Are your hands starting to shake ever so slightly? Well, reassure yourself you have a back up plan. If you're in class and you can feel an anxiety attack coming then you know you're not going to be able to concentrate on the lesson anyways, and you have no obigation to sit there and let your mind torture yourself. Simply get up, grab some water maybe and walk to a bathroom. Give yourself privacy and quiet as you sit down and try to wait it out or suffer through the experience. It may feel like a heart attack is ripping through your throat but it will end. And when it does, congratulate yourself on being alive and go right back to where you were.Knowing you have an escape plan can be comforting, at least it was to me. Highschool is tough and if you don't have a comfortable place to go home to at the end of the day it can be even more unbearable. I wish you luck as you try to get through this difficult time. Living with depression and anxiety is awful and all-consuming. Please try to seek help, even a free hotline, that way you can see that you are not alone. You can get through this.
Suffering from panic attacks, set to go off to college away from home, should I take a gap year to recover?
I just graduated high school with a 2100 SAT and 3.53 GPA I am set to go to UC San Diego for nano-engineering. A few weeks before graduation I started suffering panic attacks and I didn't know exactly why. I stopped smoking weed from a vaporizer because that is what partially induced my panic attack and when I had my panic attack I thought I was going to die. I had a fear of death and it was triggering multiple panic attacks for about a month. I have been diagnosed with ADHD and OCD since I was young. I quit smoking for good. I was wait listed at Michigan and I was thinking I wanted to go there instead if I got in. Maybe I don't even want to go to Michigan. I think I am nervous to go away from home with what has been going on. The panic attacks are still going and I am in the process of fixing medicine, but I have until June 30th to fully agree to go to UCSD. I am now thinking about staying home for a year, getting a full time job, learning more responsibility, and maybe having a bit of counseling, so then I could feel more comfortable wherever I choose to go to college or live. If I stay home for a year, I would maybe also raise my SAT score, take a few significant college courses (maybe a math and science class or 2), and why not reapply to colleges to help the time pass and create opportunities. My top choices have been: MIT, Berkeley, Stanford, Penn, and Michigan. If I get into one of those schools, it would be rewarding, but my main priority is getting better. As long as I am able to recover over the gap year then I guess I can take advantage of the potential schools outside of my hometown of Los Angeles. Please help me figure out what I should do???
Is having panic attacks a excuse of missing school?
Well I was always use to being popular at my old school and I changed schools and everybody treats me like crap and I've miss 9 days because I have panic attacks that last 3 to 20 minutes after that I stand still and I can't think right for a hour or so and can having panic attacks mark you as a excused absence of illness?
My 14 year old son has bad anxiety..?
he also has depression. he doesnt want to go to school and doesnt really socialize with other kids..he was on the antidepresant lexapro for awhile but didnt do him any good...i would like to hear from parents of kids with bad anxiety and would appreciate any advice..thank you
I had a panic attack today, should I go to school tomorrow?
i think you should find out what triggered the panic attack. if it's because of the state test, i feel you should go to school as sooner or later, you still have to take it. however, if you really still don't feel well, you should consult a psychiatrist or psychologist if you often have panic attacks and are not seeing any of them. what i learned from my experience is that we should not run away from our problems but face them. anyway, do what you deem fit and all the best.