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Has anyone ever had a panic attack in a checkout line? I can shop in crowds and not have any problem,? |
Issue but I can get in the check out line and feel my knees go weak and my heart jumps out of my chest. It doesn't matter if I'm the only one there. I have started taking zoloft a week ago. Hopefully it will kick in soon! Best Tip I have the same problem.. my advice is to kick it before it gets too bad (like it did for me) and you start to become afraid of everything. I now live in fear of panic attacks and I am slowly pulling myself back up. It has been a long hard road, and I'm still running uphill. My Best advice is think positive.. No matter what! Good luck. Others If it doesn't start to kick in the next week, then call your doctor. My sister gets this really bad. Look out for her post. Take it away MISTY! I think it's that idea that that one person is looking at you, touching your purchases, judging what you're buying...ughghh. I still hate checkout lines, and I've had plenty of therapy and meds about my issues. Anxiety isn't always easy to overcome--it sucks that it often comes up in situations that most people take for granted. What helped me was "exposure therapy." Just try things that freak you out, from small freakout to big freakout. Do small things until you feel comfortable with them, then graduate to scarier and scarier things. Meds will help, I mean, if they're gonna help. But they don't always help the ideas behind anxiety, just the physical symptoms. You have to retrain your mind to realize that you're OK, that everybody isn't judging you and they don't care what you're buying. Try the book Dying of Embarrassment--it really helped me to do the therapy in the book. And try regular therapy if that doesn't help. Anxiety can be hard to overcome, but it's worth all the work! Good luck and keep working at it! Dying of Embarrassment (book) yes, it will kick in soon. But give it more days. Antidepressant take a while to kick in. Anxiety, and panic anxiety attacks can be treated. You should also ask your doctor for some benzo like xanax, for use in need of panic attack, that will help you to get rid of instantly and avoid it's 'full charge'. Hi, If your going down the road of medications and find that zoloft doesnt work for you then I would recommend paroxetine-especially good for anxiety. Take care. |
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