Samantha,
Don't be too hard on yourself. Everyone here has good & bad days. You must enjoy the good days and learn from the bad. What could you be doing differently that may help bring your anxiety levels down?
People with panic attacks often experience dizziness, lightheadedness, blurred vision and feel like they're going to faint. The basic fact is people do not faint from panic attacks. Some people with panic attacks also have times when they do faint but even then they don't faint during their attack. People who are afraid of needles, blood and injury tend to faint more than other people. However the fear response of these people (fainting) is very different from the fear response experienced by people with panic disorder (fight or flight response. The symptoms associated with fainting (reduced blood pressure and heart rate)have to do with the body "shutting down" rather than "gearing up" for action (what happens with panic disorder). You can't shut down and gear up at the same time.
Hope this helps.
Danielle
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The PC Support Team
