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14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2606

Hi KKDJJ,

You have done the allergy test, now you can rule food as the cause of your allergic reaction. It is definitely possible that something in the wilderness caused your outbreak, there are numerous species of plants, insects, trees and wildlife on this planet. This also could have been an isolated incident and you may never experience a similar reaction in your life. I remember one time I experienced an allergic reaction (rash..etc) and I could not figure out what the cause was, the rash was covering almost my entire body. I had been at a campfire that night.That was three years ago now and I have decided it was an isolated reaction, because I have been camping since and have not experienced a similar reaction since.

Samantha, Health Educator

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 5

Yes, I have done an allergy test. But they did not find anything I was allergic to at all. So what the allergist said that it was probably from dust. The doctor that I was rushed to when I had the allergic reaction the said something about camping. I'm not quite sure at all. Though, I had the allergy incident several months ago.. I would've understood if I got paranoid right after. However.. several months ago seem to be quite a long time. Why is it that I just started getting paranoid of it now? I don't even know how I started thinking about it in the first place.

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 6252

Hello KKDJJ

I agree with Ashley, you need to get allergy testing done if for no reason other than piece of mind. Panic has this ability to build on almost any thought. That said, since thoughts can not be erased from your memory only buried, you need to do the program to learn how to cope and relax until you learn to bury the thoughts that are triggering your anxiety/panic. I would think that in your subconscious or conscious mind you are thinking can this good relationship last. You may be comparing the good to the bad which draws attention to the bad and how it was. This subconscious thought can bring on panic. Since food is one of the most common things we do it is easy to associate it with good and bad situations. Once you develop one panic situation it is easy to develop more. The good news is that once you learn to cure one the others fall in line. Fear of busses trains etc. is agoraphobia which is actually a fear of not having control of the situation. Hence the need to get out. It gets complicated but really isn't.

Lots of information here and good people willing to help.

Welcome to the site.

Davit.

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1665

Hello KKDDJ: welcome to this site.

I can relate to your allergic reaction which happened in the great outdoors. I once had a bad one when someone gave me some wildflowers (beautiful) and after handling them and cutting them to put into a vase I went for my evening run. I ended up in emergency, hives (you wouldn't have recognized me) and difficulty breathing, itching all over, chest pains. The dr. thought that it went through the blood stream quickly because of the run speeding up circulation. I am happy to say to you that it only happened the one time and I still went camping and collect wildflowers and don't have reactions. I do wash my hands after handling "wild" flowers, etc. though and am careful not to touch my face. That was a quite a few years back. I have mild asthma now, hardly anything and have an asthma pump/meds. just in case. Allergic to cats too. Testing might be a good idea for you just to see if you are allergic to anything - it would be good to know just in case and a relief to find out that maybe you aren't afterall. Hopefully it could have been a one-time fluke like I experienced. Good luck.

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 11226

Hello KKDJJ,

This sounds like this is very frustrating to you. It sounds like you really want to take control of this but you are unsure how. First of all, please read through the program. It will give you skills necessary in order to address the anxiety. If you haven't started the program yet do it this week and make a schedule for yourself of what you plan to complete sessions. Ensure that you reward yourself for your finished sessions and accomplishments.

Now to address the allergy. Have you talked to your doctor about doing allergy testing. I know there are very specific allergy tests out there that may be able to help you understand if there was an allergic reaction. Do you think that having these allergy test would be an option? Do you think they may be helpful in easing your worries?

Ashley, Health Educator

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14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 5

Also, I am no longer in the abusive relationship. In fact, I am now satisfied and happy with my current relaionship. And to make it much better, I am in a relaitonship with my best friend (7 years worth of friendship). Also, i no longer smoke weed (though sometimes, I wish i still can) and I barely drink (i wish i still can as well) and I currently just quit smoking cigarettes and have been nicotine-free for a month now.

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 5

It seems like yesterday when I first encountered my first panic attack. I was on the go train on my way to university for an exam. As calm as I was, I noticed the shortness of breath, and feeling of being light headed, shaking, heart palpitations and etc. All I could think about was to drink water. I wanted to cry. I wanted to get out of the train as soon as I felt myself break my first sweat. During that time, I was still in my abusive relationship and I just got into my first car accident a month prior. Smoking cannabis was no longer an option for me... I stopped months before it happened.

Now, it seems that my panic attacks are more triggered on transit such as trains, buses, and subways. I feel trapped and claustrophobic... especially during the rush hour commute. I don't know how I am on planes yet (since I haven't ridden the plan since my panic attacks started, but I really used to enjoy planes as much as I nejoyed buses and trains). It is hard for my to ride rollercoasters just in case I want to get out.

Since I haven't ridden trains, buses, and subways for 3 months now, it seems that my panic attacks are now shifted and triggered by food than transportation. I don't know what has happened to me, but it seems that now, I am anxious when it comes to eating food. I limit my food intake because I have this paranoia that I am allergic to everything! You name it such as crackers, chocolate, pasta, chips, even medicine etc. That having high food intake will trigger my panic attack. Perhaps it was because I had an allergic reaction to something several months ago, and the doctor did not figure out what I was allergic to. Though, I had hives all over my body and I couldn't breathe (though, I figured, I couldn't breathe because I was panicking rather than because of my allergy). I want this to stop!

Please help.

My sister and brother are nurses, and theyve been telling me that the allergy reaction I had when I got rushed to the hospital was due to something else when I went camping.. not FOOD. And they have informed me that it was unlikely that I have allergies towards food or else we would have discovered it by now. Even though their information are very promising... it did keep my head out of the whole paranoia about food. But again, the paranoia ended up coming back.

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