For me, I don't get so much anxiety or panic attacks anymore but more of the dizzy/tunnel vision feeling where it's hard to breathe. When it was all still new to me, it used to last a long time since I'd focus so much on it, but lately, it goes away when something distracts me. It used to be very hard for me to even be distracted from the feelings but lately, I catch myself being distracted with something else and I realize that the feelings have stopped. That's when I keep telling myself, "See, they go away, I only keep them here by paying attention to them." But it took a lot of time for me to get here.. because they are hard to resist. Even though I've lessened my focus on them, there are moments where this freaks me out that it causes the anxiety and panic attacks to come. So from my experience, I would guess it's all in the package but it would be good to ask your doctors when you see them at your appointment.
Can anyone tell me if dizziness & depersonalisation in-between attacks are normal symptoms of anxiety disorder? The dizziness is new to me and upsets me the most.
Im a 27 year old guy and I've been suffering from these types of attacks as well as depersonalisation when i was younger (15) for almost three years. That was a very difficult period for me, at that time i didnt realise there was such a thing as anxiety disorder. I got meds some calming pills that i dont remember and after that some anti-depressiva. It didnt do much for me. Then one day i was fed up with my situation and threw my meds away. I slowly started recovering from there on. I wanted to rise from that situation so badly.
The following years were better, sometimes i got a small attack of dizziness and heavy breathing followed by a reaction of depersonalisation that would stick for at most a couple of days. When that happened i knew i would just "sit it out". All i had to do was wait. right?
Now i find myself stuck in "light-headed & depersonalised" mode for almost three weeks. The attacks are more frequent then anything suffered the last years. When im not having attacks, im still not really here, and im feeling dizzy and weak troughout the day. I hope someone can tell me that is part of the package. The attacks arent the worst really. The attacks are physical and with some breathing and just being scared...they will pass. The worst is that daily life has become such a dizzy weird and worried affair.
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I'm Simon from the Netherlands and been having anxiety problems for a while but until recently they weren't too severe (well not for a long time at least).
Im suffering from general anxiety problems, but was wondering something too. Is it normal to feel light-headed (as in dizzy) in between attacks as well ? I feel like i dont really recover in between anxiety attacks. Im still a bit light-headed, choked-up and suffer from depersonalisation. This gets worse when having an attack but pretty much stays with me throughout the day. Is this normal for people with anxiety disorder?
anyway i went to the doctor today. Got an appointment with both psychologist and fysiotherapist. It'll be nice to talk to you.
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