Its nearly a year since I got my first panic attack. It happened last May 2024. It’s a normal day, came from work Im putting laundry on the washing machine, then suddenly my heart is beating so fast, so fast,,, u feel that heartbeat, and I started to feel hot on the back of my ear. That I don’t know why ? .i tried to calm down, but I can’t .i start to drink water because I feel that I cannot breath, Im gasping air, I sit down and trying to figure out what’s happening,.im checking things inside the house , the color , the smell, feeling that im not into myself and crazy. After a 2 minutes of checking myself, I feel that I cannot breath at all real, I started to call my husband and telling what’s happening, I said I can’t breath, I will call the ambulance (first time in my life to call) he said call the ambulance and he will come home.i called the ambulance told my story an they came after just 3 minutes. Yes, its fast !! I open our door , im scared that they could not open it, they found me sitting on the chair and holding my chest, they checked my vital stats, heartbeat,, pulse, oxygen, all are normal (im happy) . they said all are normal, the heartbeat seems high because you panicking, but it will go down, they thought I have a kid inside our house, because the tv is open and im watching cartoons (Tom Sawyer) AC is full high, electric fan is on too .(because I feel hot) . the nurse told me,
“You may have a panic attack!!! (I don’t know).. my husband came after 20 minutes, looking at me what happened. I said I don’t know too, after that 10-20 minutes scenario I feel so tired that I just want to lay down in bed. And that is my first panic attack.
My heart is racing , pounding in my chest so hard it feels like it’s going to burst out. My breaths are shallow and rapid, but I feel like I’m suffocating. My mind is spinning with worst-case scenarios, and my body feels like it’s on fire. I’m lightheaded and dizzy, like I’m going to pass out. Every muscle is tense, and I feel like I’m trapped with no escape. The world around me feels distorted, like I’m living in a nightmare. I’m overwhelmed, scared, and completely out of control.”
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