Joined: Oct 13, 2007 Posts: 343 Location: U.S. OF A
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:21 am Post subject: Panic Attacks During Movie
This has just recently started happening to me. Like within the past year. When im at the movie theartre watching like an action movie or something I get panic attacks. And its always so freakin loud, it just makes it worse.
And I kinda just have to suffer through it because I dont want my friend to know im having a stupid panic attack. I dont want her to look at me weird.
Joined: Dec 22, 2007 Posts: 356 Location: California
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:27 am Post subject:
Yes, but not in the movie situation if that's what you mean. It happens all the time when I'm out places, and I have to do it like silently while trying not to breathe really hard outloud. It's kinda scary, and I just get really shakey and can't control my movements.
I used to have weird ones, for no reason at all, no matter what the movie, were id get a little light headed to start with, start breathing differently, then begin to panic, id usually have to leave and have a quick walk outside to calm down
Joined: May 09, 2008 Posts: 22 Location: Florida, USA
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:02 am Post subject:
about 95% of all my panic attacks occur while im sitting, i don't know if this helps youat all........ sometimes when i get off of work and sit down to relax and watch TV i get severe panic attacks, its because my mind never calms down! and when i sit it gives me more to think and analyze negatively because i dont have to think about walking or moving in any way(i hope that made sense)....and i know a couple people like this....
me too. I have started to read a book about panic attacks, and if you think about it your body is responding to what it thinks is a threatening situation when it usually isn't. The first time I had a panic attack in the theater I couldn't take it any more so we left-my mind was racing, my heart was pounding, i felt not really trapped in the theater but I couldn't move around like I would have liked and it was making me panic. But this book was making the point that you have to train your brain that a movie/movie theater is not threatening. I been going to movies even though it likely I'm gonna have a panic attack. when it happens I just breath and tell myself you know it's just a panic attack, you really want to be here, you'll be fine. I'm still panicing but its getting better. the hope is that I will get over this and be able to enjoy movie theaters again soon. hopefully this helps.
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