Panic Attacks During Movie

SleepingBeauty · 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.

Has this happend to any of you?

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Psychedelicious · 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.

SleepingBeauty · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:31 am Post subject:

oh ya im talking about actually in watching a movie. It just seemed so strange to me so I had to see if it happend to other people at all.

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hulkamaniak · Newbie User Joined: Mar 16, 2008 Posts: 36

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

oXyKevn · 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....

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jmdevans · Newbie User Joined: Jun 09, 2008 Posts: 4

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.

Darius69 · Newbie User Joined: Jul 18, 2008 Posts: 1

I have been in therapy for awhile now for my panic disorder, and going to a movie theater is still something I have to prepare myself for. You can do it, though. I do avoid anything that is going to be too heavy or heart stopping. Deep breathing helps, and sitting away from other people. in case I need to get up ans walk around.

graham23s · Newbie User Joined: Jul 18, 2008 Posts: 1

Hi Guys,

i used to have terrible panic attacks! i was on propranalol and fluoxetine! i eventually found a book that turned things around:

http://www.natural-health-products.co.uk/beat-panic-attacks.php

it worked for me! thats for sure now i can cope with things a lot better.

hope it helps some one else.

Graham