Anyone recognise this feeling?

[Cantw8]

maybe two , actually, I feel your pain, my imagination runs away with me often.

Really??? I find this hard to believe, you seem so level-headed

 

[brerrabbit]

I have ranted about cell phones here a few times and do it way to often with my DW, but I think a lot of situations like these are caused by our new technology, specifically cell phones. I know, I know the world is a scarier place than it was 20 years ago but for a lot of years before cell phones we did'nt have the ability to text people, we also did'nt have caller id so we did'nt know that strange calls were strange, they were just wrong numbers. New technology has given us more ways to worry and set off panic attacks. I have a good friend who receives 8 to 10 calls a day from his wife and his 17 and 12 year old daughters get the same. If they don't answer they catch heck when they get home at night. I understand that cell phones have made communication easier but personally I think they have created as many problems as they has solved. If they were outlawed tomorrow I would be $150 a month ricer and a whole lot happier.

 

[dis-me]

AZgirl81 - I have no idea either but it doesn't matter - it always seems to happen to people here.

It was a 12 hour duration and a bunch of funny calls that made me worry - not a strange obsession, I wouldve been the same with anyone, be it a colleague, family or friends if I was expected to hear from them and then couldn't get in touch with for 12 hours in unusual circumstances. Wouldn't most people feel the same?

oh well, whatever, i do tend to panic more than most, no harm done

 

[dis-me]

brerrabitt - I totally, totally agree - wouldn't it be easier if we weren't so used to all being able to get in touch so easily?

 

[Pop Daddy]

Really??? I find this hard to believe, you seem so level-headed

lol, I owe you one

 

[dis-me]

pop-daddy - i feel honored, dont think you've ever posted on one of my threads before and you're practically dis-royalty

 

[Pop Daddy]

pop-daddy - i feel honored, dont think you've ever posted on one of my threads before and you're practically dis-royalty

acutally I am an idiot, I just play royalty on line

 

[disneymama73]

I think we have become so accustomed to instant communication that when we don't hear from someone for 12 hours, when we are used to communicating with them frequently throughout the day, we worry.

My grandmother does this to me all the time. I also have an online friend who does this if she can't get ahold of me. I get the craziest phone messages. "OMG, where are you?! Are the kids ok?! Why aren't you answering your cell?"

 

[Cantw8]

pop-daddy - i feel honored, dont think you've ever posted on one of my threads before and you're practically dis-royalty

yeah, he's a royal pain in the ****

 

[Pop Daddy]

yeah, he's a royal pain in the ****

but ya didnt have to kick me there

 

[Cantw8]

but ya didnt have to kick me there

Awww, I'm sorry, Pumpkin
you know I love ya

 

[Pop Daddy]

Awww, I'm sorry, Pumpkin
you know I love ya

thanks baby, but thats not where it hurts

 

[dis-me]

thanks baby, but thats not where it hurts

and im supposed to be the crazy one? i know most people dont like their threads hi-jacked but i like - take it and run with it!

 

[Duckfan-in-Chicago]

but ya didnt have to kick me there

Girls are mean if given the chance.

 

[Miss Jasmine]

and im supposed to be the crazy one? i know most people dont like their threads hi-jacked but i like - take it and run with it!

Sure the more attention you and your thread gets the better. So are you still walking on eggshells?

 

[dis-me]

Sure the more attention you and your thread gets the better. So are you still walking on eggshells?

Wow people here are mean! I'm off - didn't come on here for this! (and before anyone makes a YAGE comment - i just mean im off the thread, not off the boards) its a funny old place is the world of dis.....

 

[minkydog]

Dis-me, to answer your original question, yes, it is normal to feel shaky and worried in the aftermath of a panic attack. Your brain was flooded with "danger' messages for whatever reason, which then releases a cascade of hormones(adrenaline) and other stuff which cause physical symptoms such as chest tightness, nausea, tremors,headache, and racing pulse, which is the signal to your body to react. It's called "fight-or-flight"--it's what enables us to take action in an emergency, to either run or stand our ground. It takes a period of time for your body to process it all, but it gets back to normal shortly.

Cathy

 

[Keli]

Although this could have been a panic attack it really doesn't sound like one to me. It just sounds like an overactive imagination attached to a fear.

You can get yourself all worked up like that and it's not necessarily a panic attack, it could be just letting your fears run wild. And you will feel all shakey afterwards too.

The reason why I say this is because I've read about panic attacks before and I'm certain I have never suffered one and yet I have had an instance where I let my imagination and worst fears run away with me and I felt shakey afterwards when I realized the people I was so worried about were perfectly fine (just stupid, but not hurt or dead, lol).

 

[Cantw8]

Girls are mean if given the chance.

watch out now, I'll kick you too

 

[Tigger&Belle]

As to the original problem, I'm confuzzled (maybe it's the migraine I have...), but did you answer the phone and if so, who was calling? What did your boyfriend say about not being in touch?

I tell my DD not to be so wrapped up in boys and that they really aren't worth it--that they are trouble. Of course I tell my boys the same thing about girls.

And Pop Daddy, turn around--I'd like to give you a kick, too! Always a good time...