dann, your story is amazing! glad you found out what it was.stephen2, you said:
People who experience panic attacks generally have "elevated anxiety sensitivity". So, they "misinterpret arousal-related bodily sensations because they believe the sensations to have harmful consequences such as death...
_________________Chanin
The good news is that people can train themselves to think differently (respond to stimuli differently) thereby eliminating the cause of the attack.
_________________SI Moderator - Greg Gordon
Anxiety attacks and Panic attacks were a normal part of my life for about 5 years. I'm 29 now and they started to hit me when i was 22 or 23. I've noticed that when I'm earnestly seeking Christ (studying, praying, honestly seeking his will) then they are virtually eliminated. When I go through periods of worldliness (hidden sin or outright open sin) then they tend to creep back in.I truly believe that the root of all anxiety is the fear of dying. Death = judgement. You may die in Christ but our works are still going to be "held to the fire". A lot of us, me included, feel like we have a lot of hay and stubble and not much gold. I believe if you are a Christian and dealing with Anxiety or Panic attacks then it is possible that you may not be in God's complete will for you life. Ultimate peace is to be at the center of God's Will.
_________________Matt M.
I truly believe that the root of all anxiety is the fear of dying. Death = judgement. You may die in Christ but our works are still going to be "held to the fire". A lot of us, me included, feel like we have a lot of hay and stubble and not much gold. I believe if you are a Christian and dealing with Anxiety or Panic attacks then it is possible that you may not be in God's complete will for you life. [b]Ultimate peace is to be at the center of God's Will.[/b]
To clarify what I just said...I'm not saying that if you have Panic attacks then you're not doing God's will. I'm really trying to point out that in my experience and a few other Christians with whom I've talked have discovered an interesting correlation between our walk as Christians and our ultimate level of anxiety. I guess we should all remember that ultimately for the Christian, to die is gain.
This is not intended as a simplistic solution just a contribution.Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. (Psa 91:5-6 KJV)If this psalmist had not experienced 'panic attacks' he had certainly experienced something that sounds very similar. The arrow is a particular image of something that comes 'out of the blue'.It seems the psalm provides both a preventative...He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High..and a curative...He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble...I'd rather have Him 'with me in trouble' than be 'without Him in green pastures'.
_________________Ron Bailey