Panic Attack After Effects
My wife once described after she had to give a speech in college, in which she was very nervous during the process, she felt very relaxed after she was done. She has never had any panic attacks after effects (or a panic attack itself) and she is fortunate. I would never wish it upon her and even my worst enemy, the same. If you have had a panic attack, then you know what I am talking about. In fact – I’m assuming that is why you are here reading about these type of attacks.
However, you are more likely here to read about the panic attack after effects. You came to the right place since I have personally gone through these attacks myself. So then – one of the first questions is, “What do you feel after a panic attack”.
Once an attack ceases, there is flood of relaxation that comes through the body. I’m assuming because all of the bad “vibe” or chemicals that were producing the attack rushes out and allow the relaxation to flood your system which gives you an euphoria. I know – strange…but I have felt it before. This is the panic attack after effects.
Panic attacks are not dangerous. They do not give you heart problems though you may sense your chest tightening up. Even after the attacks – there is no danger. However, it can be very emotional. For an example. There have been a few times when I had panic attacks during meetings and after words, I would just feel like crap or sick to my stomach. Now this was not brought on by the panic attacks – but by the disappointment and embarrassment of thinking that you looked like a fool. I would sometimes go into a stall after the meeting and just wanted to get away from people. If I would see a person that was in the meeting later on during the day, I would avoid them at all cost. I would think that people were talking about me. However, for some weird reason, these type of feelings would last for a few hours and then by the end of the day, I would not feel that bad about life. Sure, right after the attacks – I wanted to end it all, but I knew better.
A lot of cases that I read – I’m finding that people are just mortified. I know what they mean. In their mind, they feel like other people knew exactly what was going threw their mind. I guess in the end, the panic attack after effects that are emotional shows a sign of weakness – which could be further from the truth. It is a condition that one has and basically needs to learn to overcome it. If not, then the panic attacks will overcome them. Plain and simple.
One of the best ways is what happened to me last week. I went into a meeting on Thursday. I had a panic attack and felt horrible after the incident. Later that night, I went to youtube and saw a video to just merely accept your panic and then ask yourself to allow more of the panic into your being while you are going through it. Wow. It did work on the Friday meeting. I accepted the panic attack – asked myself to allow more of the attack to come in – and I sailed through with flying colors. Right now though, it is Wednesday and I am not sure if I will be in the same meeting tomorrow or on Friday. If I do go – it will be a tough one to get through, but I will do the same technique – to allow the panic consume me and not fight it. If you put up a defense against it and try not to allow it to happen – it will get you.
One other thing I forgot to say is that I am a born-again Christian, so I did pray about it the night before (last week). That’s when I passed through and felt confident. So I’m sure it was more of a technique – I believe that God allowed me to use this technique to begin the process of overcoming my panic attacks in meetings.
So to summarize – the panic attack after effects physically will not harm you. You will be alright. However, it depends on if you feel like a “loser” or a “weak” person for panicking. Again – if you feel this way, don’t worry about it. You have to think positive and next time allow the attacks to consume you and allow the panic to happen. It seems impossible, but you have to learn to let go. As a Christian, we have a saying not just about panic attacks but about everything else in life. “Let Go, Let God”. I don’t think this phrase can be any clearer. Just placing your faith in Him if you are a Christian and He will see you through. If you fail and look stupid – don’t worry, just keep trusting Him and looking forward to the future. God does have something wonderful for you down the road. You just have to keep your faith in Him on a consistent basis.