Various authors in their various books use various descriptions for a character who is panicking. They may say "he felt as if something large and wriggly was trying to force its way out of his stomach", or "she felt the blood rush to her head and there was a ringing in her ears in tune to her pounding heartbeat." The truth is, I have never felt like something large and wriggly was trying to force its way out of my stomach and I feel ... deprived. Like I have been cheated out of a great experience. I mean, yesterday's session of panic was SO wasted. Jeez.
The blood-rushing and the ear-ringing and the unsteady harsh breathing and the totally suddenly dry mouth (eww), I get that. It happens. I'd describe the blood-rushing more as it rushing out of my head rather than towards my brain, because it feels like a full-on downward trickling of blood. I wonder, when you have a moment of panic, why is it just for a moment? How long can someone be in that total-frantic-going-crazy-light-headed-blood-rush-panic mode before they have a fit or burst into tears or both?
P.S - When will I ever get half as much patience as my mother has?
Currently re-reading: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Watched: Kungfu Panda
The blood-rushing and the ear-ringing and the unsteady harsh breathing and the totally suddenly dry mouth (eww), I get that. It happens. I'd describe the blood-rushing more as it rushing out of my head rather than towards my brain, because it feels like a full-on downward trickling of blood. I wonder, when you have a moment of panic, why is it just for a moment? How long can someone be in that total-frantic-going-crazy-light-headed-blood-rush-panic mode before they have a fit or burst into tears or both?
P.S - When will I ever get half as much patience as my mother has?
Currently re-reading: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Watched: Kungfu Panda
I always feel like I need to pee my pants when I panic, but hey that's just me.
ReplyDeleteWell...a panic shot may also, in contrast to the popularly-known symptoms, trigger a gripping numbness. One where you hear people, see things, calculate their gravity yet feel utterly unable to feel any of it, no matter how directly it relates to you. That's how I've experienced panic in the worst of my times...
ReplyDeleteWhen I panic I get really numb and dizzy and nauseous...no fun. Haha
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@ miss sassy - that's another one I've never experienced! =p
ReplyDelete@ salman - yes the numbness...and everything goes into slow motion and rather than hear things, you watch people's mouths move and hear a buzzing instead. What a movie scene. heh.
@amanda - I'm with you right there!
ReplyDeleteDear Rida, thanks for visiting my blog... Hey, I have this anxiety thing covered! I'm manic depressive AND PTSD. Match made in hell, but anyway... I can be in panic mode for an hour, unless I have an anti-anxiety med handy (sounds lazy, but I only take it after the yogic breathing, the mantra of self-assurance... which usually falls to pieces!). It's more like having your ears bleeding out vital fluids, your eyes seeing things as through the bottom of a soda bottle, and your hands sweaty, shaky... yuck. You poor dear. Be glad you don't have them often! Amy
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Ouch..you've definitely gotten the worst deal. I actually feel my panicking is nothing compared to all the comments I've gotten so far!
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