Idiots in panic_anxiety don't know how to lj cut triggery things. I'm outta there.

I just had a bad case of panic during my French final tonight. It was frightening beyond belief. I did worse that expected, even though I am sure I will receive a relatively good grade. It's been a very long time since I can remember the last time I had a bad panic attack. :( -Jason :( x-posted to julleri , [Bad username: anxietycampfire>,

OK. So we know that benzodiazepines act on the neurotransmitter GABA, soaking the neurons in it's pleasure. We know that alcohol does the same exact thing. We also know that too much alcohol consumption can lead to brain damage via loss of brain cells. Can this happen due to prolonged use of benzodiazepines, too? I mean, if the benzos do the same thing as alcohol... ? I feel like I'm getting stupider...

Well, I'm going back to school now! Only half time, but I'm making gradual steps. I'm taking two courses at ASU for now, while I continue to work a stable job I've had for six months now. *sighs* I only post this sigh of relief as my triggers were definitely always having to do with school and with work back in Spring of 04... for those of you just starting to feel panicky, get help -- I seriously...

Hi, I'm really sick. I have been for many days, lately. It all started when, one night, I awoke in the middle of the night feeling like I was going to throw up. Being an emetophobe, this caused true alarm. I stayed up all night with a damp towell on my head, turned the A/C down to 70F, huddled under the covers in chills, prayed that I make it without vomitting, and layed as still as I could. I spent...