Extreme fear of death, having mini panic attack

Im very afraid to die, and usually this can trigger a panic attack or a major depressive episode.
Idk what to do, I just felt it coming on, just tried to lay down and go to sleep, when it hit, so im back on here trying to distract myself long enough to forget about it

Urca said:

Im very afraid to die, and usually this can trigger a panic attack or a major depressive episode.
Idk what to do, I just felt it coming on, just tried to lay down and go to sleep, when it hit, so im back on here trying to distract myself long enough to forget about it

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Hi URCA, I had this happen to me last year.. I stopped smoking bud, went on a diet ...(Had 1 meal at 8pm per day + no drinks) took diet pills...energy drinks and body-building drinks etc... and basically dehidrated my self as well as losing 4 stone in weight.. I started by getting bouts of Insomnia...which then led onto stress and migraines... My eyes became super sensitive to bright colours, flurescent lighting and everything seemed to bright and made my eyes hurt.. then I got hot and cold flushes that would leave me sweating and shivering... and Finally it got to the depression stage.. It fucked me up and I was so scared of dying.. I still am ...But...at the time it was so intense, I would experience body trembles and panic attacks resulting in stiffness, dizzyness nausia and sweaty palms.. my confidence went down to zero.

I went to my GP and told him... I knew what I had done... I had fucked up my chemical balance and my body was freaking out. It was a very scary worring time.. I was prescribed Diazapan and some other one called citropan.. the were anti-depressant relaxents ... they seemed to help and calm my body trembles but it did'nt really help my state of mind...

In the end I resulted to self medicating, lol, not so much medicating but still... I decided to stop taking diet pills, stop using weight gainers and power supplements.. I did start eating huge meals again.. even though I had strong stomach pains and a complete loss of appertite.. Whilst on the mend days seemed to be very long and I'd find myself taking short 1 or 2 hr naps to try and gain more energy and try to focas on mending my health... I started to drink quite heavilly again.. for about 6 months.. and have now moderated everything...

Its taken about a year all in but now I drink in moderation, smoke an average amount of herbal.. enjoy 3 propper meals a day... and most importantly drink alot of water/juice drinks.. to stay hydrated! I found the dehydration and lack of food was the main cause for my break-down..and I hated feeling so low, isolated and cold. So its very important to eat and drink and expecially not to just suddenly stop your normal diet/routine as this took quite a large slice out of my fun persoanlity for what seemed like a life time!

Everything in moderation.. if you suddenly stop something your body is used to..Your body will let you know and YOU WONT ENJOY IT... but if you ease yourself on and off things your body will be ok withit and you body and mind will remain in good health.

Also try to talk in general to people through-out the day about anything other than how you are feeling...sidestep that for another 'brighter' day if you spend alot of time alone that can trigger depression and assist mental-breakdown.

I hope this has helped in some way...it helps me to talk about it cos keeping my thoughts to myself made my ever increasing imagination run into overtime..

So chin up and thinks about all the nice/cool things you can enjoy, and make the most of your life whilst you have it... As Jim Morrison said " No one gets out of here alive" and its very true... But whilst I'am here I wanna make the most of it Cos' if you dont, Death isn't reversable.. I want to have had the best times ; Before I take my final bow and leave the 'stage'

Providing you have a good diet, and keep your hydration in check...and occupy urself with things that are good, happy and keep productive your active mind will fight away the moody blues and you'll reagain your happy persona once again - STELTHY

Deep breaths are helpful and youtube videos can be distracting... Have you ever seen the video for LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It ? Cracks me up every time. Hope you feel better!

...all that sex talk on the other thread did it...told you I could make you feel that way!!...lol...JK

Take some deep breaths and think happy thoughts....I have the same panic attacks.

yeah ive been getting these for years. since i was like 10 or so. for like four months when i was 14 all i could think about was dying and death, it was bad.
gah i have a final in the morning but im afraid to get off the computer and be left alone with my thoughts.
can smoke cause i need to clean my pipe, i tried to smoke and the smoke escaped everywhere, almost got caught up

Have you tried counting sheep?, Deep breaths relax watch funny videos or something.

You should fear living rather than death

Urca said:

Im very afraid to die, and usually this can trigger a panic attack or a major depressive episode.
Idk what to do, I just felt it coming on, just tried to lay down and go to sleep, when it hit, so im back on here trying to distract myself long enough to forget about it

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So you have a panic attack and immediately get on RIU to tell everyone about it? Honestly Urca, how old are you? Because I've read a lot of your posts and seen your pics, and you don't look (or act) a day over 16 and neither did your friend. Then you get on here and talk about blow jobs and shit, and put all the adults here at risk of having a sexual conversation with a minor.

after death you actually go to a nice place that has nothing to do with religion.

people there are humorous and kind.

greed and all that bullshit ego, leaves us when we die.

You cant stop the inevitable. Chill out and accept it. What are you going to do? worry about deing then die, doesnt make sense.

Sticky, I love you, let her be. I see more retarded threads from people nearly three times her age.

I suffer from flashbacks and when they happen, my psychologist tells me to grab onto a chair or something. Real, solid objects to ground you back in reality and the present. She also tells me to look around the room and describe the objects out loud, in detail. It will bring you back to 'here' and 'now' which is relatively safe. She said she'd rather I didn't smoke pot in her office to calm down XP

"However, everyday use of Cannabis can in some cases be correlated with psychological withdrawal symptoms such as irritability and insomnia,[SUP][85][/SUP] and evidence could suggest that if a user experiences stress, the likeliness of getting a panic attack increases because of an increase of THC metabolites.[SUP][91][/SUP][SUP][92][/SUP] However, Cannabis withdrawal symptoms are typically mild and are never life-threatening."

I have a friend who used to be quite the stoner. He is a bodybuilder with frizzy afro hair, extremely dope personality. He quit weed 2 years ago and wouldn`t have it even if his blind drunk... Reason is he had a few panic attacks and realised that they were aggrevated by weed.

I`m also sure you can get medicine for panic attacks. My friends girlfriend has them... She drinks & smokes weed for say 6 months, has a panic attack and goes on pills for 6 months then repeat, lol

Surely this should give you reason enough to NOT BE scared of death and solve it all in your head, so you can smoke weed

I had panic attacks from about the same ages as Urca. Weed is the only thing that lessens them, but I guess everyone is different. Her doctor id advise her to quit. Mine says 'pot helps you. Ooh, that's nice. Good.'

Urca how much are you smoking and is it sativa?

Happened to me all the time about 10 years ago. Got prescribed lorazipam for it but doc then changed me to Zoloft and haven't had one since.

Does urca ever have any real problems?

Urca said:

yeah ive been getting these for years. since i was like 10 or so. for like four months when i was 14 all i could think about was dying and death, it was bad.
gah i have a final in the morning but im afraid to get off the computer and be left alone with my thoughts.
can smoke cause i need to clean my pipe, i tried to smoke and the smoke escaped everywhere, almost got caught up

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...here's some hard advice - because this asks you not to avoid it. I have a lot of experience with nervous energy, and have had to learn a few things about it. What I've felt has been the most important is to accept it. It's a little like having a guest that you don't care for much. Say hi to it, get to know it some more each time. Anxiety is like a 'voice' that needs to be heard; and if you listen to it, it should go away. Usually anxiety about death is not about dying at all. You may have to let a part of you die - but not the whole thing, so-to-speak. If this is a part of you that you happen to really identify with, you'll feel like you're gonna die

Anyway, if you avoid it it will come back stronger. (imo/e)

as much as i hate your stupid threads about all your bs, all i can say is try and stop smoking. my pops cant smoke during the daytime because he gets anxiety. and when i smoke for the 1st time after a break i usually feel it too. like someone else said, your gonna die eventually why spend your whole life worrieng about it.

pointless to fear it, it happens to everyone. it's not such a bad thing, never felt i had too much to live for. death will be a welcomed break from the daily grind.

[SIZE=-1]To die will be an awfully big adventure. --- J.M. BARRIE, Peter Pan[/SIZE]

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