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yougetthesmiles · 08-08-2006, 09:38 PM

Anxiety attacks? I have been hesitant to ask this question, for 1 I don't want you all to think I'm a whack job! Cause I'm not lol But I do have issues with panic attacks, they started about 2 and a half years ago, after I was bitten by the Doberman we had adopted. He tore my bottom lip in half right in front of my 2 smaller children. I had to have apx 22 stitches in my mouth. Thats how I come to love the Yorkie breed! For one I opted not to have a bigger dog, (yes I have a Husky and she is bigger, but I have had her since she was a pup, I think that helps, but you still never know what a dog can do.) I started having bad nightmares about the attack and I used the Yorkie to help me deal with them and ease the pain, I was so gong hoe on getting one, thats all I could think about! I drank, ate and slept Yorkies!!!!
So I have these attacks and I feel like a big truck is sitting on my chest and my heart will race so fast! I get numbness in my hands, I will get very cold and start to shake and have really bad dry mouth. At first I thought I was having a heart attack and actually wound up in the hospital, only to find out I was fine and i was dealing with anxiety.
I'm not on any medication but I have thought about counceling. I guess I don't trust doctors and medication scares me with all the side effects. So here I'am to deal with all this. I was doing so well until Kloey left me and they all came back. I mostly get them in the evening when it starts getting dark. My head will just run wild and it wont shut up. OK now you all probably think I'm a whack job!
I'm not, I'm really normal lol I just have this issue and I don't know how to deal with it. Until you have these attacks, it's hard to explain. I could sure use some advice, if anyone else has delt with this, I sure would like to know I'm not alone.

08-08-2006, 09:38 PM	#1
yougetthesmiles BANNED FOR NOT MAILING PRODUCTS PURCHASED Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 9,295 Blog Entries: 3	does anyone else deal with... Anxiety attacks? I have been hesitant to ask this question, for 1 I don't want you all to think I'm a whack job! Cause I'm not lol But I do have issues with panic attacks, they started about 2 and a half years ago, after I was bitten by the Doberman we had adopted. He tore my bottom lip in half right in front of my 2 smaller children. I had to have apx 22 stitches in my mouth. Thats how I come to love the Yorkie breed! For one I opted not to have a bigger dog, (yes I have a Husky and she is bigger, but I have had her since she was a pup, I think that helps, but you still never know what a dog can do.) I started having bad nightmares about the attack and I used the Yorkie to help me deal with them and ease the pain, I was so gong hoe on getting one, thats all I could think about! I drank, ate and slept Yorkies!!!! So I have these attacks and I feel like a big truck is sitting on my chest and my heart will race so fast! I get numbness in my hands, I will get very cold and start to shake and have really bad dry mouth. At first I thought I was having a heart attack and actually wound up in the hospital, only to find out I was fine and i was dealing with anxiety. I'm not on any medication but I have thought about counceling. I guess I don't trust doctors and medication scares me with all the side effects. So here I'am to deal with all this. I was doing so well until Kloey left me and they all came back. I mostly get them in the evening when it starts getting dark. My head will just run wild and it wont shut up. OK now you all probably think I'm a whack job! I'm not, I'm really normal lol I just have this issue and I don't know how to deal with it. Until you have these attacks, it's hard to explain. I could sure use some advice, if anyone else has delt with this, I sure would like to know I'm not alone.