On my last trip to Disney World I went on the Soarin ride because I thought it wouldn't be too bad and that I could handle it but as soon as the seats we were strapped into raised up about 20 feet in the air I had a panic attack. It lasted the entire ride which was about 7 minutes. The ride was way too realistic for me. The seats move and they pump air on you so that it feels that you are really flying. My stomach kept feeling like it was dropping over and over again. I wanted to desperately come out of that seat. I think that if I could have unbuckled myself that I would have just jumped down from the top of that ride. I don't think I would even have cared if I would break a leg or not - that is how bad of an attack it was. I knew we weren't really flying (I'm terrified of flying by the way) but it really felt like we were and I could not calm myself down. My heart was coming out of my chest. I couldn't breathe at all at first. I broke out into a sweat and felt blazing hot.

Luckily my husband was sitting right next to me. The only thing I knew to do to get myself through the ride was to bury my head against his shoulders and I tried to dissociate and pretend I was back on the ground. After a few minutes I told myself to breathe in and out over and over again. I kept repeating to myself that it wasn't real, that I was safe, that it would be over with soon and that I would be fine in a few minutes. My husband kept holding on to me and reassuring me that I was safe there beside him. I couldn't look at the screen at all.

At the very end of the ride my husband said "honey look up we are flying over the magic kingdom." I wasn't sure what he was talking about but I looked up and the screen had us going down main street straight towards Cinderella's castle. That was really cool so I am glad I got to see at least that scene for a few seconds but I didn't see any thing else from the ride.

This ride is definitely NOT for anyone that has panic attacks. I think they should post that on the ride warning signs. I should have asked. I read the descriptions of the ride online before hand and I thought I could handle it. I was very disappointed that I reacted in that way but it is so hard to overcome panic when it comes so naturally like that. As soon as they lifted us off the ground my body felt unsteady and unstable. Even though I knew mentally that it wasn't real, I wasn't able to over ride that instinct. I think having my feet dangling in the air didn't help and the ride moves and swerves to make you feel as if you are hang gliding over these locations. Luckily I made it through it but I was shaking for a few hours after that. It really felt unsettling.

http://www.johnnyjet.com/images/picfornewsletter1202003disneyCaAdvSoaringRide.JPG

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/epcot/attractions/soarin/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWFYSZnkT3c

http://www.mahalo.com/disneys-magic-kingdom

Today, I was cleaning out my store room and noticed a ton of bees, so for the whole time I was cleaning I was sure to walk really far away from them so I wouldn't get stung. It was a little inconvinent, but I didn't want to get stung. When I finished cleaning I was walking back to my house and I walked right throught the bees! Right when I was surrounded by bees I noticed where I was, paniced and ran inside. It helps to sit down and take big breaths and try to calm yourself down.

I tend to get them when I'm really stressed out or nervous. Around exam time at school I get them about 5 times a night. It's pretty terrible, but manageable because I'm always in bed when I get them; I rarely get them when I'm up doing things.

The worst, however, was once when I was at work. I was working at Tim Hortons at the time, and I was the evening supervisor, with about 6 people working under me. I think I was about 18 at the time. It was me and a couple other girls' last day (or close to last day) so at the beginning of the shift we had a couple drinks with the manager.

Because of the shift, I start off with about 10 people, and slowly people go home until there are only 2 or 3 left. Well, about 8 or 9 pm we were down to our normal 2 or 3 people, and we got a busy rush. I'd been there the longest so I worked the drive thru by myself which is extreme multi-tasking because you have to take orders, punch them in, make them, and then hand them out the window and handle the money and clear it out of the system while your taking more orders, plus, because I was supervisor, I had to watch what everyone else was doing and pay attention the store wasn't getting too messy and deal with any complaints.

Well, this rush ended up going on for AGES, and eventually it was just me and one other girl with a line up out the door and drive thru backed up on to the road, the store was a huge mess and we were missing parts of orders left and right and running out of coffee and everything else, there were drunk people in the store causing trouble, and I got a panic attack. I think it had to do with the alcohol because I'd had nights like that but certainly never after drinking... My work area was about 6'x6' and I got so disoriented, it was like my brain couldn't keep up.. I'd turn around reaching for something thinking I was standing right next to the counter but I was actually like 3' away. I got dizzy. It was terrible. And usually panic attacks don't last long, but this one went on for 2-3 hours. I had no idea what I was doing, I was dropping things, messing up orders, people were getting mad and complaining at me, meanwhile I was about to fall over every time I turned around. I almost started crying more than once, and the other girl was getting so frustrated she was yelling at people.

Eventually the midnight shift came in (at midnight) and I practically ran from the store and sat in my car for a good 30 minutes before I left.. It was only a 5 minute drive home but I didn't think I could do it.

Anyways, terrible night. I had to go in the next day too and I didn't want to go SO badly I went in crying.

Usually panic attacks for me don't happen often during the day, though. The only times I've gotten them, maybe 3 times other than that while awake, have been when I've been impaired, which surely contributed to it. For those, I (literally) just sat in a corner with my eyes closed until they went away. When I get them at night, I wake up suddenly and toss and turn and freak out, so basically i just try to lie still until I fall asleep again. Sort of works, but I haven't found a better solution. I'm going to have to figure out something for this semester at school because I'm already nervous!

60ft under water the second time I was diving. Not a good place to get a panic attack.
Told myself to start breathing normally again and "force" myself to calm down again, mainly a matter of focusing on the target of calming down instead of on the panic itself.

Once ago i got a terrible panic attack on my back!!!!!!!!!!
It make me like that i would not able to stand up!!!!!!!!
Then my mom gives me tablet names "Combiflam",i take it
with water and take a bed rest of half hour!!!!!!!!
You do not believe that after half hour i would stand up and react like that i have no back pain ever!!!!!!!!!!
And then i go and play baseball with friends and never get a back pain.
You also try it!!!!!!!