*♥Girl in the red dress♥*○•. asked:
I don’t know what the symptoms are of an anxiety attack, but I think I might of had one. Last night, I was lying awake in bed, unable to fall asleep. My heart started racing so fast, and I had difficulty breathing. It felt like it was literally hitting my rib cage it was pounding so hard. It hurt like crazy. I then became very dizzy, and then I felt very tense. I started to cry because it didn’t stop. I tried taking deep breaths, but it didn’t help. I started to feel better about 3 hours later, and eventually got some sleep.
I don’t know what the symptoms are of an anxiety attack, but I think I might of had one. Last night, I was lying awake in bed, unable to fall asleep. My heart started racing so fast, and I had difficulty breathing. It felt like it was literally hitting my rib cage it was pounding so hard. It hurt like crazy. I then became very dizzy, and then I felt very tense. I started to cry because it didn’t stop. I tried taking deep breaths, but it didn’t help. I started to feel better about 3 hours later, and eventually got some sleep.
This isn’t the first time this has happened. Normally it happens at night, about once a week. But today, I was sitting in class and my heart rate began to speed up and I was short on a breath. Also, I have developed a habit of yanking out my hair, which people say relates to this. Was this an anxiety attack? How can I control them?
I have a lot going on right now with tests and what not, so is it stress related?