Panic attacks (2 Viewers)

[Freakstyler09]

Just wondering wheter other students suffer from panic attacks becoz of the HSC or becoz of reasons related to school.

 

[sir-study-alot]

ive suffered from one in an english assesment, it was closely related to exercise ( swimming cut from 7-8 times -15 hours to nothing causing anti-oxidant fucking with me i think?)

 

[scaredytiger]

i suffered from one once in the HSC. i was severely sleep deprived or something.

 

[annabackwards]

I haven't... yet.

 

[Scinery]

Someone at my school got panic attacks during exams, and got diagnosed with "anxiety disorder", and got given medication.

Her medication was vitamins, and 3/4 ppl will suffer anxiety disorder at some point in their lives.

Hence, we probably all have some level of anxiety disorder around this time.

but she got illness/misadventure and shes getting EAS....

Im not saying it's wrong, but im sure more people could get away with it

 

[-may-cat-]

Someone at my school got panic attacks during exams, and got diagnosed with "anxiety disorder", and got given medication.

Her medication was vitamins, and 3/4 ppl will suffer anxiety disorder at some point in their lives.

Hence, we probably all have some level of anxiety disorder around this time.

but she got illness/misadventure and shes getting EAS....

Im not saying it's wrong, but im sure more people could get away with it

Having anxiety and having a true anxiety disorder are totally different things. Yes, everyone goes through varying degrees of anxiety at different stages, but anxiety disorders can utterly dominate peoples lives and it's pretty ignorant of you to pass them off so lightly.

 

[gurmies]

I may have had one on the night before I had my Chemistry and Legal studies trial exams. I just could not concentrate on any of the two, had a cluttered desk and just began overheating. I went out and told my parents that I will fail both exams tomorrow and will not do any more study tonight. They were understanding, I had a shower and went to bed xD

 

[Scinery]

Having anxiety and having a true anxiety disorder are totally different things. Yes, everyone goes through varying degrees of anxiety at different stages, but anxiety disorders can utterly dominate peoples lives and it's pretty ignorant of you to pass them off so lightly.

lol okay, i'm no doctor.

But in the case of my friend, how does a doctor differentiate between person A, "who is emo because her bf doesn't love her and stressed abt trials" and person B "who is emo because her bf doesnt love her and is stressed abt trials, and has anxiety disorder"

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I just think that many other people have other factors affecting stress levels.

 

[-may-cat-]

lol okay, i'm no doctor.

But in the case of my friend, how does a doctor differentiate between person A, "who is emo because her bf doesn't love her and stressed abt trials" and person B "who is emo because her bf doesnt love her and is stressed abt trials, and has anxiety disorder"

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I just think that many other people have other factors affecting stress levels.

The difference is that if person B really did have an anxiety disorder (keeping in mind that this is a pretty far reaching term and this is just one example), it would be seriously affecting the way they lived their life.

Taking anxiety of school as an example, while person A might just feel stressed and anxious about going to school, person B will do anything to avoid it, just the thought of having to go to school may make them feel physically ill, out of control or result in panic attacks. Person B would do anything to avoid a situation where they would have to go to school, regardless of the consequences.

Anxiety disorders are serious because they interfere with the way a person lives. Anxiety disorders are similar to depression in that they are grossly misdiagnosed, tbh from what you've said it sounds like this may have have been the case with your friend, or perhaps you got the terminology confused. I dunno, it just pisses me off when people seem to blow them off as 'not serious' out of a lack of understanding. Would you say that just because everyone feels sad at some point in their lives, clinical depression is not serious? Of course not.

 

[sj1990]

I left school in 2008 (yr 12 take one) because of panic disorder/anxiety/depression. It's pretty common for hsc kids to experience a panic attack every now and then. The difference is, mine was a chemical imbalance - and I totally get how you ask "how can a doctor tell the difference bla bla bla", because I also believed that prior to being diagnosed myself. There is a massive stigma for mental disorders, and no offence to you, but I think that's where your "ignorance" lies. The doctors have to rule out all physiological factors, ie. brain tumors can cause mood changes, thyroid problems can cause anxiety, etc (in this case, you dont have clinical anxiety or depression because its a symptom/secondary to your illness) and if nothing physiological is ruled out, they have extensive criteria you have to meet to be diagnosed with clinical depression or an anxiety disorder. So, yes, there is a huge difference to "I am feeling down because I have an assessment tomorrow morning" and "I don't want to get out of bed because the prospect of attempting to go about everyday life just makes me sick to my stomach"...even simple things like walking to the shops to get milk, or making a phone call can cause you to go into panic mode and just freak out...because its out of your control. And trust me, no one actually WANTS to feel like that. It's clinical, its a chemical imbalance, and that is why there is medication for mental illnesses, just to get a sufferer through the day...and that is why there is EAS for highschool kids with an anxiety disorder or clinical depression, because trying to cope with an illness which can often be incapacitating, AND complete your hsc is HARD and your marks can suffer, and how is it fair if your marks are complete shit because you suffer from something completely out of your control??

Rant over

 

[Scinery]

okay to both may-cat and sj1990, i don't think i'm as much of an inconsiderate, heartless prick as your making me out to be.

The difference is that if person B really did have an anxiety disorder..... Person B would do anything to avoid a situation where they would have to go to school, regardless of the consequences.... Anxiety disorders are similar to depression in that they are grossly misdiagnosed, tbh from what you've said it sounds like this may have have been the case with your friend, ....it just pisses me off when people seem to blow them off as 'not serious' out of a lack of understanding.

So, yes, there is a huge difference to "I am feeling down because I have an assessment tomorrow morning" and "I don't want to get out of bed because the prospect of attempting to go about everyday life just makes me sick to my stomach"...even simple things like walking to the shops to get milk, or making a phone call can cause you to go into panic mode and just freak out...because its out of your control....

When did i ever use the words "not serious" to describe anxiety disorder? I know that anxiety and depression are potentially deadly.

In the case of my friend, however, i'm pretty sure that she falls in the category of "grossly misdiagnosed".

She is a Very good friend of mine and i know for a fact that the cause of all her stresses is her dickhead of a boyfriend, which she definitely wouldn't have mentioned to her doctor in the presence of her mother. She freaked out during one or two exams, not while shopping for milk.

I'm merely talking about the ease at which the disorder could be misdiagnosed, given these other factors such as RELATIONSHIPS which GREATLY affect MANY student's stress levels.

For the record, my friend was mysteriously cured from her panic attacks, ever since i prescribed "dump the baggage".

 

[-may-cat-]

I'm not saying your a douchebag or anything, just ignorant and that ignorance shows.

 

[absorber]

yes

 

[sj1990]

You're not a douche or a heartless prick...and I agree with you, a LOT of people are misdiagnosed...it seems simpler to stick a person on meds than sort out what the real problem is.
Also, I agree with the EAS thing, if your friend, as you said doesnt have an anxiety disorder, and she's applying for access, its kind of unfair to the rest of the hsc students who also experience stress thoughout the year... That's why its so hard to be accepted into EAS...is your friend getting special provisions as well?

 

[I Study Hard]

I have an anxiety disorder and i have frequent panic attacks.
It happens to some people =(

 

[sj1990]

hey man - i really feel for you - the past 2 years have been a shocker for me...left school for 8 months because i could cope...was getting daily panic attacks...absolutely exhausting and not fun at all...im over the worst of it, thank god, but i stilll have my moments...
what support have you got? are you seeing a psychologist/psychiatrist? meds? hope everything works out for you...it absolutely sucks...and if you ever need to talk give us a yell...

 

[clo-ree]

I walked out of two of my trials because of panic attacks... I was diagnosed with anxiety disorder in '07' but after throwing two of my trials I was put on medication... Hopefully the medication and therapy will help during the next few months.

One can hope can't they?

 

[Freakstyler09]

I walked out of two of my trials because of panic attacks... I was diagnosed with anxiety disorder in '07' but after throwing two of my trials I was put on medication... Hopefully the medication and therapy will help during the next few months.

One can hope can't they?

I understand what ur going through, I've an anxiety disorder since I was in yr 8, but some people just naturually worry about things more than others.

 

[Freakstyler09]

I haven't... yet.

Your a legend for not being anxious..good on you...you must be really focused on your work.

 

[ninetypercent]

yes. some people do get panic attacks. I think there was this girl who vomitted after her trials because she did so badly. Another one had a nervous breakdown before the trial