Not sure of the situation with your sister and the Ex, but my first thought is that she or perhaps just you- being the one who commented above- should have made an attempt to be more understanding of what was going on in this guy's life. i had my first panic attack in november and it was terribly frightening. i have dealt with generalized anxiety since i began law school 2 years ago, but never in my life had i experience something so traumatizing. since november, i have tried to prepare myself for this semester's exams (which start next week) knowing that i will face the same physical effects that i felt before. my hands and face become numb, to the point that my finger tips are useless when attempting to type. my vision become completely blurred, as if i am wearing glasses for a person who is near blind. my throat feels like its closing, making it difficult to swallow and breathe. i shake as if i am freezing, but my body sweats. my heart pounds as if i'm running a race, but my legs won't carry me 5 feet without feeling like i will pass out. once it starts it cannot be stopped. the fear that it will happen and knowing that its coming on makes the intensity even worse. i was prescribed Zanax for emergencies- like having a panic attack during an exam... and i had to take the medicine during finals in december. the medicine makes me light headed and uncoordinated, like i'm four drinks into a friday night, only i don't care that i can't form cohesive thoughts. its like i'm not really participating in what is going on around me, i'm just present. For anyone reading this that experiences panic attacks, please contribute feedback on successful strategies for handling them. Anyone who knows someone suffering from a panic disorder, please exercise patience with that person and try to gain as much knowledge as you can. Think of being forced into a situation where you feel totally helpless, you are aware that you look crazy and you feel like you're going crazy, and at the same time you feel like you're going to die... that's how it feels during a panic attack. Then imagine waking up everyday wondering if that feeling is going to overcome you again... you don't know when or where... its scary. Feel for that person, and support their healing.

HI THERE I HAVE BEEN GOIN THRU DA SAME FEELINS FOR DA PAST 1 N HALF YEAR BUT I DNT KNOW DAT THIS IS WAD IS CALLED AN ATTACK ..............GOSH EVERY SINGLE DAY I KNOW WHEN AM GOIN TO OPEN MY EYES DA SAME THOUGHTS N FEELING OF SOME KIND OF PRESSURE MAKES ME MAD.......WHEN I FEEL DAT FEELING NOTHING IS WORSE DAN THISSSS........IT FEELS Y AM I LIVIN FOR THIS .....ITS TRAUMATISINGGGGG ............