Well... that was new....
So many of you probably read kilwala's post about her anxiety attack. I know I did, and felt horrible for her. I've dealt with anxiety issues my whole life and probably will for the remainder of it. Last night, I thought that remainder wasn't going to be very long. I had the worst panic attack I could have ever imagined. It all started when I got food poisoning. Now, I'm not a stranger of this vile and putrescent foe, but rarely does it hit me very hard. This time was different. I threw up six times. So what, right? Wrong. I haven't thrown up in ten years, I kid you not. Throwing up terrifies me. After the last bout I was lying in bed, wanting nothing more that to get some sleep, which I desperately needed, when the urge to throw up hit me again.
This time I freaked out. I was thrashing in bed trying to suppress the urge to vomit when my hands started to lock up on me. This happens to me sometimes when I'm playing a really competitive video game, and is a sign that I'm getting too stressed out. The paralysis didn't stop there. It traveled up my arms into my shoulders, my knees started to freeze up too. I started calling for help, and when my parents arrived, my dad pried my hands open and tried to get me to be able to move them. He called my physician who thought my electrolyte levels were thrown off from my vomiting. He ran off to get some Gatorade to replenish my electrolytes and while he was gone I went from bad to terrible and my mom had called 911. By the time he got back my entire body had locked up. This was the most horrific and painful thing I'd ever experienced. Imagine your entire body going into a charlie-horse. Yeah. It came down to me fighting to breathe when the paramedics arrived. Interestingly enough I started to relax and de-tense when they got there, I was even able to hobble down my stairs. An hour later most of the movement in my hands was back and I could go home.
I seriously thought I was going to die. I'd always hoped I'd be one of those stoic guys who'd deal with his oncoming death with dignity. Yeah. No. I was freaking out, while trying to keep my mom from freaking out. My biggest concern was that someone take my cell phone with Ash's number in it in case any thing happened. Luckily it didn't.
Anyway, I'm okay now. Jenny, sorry to hear about what happened to you, I guess I can now say I know how you felt. Laters, guys
-Sexy Taichou
This time I freaked out. I was thrashing in bed trying to suppress the urge to vomit when my hands started to lock up on me. This happens to me sometimes when I'm playing a really competitive video game, and is a sign that I'm getting too stressed out. The paralysis didn't stop there. It traveled up my arms into my shoulders, my knees started to freeze up too. I started calling for help, and when my parents arrived, my dad pried my hands open and tried to get me to be able to move them. He called my physician who thought my electrolyte levels were thrown off from my vomiting. He ran off to get some Gatorade to replenish my electrolytes and while he was gone I went from bad to terrible and my mom had called 911. By the time he got back my entire body had locked up. This was the most horrific and painful thing I'd ever experienced. Imagine your entire body going into a charlie-horse. Yeah. It came down to me fighting to breathe when the paramedics arrived. Interestingly enough I started to relax and de-tense when they got there, I was even able to hobble down my stairs. An hour later most of the movement in my hands was back and I could go home.
I seriously thought I was going to die. I'd always hoped I'd be one of those stoic guys who'd deal with his oncoming death with dignity. Yeah. No. I was freaking out, while trying to keep my mom from freaking out. My biggest concern was that someone take my cell phone with Ash's number in it in case any thing happened. Luckily it didn't.
Anyway, I'm okay now. Jenny, sorry to hear about what happened to you, I guess I can now say I know how you felt. Laters, guys
-Sexy Taichou