When I am out, I can almost always expect panic onset.

  1. I grow uncomfortable for some reason. (certain)
  2. The reason can vary widely.
  3. Epinephrine storms the system. (certainly perceived but no clinical assurance)
  4. Lungs tighten, constricting breathing. (certain)
  5. Time slows tremendously. (certain)
  6. Every second passes slow enough that I can look at multiple perceptions occurring in a given second. (certain)
  7. In this slowing there is constant repetition. The self lives aspects of the event again through its own reflection:  difficulty breathing, tightness of chest, numbness of hands and arms, sadness, shame for limitations, embarrassment for being seen so limited, et cetera
  8. At this time, I think this is all caused by different levels of epinephrine or its release. (not assured)
  9. If I can not get home by the time I planned (managing how much I can do), I feel somewhere between despondent to highly agitated. (certain)
  10.  I feel my mind is too fuzzy, and despondent to continue.

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