What does an anxiety attack feel like?

[Anonymous]

Do I have an underlying anxiety disorder or am I just anxious and stressed?
Did I just experience a mild anxiety attack?

A couple days ago I got a spontaneous small procedure done and got laser treatment on my birthmark to get it removed. I have been looking at it and I am feeling a bit regretful. I'm thinking I should have kept it, or should have gotten it removed a different way. Im scared it will become a scar, Im scared it will get infected, Im scared of what other people will think. I am even scared that it could cause skin cancer.

I went into work today and I constantly kept having bad thoughts. I felt like I was on auto-pilot, and just felt like I was going through the motions. I felt detached from myself, and a feeling of unreality. I kept having an overwhelming sensation that something bad was going to happen to me. I felt like my heart was beating fast. I felt like I've just heard some bad news.

From the outside you wouldn't be able to tell that I was dying in the inside. I did feel restless (i''m not sure if it was from a long day of work or from anxiety).

Do I have a rational reason to be worried? Was I just stressing out?

[angela4266]

That means you reached your overwhelmed point and entered a traumatized state, the feelings of unreality is called depersonalization and derealization. You aren’t alone. I have it all the time where I don’t even know what is going on, I feel so disconnected it’s terrifying. But anxiety could of definitely been a stressor to add to the overwhelmed point. Hope you get better and realize it’s uncomfortable but not dangerous. It’s actually there for a safety purpose, it protects your body as if you are “disconnected” and “outside” of your body (which u aren’t) because it believed there is an actual danger (like a tiger) so it distracts you by making u feel disconnected so if u actually were dying u wouldn’t feel it. It’s kind of cool, but the problem is that you aren’t actually dying, but your body believes you are because of your tense body and anxious thinking, try and change your coping method by self regulating, calming your body, and mind.

[Thebestopinionhere]

You probably stressed out.
I've been dealing with anxiety and depression for a while like 2 years, maybe panic attacks. The feeling of everything around falling apart, the feeling of you bout o drop dead and just scared of whats to come. It sucks. Im dealing dealing wih mine but not a bad, I have gotten better. I've been trying to be more positive, think positive. Do things that keepps your mind busy.
You shouldn't be worried though, a lot of people deal with this but handle it different.

[Anonymous]

Just take deep breathes when that happens. Slowly in and out. When you're calm again, you can re evaluate the situation

[Surgence]

Panic, sweating, trouble breathing.