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I had a very mild one once, when I was at work. I had this feeling that I "had to get out of there." I got increasingly anxious, my heart rate increased, and I couldn't focus at all. I took my break, went outside, and sat there till the feeling subsided. Nothing that I'm aware of triggered it, and its never happened again.
However, one of my friends this year at school had a major panic attack/attacks, and she left partway through the semester. One day she was there, the next she had disappeared. I was the only one who had a class with her, and I just assumed that she was sick that day. I meant to call and see what was up, but didn't until later. Obviously, nobody was there. Still, we all just assumed that she was just not there when we called. It took a few days for us to find out what had actually happened. That was a few weeks into the second semester, and she still has trouble dealing with more than a few people. Last thing I heard was she was doing better and would be coming back next year, but that was a while ago. Its really frustrating... one of us is able to contact her every once in a while, but generally we don't really know what's happening. What exactly happened, we don't know, but it involved panic attacks, and it definitely stopped her world, as it was.
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I'd rather be climbing...
I approach college much like a recovering alcoholic--one day at a time...
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