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http://abcnews.go.com/International/russian-television-warns-nuclear-war-amid-us-tensions/story?id=42773541 And countless others from the past few weeks, probably more from the coming weeks. Currently on DEFCON 3 as we speak. EDIT: "It’s not a new Cold War. It’s not even a deep chill. It’s an outright conflict." So what do you think is going to happen?
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A few nights ago (3 to be precise) I had a strange and unsettling (to put it extremely lightly) sensation which after looking into I can only assume was a panic attack. I was lying on my bed browsing the web on the laptop waiting for my girlfriend to get home. I was tired (it was about midnight), but other than that and the fact I was slightly worrying about her being annoyed at me for not going out with her and her friend I felt absolutely fine, then suddenly I bolted upright and felt a powerful pressure in/on/around my chest, which I now assume was a heart palpitation. As well as that I felt it spread over my body (I remember particularly feeling it down my right arm). At the time I thought I might be having a heart attack (my dad died of one a couple of years back, coupled with me partially remembering something about pain shooting down your arm while having a heart attack?). I also experienced the most insane tunnel vision/trippy visual morphing I've seen. The fear of death I felt was unmatched and very, very real. I then remember slowly getting up and walking to the sink in my room (don't ask why I have a sink in my room) and filling a glass of water and drinking it quickly. I felt very, very faint throughout and walked into my brothers room having said nothing and just sat on the bed trying to regulate my breathing incase I were to pass out so somebody would notice. After a while I felt a little more in control and went back into my room and tried to control myself. It was difficult but I managed to wait up for my girlfriend and then get some sleep after talking to her for a while (god was I glad to have her to talk to at the time to distract me, altho I didn't tell her what had happened until the morning). I have been having similar sensations on a smaller scale throughout the past couple of days since the attack. It feels like a rising sensation that I try to suppress as well as I can through slowly breathing and telling myself I'm fine (I honestly believe that other than the fact this is happening, I am fine). This can happen as often as a few times an hour. I notice my heart beat way more often than normal and I have a strange feeling in my stomach, as well as occassional burning in my chest, though these effects are likely anxiety brought on by the event itself other than the other way around. Recently I've started to piece together a few things/events that lead me to believe I have a bit of anxiety, although for what reasons I'm not entirely sure. Prior to this event I've experienced what seems to be described as "depersonalization" for at least 5 or 6 years. I feel floaty/spacey often if not 100% of the time. (I also can't remember if I've never felt like this/I often think to myself "is this how everybody feels?/is this how I'm meant to feel?") I am generally a happy person and while my life has many struggles I get on with it fine and nothing in my conscious mind tells me I should feel this way. Sorry this post is so long. I'm interested to hear from others about the subject(s). Also if anybody has any advice I'd really love to hear it.
