Panic Symptoms

Do I have Sleep paralysis/Narcolepsy?
Hi all, the last month or so some strange things have been happening to me while I'm asleep. It doesn't happen everytime, but I'd say every so often, it's never consistent, but what does happen to me is very weird and I've never experienced anything like it at all. I won't be asleep for very long, maybe 10 minutes to 45 mintues and then all of sudden, my mind becomes fully consicious, but I can't control my body, physically. I can't move anything, I have blurred vision, and I can't BREATHE, so I go into somewhat of a panic, then once my body realises what's happen I wake up, confused, a little disorientated, but fully remembering what just happened. First few times I couldn't really tell if it was real or just a dream, but then I concluded it must be real, just because of how real it felt, and how vivdly i remember the experience. Now when this does happen it usually only lasts for 5 to 10 seconds max. I don't expereince in pain, but the breathing thing is somewhat scary. So my question is What the hell is happening to me??? I did a little research and think it might be to do with sleep paralysis and/or narcolespy. Some of the symptoms I had have had to do with the two. To quote wikipedia "When a person with narcolepsy falls asleep or goes to bed they will generally experience the REM stage of sleep (rapid eye movement/dreaming state), within 10 minutes; whereas for most people, this shouldn't occur until generally 30 minutes of slumber." Like I said, when I wake after having this experience it is never over an hour after falling asleep. Last night it may have been only 20 mins after falling asleep when I awake after having a quick dream. Then with sleep paraylsis wikipedia says "Physiologically, sleep paralysis is closely related to the paralysis that occurs as a natural part of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, which is known as REM atonia. Sleep paralysis occurs when the brain awakes from a REM state, but the body paralysis persists. This leaves the person fully conscious, but unable to move. The paralysis can last from several seconds to several minutes "after which the individual may experience panic symptoms and the realization that the distorted perceptions were false". That's exactly what's happening to me! I also have been taking naps during the day for 2-3 hours which it says can trigger this sort of stuff. So is it one of the two or something else? Answer much appreciated. Cheers guys.

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My Anxiety Is Preventing Me From Going To School, Help?
I haven't been to school in 9 days do to my anxiety/panic attacks. I've been getting extremely nauseous because of it, and told my mom right off the bat that I thought it was anxiety, but she didn't listen to me. Instead I spent the last couple of weeks, going to maybe 4-5 doctors for tests. I got an ultrasound on my abdomen, went to a gastroenterologist and she put me on medicine for acid reflux (which I don't have), and just recently, I went for an endoscopy....Nothing. I told my parents again, about anxiety/panic disorder and they didn't take it seriously. They told me you just "need to fight it" and "Ignore it". They don't understand that I can't do that! Anxiety and Panic Attacks don't work that way. I've been fighting it for the past 2 years now (unbeknownst to them), and I guess I just cracked. You can only fend them off without medication for so long. Well...my parents don't want me on anxiety medication so here I am... I know I can't sit at home forever, but I physically can't go back to school, just thinking about it makes me nauseous. I cry when I think about having to go back, because I don't like the feeling I get (I don't think anyone does) when I feel a panic attack coming on, and going through a panic attack is scary, especially since I feel trapped, well I am trapped in a classroom. When I pull up to school, my body is like in shock, and I just wait for it to crumble down under stress. I know I probably sound like a whiny little kid who just doesn't want to go to school, but my condition really is preventing me from excelling. I went to my Church's annual Christmas Concert...I couldn't even concentrate on the music, all I was thinking about were my panic symptoms, and how I could exit if I got sick (I've never gotten sick because of the anxiety, but I have a phobia of throwing up in public which causes my anxiety. I try not to eat when I know I'm going somewhere) The same thing happens in school, I can't focus, my body's there, but my head isn't. I tried to watch my brother's basketball game yesterday, I couldn't, my whole body was shaking, I had to go sit out in the car in 30-45 degree weather, but I'd rather be out there than inside with all of those people. My mom finally saw how bad I react to those situations, and is FINALLY getting me an appointment with a psycologist. I think social situations in general scare me. I can't go anywhere, I can't do any of the things I used to do because I've got an ignormus fear. I don't CHOOSE to be this way, and I don't think my mom gets that. I KNOW I'm falling behind in school, I KNOW if I don't get better I might end up repeating the 11th grade, but she keeps pounding that into my head which makes everything worse. To be completely honest, I'd rather just curl up in a hole and die, that way I can stop burdening everyone, (I've been thinking about death a lot lately, I know it's the cowards way out, but I really can't go on like this), that just seems so much easier than living like this. One day, I know my mom's just going to push me over the edge. I give up, I really do, I surrender. Advice, anyone? I really don't know where to go from here. My mom had my grandma pray over me with prayer oil the other day... I've tried praying with her, but... =/ Oh and I usually go to Church, but I haven't been lately...obviously because there are too many people and I start hyperventilating. Her reaction is "Well, I'm going to make an appointment with doctor so and so" and then she picks up her cell phone and calls my grandma and just blabs out everything. She's telling everybody about my problems actually. Then I end up at another doctor, telling them the exact same thing I told everyone else. It gets pretty annoying after awhile. When I go to nurse, I end up going home. I go to school for maybe 45 minutes and then end up leaving. There's literally no point in showing up.

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