Classroom Anxiety

A year ago I was sitting in a unit test, the classroom was pretty quiet, all of a sudden I had this fear gripping me when i noticed how quiet the room was, this made me panic, my heart rate was up, I was sweating, labored breathing, barely able to concentrate on the paper. I rustled the pages just to make some noise. All in all quite distressing. I asked to go to the loo and was told to take my stuff with me, so I did.
I left the building and didn't go back to the classroom. Following that, I found myself getting really anxious every time I tried going back to that class, this spread to my other classes and I was skipping out a lot. I never had another panic attack, but find it very difficult to sit in a class. I barely scraped my exams with support from my student adviser, I had to sit in a separate room with a supervisor so I could do them.

Now, I'm going to uni, and Im going to have to sit in a class, with people and most certainly do silent tests, I get so worried thinking about it, I don't know what to do.
I even get anxious sitting at someone elses dinner table. I was seeing a doctor a couple of months back but stopped going because talking about upsetting events last year causes me to crack up in tears every time, it was too much.
I just need some advice on what to do and should I go back to the doctor? I'm worried they'll be pissed off i didn't go back.

[cj29]

I am sorry that you are dealing with this right now.  Anxiety can really be hard to deal with but you can definitely do it.  In my opinion, you had a panic attack which is both scary and confusing.  I think recieving counseling about your anxiety is probably one of the best things that you can do.  In my experience, it gives you the knowledge how to confront and deal with it...keep us posted!

[mammo]

Panic attacks like this can cause one to avoid places like a classroom, so the sooner you address this the better. You need counseling to get to the root of the anxiety and  maybe even  medication to help you through this period.  Therapy will make you hurt and cry, but this is how we work through our issues, and the more you do it, the easier it gets.  Once you find out why you are so anxious, you can start the recovery process.  
Many of us have been through this, so know you're not alone and we do understand. Good luck to you, and take care....