sf wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:12:32 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888
> > wrote:
>
>> On Apr 12, 11:42 pm, sf > wrote:
>>> On Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:05:47 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888
>>>
>>> > wrote:
>>>> I'm sure he'll get a referral out of the emergency room visit.
>>>> Unless you're his next of kin, let it go.
>>>
>>> It's not the first one and I'm not letting it go. If he's driving
>>> and has the baby with him, it would put her in danger when he has
>>> another one.
>>
>> If it was not the first time, then why did you say you were
>> surprised? And why did you say it was out of character for him?
>> Logically you would have said, "my friend had *another* panic
>> attack," "they're really starting to worry me," etc.
>
> Why would I say "another" if I didn't know it had happened before? I
> didn't find that part out until after I wrote the OP asking about
> warning signs. This person had hidden the fact that he had panic
> attacks until he was forced to admit it. He'd been acting weird but I
> couldn't put my finger on what the problem was. I knew something
> wasn't right, but I didn't know what was wrong until he was released
> from the hospital.
>
> His mother was in the hospital a few weeks ago because, among other
> things, she went temporarily blind. She had lots of testing while
> she was in there, including CAT and MRI, but they found nothing
> physically wrong with her. I'm thinking now that it was her form of a
> panic attack.
>
> I'm shocked that no one here can tell me if there are any warning
> signs and what to look for. Never mind. I've educated myself now.

As I told you, a lot of people who have them, do not want others to know.
And they will take great pains to try to appear normal. Obviously this
person did not. You know how they act now when having one. You saw it.