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Noel Gallagher's daughter Anais has revealed she went to A&E as she struggled to breathe for two days after police stormed a cinema screening.
The model, 26, described the terrifying incident, which saw six police officers enter the screening of the film Verity which she was watching, hunting for a man.
A shaken Anais spoke about the moment it happened in her latest YouTube video and revealed after getting checked out by medics, she was told she had suffered a panic attack.
She said: 'I genuinely had a panic attack, I think. I was really struggling to breathe. Like 40 hours later, I was still struggling to fully breathe.
'I was sat there having my popcorn in the cinema in Leicester Square and then five or six policemen come into the cinema room with torches.
'I have anxiety at the cinema all the time anyway because I am always terrified something’s going to happen.
Noel Gallagher's daughter Anais has revealed she went to A&E as she struggled to breathe for two days after police stormed a cinema screening
Anais' father Noel has also suffered from panic attacks (pictured together in November 2024)
'But it stressed me out so much that I had to leave. I had to go. It was too much for me to handle.'
Anais said she is already a paranoid person who 'always looks over my shoulder' and so she found the whole incident traumatising.
She continued: 'I’ve always had a fear that some f****r is in the cinema and when they came in to look in the cinema for someone, I was like, see, bad people do go and hide in the cinema.'
Anais said she was so concerned about her symptoms, she rang her mother, Meg Mathews, who came over to see her.
She later headed to A&E, where doctors listened to her heart and ran X-rays on her lungs and came to the conclusion she was suffering a severe panic attack.
Anais's father Noel has also suffered from panic attacks.
He previously revealed that he took cocaine every night for four years and it caused 'brutal panic attacks' which led him to quit the drug.
He told Matt Morgan's Funny How? podcast: 'I did have to check into hospital once. Imagine having the psychosis and having to have to go to hospital.
'They don't understand a word you're saying because of your accent and you're like "I think I am on my way out".'
He added: 'I had a few brutal panic attacks, which is why I quit.'
It was in 1997 when Noel realised his drug-taking was out of control and he suffered from crippling panic attacks.
He said that the turning point came on June 5, 1998, when he woke up to watch Germany play Greece in the World Cup.
Surrounded by people smoking marijuana and snorting cocaine, Noel decided to sit down with a Pot Noodle instead.
WHAT IS A PANIC ATTACK?
Panic attacks are a form of anxiety that occur when the body overreacts to danger, stress or excitement.
There is often no obvious trigger but many find wide open spaces set them off.
Symptoms can come on very quickly and include:
- A pounding or racing heartbeat
- Feeling faint, dizzy or light headed
- Being very hot or cold
- Sweating, trembling or shaking
- Nausea
- Abdominal or chest pain
- Struggling to breathe or feeling like you are choking
- Feeling like your legs have turned to jelly
- Feeling disconnected from your body or surroundings
During an episode, sufferers may be afraid they are going to lose control, faint, have a heart attack or even die.
These usually last for between five and 20 minutes.
To help them cope, sufferers should focus on slowing their breathing by inhaling and exhaling while counting to five.
Stamping their feet on the spot helps some control their breathing.
While focusing on their senses, such as a taste or texture, may also be beneficial.
After a panic attack, sufferers should rest and tell someone they trust who can then be aware of the signs another episode may be coming.
Source: Mind
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