I have MAJOR problem going to sleep because of ruminating and fear. My OCD's gotten worse lately and I've been living in constant fear for maybe four days now. I constantly feel like I'm on the verge of panic attack. How to calm down at least for a night time 😢
I know this is way easier said than done but even during the panic attack just KNOWING it is a panic attack rather than anything life threatening is helpful. When you feel one coming on, try thinking of it as an annoyance rather than it being as monumental as it feels. I can’t tell you how much that has helped me.
What about when you wake up and have a panic attack? It mostly happens when I’m sleeping over friends houses…
Thank you for the advice I will remember it, but it looks more like this: my heart (and also mind unfortunately) is racing, and I'm feeling continously uneasy, and afraid and like I cannot breathe but I don't experience derealization. Does it still count as panic attack?
@OCD is ruining my life Something my therapist told me once that help me understand my panic a lot is that it’s this primal sensor that humans developed to search for danger. And it was developed when danger was pretty much right outside the cave. That danger is all but subsided entirely, right? We don’t have to worry about a T Rex coming to eat but that sensor is still looking for the danger. Even if it’s all physical and not mental.