anybody else starting somewhere new in the next few days? school, work, etc? im starting at a new school and sweet baby jesus im nervous obviously im a little nervous about what people i’ll be meeting and what the next few weeks are gonna be like but mostly im afraid of being afraid, ugh! i think thats the essence of panic disorder, right? when i panic i feel like throwing up (never do, just feels like it) and so im afraid of the panic attacks because i feel sick (and i have a fear of vomiting) whenever i fear panicking, ive obviously already started the panicky reaction, duh! and then i worry about worrying myself into a panic attack! i could keep going! i just really want to have a good first day, man, just with the general amount of jitters everyone has. i dont think im the only one that feels like this hahahaha.

thank you!! and you too!! its not anything we havent done before!!

Man i understand! I have panic attacks to and i have them and my back and chest hurts. Then im scared of being sick (because chest and back pain can be also symptoms of heart problems and my obsession is health) so i have another panic attack thinking im gonna die from a disease. And obviously my back and chest hurt more. I hate this cycles. Hahaha. BUT you got this i believe in you! :)

i’m moving to another country in a month and i totally feel you! i am constantly trying to not thing abt it because everytime i think abt i get this overwhelming anxiety and i feel like i’ll go crazy in seconds! I immediately start thinking about the fact that i might not be strong enough to do it, that my life will the be ruined if i quit, that i’ll get so lonely i’ll just start getting depressed and it is terrifying. what i try to do is disregard those thoughts by listening to music and repeating to myself “ you’ll be ok, you’ll be ok” until i actually believe it. hope this helps you feel less lonely!

oh damn thats a big thing! event tho i have mastered this myself, i KNOW panic and anxiety like that dissappears when you start believing that youre completely able to do all of these things. all about confidence! and also, not focusinh on anxiety all of the time (i think of my anxiety probably 24/7) which keeps me in the belief that im weak and will be overpowered by anxiety any minute. we can do this!!