I missed a lecture this morning because my alarm didn’t go off. However I would have only been about 20 minutes late if (funnily enough) I didn’t have a panic attack due to me panicking about missing the lecture. I haven’t had a panic attack in weeks because I’ve been on medication for my OCD and anxiety but I feel like I’ve been sent back weeks.

WorriedDriver

Date posted: 6y

Don’t beat yourself up over this! That’s GREAT that you have been weeks without a panic attack. That means you’ve done a lot of good work toward getting your anxiety under control. Take a look at what’s been going on recently- have you been getting enough sleep, eating well, exercising, balancing work/play? See this not as a personal failure but as a reminder to get back to the basics of self care.

Rebbey

Date posted: 6y

Also just remember that everyone, even those who don’t have OCD and anxiety, get overwhelmed sometimes. And while our rough days tend to be because of these things and in conjunction with these things, it’s normal to have hard days. You’ve been doing amazing so far and one hard day doesn’t mean that today you can’t be doing amazing. Keep doing what your doing and remember to love yourself with some self care and in general :)

Alexo

Date posted: 6y

Thankyou so much, you’re right I do need to go back to basics. I just let myself get so overwhelmed sometimes. I’m going to email my lecturer and explain what happened so hopefully I can catch up on notes:)

Alexo

Date posted: 6y

Thankyou as well, I know it’s so easy to get overwhelmed especially as the academic year has just started:( but i fully intend to focus on the positives, like the fact that this is the first panic attack in weeks:)

flowerpetals

Date posted: 18w

panic/anxiety attack

i’m currently experiencing a panicky anxiety attack and i don’t know why. i’ve been on edge all day because of being scared to get sick, but right now, i know i’m not going to get sick but i’m just really panicked and cannot calm down. i’m currently listening to music that helps relax me with an icepack on my neck to help, but not much is happening. my sister and mom keep coming into my room and it’s only making it worse but i don’t know why. i just don’t want to talk or be around anyone right now. these kinds of episodes are worse than any other because i don’t know why i’m so scared. it just feels like it’s never going to go away.

issphra 🫶🏻

Date posted: 16w

panicking so bad

I want to rip out my uterus. Only my hormones can make my OCD and ability to manage it go back to square one. I am spiraling *so* hard. I cannot breathe. My PMDD is going crazy. I’m having a panic attack again. I feel so scared. The POCD is going absolutely insane right now. It feels undeniably real, and my mind keeps drifting to those awful thoughts and what feels like exploring them?? but I can’t for the life of me stop some of these compulsions right now. I was trying to watch something to get my mind off of this but ended up getting triggered twice, so my anxiety is a 10 and I can’t seem to calm down. This panic attack is tuned all the way up.

Cantal

Date posted: 8w

Memory loss

Not necessarily asking for reassurance and I know I’ve mentioned this here before but my OCD has been affecting my cognition seemingly. I’ll forget small things or put things in odd places sometimes, or mix up words - things like that. Obviously this triggers me to be like “Alzheimers/dementia.” Can anyone relate? And if you recovered what did you do for it?

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