HELP! PANIC ATTACK

Just got an intrusive thought and I’m having a panic attack as I write this. Someone called me weird today, somebody said I can’t listen at all, then someone else said something hurtful. Been feeling down today and then as I was eating I got an intrusive thought that said I am going depressed again. I’ve been going crazy. Fidgeting, bouncing my leg, sped up breathing… And I feel light headed and I just need somebody to tell me everything is okay. I can’t tell my mother because I told her I think I have OCD and she simply brushed it off and she will get frustrated with me if I tell her I am having a panic attack…

Username: Gowillie33Gowillie33

Date posted: 24w ago

It will pass! And all will be ok. I’ve been there, the fear of going depressed can be scary. But allow the feeling to be and remember that you can handle it. Perhaps you can go for a walk and take some time to focus on your breath. All the best ❤️

Username: horserider4life78252horserider4l...

Date posted: 24w ago

@May52103 Thank you :)

Username: AntoniOcdAntoniOcd

Date posted: 24w ago

This will pass! What techniques have you learned from therapy or elsewhere that help you ground yourself during this peak anxiety? (btw those people’s opinions aren’t that important in the big picture. There will always be judgmental people with opinions about us. It’s survivable.)

Username: horserider4life78252horserider4l...

Date posted: 24w ago

@AntoniOcd Well, I’ve learned to breathe in for 4 seconds, hold for 8, and let out for 4. It kind of helps but then all the anxiety comes flooding in.

Username: AntoniOcdAntoniOcd

Date posted: 24w ago

@horserider4life78252 You can also concentrate on listing senses of what’s around you to help you get out of your head: name 5 things you can see; 4 things you can hear (you can make a sound, like knocking on wood); 3 things you can feel; 2 things you can smell; 1 thing you can taste. If you’re in therapy, ask your therapist to practice some other grounding techniques with you.

Username: AntoniOcdAntoniOcd

Date posted: 24w ago

@horserider4life78252 Also there are some nice ASMR videos comforting people through anxiety attacks. Just remember they aren’t reliable experts. just well-intentioned content creators with soothing voices.

Username: horserider4life78252horserider4l...

Date posted: 24w ago

@AntoniOcd Thanks so much for all the tips :) I will be sure to try these next time ❤️

Username: Catlove9

Date posted: 1y ago

PLEASE Can someone please help me ASAP

I am freaking out with panic. It feels like I want to or have to hurt my boyfriend and it’s causing me to have the worst panic attack I’ve had in a while. It feels like I should be in a mental institution and all I want to do is cry. I know at a time like this I need to lean into the anxiety but I’m absolutely terrified. Please. Anyone. Words of wisdom or encouragement. It feels so different than normal and of course I’m so worried this is not OCD. how could it be? It’s so convincing and scary.

Harm OCD

Username: 13vera

Date posted: 35w ago

tw for harm ocd and s***idal thoughts

i have been having a really depressive couple of months and i am having an especially bad day. I have never really had suicidal thoughts until this spring, but they keep spreading like wildfire. I would never do such a thing or even plan out taking my own life. I am not one to give up that easy and there are so many things I love about my life and so many people who need me. There are so many things I have yet to live and I am excited to see!!! I think it may just be a really intense intrusive thought. It pops into my head really graphically and it immediately upsets me to a point of panic attack, because for just one moment it feels like the only path. Today it has been happening like every thirty minutes since i’ve been awake and I really just want it to stop. Is this normal for others?? How do you get it to calm down. [I think I am planning on calling a hotline tonight, i’m not going to tell them i’m actually thinking about it(because i’m not). I just really need someone to talk to. I just wish it could be someone who knows me but I don’t want to worry them. No one in my life really understands my OCD very well, they kind of just think it’s basic level cleanliness and obsessive thought OCD.]

Harm OCD

Username: Anonymous

Date posted: 34w ago

Suicidal OCD Panic Attack

Went down the rabbit hole this morning after I got off a call with my nurse practitioner. We decided to up my fluvoxemine and change from Zyprexa to Abilify because my intrusive thoughts and depression seem to have worsened. For whatever reason after I got off the call, panic set in maybe about changing meds or upping my dosage. My mind was racing and I couldn’t calm down. I probably said “kill myself” and “I don’t want to kill myself” a hundred times. I haven’t had a panic attack in a few weeks and this one was bad. I’m finally calmed down but still having the intrusive thoughts. What have I done to deserve this. I can’t take it anymore.

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