panic/anxiety attack

@AnonymityK yk actually your advice was way better than anything i could’ve said to them, forget i asked anything😭

@AnonymityK thank you for your support 🫶🏻🫶🏻 i really appreciate it

@hannah_77 omg no you’re okay! i just appreciate people wanting to hear me 🫶🏻

@hannah_77 Don’t say that! Everyone’s input is appreciate it, we all live different experiences, and we all have important things/advice to share ♥️

@flowerpetals Thank you for sharing your experience with anxiety/panic attacks, someone else might see your post and not feel alone 💕

@AnonymityK i never thought about it like that. that’s a really good perspective to have, thank you 🫶🏻 i also just hope one day people can hear that i made it through, helping to motivate them to keep fighting

@flowerpetals I think you definitely will get there. It might take time and hard work, especially with therapy and managing OCD, but recovery is possible. The fact that you’re staying focused and pushing through is already inspiring. You’ll get to a place where you can look back and see how far you’ve come, and your story will definitely motivate others too.

You have some really good advice. You could be a therapist! Now can you help me get over a disgusting intrusive thought that is giving me insomnia....ugh

@Speckles - What is your thought?

@AnonymityK I don't know if I should say. It's really bad

@Speckles - It's always up to you if you feel comfortable sharing with me. You don’t have to, but just like with any other OCD theme, the key is to try your best not to give in to the compulsion that provides relief from the stress, anxiety, or whatever feeling OCD is causing. The content of the OCD doesn’t matter—it’s how we react to it. OCD is like a high school bully. If the bully sees that their words bother you (which, in OCD’s case, means giving in to compulsions), they’ll keep going. But the moment you stop reacting and just accept whatever name they call you, the bullying loses its power and stops

@monte333 don’t apologize for the response! i really appreciated hearing part of your story! sometimes i feel so alone and to hear other people experience it, but are able to find happiness is good to hear. i’ve dealt with this kind of anxiety for as long as i can remember, but it never gets any easier which is the hard part. i’m just really unhappy these days and feel stuck in it. i’m in therapy, but it’s not the kind i want. however, nocd doesn’t carry my insurance so i unfortunately just have to deal for now. i’m also very pessimistic and it’s hurting me more than anything but it’s so normal to me that i don’t want to take the steps to get out of it. anxiety is just really difficult to deal with

@flowerpetals I understand the panic attacks and they are scary. You got some good advice on here. I wish I had some to give, but I'm in a bad way right now myself. As you can see I have insomnia... it's 3 am and can't sleep. Just know that you aren't alone. Panic attacks are the worse. I had one driving and had to pull over I was shaking so much. I'm sorry this is happening to you.

@hannah_77 well yesterday i was walking and there was something on the ground that i did my best to avoid because i didn’t know what it was. but i’m scared i didn’t completely avoid it and i think my shoe touched my book bag which then got me contaminated, so i’m scared i’m gonna get sick from that. that’s what kept me on edge all day. however, it wasn’t the route to the really bad episode i just had (and feels like it’s coming back). i’m just really panicked and can’t figure out why. i did drink caffeine today which i know i’m not supposed to do but have been fine the last few times i did so i took advantage. and i’ve also just been mad and unhappy in general lately