Tw: death and panic attacks I think I just had an extreme panic attack, basically my mom picked me up and as we were driving I saw an ambulance, I didn’t know where it was going then I looked on the floor and there was an old woman on the floor. There was two people with her, I thought that she might have slipped or something because I would feel like the people around her would look more distressed idk. But then my mom goes she’s dead, I got really stressed and kept saying why did you say that why did you say that and almost was going to cry. And then a few seconds later I couldn’t breathe my chest was overworking and I could feel my lungs struggling, (I have asthma so I thought maybe it’s an asthma attack) but my inhaler wasn’t working and there was nothing to trigger it. And usually I cough a lot if I have an asthma attack and my chests aches afterwards. But after I could feel my heart beating in my chest, I think because I got so worked up.

rachelrocks7

Date posted: 5y ago

Yes, sounds like a panic attack, I'm sorry you went through that friend!! :( How are you feeling now?

pureolife

Date posted: 5y ago

Yup, that’s a panic attack! Have you had these in the past or is this your first? Do you have strategies for dealing with panic or have you never learned about them before? Panic attacks are quite scary, but the good news is they aren’t dangerous. They feel terrible and then they pass. During one there are lots of strategies you can use to coach yourself through it until it passes. Different strategies work for different people, so experiment until you find what works for you. https://www.verywellmind.com/strategies-for-getting-through-a-panic-attack-2584104 https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-stop-a-panic-attack

Anonanxiety

Date posted: 5y ago

I’m okay now, I tried to ask my mom why she would say something like that and she got really defensive, basically saying we were being rude for asking why she said it almost as if it was normal.

pureolife

Date posted: 5y ago

Your panic attack isn’t her fault. With OCD and panic disorders, our brains tend to overvalue and overreact to things other people find fairly innocuous.

Anonanxiety

Date posted: 5y ago

Yeah but she knows I have fear of death I sat and cried in front of her when I told her. I’ve cried every time I’ve told her about my fear of death not even when I told her about hocd did I cry and it was more constant.It’s been my biggest fear since I was 8. But even my sister said it wasn’t a right think to say. I know it’s not exactly her fault but it was a calusus thing to say anyways seeing as she had a go at my dad for doing the same thing when a girl I’m the year above commuted suicide.

pureolife

Date posted: 5y ago

I totally understand. Existential OCD was my first theme and lasted from age 11 to my early twenties. It’s awful. But our reactions to others words and actions are our responsibility and no one else’s. Others don’t have a responsibility to refrain from triggering us with stimuli that is commonly seen as appropriate by most people. It’s our job to understand and manage our triggers and responses to things were sensitive to. I’m sorry you felt so triggered and I’m sure that was a very difficult experience. I hope you can step back and understand that it wasn’t your moms fault but your OCD and the appropriate reaction is to get better at managing your response, not blame your mom. Your moms role in this is to support your efforts for personal development and healing. She can be a supportive shoulder, a caring ear, and a cheerleader who’s always in your corner. But if she changes her behaviors to shelter you from triggers, she’s actually enabling your OCD. And that would be ultimately be bad for you. Even though it might seem or feel caring when she does it.

Anonanxiety

Date posted: 5y ago

Commited*

Anonanxiety

Date posted: 5y ago

Thank you I never looked at it like that, the only reason I get annoyed is because she acts like everyone has it so you just have to deal with it. I told her about ocd and she’s like everyone’s a bit ocd I have to have the tv on when I sleep and your auntie loves washing her hands. Or when my sister told her about her self harming she just said I used to peel glue of my hands.......

Vee4

Date posted: 25w ago

Question!! Please help!!

I don't know if this is ocd related I just know that my ocd feels unbearable when it happens. From time to time I'll get waves of panic attacks that for me will lasts for a week. 3 days if I'm lucky. Recently I went up to 12 days with on and off panic attacks and barely doing or eating anything. This is the longest that this has lasted. I am a overall very anxious person but these make me want to tear my skin off. Does anybody know what this is?? I brought it up to my mom and asked if it was a panic disorder, but she said she doesn't think I have one because she has one and she said that's not what a panic disorder is. I've told her about the waves of panic attacks before and I'm trying to get therapy but right now I feel terrible. Is this a symptom of ocd ?? Does anyone else go through this?? Does anyone KNOW what this is?? Please lmk and if you have anything that could help please tell me :( (I have diagnosed OCD and GAD if that helps any!!)

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landonw

Date posted: 24w ago

What’s Going On?

Is this my life now? A loop of fears and panic? Freshman year.. two years ago is when all this started. When I began my journey with this debilitating and scary disorder. For a while I felt like everything was okay. Like things were getting better. But tonight it’s getting so bad. I’m shaking, the thoughts are literally making my body enter fight or flight. The feelings.. the thoughts it all feels so real. It makes me question every aspect of who I am.. Is this forever? Will this be my life? If it is, that sounds like pain.. I constantly check myself.. which ain’t realize might be a compulsion. But I wonder, am I lying to myself? But then again I wouldn’t fear it so much if what I felt was true. I try to stay calm, to not fight the thought but let it pass. But it only grows in power. It’s been giving me these fake feelings. Things in which i’d never felt before. I just want to be okay. And I wonder if that’s even possible anymore. All I know is that I have my family, my Mom, everyone who loves me dearly. Please anyone… I don’t want to beg but if you could give me some motivation or positive words i’d love that.

JaeJae20

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 15w ago

Panic attack advice

Yall these panic attacks are getting FOUL. please give some good advice. The ocd brain in me be telling me I’m dying and bout to head to the Gates of Heaven. Helpppp

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