Got a message yesterday that my therapist is taking leave for a few weeks and I don’t have therapy again til the 29th. During this time my wife is going on a trip for work for 5 days and I’m gonna be alone with my son. I’m really worried about having a panic attack in front of my son. Normally my wife is my safe person and helps me so much.
You are doing great! It’s OK if your son sees you have a panic attack. He will learn from you that you are strong and brave and that you know how to work through things and that you are perfectly imperfect.
Hang in there brother it will be alright
100% use this as a exposure . If you are not familiar with exposures, making yourself uncomfortable in front your son and not knowing the outcome is definitely a way to challenge your fears . Do not avoid , only challenge
I have a similar thing with health anxiety sometimes . Think about all the times you’ve felt this way and nothing has happened 🙏. Heart anxiety is weird like think of all the times you’ve felt you were gonna have one but didn’t 🙏. I know it can be hard I’ve been there
That’s a lot of change. I can understand why you’re nervous. Maybe you will have a panic attack in front of him. What a good opportunity to show him how you get through one. I know they’re not fun. Sometimes people don’t even notice when I’m having one. I have been doing DARE. There’s a book and app and social media. I’m not sure yet as I’m new here if it’s a good OCD thing or not but they have information on panic attacks. And they say you’re your own safe person. Maybe look on YouTube and see what you think about their approach. I think Nathan Peterson has videos on this too.
I too have a similar situation. My anxiety is anticipatory anxiety. I stress and worry about events that are coming up. We are supposed to go away this coming weekend for July 4th to visit my wife's family. I'm all out of sorts over it I'm not sleeping my mind won't stop by racing thoughts. What would I do if I had a panic attack there. How am I going to be able to get away and go to my safe space which is my bedroom. I know it's a great exposure exercise and activity for me to go. And I know once I get to these places I am okay. But as somebody else said in this thread it's just exhausting! 🙏🙏🙏 Prayers in love to everyone. Just keep moving forward put one foot in front of the other and know that you are not in control of most of what is happening, it's nothing you did wrong.
does anyone else with this theme hate to be alone?? i deadass get panic attacks when i’m left alone and i sit and watch the time until whoever is coming back because im so scared. i get scared that when im alone im going to lose control and act on my thoughts. my mind goes “oh your alone now nobody would know” or “your alone so you won’t feel guilt”. i hate this so much and as much as i try to deal with it i feel it never gets better. it doesn’t help that i have agoraphobia now either. i need tips!
I'm going through a rough time. I used to think medication would brighten my world, but if anything, it's muted it. The physical anxiety is less, and I felt okay(ish) for a while, but things are getting bad again. I'm so afraid I'll never get to a point where I feel safe in my body and in my mind. Today is the first day I've cried in... I don't know how long. But I didn't feel the relief I thought I would. Initially, I did, but it morphed into dread, and now I'm sitting by myself, trying not to panic. I really want to begin seeing a therapist for OCD, but I don't know how much my insurance covers. There's just so much on my mind right now. A whole bunch of old themes are resurfacing. I wish I could've been given a different path in life. I'm trying to stay strong. It's just really difficult. I feel like I'm being sent back to square one :(
I got a therapist appointment in about a week and I'm scared I will get misunderstood, or I feel like Im not telling enough details, I'm scared that I have something else. This week alone was so draining
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