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- 6y
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I’ve been there. You have to face your fears and go back.
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I'm so sorry, about a weekish ago I had a panic attack right before school (I'm 14) and ended up missing my first two periods in which one of them I had a test. Panic attacks are really scary but don't be embarrassed to go back to work, if you saw someone who had a panic attack at work would you judge them or think of them differently?-no. People might be concerned and feel bad but I promise everything will be fine ;)
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It may be hard but you’ll get through it. I’ve been in your position before. The best thing you can do is face it head on and go back tomorrow. Avoiding it will only reinforce your fear. Believe in yourself and remember you are taking back your power over panic and OCD by going back. I wish you the best of luck, you’ve got this!
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I know this is like a key component of panic attacks— but I’m so worried I’m gonna have another one tomorrow
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What caused your panic attack?
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Last night I had really bad ocd symptoms regarding contamination and I think that anxiety stayed with me today and then work was super busy. But when i was having the panic attack there was no like reason, like I’ve had busy days at work before, but maybe it was just everything combined
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Oh I'm sorry, if you start to feel really anxious just take deep breaths and just try not to focus on things that cause you stress which is way easier said than done but it will help. If you need to you can tell someone that you're having a hard time and just need a break for a few minutes. Just practice breathing exercises and speak up if you need to, OCD is very annoying and difficult but you are stronger than OCD don't let it control you!
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Don’t be scared. I had a panic attack in the subway on my way to work. You have nothing to be embarrassed about. People will understand.
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It happens. Keep practicing breathing exercises. Once it became automatic for me, the amount of panic attacks have significantly reduced.
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Thanks for the support everyone ! I’m about to start work again so I will work on that deep breathing!m
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I made it through work today! Thank you all for being there for me ?
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Woo hoo, good job and congrats!! ?
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