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- 3y
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Try meditation, take a deep breath, drink water. You are going to be fine :)
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Hey there. I've been there. It is scary. Just keep breathing. It wont feel like this forever.
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- 3y
Im so scared, I dont feel like myself at all. Every little thing feels different. The anxiety is unbearable, the constant panic attacks during the day, the worst ones come at night, I have a bad headache. Its just too much for my body. I feel so alone and confined, its suffocating.
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Box breathing can help. Inhale 4 seconds, 4 seconds hold, 4 seconds exhale, 4 seconds rest. Focus as much as you can on that. Give yourself permission to pause.
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Anxiety attacks are like ocean waves. You can't stop them, but you can learn to ride them out. Feeling that anxiety is ok. And you aren't alone.
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- 18w
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