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There are some videos on YouTube that can help you to calm down during a panic attack. Splashing your face with cold water can help trigger the vagus nerve and calm you down too.
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Today I woke up with severe panic attack. My heart jumps out of my chest. As I do every morning. When I wake up and my brain is awake it automatically goes straight to intrusive thoughts about my partner, my life and everything else. That I donāt love her, I donāt want to be with her and sheās not the one for me and I should break up with her. This all happened from TikTok comments I saw that triggered this. Since then I havenāt been able to stop my thoughts. I know she is the one for me I know I love her I just canāt stop the thoughts. It feels so real. The voices feel so real.
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- 22w
Hey! Just wondering if anyone else has dealt with something similar. A bit of background: I have POTS and had a horrible flare up in March which led to us calling ambulances; I started on meds which didnāt agree with me; the POTS flare passed and left me with horrific anxiety on a level Iāve never experience before. I was still able to go out and do every day things like grocery shopping and see my nan but nothing more. Fast forward a few weeks my uncle dies and the grief and stress triggered a massive migraine, and bc Iāve never had a migraine before it scared me and I thought I was having a stroke or something. The migraine passed but my brain latched onto the fear of it and how it felt to have one. Long story short since the beginning of the year itās been one thing after another. A few days ago I had the worst panic attack ever downstairs in my house (felt like I couldnāt feel my arm or face) and it sent me into a spiral. I am now terrified to leave the house in case I have a panic attack outdoors, it just feels so unsafe. I went to the shop with my dad yesterday and felt so bad, but i managed to do it and I was proud. Tried again to go to a different shop closer to home because I was already feeling bad, and it was horrific. I started having a panic attack, felt faint, my arm and face went tingly, so we went back home. Iām trying to challenge myself every day but I am really really struggling and not sure what to do at this point. I tried fluoxetine but had horrible side effects (which included a horrific dip in my mood) so I had to stop them. Iām seeing my doctor tomorrow to tell her everything and explain how difficult it is, but Iām just SO scared all the time. Itās like my body is constantly scanning for danger. Itās got to a point where itās been going on for so long Iām just desperate to try anything to help me feel just a little bit better. Iām not asking for much, I just want to be able to go to the shop without feeling like Iām going to die. My question is has anyone else dealt with anything like this? The panic attacks are terrifying, and even though I know theyāre ānot dangerousā it does not help because theyāre still so so scary and even worse when Iām out of my bedroom because if Iām by myself I can kinda lie down, do some breathing and talk myself round. I just donāt know how to get over this and Iām so so sad because Iām 31 and scared of being stuck like this forever š
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- 21w
Hello everyone. I have OCD and panic disorder. I take Prozac and Klonopin when needed. Has anyone here who has panic ever awaken from sleep in a panic? It has happened to me twice and I get really upset not understanding why this happens when I first wake. Is this common or not so much?thanks
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