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Having panic attack (Original Post) XanaDUer2 Dec 2021 OP
Best wishes to you!! n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2021 #1
Ty! XanaDUer2 Dec 2021 #3
All will be well. All will be well. All will be well. vanlassie Dec 2021 #2
I love DUers nt XanaDUer2 Dec 2021 #5
I get panic and it's awful samplegirl Dec 2021 #8
So you know XanaDUer2 Dec 2021 #10
Sending kind thoughts 💕 MLAA Dec 2021 #4
Ty! Nt XanaDUer2 Dec 2021 #6
We're here for you. If there's something we can say or do for you, please just ask. The first napi21 Dec 2021 #7
Bless your sweet soul XanaDUer2 Dec 2021 #9
Sending calming vibes to you. This to shall pass. Use a few 4-7-8 breaths - in, hold, exhale. c-rational Dec 2021 #11
Thanks, it's so awful XanaDUer2 Dec 2021 #12
Walk RandySF Dec 2021 #13
Good idea, thanks nt XanaDUer2 Dec 2021 #15
My walks save me. I'm lucky that right out my door is a nice old residential area with lots brewens Dec 2021 #18
+1 FreeState Dec 2021 #30
Try playing this as background music - while sleeping too alittlelark Dec 2021 #14
Thank you, Lark! Nt XanaDUer2 Dec 2021 #16
This is nice. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #33
You will get through it and come out the other side. Remember belly applegrove Dec 2021 #17
Yes, thnx feel better after walking nt XanaDUer2 Dec 2021 #19
Hugs to you SheltieLover Dec 2021 #20
thanks XanaDUer2 Dec 2021 #21
Yw SheltieLover Dec 2021 #23
Sorry to hear that. I don't get them but know people who do captain queeg Dec 2021 #22
It is awful XanaDUer2 Dec 2021 #24
Please take care. Breathe and relax, breathe and relax. Repeat as needed. LoisB Dec 2021 #25
Try death on paradise for a break JT45242 Dec 2021 #26
Try watching this a few times. tanyev Dec 2021 #27
I remember that! BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #32
Likewise vercetti2021 Dec 2021 #28
Lay down. sheshe2 Dec 2021 #29
I used to have them, even when sleeping BigmanPigman Dec 2021 #31
Have had panic attacks since I was a teenager. Medication never really helped. EFT has Ziggysmom Dec 2021 #34

XanaDUer2

(10,686 posts)
10. So you know
Sat Dec 11, 2021, 09:25 PM
Dec 2021

It can just come out of nowhere. I had corneal surgery Thursday, and life just seems so unsettled. I'm trying to go on disability. My SO is disabled.

Just hits me

napi21

(45,806 posts)
7. We're here for you. If there's something we can say or do for you, please just ask. The first
Sat Dec 11, 2021, 09:21 PM
Dec 2021

thing I thought of was, gee, do I know a really funny joke I could send to at least make you smile. Oh well, darn, none came to mind.

Get well.

RandySF

(58,933 posts)
13. Walk
Sat Dec 11, 2021, 09:29 PM
Dec 2021

List the names of the state in your head. If that doesn't work, dunk your face in cold water. If all else fails, go to ER.

brewens

(13,598 posts)
18. My walks save me. I'm lucky that right out my door is a nice old residential area with lots
Sat Dec 11, 2021, 09:48 PM
Dec 2021

of trees, birds, and squirrels. It's so important that I have gear for anything less than a blizzard. I can be totally comfortable out there in any weather I'm likely to see.

FreeState

(10,572 posts)
30. +1
Sun Dec 12, 2021, 12:02 AM
Dec 2021

That’s what I do when I’m experiencing bad stress too. It really helps for grounding me and getting the excess energy out.

When I was diagnosed with PD my landlady asked me why I walked around so much (she lived under me). With cognitive therapy I rarely have PAs anymore but still deal with GA.

captain queeg

(10,208 posts)
22. Sorry to hear that. I don't get them but know people who do
Sat Dec 11, 2021, 09:54 PM
Dec 2021

And it appears totally random to an observer. I had a coworker sitting next to me who got them occasionally. He’d curl up in a ball under his desk and take a Xanax. I don’t even often have anxiety more than a couple minutes and i hate the feeling. Really sorry for those who suffer with it.

JT45242

(2,281 posts)
26. Try death on paradise for a break
Sat Dec 11, 2021, 11:19 PM
Dec 2021

Both on britbox. Has been our way of coping with omicron and other Covid stupidity.

Stay strong.

tanyev

(42,572 posts)
27. Try watching this a few times.
Sat Dec 11, 2021, 11:21 PM
Dec 2021


I went through several years where panic attacks were a real problem. It gradually got better, and then eventually much better. Best wishes.

sheshe2

(83,793 posts)
29. Lay down.
Sat Dec 11, 2021, 11:23 PM
Dec 2021

Close your eyes breath in and out. Big breaths let it out through your mouth slowly. Clear your mind and just concentrate on the breathing.





This is a good site

https://www.healthline.com/health/anxiety-exercises#thought-cycle

BigmanPigman

(51,611 posts)
31. I used to have them, even when sleeping
Sun Dec 12, 2021, 01:08 AM
Dec 2021

and nothing in particular stressing me out. I found out that the pounding chest was eased rapidly by breathing into a bag on your face for a few moments. It works. It can be a paper or plastic bag, whatever you have available.

Ziggysmom

(3,409 posts)
34. Have had panic attacks since I was a teenager. Medication never really helped. EFT has
Sun Dec 12, 2021, 03:27 PM
Dec 2021

helped the most. Sometimes I do it if I cannot sleep, too. It helps me stop worrying.

Sending healing thoughts

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