Panic Attacks

HELLO anyone else get panic attacks? They're hard to explain to those have never experienced one but if you don't know if you've had one or not, you haven't basically.

I used to experience them all the time when I struggled with mental health and they died down when I started to recover but just today I've had like five in a row and they're awful and just make my family angry at me cos they want me to snap out of it which you just CAN'T without support.

So to other ppl: do you get panic attacks? If you do, is there anything you try to calm down? (And does it actually work?)

i've had them a few times but tbh i've completely forgot about them (more so pushed them to the back of my mind) so can't really remember what happened. but yeah they're awful and i'm not able to think of anything to calm down, everything that is happening is out of my control. it just happens, reaches a peak, then slowly come down and then i'm knackered and sleep if possible and not talk to anyone for a while. i probably get panic attacks on smaller scale more often and i just try to breathe then and get out of the situation if poss.

Never really properly panicked about anything, be it in a "normal" sense or panic attacks so I wouldn't even know what it feels like honestly lmao.

i used to get ridiculously bad panic attacks a few years ago and they'd be so regular. not as frequent anymore but they definitely still happen every so often

focused breathing and cold water really do help me

panic attacks whilst at home are easier to cope with because i go to the bathroom and even though it probably sounds ridiculous, i stare at myself in the bathroom mirror whilst concentrating on my breathing

even though it's not always possible esp if you're in a social situation, going for a walk/changing your environment can help like sometimes i'll go for a walk outside or even just walk in circles through the rooms in my house

playing with my cat helps too but obv not everyone has a cat

i have them every so often not very regularly though, they are horrendous, what i do to calm my self down is just figure out breathing properly and just 100% focusing on breathing properly and it seems to eventually calm down, sometimes doesnt really work though and then i just put some relaxing music or just relaxing sounds like rain etc

only ever had two, both triggered by a certain person about two years ago

felt like i was going to vomit/faint/couldn't stand/couldn't catch my breath and the whole world was in slow motion

luckily i'm not prone to them, was just an isolated incident

Only had one that I know about over 2 years ago now, and it was actually triggered because of a guy telling me what this girl said about me and the situation at the time at work! I was at home when it happened, I struggled to breathe and couldn't talk, I messaged my bf at the time (who I was on a break with and he is now an ex) that I think I was having one and he ended up ringing me, but all I could do was cry and scream. My sister was upstairs, I couldn't call her for help and I screamed to try and get her attention, after a few attempts she said what, but all I could do was cry and scream still; my boyfriend came as fast as he could to my house, but at the time my parents were away in Wales and his parents were in Devon, he had a bad ankle, but managed to walk the 2 miles to my house and he stayed with me for a bit. My sister called my parents when she found out what was up, and they said they'd get a taxi back from Wales (they were on a coach trip, and Wales is over 2 hours away), but I told them no. I managed to drink and I was fine walking when I'd settled down though.

The guy who triggered it (the one who said what a girl had said about me at work) is now my boyfriend, weird how things happen lmao.

I haven't experienced a panic attack & hopefully I never do. It seems so horrible and I feel sorry for people who suffer from them daily :(

No never, but I imagine they're not very pleasant. I can't imagine being that panicked over something, but I guess it could happen.

I get these regularly. Once a day would be a bad week, once a week would be a tremendously good week. I have differing severities during the week, sometimes I just stop functioning and space out, sometimes I'm uncontrollably shaking, sometimes it's a fast heart rate but I can carry on with life.

Calming down for me depends on the trigger - I try to listen to a calming/mindful playlist on Spotify (you can search the default ones, there's tons of playlists on YouTube or create your own one while you're not massively panicking) or read something, even if it's some BS about what the guys from TOWIE are doing to immerse yourself in a different world than the one you're in and struggling with. Sometimes going outside for a walk works as well, sometimes it does nothing, it really depends what sort of thing has triggered it.

I wish I could actually help more but it's so like, personal I guess, and sometimes there's nothing you can do to make them go away. I've had bad weeks where for about 5 days I've had pretty continual panic attacks (recently actually) and literally couldn't do anything until I went to the doctors and spoke to them and got some help that way. That might be something to consider if you feel like this is going on for more than a couple of isolated incidents :)

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No never, but I imagine they're not very pleasant. I can't imagine being that panicked over something, but I guess it could happen.

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Haha, you can't imagine being that panicked over something - try being that panicked over nothing!! I get panic attacks all the time when I can't think of a trigger for it, it's so frustrating to the logical part of my brain!!

Never used to struggle with mental health issues until the past year or so. I haven't told my family, the only person that knows is my girlfriend. Started to have panic attacks on a near daily basis, some days are worse than others. I've isolated myself from my friends because I feel stupid and yet I feel like a horrible person for doing so.

Nope, panicking is not productive.

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Nope, panicking is not productive.

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it's not a choice u goon

Yeah I get panic attacks from nothing where I have to sit down and I can't breathe, first time I got one my mum thought I was having an asthma attack lol. Also my brain just stops working properly so I keep trying to start sentences but I dont know how to finish them.

Even tho that's exactly what happens thats such a lame description of what happens to me, it's so intense it's like nothing can ever be good again and no ones listening and no one likes me and it's all gone awful, though simultaneously I know that's all in my head and I just need to calm down.

Basically they suck.

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I get these regularly. Once a day would be a bad week, once a week would be a tremendously good week. I have differing severities during the week, sometimes I just stop functioning and space out, sometimes I'm uncontrollably shaking, sometimes it's a fast heart rate but I can carry on with life.

Calming down for me depends on the trigger - I try to listen to a calming/mindful playlist on Spotify (you can search the default ones, there's tons of playlists on YouTube or create your own one while you're not massively panicking) or read something, even if it's some BS about what the guys from TOWIE are doing to immerse yourself in a different world than the one you're in and struggling with. Sometimes going outside for a walk works as well, sometimes it does nothing, it really depends what sort of thing has triggered it.

I wish I could actually help more but it's so like, personal I guess, and sometimes there's nothing you can do to make them go away. I've had bad weeks where for about 5 days I've had pretty continual panic attacks (recently actually) and literally couldn't do anything until I went to the doctors and spoke to them and got some help that way. That might be something to consider if you feel like this is going on for more than a couple of isolated incidents :)

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Haha, you can't imagine being that panicked over something - try being that panicked over nothing!! I get panic attacks all the time when I can't think of a trigger for it, it's so frustrating to the logical part of my brain!!

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Does it just happen suddenly and at random? Can't get my head around it haha

I get them but I've gotten better at managing them and aware of triggers.

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Does it just happen suddenly and at random? Can't get my head around it haha

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Yup. There probably IS a trigger every time but sometimes I genuinely can't pinpoint it, the amount of times I've text @FlyingJesus; being like HELP IM PANICKING AND IDK WHY is honestly amusing (well, it's not amusing at the time).

I think sometimes it's panicking about panicking that triggers it, I worry about having a panic attack, added to the other worries I have at the moment and the other stress I'm under and it just gets too much and that triggers it. Sometimes the smallest thing (like the internet going off as I'm about to post a thread or something as small as my mouse lagging a bit can trigger if everything else is that bad.

But yeah there are a few occasions where it's like... literally no reason (it seems), can be having a great day - this happened one day this week - and I went out to lunch and started having a panic attack and was shaking so badly? And I didn't even feel worried mentally? It might just be my brain blocking it out or something though idk

BUT YEAH IT'S NOT LOGICAL and even I don't understand it

ps @scottish; I'd totally -rep you for your last comment if we still had rep

i used to get them on the bus to sixth form a few times not sure if they were panic attacks but made me very hot, dizzy, light headed, needed to vomit and go toilet

and as soon as i got off the bus i was fine lol

one time i did faint on the bus and i made a thread about it

https://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=821522

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Yup. There probably IS a trigger every time but sometimes I genuinely can't pinpoint it, the amount of times I've text @FlyingJesus; being like HELP IM PANICKING AND IDK WHY is honestly amusing (well, it's not amusing at the time).

I think sometimes it's panicking about panicking that triggers it, I worry about having a panic attack, added to the other worries I have at the moment and the other stress I'm under and it just gets too much and that triggers it. Sometimes the smallest thing (like the internet going off as I'm about to post a thread or something as small as my mouse lagging a bit can trigger if everything else is that bad.

But yeah there are a few occasions where it's like... literally no reason (it seems), can be having a great day - this happened one day this week - and I went out to lunch and started having a panic attack and was shaking so badly? And I didn't even feel worried mentally? It might just be my brain blocking it out or something though idk

BUT YEAH IT'S NOT LOGICAL and even I don't understand it

ps @scottish; I'd totally -rep you for your last comment if we still had rep

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it's a jk m8 but like @Chris; i cant understand it but that's because we don't get it I guess.

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it's a jk m8 but like @Chris; i cant understand it but that's because we don't get it I guess.

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my mum's the same, she doesn't understand it at all, it's just a difference where people either try to support even though they don't understand or they don't even try and just deny it exists cos it's not something they can comprehend. The second one is really tough, I've had people like that in my life and it's really tough when you're struggling and they pretty much just say get over it you can control this :(

My life is basically a panic attack *+*+*+

But yeah they're not fun and it stops me from doing a lot, completely shuts me down. Like Laura said there's nothing logical to it which is horrifically annoying because there's no way to reason with the condition at all

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i used to get them on the bus to sixth form a few times not sure if they were panic attacks but made me very hot, dizzy, light headed, needed to vomit and go toilet

and as soon as i got off the bus i was fine lol

one time i did faint on the bus and i made a thread about it

https://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=821522

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i used to get that randomly too i think i would just start feeling claustrophobic if there was a lot of people around and get hot and panicky. I always sit at the front of the bus just for a quick exit i dnt like em

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it's a jk m8 but like @Chris; i cant understand it but that's because we don't get it I guess.

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yeah but u should still be supportive :)

I had them when i was suffering from depression 3 years ago. Worst case senario, i'd pass out. Mostly my lungs will get really
tight, and i can't breathe, and my hands will become cold, and i will just sit there and shake. Some of my friends know about my
condition, they'll slap my hands together, make me stare at them and tell me to breathe in and out. Oh meditation helps too!
There was once i had a panic attack, and there was no one around. I just closed my eyes and breathe in and out, and slowly,
by heart wasn't beating very fast and felt very calm & relaxed. Drink some warm tea, it helps me, especially chamomile.

I used to get loads it was so bad that I had to go to the doctor who got to see a counsellor and she showed me some breathing techniques and it really helped. I get them a lot less now and when I do its manageable. :)

I used to get them a few years ago all the time and would just need to get outside to calm myself down or stick my head out a window. If I feel claustrophobic nowadays and start feeling one coming on I just ignore it and close my eyes for a bit and it will pass. Haven't had an actual one in a long while

I get more of the edge of a panic attack than panic attacks. Like I'll panic over nothing and feel like I'm gonna have one but won't go into full blown panic that spirals into more panic

It's like there's a huge hole I'm my mind full of panic and I sort of keep balancing on the edge of it but i don't fall in

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I did get panic attacks a lot more when I was younger. Changing my situation and surroundings and drinking water helped me.

I get panic attacks out of the blue.
I am starting to learn to take deep breaths.
I also learn from a Youtube video that if you grip your thumb {Which represent Anxiety} until you feel a heart pulse it could help ease your stress.
When I feel uneasy or a slight panic coming I try to grip my thumb. It seem to work.

https://youtu.be/m3-O7gPsQK0

Hey, I'm not sure if I got the precise idea of what a panic attack is so far

but something I usually get which MUST be similar to a panic attack is the thing from those moments I involuntarily block all my lines of rational thinking (sometimes protecting myself from moving for a few seconds) because I predicted something really uncool is about to happen, so my brain thinks "defensive mode ON"

but of course, panic attacks are prolly way worse than that