Had a panic attack last night - my first in about 3 months. That knot of anxiousness in my stomach won’t go away and I feel unable to “unclench”. At home with family and they keep saying things like j

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I have PTSD and something happened that triggered the attack. Attacks are a lot milder now than used to be years back but still so overwhelming. I’ve never been able to adjust to medication.
I think the break in routine over vacation from exercise and sleep and the unexpected trigger is making it harder to manage.


I just wish people understood that panic attacks can be so difficult and the effect is long lasting. It doesn’t just happen for a few minutes and go away. It takes at least a day for me to feel normal

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I definitely get it. For me I’m always exhausted the day after and it can be really hard to explain to people who have no experience with it. Plus I’m insecure about sharing that information with people. Try and be kind to yourself the next few days, but realize you don’t have to justify that behavior to others if you don’t want to. You can be kind to yourself just because you want to and you deserve it. Not because you need an excuse to do so.

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Sending ❤️. for me it has definitely been the break from work. I almost had to admit myself and nothing really has worked. Seeing a therapist this week to uncover the deep rooted issues. There’s only so much Xanax can do smh

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Just meditate... use Calm... try to relax... it’s so hard to explain to people how difficult this can be.

First of all, I understand. I used to laugh at people when they said things like this, and it’s something you don’t realize how intense / real it is until you experience it yourself. First question is, what is making you this anxious? Something specific? I don’t think meditation is quite the answer for everyone as one of the things that heightened my anxiousness was being alone with my thoughts for too. More context would be helpful!

Quit man just plan your next move this is so so so so not worth it

Agree. It’s hard for people to understand. Take care if yourself; you don’t need them to get it.

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