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Related: About this forumHaving panic attack
Hope all are well. I'm having panic attack. Deep breathing. Trying to distract myself with DU and TV, Midsomer Murders.
Thanks for reading. I have to have hope for the future.

PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)XanaDUer2
(15,763 posts)Took an anti anxiety med.
vanlassie
(6,050 posts)(((HUGS))) (((HUGS))) (((HUGS)))
XanaDUer2
(15,763 posts)samplegirl
(13,212 posts)I understand.
XanaDUer2
(15,763 posts)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
MLAA
(19,366 posts)napi21
(45,806 posts)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.
XanaDUer2
(15,763 posts)
c-rational
(3,079 posts)XanaDUer2
(15,763 posts)Thanks
RandySF
(76,199 posts)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.
XanaDUer2
(15,763 posts)brewens
(15,359 posts)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.
Thats what I do when Im 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.
alittlelark
(19,026 posts)XanaDUer2
(15,763 posts)BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)Thank you.
applegrove
(127,088 posts)breathing is your friend.
XanaDUer2
(15,763 posts)SheltieLover
(72,148 posts)
XanaDUer2
(15,763 posts)
SheltieLover
(72,148 posts)Put your hands over your heart & repeat;
My heart is beating strong & calm
For 10 min or so.
captain queeg
(11,780 posts)And it appears totally random to an observer. I had a coworker sitting next to me who got them occasionally. Hed curl up in a ball under his desk and take a Xanax. I dont even often have anxiety more than a couple minutes and i hate the feeling. Really sorry for those who suffer with it.
XanaDUer2
(15,763 posts)I tend to overtime and worry. Going through a lot of upheaval now
LoisB
(11,185 posts)JT45242
(3,513 posts)Both on britbox. Has been our way of coping with omicron and other Covid stupidity.
Stay strong.
tanyev
(47,281 posts)I went through several years where panic attacks were a real problem. It gradually got better, and then eventually much better. Best wishes.

BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)Always makes me smile! Thanks for posting it!
vercetti2021
(10,449 posts)I had to sleep it off. I'm overwhelmed today
sheshe2
(93,026 posts)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
(53,408 posts)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
(3,840 posts)helped the most. Sometimes I do it if I cannot sleep, too. It helps me stop worrying.
Sending healing thoughts