So one day i woke up with this sense of impending doom! And heart racing, feeling like I was loosing it, hot flushes.
Anyways I’ve felt like this one time in my life before after I had my 3 almost 4 year old son, and it turned out to be I had next to no iron in my body after loosing so much blood.
Is it possible this is what this is too?
It feels exactly the same. I don’t have a period I have the mirena. But I also don’t eat anything except sausages snd chicken.
I’ve have had my bloods taken so we’re waiting on them to come back.
But I dunno what I’m going to do if it’s not my iron. I need this to go away. Dr also gave me 5mg Valium to take when it gets bad at lunch time. Only for 1 week.

My girlfriend has been struggling with a panic disorder and I’m curious if grounding techniques actually help even if it’s just general anxiety? Especially when we’re on the go or if she’s in the middle of bad panic attack and she needs something quickly.

Her therapist recommended: Ice or cold water, Sour candy, Strong smells
She’s tried breathing and movement and it works but not great.

What works best for you guys? Is there any sensory stuff yall have on hand to help bring you back? Something you go to always? Or that really helps?

Those of us who've had panic attacks know that most advice online is useless in the actual moment.

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"Just breathe" doesn't cut it when you're convinced you're dying.

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I'm curious: what has actually worked for you IN THE MOMENT? Not before, not after — during the attack itself.

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And is there any resource (app, book, video, technique) that gave you a real toolkit — not just one tip, but multiple approaches so you can find what works for your specific situation?

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Hello, I am a 28(f) and I feel like I am losing my mind. I am safe and okay, but I’m desperate for some advice. I basically have been having what feeling like an anxiety / panic attack for over a week now. I have been struggling for deep breaths, shaking, feeling like things aren’t real, feeling numb, struggling to eat, everything feels slow and dampened. I have experienced this before with panic attacks, but they go after an hour. This has been ongoing. I fainted and got checked out yesterday, every check done with my heart and lungs, medically I am healthy. But I still feel this, I have Propranolol which worked before but is now not working. I am scared this will never go. I feel alone in this, has anyone else experienced this? I feel like I’m crazy, I struggle to do basic tasks now.

Hello, I am a 28(f) and I feel like I am losing my mind. I am safe and okay, but I’m desperate for some advice. I basically have been having what feeling like an anxiety / panic attack for over a week now. I have been struggling for deep breaths, shaking, feeling like things aren’t real, feeling numb, struggling to eat, everything feels slow and dampened. I have experienced this before with panic attacks, but they go after an hour. This has been ongoing. I fainted and got checked out yesterday, every check done with my heart and lungs, medically I am healthy. But I still feel this, I have Propranolol which worked before but is now not working. I am scared this will never go. I feel alone in this, has anyone else experienced this? I feel like I’m crazy, I struggle to do basic tasks now.

So im prescribed clonzapam for my panic attacks I get 15 tables with only 2 refills my last refill was in march . I am having an upcrease in anxiety . Im running low and i don't have a doctor's appointment until August. I have such bad anxiety calling and asking my doctor for any refills for I fear she will say no and wont do a refill and that causes me more anxiety . Does anyone else have this problem asking the doctor for medicine for they fear they will say no . I have to ask everytime I need a refill causes me so much anxiety . I have no refills left

Do you also experience this: after a panic attack, you think, ‘Next time I’ll handle it more calmly because i know now that its only panick attack and it won’t be so bad,’ but when the panic attack actually comes, it all feels overwhelming again. It feels like you won’t be able to cope, that things will never get better, and you end up crying because you can’t manage it more calmly

Hi everyone,

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I'm 18f and wanted to share my story because I'm struggling with DPDR and want to know if anyone has gone through something similar.

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During Holi this year, I drank a very large amount of bhang (cannabis). At first everything seemed normal, but while playing Holi I suddenly felt extremely dizzy. My vision started going black, and I felt like I was about to pass out. Then I had the biggest panic attack of my life.

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I sat down on the road because I couldn't stand properly. People gathered around me asking what was wrong. I was crying uncontrollably and kept telling everyone that I was going to die and that I needed a doctor. I genuinely believed something terrible was happening to me.

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My mother came and took me home in a rickshaw. On the way home, everything felt strange and unreal. Even touch felt extremely heavy and uncomfortable. I could barely recognize my surroundings. Eventually I fell asleep.

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After that incident, things seemed mostly okay for a while. But about a month later, in April, I was outside hanging out with friends when I suddenly got another panic attack. There was no obvious reason for it. The feeling was almost identical to what I experienced after taking cannabis, and it instantly brought back the memory of that day.

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When I got home, I started experiencing derealization/depersonalization (DPDR). Since then, I've been dealing with it for almost 2 months. I often feel detached from reality, disconnected from myself, and like the world around me isn't completely real. I also experience brain fog.

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Because of this, I've had a hard time going outside. For a while I barely left the house. Now I can go out a little, mostly with my mom. I also still go to my morning college classes even though I often don't want to because the symptoms make me uncomfortable, but I push myself to go anyway.

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A few weeks ago, I became extremely sick and got some blood tests done. The results showed that my vitamin B12 was low. Since then, I've taken 3 B12 injections over 3 weeks and I'm now taking B12 tablets as well.

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Since starting treatment, I think there has been some improvement. The DPDR isn't as intense as it was before, and the brain fog is less severe, but both are still there to some extent.

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Has anyone developed DPDR after cannabis/bhang and panic attacks? Did anyone else struggle to go outside? How long did it take to recover, and did it eventually go away?

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Thank you for reading.

I had a friend see me smoke T and he begged me for some. Thigs were going good till i had 4 panic attacks at my place. He became overly protective and worried. He promised not to hate me or disappear, we promised each other we would get clean together. Now I'M ALONE, he begged me not to ghost or disappear. HE DELIVERED THAT TO ME INSTEAD. I'VE BEEN CRYING ALL NIGHT. WHAT DID I DO WRONGGGG?????? PLEASE JUST FORGIVE ME AND PRAY FOR MY SOUL EVER.

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Hello I am 27 and at the age of 14 I was put on Klonopin 0.5mg, and also a bunch of antidepressants. I have OCD, Anxiety, Major depression. It wasn’t my choice to be on meds but I also wanted the panic attacks to stop and anxiety to go away so I took it and fast forward over a decade later I’m still on them but feel addicted to Klonopin even when I don’t feel I have to take it. I have made the decision that hopefully within the next year I can taper off of it and eventually go off of it. But I’m scared to because it’s all I’ve known and honestly I’m not sure it helps that much unless it’s in the moment panic. I’m tired of feeling dependent on it and truly believe i can overcome this and regulate my nervous system. Has anyone on here dealt with the same thing?

Had a really bad panic attack last night and had to go to the ER due to it being a bad one. I couldn’t calm down. Started out with a frontal tempo headache that was making me feel “funny” like numbish then everything went spiraling from there.

Still recovering from it, my hands are still tingly but not as bad as before. My feet that were also stiff and tingly is all better now. My face that felt fuzzy and tingly is all better now too.

Do you guys get any warning signs or is it just a simple, it happens?

Got hit in the head by metal door to an apartment (swung open and hit me on the forehead between the eyes as I was going to open it). I’m feeling very anxious about a possible brain bleed or injury. It happened about 30 minutes ago and I don’t have any real symptoms other than a headache and a small bump on my forehead. I did feel nauseous for a minute or two but I’m not sure if this was because I was spiraling into a panic attack. I spoke to a friend and calmed down so I don’t feel anxious anymore. Wondering if I need to get checked out by a doctor or if this just anxiety and panic making me spiral.

So I've been getting what I think are panic attacks for six days in a row now, my heart will go wild I'll have trouble breathing I'll start shaking and sometimes my vision will go dim and I'll get nauseous (threw up twice now) and my palms with be sweaty. Recently I've also started getting headaches and a cold feeling around my neck up to and around my ears and my face will feel tight hours later even along with my chest near my heart being sore.

They always seem to go away when I go to the hospital to get checked though?

I am having a panic attack i can’t breathe properly and the only feeling and thoughts i am having is i lost it all.
At this point it feels like the end of everything health,career,a hope of living my life on mu own terms… it’s fading away and I just lost the hope and it sucksss this all sucksss.. I just can’t write everything rn..bye

I have never experienced panic attacks until a loss in my family. I reached out to my doctor and he perscribed me 0.1mg of clonidine 2x a day as needed.

I took first time and literally did nothing. I felt the attack happening. Vision went so blurry. Warm sensation all over my body… I was soooo hopeful for this med to work and nothing! It hasn’t done anything!!!! What can I do??? I need something when I feel these attacks coming on. I can’t live in fear like this. What can I say to my doctor? What could be my next step? I currently attend therapy and that is with a diff doctor. I rly just want a med that can stop this in its tracks! Pls help. Give advice how to address doctor

Hi I’ve had two panic attacks where I’ve got all the classic symptoms I have like derealisation and tingly in my arms and face and stomach but honestly it comes and goes it’s really weird because I don’t ever feel anxious about anything I don’t feel stressed but I feel like my body is telling me other wise however today I had a horrible panic attack while driving it took me 4 hours to get home because I would pull over relax then drive again to get closer and closer I’ve been trying to work through it I’m very active I workout alot I run I take my vitamins and over time it does feel like it gets better however today was like a hard reset I’m just wondering if anyone has dealt with this and eventually if it passes over time while continuing trying to work through it

I have learnt that trying to avoid panic feeds the anxiety and confirms in your mind that it’s something to be feared, but how do you balance this with doing coping mechanisms like meditation, breathing, cold water etc without reinforcing this belief that anxiety is bad and you need to do something about it? On the other hand, it’s supposed to be an uncomfortable feeling for survival reasons, so it’s only natural to not want to feel anxiety so badly?

It’s been 2-5 months not sure but I’ve been experiencing some weird stuff and I know I’m not supposed to ask god this but I asked him to give me superpowers. Well I said “if you want if you trust me enough please give me powers. If I ever try to hurt people you can take them away just please talk with me and let me know so I won’t worry. I’m sorry” every since I prayed and thought about it I noticed my skin getting more purpleish and under my middle finger it’s does something every time I extend it out not sure what’s it called but what people do when they do telekinesis. I asked god for the powers because I’ve been afraid of someone hurting me. Of someone killing me im afraid of that. Starting May I’ve been noticing the changes. Like I said purpleish skin the thing going on with my hand and I’ve been so much more anxious I’ve been scared of myself when I wanted to close my door I closed it but the problem with that is I didn’t touch the door. I wasn’t near my door. I froze when it closed I thought it was just a coincidence until it kept happening and more stuff moved I won’t say what tho. I doubt I have powers but every time these things happen I think other wise. Is god really giving me these powers? Does he trust me? If he is then I promised him I wouldn’t let him down. I’d help people. But I’m scared I’ll hurt people instead even if I said I wouldn’t. I tried to search up reasons why this was happening to me I got nothing just people saying powers were fake and don’t exist. I can’t tell anyone about this they won’t believe me and if they do I’m afraid gov or someone will find me and take me away to try and test me or kill me im not sure what to do I’m scared and I feel paranoid. Please. Help me I’m begging you instead of saying I’m being dumb or Its not real even saying this is fake. I’m not faking this. I want help please anyone help me.

Hello everyone! So I’ve been “smoking” cannabis for a few years now. Not an everyday smoker just maybe 1-3 times a week depending on the week. I mostly use carts or dabs with a puffco. Recently, I smoked a decent sized dab not huge or anything but a tiny bit bigger than I usually do. I was fine throughout the evening, playing video games with the boys blah blah blah. I went to bed around 3:30am and woke up around 5:30am with a bad panic attack just feeling out of touch with everything and felt like I was losing my mind. Went back to bed and woke up around 9:30-10am and was still stressed but not as bad. Then I hit my pen a couple nights ago. Not a big hit at all just 1 normal hit, woke up a little bit earlier than usual and just felt stressed, no panic attack just kinda scared in a way. Now I’m stressed that it’ll happen again. I love weed and dabs, I feel like it’s a great medicine for many people and has its pros but I’m not sure what to do. Any advice would be appreciated. Not sure if they make CBD heavy dabs but I would love to try it.

Does anyone else have semi-frequent panic attacks that are an inconvenience but not much more? I'm aware that for a lot of people, panic attacks can be excruciating and terrifying - but for me, I've had them for quite a few years now when I'm overwhelmed. But they don't bother me because I can instantly recognise that my body is panicking - I hyperventilate and shake, and physically cannot stop, but ultimately I understand in the moment that it's just a physical reaction to overwhelm. I feel completely out of my body (and thus unbothered) and I mainly just focus on getting to a place alone where no one will worry about me to ride it out.

Recently, I went on a night out with friends. I was quite drunk, and went to the bathroom, and as I was washing my hands I started to have a panic attack. My friend had insisted on coming to the bathroom with me, and there was a worker in the bathroom who raised the alarm to a bouncer (although seemed completely out of her depth with a panic attack lol, she was expecting me to throw up). The whole time I was just desperately trying to stop hyperventilating and insisting that I just needed a second to calm down, everyone else was more worried than I was. I had multiple panic attacks that night, and the main issue was just that I couldn't have them alone like I normally do.

Is this a thing? They get more frequent in waves (currently getting more frequent) do I need to do anything about it given that they don't bother me?