panic attacks

Sudden periods of intense fear. But remember, you're not alone.

Dealing with Panic Attacks
Dealing with panic attacks is very hard. I deal with panic attacks more then I would like sometimes it makes me afraid to leave my own home in fear another will come out of the blue. Panic attacks are like dark shadows that come out of nowhere it doesn’t matter what I’m doing it will appear. I have had them wake me up out of my sleep the experience of that was like a roller coaster. You wake up to your heart racing numbness bad taste in your mouth. It depends on how bad it is for the moment to pass by which feels like forever and it leaves me feeling physical and mentally tired.
By Mz.B. WORLD7 years ago in Psyche
Find What Makes You Human
In the film, Silver Linings Playbook, Jennifer Lawrence’s character Tiffany describes herself as “not a very good dancer” but that “it’s therapy and it’s fun.” The first time I saw the film, this line spoke to me. I related to her, because it made her depression a bit more bearable. I have a YouTube channel, where I’ve talked a few times about self care, and found myself using this sentiment as advice recently. I found myself advising people to find a passion to help them through anxiety. Writing had basically saved my sanity and honing it has been the best medicine. But who was going to see that? My channel has 52 subscribers and averages 15 views per video, so who was I really talking to?
By Emilia Boone7 years ago in Psyche
14 Years
14 years ago I was overcoming an illness so bad that I was kept out of college for a near month. I was studying theatre and despite not feeling 100 percent I had to go and see Shakespeare’s Richard III; dreading it, I dragged myself along with all my classmates. This would seemingly be the beginning of the end.
By G I7 years ago in Psyche
How to Help Someone Who Is Having a Panic Attack
Anyone who has ever met me can tell you that I have extreme anxiety dealing with work. It's so bad, I've been known to take walking breaks so that I can keep myself together—and at times, that doesn't necessarily work too well, either.
By Rowan Marley7 years ago in Psyche
The Start of the Fall
You know that moment when you reach the top of a roller coaster? The one when the train stops and lets you question all your life choices? It is a split second before 90 seconds of chaos.
By Vanessa Cherron Riser7 years ago in Psyche
Life with Agoraphobia and Panic Disorder
I am a diagnosed Agoraphobic. Yep, I'm going to share my experience, or some of it I guess. But while secure behind my keyboard tucked away in my "safe zone". I'm sure some will picture me as a perpetual emotional wreck unable to even walk out my front door. Some may simply think me lazy, insane, over-dramatic... whatever. I'll be honest: Some of that is fair, but some of it just hurts.
By Ava McCoy7 years ago in Psyche
Inside Her Head
Besides the faint glow of a street lamp, her room was smothered in darkness, and anybody looking in would easily miss the small heap of flesh on the floor. She lay crumpled up on the cold, hard ground and screamed silently as the hot tears seared the carpet beneath her. Every now and then, her fist pounded the floor, an unconscious protest against emotions altogether. But all that truly remained was the black. The silence. And herself.
By Fathima Rafeek7 years ago in Psyche
The Panic Room
If I were to be asked the question, "What does a common panic attack feel like from your perspective?" I would say, "It is kind of like being left outside, overnight, during a winter's storm. When you realize that you are locked out of your home, the loneliness truly starts to become a reality. The adrenaline now begins to fade away and your frostbitten fingers tips are tingling. Suddenly, fear is my best friend and I begin to lose air in my lungs." Here I am once again alone with nothing but rampant thoughts and claustrophobia because in that moment, I am vulnerable. A quick life lesson here... you will make it through this visit to the Panic Room and you will learn to shut off those rampant thoughts.
By James Brownback8 years ago in Psyche
Anxiety In Relationships
Someone with anxiety, more often than not, carries old habits into a relationship. Here are some ways that your S/O may show their anxiety and how to reassure them:
By Vicky M8 years ago in Psyche
Coping With Panic Attacks
As someone who has frequent panic attacks I am always in need for ways to deal with them and, when I’m going through one, lead them to conclusion. I live alone and helping myself through and out of one lies pretty much on me, myself. Through this I have learned of ways to deal with panic attacks if one lives alone or has one without someone to help around. This bank of knowledge has been accumulated from advice I’ve been given by professionals, things I’ve seen on TV, information I’ve gathered through self-help guides, or by my own experiences.
By Ayesha Javed8 years ago in Psyche
21 Questions & Counting...
Out of the ordinary, with loads of things to say. A million things to think of but minimal to put into words. I know this doesn't make sense yet, I know it's difficult to decipher what this is really all about but the easiest way of putting across what I'm typing is, do you feel me? Can you get what I'm trying to say in all these mixed up words (that technically don't even make sense together) without having to actually think about it?
By Anne-Marie Macleod8 years ago in Psyche
Introduction to Mindfulness
Half of our time is spent worrying about the past, and the other half we spend worrying about the future. But when do we ever think about the present, where we are right now reading this paragraph? Sure we are breathing, reading, looking, and watching, but are we really ever in-tune with our present self?
By Hannah 🌸8 years ago in Psyche