How do you feel when your having a panic attack???
Need to know I'm not alone... - Anxiety and Depre...
Need to know I'm not alone...
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For me, it starts with severe lightheadedness, progressing to chest pain and trouble breathing.
Everybody’s different, though.
I get shakey and lightheaded then my mind won't stop telling me something bad is going to happen to me! It is so scary!!!
That’s a panic attack, all right.
The biggest indicator is the sense of dread. I overcame that early on, but it took me over a decade to manage the panic attacks so that it didn’t interfere with my day to day life.
You’re likely magnesium deficient. And the anxiety also comes from the mind giving you a distorted picture of a future which doesn’t exist. Deep breathing floods the brain with oxygen and brings you back into the present and your body. The future doesn’t exist and going there is an illusion that doesn’t serve you. I go to YouTube and put on a video of a guru to get me into a good headspace. Louise Hay, Christiane Northrup, Mel Robbins, Wayne Dyer, Eckhart Tolle, Zig Zigler, Dave Ramsey, Tony Robbins, TedTalks, Master class, subliminal hypnosis, lots of good self-help there.
For me it's the mind racing and feeling like I can't catch my breath. Thankfully I have learned to use controlled breathing and capturing the thoughts to reshape them. Is this a new thing you are experiencing?
No. I have been struggling with this for years and has become worse since my divorce and all the change. I don't do well with change
And I hope you know that change, and especially a significant change like a divorce, is such a common cause for anxiety released through panic attacks. Before the divorce, how were you able to recognize and handle an attack?