Panic attack?

[PeeDeeAye]

I have been diagnosed with anxiety and depression a few years ago. I tried fixing it by making myself more 'productive'. I got a job but it made me more depressed being around people I could not get along with so for my sanity I had to leave. I'm afriad of going back into the working world but I'm running out of financial savings. I had a hard time leaving the house today and burst into years at the thought of being out. Is this what a panic attack is? How do I get around it?

[Michdau1]

Panic attacks are different for me. Maybe you are experiencing social anxiety or agoraphobia. They are two different things Hope you feel better soon x

[PeeDeeAye in reply to Michdau1]

Thank u.. it's possibly social anxiety. My emotions towards leaving the house is dependent on who I'm going with and what situation I am heading into.. because it's not so general I would rule out agoraphobia. How do u get over your panic attacks when they occur?

[Michdau1 in reply to PeeDeeAye]

You've got a really good level of self awareness so that's a great start! Breathing and mindfulness techniques help me and thinking of things in bite size pieces. E.g. Instead of thinking I'm going into town, I just think I'll clean my teeth, now I'll do my hair etc etc as I go along to keep me in the present x understanding panic attacks is a big part of it. They are soooooo scary but aren't harmful. I try to label my anxiety as excitement cause a lot of the physical sensations are actually the same!!! X

[PeeDeeAye in reply to Michdau1]

Thanks I really appreciate this advice

[Michdau1 in reply to PeeDeeAye]

You're welcome XXX there will be others on here with much better advice I'm sure 🙈🙈🙈

[Dolphin14]

I agree it sounds more like a social anxiety.

Mayb you are thinking about the other job? It didn't go well so maybe you are projecting that this one won't either. Which then starts the anxiety circle?

Doesn't sound panicky. Sounds like you've got some stress, financial and job related.

[PeeDeeAye in reply to Dolphin14]

Thank u for your advice. I will pay attention to these things a little more to determine the source of the issue.