Symptoms and Effects of Panic Attacks

[WinterinOz]

Hi everyone! I hope you are all keeping healthy and safe during this crisis. I happen to struggle with really bad anxiety and panic attacks. While I do take medication and attend therapy I still find myself struggling quite a bit. The thing that bothers me the most is I honestly don't understand why I'm like this. The attacks can get quite scary for me at times and sometimes last for hours. What I'm starting to notice though about my attacks (during and after) is that at times my mind goes blank. Now I know this can be a symptom of some sort but when I say my mind goes blank I mean it actually goes blank. For example, I could be having a bad panic attack (or recovering from an attack) and just doing basic tasks like washing my hands and next thing I know I'm asking myself where am I, what am I doing, what do I do next? My memory starts to go blank to a little bit. I try to push myself out of this "phase" and it's almost as if my body is on lockdown. Does anyone else experience this too? I'll admit it kinda freaks me out the idea of losing my mind.

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I experience all of this too! My memory is so bad after I have panic attacks. Trust me you aren’t losing your mind!

[JkBauer]

Hi,

I totally understand about the blank mind. My mind does that sometimes. The only thing that works for me is very simple. - I cry out to God and ask Him to help me.

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Your not losing your mind, Winteroz. When I had my attacks they were so violent. After it's over I was completely exhausted and had to sleep. I think the brain is trying to get to calm mode. It maybe is overloaded during attack and it goes blank.

I know my thought was how bad the attack was and I wanted it to stop. Even with medication, I get small episodes compared to the latter. I have made some improvement.

I don't mind the Covid-19. I like my own company. People I'm not a fan of. All they do is disappoint you, but that's me. I have seen a lot in this world and it's not pretty even during this crisis. Ppl don't take anything seriously. I can only control what I do.

Ok, sorry I want off the subject. Signing off. Be easy on yourself 😉

We are all struggling and managing. Let it out I say. It's the best support medicine!

Horseaddict57 👍