Crippling anxiety and panic attacks

[Pitalife]

Hi to all,anyone deal w crippling anxiety and panic attacks? I been trying my best to deal w this troublesome condition since I'm a child,it ruined my schooling,work ethics,and I avoid the public like the plague Moreso these crazy days,seems like society has come u glued n I have severe problems trying to cope w out that being that way...I'm done going to local hospitals for anxiety n chronic pain it's pointless they do nothing for you n ya lay there 6 hrs..n count the druggie coming in w overdoses what a shit show society's become..only us older know the drill.....it's a political nightmare where all caught in..n where the joke obviously.....hope all coping ok...

[LilyAnnepuppy]

Welcome to the site. I identify with anxiety but it’s relatively under control. I see a psychiatrist, therapist, use a support group, take meds as prescribed, pray and meditate. Those tools work well enough so I can handle the remaining fear.

Hang around, you’ll probably get some good tips, suggestions and words of support from caring members.

[Pitalife in reply to LilyAnnepuppy]

Glad you find relief,I had some meds work 1 was great but they said it's addictive n stopped me...been downhill fast..I'm on duluxotine which been a little help for sure but incomplete w anxiety n panic attacks..I know it freaks people out if I get one in public,it's horrible when happens in a line in store for example,I lv my stuff n get out to outside.uugghhh people laugh or just stare it's horrible...

[LilyAnnepuppy in reply to Pitalife]

I’m sorry you have to go through that. Do you practice meditation at all? Deep breathing exercises?

[Pitalife in reply to LilyAnnepuppy]

Breathing yes,but my mind from bipolar trouble focusing n concentrations like nil..

[LilyAnnepuppy in reply to Pitalife]

Sorry to hear that.

[SayNOtoPanic in reply to Pitalife]

Whoever laughs is an ——-hole. Insert first word. Wow. Don’t care just keep doing what ur doing and if u have to run out of anywhere cause ur fight or flight kicked in with that panic attack run out and get where u feel safe and do deep breathing (mantra-this too shall pass). I feel for u cause I’ve experienced the leave the stuff and run out. But who cares what anyone thinks. Chin up shoulder back u are strong and can rise. Do you yoga or meditate?

[Dell12345]

Hi pitalife, I know how you feel, panic attacks are horrible. I have just about got mine under control now with medication. Have you got a psychiatrist?

[Pitalife in reply to Dell12345]

Yes,I was going to therapy but they cut me for missing appt due to my mom I caregiver was in hospital in bad shape it's hard to find help in south florida..overbooked understaffed..

[CAGgmb]

Are you seeing a psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner? Even your PCP could help you with medication. I've been through anxiety and panic attacks since childhood. Going through another bout now. My old medication stopped working, so now I'm on something different, hoping it works. It's hard to find help, but don't give up. It took me months. Good luck.

[Pitalife in reply to CAGgmb]

Yes,been seeing psych since childhood,I'm in hard x in life now my brother took his own life and I have to caregiver my ill elderly mom w psych issues,tough times alot worry n stress,it's more then Killin me.

[Heyyouthere33]

life with anxiety and panic attacks is very difficult . ive lost jobs and didnt finish pursing my degree because i couldn't sit in class without freaking out. im pretty stable now, i dont take medication but i do take CBD and it work really well for me . i also go to therapy 2 a month and exercise as must as i can .. sometimes only once a week . it think its import for people like you and i to find a few activities that work to gives us an out let to release and the anxious energy and a place to be ourselves , anxiety /panic attack and all. i like to run and dance and yeah it still get very anxious sometimes but i dont let that scare me so much anymore. i pause and press on because i know that the anxiety will go away eventually . panic attacks last about 20 to 40 minutes but that it, that rest is left over chemicals in the body that make you feel really weird and tired but .. again it will go away eventually. its weird but sometimes i have to down play the seriousness of these scares and episodes to calm them down. It works for me . i hope you find relief someday . i hope you can ask yourself the hard questions about what cause this destabilization get an answer to this thing. Wishing you luck!

p.s. sorry if i have typos and it i sound rushed or rude, im writing this from work!

[Pitalife in reply to Heyyouthere33]

I get them terrible,I've been to Er in past but I don't go no more,sometimes my fingers on 911 I feel like deaths come for me..I wait for the day I scare myself to death..it's ruined my life in so many ways and I suffer w manic depression which is hell and chronic pain..it's no joke n most don't understand the debilitating consequences it brings up,for simple things like going shopping, etc,I don't go to stores till near closing alot times..to avoid people n public..I hate driving,panic attacks while driving are hellish too..my 2011 my cars only got 35,000 miles on it..

[Heyyouthere33 in reply to Pitalife]

im not going to lie to you and tell you i know how you feel because i dont . panic attacks are horrible and its different for everyone . i felt like dying too. they go so bad , i wanted to end it all. i think the worse ive ever felt was when i convinced my self i couldnt see anymore while driving and my body fully cramped up and im talking like face contorted like i was having a stroke , hands and leg contracted to almost fetal position. i had full on episodes where i couldnt leave my house because i would get very bad anxiety walking out. it couldnt eat because i felt like choking,i couldnt sleep because i could not stand to be alone with my thoughts and i would wake up in full panic . took medication once and made me worse some how. i did not sleep for 96 hours when on them because my brain did not like being on them.

thats how bad i was ..for years. But im not there anymore. and i dont plan to be there again.

Im not going to sugar coat this for you and tell you that its easy to get out of this because its not. BUT ITS WORTH IT, BUT YOU HAVE TO WANT TO DO IT. You have to want to make things better for you even it going to break you down all over again. your going to have to do things that make you feel terrible to get to where you want to be. do you want your life to be yours again? Then make it your mission it get it back. No matter how long it takes (because its a journey).

im really sorry if i sound mean, im not trying to make you feel worse but i want you to get out of this defeated mindset and really think about how to make things better for you. what do you need to make your day to day better? In you wildest dreams, what you want life to look like?

[Pitalife in reply to Heyyouthere33]

I do like the rain sounds n nature sounds I listen to.but when bad panic attacks strike or high anxiety I can't think straight and I get almost like epilepsy or some odd loss of control of limbs n breathing it's horrible i know that..I'm glad you found somethings that help you..there a book called when panic strikes I was told about years ago,I got from it that I sure get the nasty symtoms of attacks,numb lips,shakes,uncontrollable limb movements at times.its very tough when happens in public and ones I get when I'm alone I'm ready to call 911 but the hospital don't do much anymore for you I been there in past bunch times,w drug issues now them Ers see alot Bs so treat all like druggie me having chronic pain. Onto of anxiety n panic attacks..

[Kamgal5]

I swear by the DARE book or Hope and Help for your Nerves book. I also have a subscription to the DARE app. If I feel anxious, I put my airbuds in and listen to the various help tools on the app. I meditate everyday, I exercise 6 days a week/ not including the exercise I get in as a water fitness trainer. I use VICKS under my nose if I feel anxiousness coming on and deep breathe. If ever you are at home and have an attack/ try holding icecubes and focus on that sensation. Take care of yourself❤️