Panic Attacks and Obsessive thoughts

[Yummypancake]

hello everyone!

So glad to be joining this group. I had health with panic disorder, anxiety, and Tourette’s for some time now, but have noticed a big turn in how I can manage. Last year I began planning a trip to Australia so my partner and I could go and meet his family. That trip ended a month ago, but before then that was all I was planning and thinking about. I had a bad panic attack one of the days I was there about dying, and now that I’m home and my days aren’t so filled it’s been a real struggle to stop the thoughts of “what if I’m dying” and the incessant panic that comes with it. I am wondering if anyone has any tools or ideas that have worked for them that help with the constant feeling of “I’m dying”.

[Dolphin14]

Welcome to the community

It sounds like keeping your self busy helped you quite a bit? Is there something you can start focusing on now that the trip is over?

Do you have a therapist ?

🐬

[gajh]

Hello and Welcome. I hope that just being here with people who understand will help you to feel better.

[WaitingForVictory]

This is what has been happening to me recently, as well. I don't know why I feel that I'm dying, but it always feels so real in the moment...yet, I'm still here. I hope we get the help we need. This is not fun.

[Yummypancake]

This is so helpful, thank you for sharing. I’ve switched meds and that’s been helping a lot, and I’ve talked about the accepting the panic instead of fighting it in therapy. Definitely going to try and implement this stuff.

[Beloved01]

Do you know what triggered it?