Feeling like I'm losing my mind :-(

[carolyn982]

I've gone through bad anxiety before but I haven't felt like this in a long time. No matter that you've been through it before, it always feels terrifying. I had a massive panic attack last night. I felt like I was losing control of my mind and myself. Terrified that I was going to die or hurt myself. Took an uber to my parents' house and don't want to leave or be alone. How do we know the difference between really losing our minds and just feeling like we are? How do we know that we are safe and it's not just fear?

[lynella]

I'm sorry you felt so anxious. I am glad you had your parents to go to. Some people have no where to go because if they have social anxiety they will cut themselves off from family and friends and want to hide it from people. Hope you feel better now. In the midst of awful panic, its hard to think rationally about the fear.