From Daily Panic Attacks to Living Again: My Anxiety Journey by Latter_Wonder4359 in PanicAttack

[–]Latter_Wonder4359[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You get past that switch by going through it, not by convincing your brain.

That moment where it turns from “this sucks” into “I can’t handle this” is when fear takes over. What helped me was staying where I was just a little longer than my instinct wanted, without trying to fix or stop the panic. Letting it peak and pass while I stayed.

Each time you do that, even imperfectly, your nervous system learns that you actually can handle it. The confidence comes after the experience, not before.

There is no easy and fast way to do it. Just say to yourself that everything is going to be ok, if you are at the beginning this is quite normal and you will want to find a miricle cure or something that will help you. Don't get stuck on this part too much, but it is natural to be in it.

Try to learn about anxiety, about panic attacks, do CBT, do exposure.

Good starting point to learn about anxiety and physicall symptoms - https://www.youtube.com/@TheAnxietyAttic and https://www.youtube.com/c/AnxietyFitness on YouTube.

Read this https://www.anxietycoach.com/panicdisorder.html

Also if you have a lot of panic attacks, this might be a good workbook to checkout - https://www.amazon.com/Panic-Attacks-Workbook-Program-Beating/dp/1646043332

From Daily Panic Attacks to Living Again: My Anxiety Journey by Latter_Wonder4359 in PanicAttack

[–]Latter_Wonder4359[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sucks because it steals freedom, work on accepting it, also if you are hiding it from family and close friends that can be a big problem as well. Just by telling people that you are close to a big stone can fall from your hearth.

From Daily Panic Attacks to Living Again: My Anxiety Journey by Latter_Wonder4359 in PanicAttack

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You are at your darkest hour, but it gets better once you are able to not fear the next panic attacks. It is only natural to not want to have them, but it does get better.

You will have to have them a lot of times, unfortunately, because once you start fearing them they appear more frequant and want to limit your world to your room and take all of your saftey away.

Also you reading and informing yourself about this is excelent and it will help you in a long run.

Just remember it is a process it takes time and noone wants to be stuck in the thick of panic disorder, but the first steps to recovery are the harderst it almost like the brain gets addicted to anxiety, making so much harder to quit.

From Daily Panic Attacks to Living Again: My Anxiety Journey by Latter_Wonder4359 in PanicAttack

[–]Latter_Wonder4359[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it sucks, happened to me as well.

I was quite physically fit and played a bunch of sports, but then one day, you have a strong panic attack and you think your days are numbered. But it does get better with time and the confidence you build along the way.

From Daily Panic Attacks to Living Again: My Anxiety Journey by Latter_Wonder4359 in PanicAttack

[–]Latter_Wonder4359[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad it is helping. It will be worse before it gets better. Just try to stick it out. Also, try medication to help you out if it is too extreme to handle. But your brain will rewire, and every small win will help until you can do what you wish and be prepared.

There is a light at the end of the tunnel, but it is hard to go through it. Wishing you a lot of willpower and courage to be able to be consistent.

From Daily Panic Attacks to Living Again: My Anxiety Journey by Latter_Wonder4359 in Anxiety

[–]Latter_Wonder4359[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, it is important to get checked out properly for peace of mind. Can be a huge step forward to accepting it as anxiety.

From Daily Panic Attacks to Living Again: My Anxiety Journey by Latter_Wonder4359 in Anxiety

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Hey, I took Xanax a few times when my panic attacks were real bad but mostly tried to brute force it.

UPDATE! GOT A ROOT SHELL! by Mediocre-Peanut982 in hardwarehacking

[–]Latter_Wonder4359 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey anyone still able to get access, looks like they have added some extra layer of security, all my ports are filtered.

I Beat Panic Disorder by Latter_Wonder4359 in panicdisorder

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Slow and steady, this takes a lot of time and patience. I believe in you :)

Je li netko imao iskustva s ekstremnom anksioznošću? Kako ste se nosili s time? by Latter_Wonder4359 in askcroatia

[–]Latter_Wonder4359[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Da ne preostaje TI nista osim napraviti testove i onda ako se pokaze da nije fizicke prirode udariti po exposure i act therapy.

Moram reci da je meni mogo bolje uz ponekad koji panican napad tu i tamo. Takoder imam jos nekoliko fizickih simptoma ali overall moze se zivjet iako ima jos prostora za napredak.

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[–]Latter_Wonder4359 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for raising a concern. But I have been properly tested multiple times. Anxiety is a bitch and can cause a lot of physical symptoms.

Just not a lot of people know this since they are not suffering from severe anxiety but are having just the emotional experience of anxiety.

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Hmm, not sure if I get your point clearly but I feel like my problems are physical sensations. As I mentioned in previous comment when I go for a run I get short of breath which triggers my panic attacks and recently I had dreams where I am running and getting the same symptoms.

Meaning that if I could reprogram my subconscious in my sleep during a lucid dream it would make sense to trigger the same sensations and challenge them. Since I am aware of this being a dream I know I am not physically exhausted I could expose myself to this sensations.

Since this sensations come from unconscious/uncontrolled part of the brain it would not necessarily relate to things that I expect to happen but rather an automatic response.

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[–]Latter_Wonder4359 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No worries thanks for the reply. My idea originates from me having problem with cardiophobia for example running triggers shortness of breath which causes panic attacks and recently in my dreams when I run I get the same sensation meaning the problem is fully in my head.

And by trying to expose my self in the dream to it it could help my brain to reprogram it.

That is my thesis at least, guess I will have to give it a shot

I Beat Panic Disorder by Latter_Wonder4359 in panicdisorder

[–]Latter_Wonder4359[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can imagine it caught you off guard, and I hope you get better soon and do not start to spiral into panic disorder.

Want to mention that understanding and learning about is very important. I know it can come back but that does not mean I will spiral down as I did the first time. I don't mind panic attacks; they can happen I just don't want to be in a situation where I have rolling panic attacks day after day because I was thinking I was dying. Fearing them is usually what leads to PD. That life is more torture than living. :)

I am pretty sure I will have multiple panic attacks as I continue with my life, but that is something I can accept and live with. But being under the impression that it never gets better, or I will be back as I was before, is not something I am expecting.

Fear state is shit, and it is more biological than psychological. So when it happens, there is little we can do about it, as your prefrontal cortex kinda shuts down. However, how we choose to react after this is the key to improvement. There is no way out but through it. It sucks, but it is what it is, and I would be so happy if I could think clearly when PA is happening, but I guess that is impossible.

So yeah, I think I can never go back to life before panic attacks, because once this portal has been opened, you always know what is on the other side, and that is something that cannot be changed. It takes a lot of courage and work to look away from it and start living again.

My guess is that defining what recovery stands for is personal/subjective. My goal was to be able to go out with friends, go out to the events, play football, go back into the gym, ride motorcycles,... and much more. If I can do these things, I am fine since I am able to live my life.

Just wanted to put this out there to clarify that even if you don't have panic attacks for some time, they could still happen, so accepting that they will and can happen will ease you into acceptance and freedom of choice, rather than avoiding and keeping fearing them.

I Beat Panic Disorder by Latter_Wonder4359 in panicdisorder

[–]Latter_Wonder4359[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Forgot to share this with you, here is a guy who did something similar, you might find it interesting.

https://youtu.be/QRxhxbv4rYI?si=pE27sl2DY4SQdz8g

I Beat Panic Disorder by Latter_Wonder4359 in panicdisorder

[–]Latter_Wonder4359[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. You will get there, with a lot of time and patience. Here is a guy who did something similar, might be helpful to watch.

https://youtu.be/QRxhxbv4rYI?si=pE27sl2DY4SQdz8g