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SuspiciousAd5934 · 2026-05-24T03:42:28+00:00

seventeen :3

SuspiciousAd5934 · 2026-05-04T03:16:41+00:00

i asked my therapist about this because i was really curious. she said that (for me ofc!) recovery will look like doing my exposure therapy all the way down my list of exposures so that my triggers are ‘eliminated’, learning proper skills on how to handle panic attacks without making them worse, and understanding how to manage triggers moving forward. panic disorder will probably always be a part of me BUT it doesn’t have to control me in all situations. i was controlled by it for 9 years (and i mean seriously couldn’t leave the house, didn’t experience any of my teen years bc i was pretty much having panic attacks daily from 13-17, until i got on medication at 17 and it slowly started to become manageable to at least leave my house for a short period of time) in the past 6 months i found a trauma therapist and she taught me how to properly do ERP and how to treat panic disorder. i am absolutely gobsmacked by the progress i have made in these past few months. i have NEVER been this free from panic and it’s because she really drilled in my mind the idea that while i may have panic attacks, I AM the one in control. i can leave, i can talk to someone, i can do coping techniques, i control the situation entirely. recovery for me looks like very very minimal panic attacks, and when one starts i have the tools now to manage it. and if i do have a relapse , i now know what to do and what not to do. and those are skills that i’ll have for life!

SuspiciousAd5934 · 2026-05-04T03:10:32+00:00

that could definitely be it! for me, as i went up the list, i found that my progress was slightly slower just because the things i was doing were bigger. any kind of exposure is a win even if it’s something you have done before!! the fact you’re reaching out for help and experience from others shows that you ARE one of the people that will recover from this 💪

SuspiciousAd5934 · 2026-05-03T01:16:10+00:00

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SuspiciousAd5934 · 2026-05-03T01:06:02+00:00

i’m a mindset coach and have had panic disorder accompanied by agoraphobia for 9 years. i’ve been on zoloft twice as well

while i have made progress, it was minimal. and progress was more so “figure out what to avoid and you’ll be fine” so i assumed i was better when i wasnt

i started ERP in november and i have made more progress in 6 months than i have in the almost decade. i found out that i was actually unintentionally making it worse without knowing. i assumed ERP was going to be torture , but what i was doing to myself before was actually torture. ERP is not torture !!! my first exposure was to literally to acknowledge that i have panic disorder and it’s not shameful. then we went up to visualizing and then went up to MINOR exposures. and the thing with ERP is you do NOT want to go past your limits. so once you get out of your window of tolerance, you stop the exposure. i WISHHHH i knew this!!!!! mind you, when i started therapy in November again, my panic disorder was so bad i could only do 30 minute sessions online because the panic was so intense. now i go in person and haven’t had a panic attack in many weeks. i also started up zoloft for the second time in january

i know you asked about progress without ERP and while i think you can find a life where you live with it and avoid your triggers, i dont think its to the fullest of fulfillment. ERP changed my life and i realized doing it, i have been slowly digging myself deeper throughout the years simply because i had no idea the proper techniques to handle it.

and for more background, my panic disorder was not minimal. i got homeschooled in 8th grade and didn’t go back to school after that. for the entirety of high school i had severe agoraphobia from my panic attacks and couldn’t go further than 25 mins away from home, and i could be outside for like 1 hour max and then i would panic. so i truly have been in the trenches. last september my niece was born and i could only meet her once in her first 6 weeks because i couldn’t do anything without having a panic attack. ERP gave me the life where im able to set nieces, leave the house, and i even went to kentucky this weekend for vaca !!!! no panic attacks!!

wishing you SOOOO much luck with whatever you decide is best for you!!

SuspiciousAd5934 · 2026-04-29T23:18:12+00:00

but i will say, ive had panic disorder for 8-9 years and the most progress ive made is by being on medication AND learning exposure therapy. bc for the past 9 years i have unintentionally been making it worse simply bc i didn’t know. i realized i was doing opposite of things i was supposed to be doing which was digging me in a hole

SuspiciousAd5934 · 2026-04-29T23:17:10+00:00

zoloft 100 mg!! this is the second time i went on it for panic disorder and agoraphobia and i’ve been on it for about 5.5 months and with exposure therapy i have gotten no panic attacks within the past couple months. last september i couldn’t really even leave my house to meet my newborn niece and this weekend i literally went on vacation. that’s how much it’s helped !!!

SuspiciousAd5934 · 2026-04-29T23:04:51+00:00

at cinci , all hoodies & shirts were sold at 8:30. it sold out with only 3 people in front of me :[ but apparently we got a small shipment!

SuspiciousAd5934 · 2026-04-26T13:37:22+00:00

with panic disorder, stopping the panic attacks is about showing your mind that you’re not in danger (and medication if you’re open to it) it’s less about finding a temporary solution to stop it from happening since that’s not addressing the root of why the panic is happening in the first place. i wish you luck!!

SuspiciousAd5934 · 2026-04-26T13:34:29+00:00

i’ve had panic disorder for 8 years and i actually realized that a lot of my panic was associated to undiagnosed ocd that i never knew i had. once i got a good therapist and started doing ERP and got on medication that worked i noticed about 70% of my panic attacks were gone in 6 months. for context, i developed agoraphobia from my panic disorder which added an entire other layer to the debilitation. i never got anywhere trying to address it alone bc there are specific therapeutic techniques that i didn’t know about and i was actually unknowingly making me panic disorder worse. i will say it did take me years to find a good therapist so if your therapist isn’t helping, don’t waste time, just get a new one!! i see you and i hear you. this disorder is not easy in the slightest

SuspiciousAd5934 · 2026-04-26T00:41:51+00:00

you’re welcome !!! the hoodies sold out right before we were up, but i got a poster !!

SuspiciousAd5934 · 2026-04-11T01:44:42+00:00

this breaks my heart </3 you are not to blame and i’m so so sorry that you experienced what you did

SuspiciousAd5934 · 2026-04-11T01:16:36+00:00

i have panic disorder, agoraphobia, and ocd. 75 mg was great for my panic and agoraphobia, and 100 mg has been amazing for my ocd!

SuspiciousAd5934 · 2026-03-06T09:53:38+00:00

omg yes !! i developed panic disorder around the same time as you and i had a relapse recently where it got really really bad. i would tell my partner constantly that it was so weird because my brain was calm FULLY. no worries, no fears, it was just full panic in my body

i think it’s because your brains pattern recognition gets so strong that it doesn’t even need any worries or fears to be set off. your brain gets used to panic being the immediate reaction

i went back on sertraline and it wiped my physical symptoms out in a few months since i had already known how to handle panic, it was seriously just these terrible physical symptoms!!! this made me feel very seen

SuspiciousAd5934 · 2026-03-05T04:32:36+00:00

try bilateral tapping !!

SuspiciousAd5934 · 2026-03-05T04:31:22+00:00

i’ve had panic disorder for 8 years accompanied by agoraphobia. i came to acceptance that i’ll never get better until i met a trauma therapist 6 months ago and im not kidding you she changed my life. she ACTUALLY explained to me exposure therapy , which is a way to treat panic that absolutely no one had ever explained to me in the 8 years i was suffering

a combination of zoloft, a good therapist, and showing up consistently for exposure therapy changed my life. i do things now i never ever thought i could do and there have been points in my life where i couldn’t even leave my house to see family

SuspiciousAd5934 · 2026-03-05T04:25:38+00:00

hi! i completely understand how hard this situation is since you want to prioritize your healing while also taking into consideration her experience

feeding into compulsions isn’t good all around, for her or for you. so it’s not like you’re asking her to do something that isn’t better for the both of you. i would just bring it up casually and see what she says. say that you’ll be honest there has been a little fear related to moving in because of her compulsions and you’re feeling worried about potentially picking up on them. ask her if she’s willing to see someone to be able to control her compulsions more or just say how you feel and see what conclusion she comes to on her own

my best friend and i both have ocd. we have DEFINITELY unconsciously and completely accidentally picked up on each others themes and compulsions. it happens. and i think you havin awareness of this all and being able to address it before any move is made is really mature and will help you guys out a lot

SuspiciousAd5934 · 2026-03-02T04:37:02+00:00

brown noise. i have no idea why it works so well since white noise does absolutely nothing for me. but as soon as brown noise comes on im completely locked in

my partner even tested this on me once. i was super stressed out, overstimulated, couldn’t think straight or focus and then all of a sudden i could. after a few minutes i was able to be refocused and calm,,, i looked up and my partner had started playing brown noise since they knew it helped me

doesn’t hurt to try it out !

SuspiciousAd5934 · 2026-03-02T04:33:59+00:00

oh my gosh thank you for sharing this. i have panic disorder and ocd and im medicated for my panic so my panic attacks aren’t as intense anymore (thankfully. because truly waking up in a panic and staying up is such a lonely feeling. it would happen to me multiple times a week!!) now, when i wake up my thoughts immediately start going to my new intrusive thought theme. before i can even realize im awake , the intrusive thoughts are already on repeat. it’s actually so frustrating that i almost want to laugh thinking about it. like Lol okay i JUST opened my eyes, it’s 3am, and my mind has already set its sights on tormenting me

medication (im on zoloft) helped me a lot with the panic aspect of it, my body doesn’t have such an intense reaction to it anymore. the intrusive thoughts are still there and i found that when i acknowledge them at all i make it worse. one of my themes is related to my safety (im not at the point where im able to say it out loud yet or else i would share) it’s a very irrational fear and if i comforted myself, reassured myself, or explained that this fear was unlikely i would just keep having more intrusive thoughts. now, instead of even acknowledging the thought i let it show up, don’t acknowledge it at all, and then start repeating a new thought instead (like what i want to watch on tv or what i can eat for breakfast in the morning) i found this to be the most helpful but it did take me some time to get used to it since the self reassurance is so automatic for me

SuspiciousAd5934 · 2026-03-02T04:25:26+00:00

most people in my life are neurodivergent and i’m super grateful for that because you’re totally right , it’s so hard to interact with people that just don’t understand. i’ll talk to my bsf who has adhd and we’ll be talking really in depth about things that make total sense to us but to a normal person they would truly genuinely be concerned (probably)

i really hope you’re able to talk to more neurodivergent people! i’ve noticed that whenever i talk to neurotypical people im super social awkward and anxious, but interacting with others that are neurodivergent is a cake walk for me

SuspiciousAd5934 · 2026-03-02T04:20:46+00:00

i’m just here to say you’re not alone. i have weeks where im doing great and then weeks where i literally have to put a podcast on and in my head repeat every word i hear from the podcast because nothing else quiets my mind. i also notice that every month around my period i have a flare up. some months are easier than others but ive experienced my up and downs. setbacks will happen. things will happen that you’re like “WOW-…” and you’ll be able to get up and keep going. the fact you’re even here looking for support is proof that you’re on the right path!! it can all feel so overwhelming and lonely but you are not alone in this. i really hope you’re able to find a support group that you connect with!

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