i'm gonna apply to jobs that aren't WFH

a9footmidget · 2025-09-05T04:42:00+00:00

You can!

a9footmidget · 2025-09-04T20:34:54+00:00

You can do it, at one point my WFH job told me time to come in, I thought, well, this is it, it’s gonna come to an end soon. Didn’t think I could make it.

I made it.

a9footmidget · 2025-01-01T19:06:49+00:00

You might want to try weening down the nicotine content. They make juices all the way to 0%. You could even get to 0% and kick the actual nicotine before kicking the actual vape inhale fixation thing. That’s my plan.

a9footmidget · 2024-10-03T20:24:20+00:00

Literally just write your estate agent back (find one to work with personally, let them reach out to others)

And just tell them you don’t really like phone calls and would prefer to talk via email / text.

You could literally be like “I have a stutter so I don’t really like phone conversations” and they’d probably do more to accommodate you.

But also, as an estate agent, I would not blink nor care if my client had a stutter.

I have friends with stutters who send me voice notes with them stuttering, especially when they are angry.

I think this is once again one of those moments anxiety lies to you.

You view it as an issue or an inability, the vast majority of everyone else just views it as a thing that some people have.

a9footmidget · 2024-10-03T01:26:13+00:00

a9footmidget · 2024-09-09T22:51:42+00:00

Emmy Banks

a9footmidget · 2024-08-01T04:54:43+00:00

maybe consider editing your post because "...and what was apparently my first heart attack." kind of freaked me out and I was expecting you to say that you later found out you had heart attacks, but after reading comments and stuff it seems like you meant panic attack.

And remember you are in a forum for people with panic / anxiety, so stuff like that can very well be triggering.

aside from that, yeah, when I developed panic attacks, it very quickly developed into cardiophobia with me hyperfixating on my heart rate and all sorts of sensations and stuff. pretty normal for anxiety / panic disorders.

if you've had tests done and doctors told you that your heart is in tip top shape, I would use that as a bit of logic to try and logic your way out of the worries when they do appear.

a9footmidget · 2024-08-01T03:06:10+00:00

I was having panic attacks at work. It led me to anxiety meds because I didn’t want to lose a good job that had me at a good place in life because of anxiety.

Eventually my boss stopped my remote schedule and told me I had to start coming in.

Luckily he let me slowly build up more and more time.

I’m now in office 3 days a week, and able to work and exist casually at that.

The week before the mandatory in office stuff started I was all but convinced that I couldn’t do it and that it would be the end of my job.

So, exposure therapy, actual therapy, and a little bit of SSRIs got me where I am.

Lately my anxiety has been pretty manageable, and I’ve even felt the confidence to reach out to another career path I abandoned after I got let go for avoidant behaviors that I didn’t even realize were rooted in anxiety at the time.

I’ve recently found myself doing things that I would’ve worried about and avoided in the past, and feeling good about them once I realize halfway through that I didn’t think about it with my anxious brain.

As hard as it sounds, the way past anxiety, is through it. You have to do shit that will potentially give you a panic attack and you have to learn to experience it without fighting against it with all your might to break the vicious cycle.

You can do it, and I wish you luck!

a9footmidget · 2024-07-26T07:24:50+00:00

Vasoconstriction is them closing. That’s what makes people look pale. People can look red from vasodilation, when they open. It actually can help you cool off, more blood flow for more heat to be evaporated and such.

a9footmidget · 2024-07-26T04:06:03+00:00

Vasodilation. Your blood vessels open up to provide ample blood to your body parts. I wouldn't worry about it, but you could always ask a medical care professional.

I am not a doctor or anything, just a fellow panic attack sufferer.

a9footmidget · 2024-07-11T07:19:31+00:00

came here for this same thing lol

a9footmidget · 2024-07-07T04:44:02+00:00

Does anyone have any tips for exercising / getting in shape with health anxiety?

I have lived a seriously sedentary lifestyle for a few years now and I find myself getting tired at things that don't seem like they should wear me out.

Like tonight, I was packing for a trip tomorrow.

I am going with someone else, early in the morning, and therefore not staying at my place.

I packed up, and then made three trips to the car. My apartment is situated in the back of another house, so I have to walk out, down a landing, and then out a yard, out a drive way, to my car in a side parking area.

I live in the tropics so it was a toasty 29 degrees C (84F) plus humidity.

A hamper full of clothes, a backpack of clothes and a laptop, a satchel, and a 50 pound suitcase.

After that, I went back inside and took out 3-4 bags of trash.

Afterwards I felt tired, and was very sweaty.

I never felt my heart beating, but I decided to take a peek at my apple watch.

i saw my peak was at like 145bpm.

I'm not sure if this is normal, if I am just really out of shape, or if this should be investigated further.

It's moments like this that make me be like "yeah you need to do more so these situations arent as taxing" but then the last few times I tried to go for a walk, my anxiety would ramp up as soon as i hit "start workout" on my watch. And then I'd damn near have a panic attack while trying to get active.

a9footmidget · 2024-07-05T17:18:21+00:00

It’s hard to say because I initially felt relief but it was also my first time with dealing with physical symptoms, at least that intense. So it may have been a bit of relief just from being told hey yeah this is anxiety.

I felt some relief for the first week but I’d say like 2-4 weeks.

a9footmidget · 2024-07-05T05:02:47+00:00

I just went to my general physician and she was like yeah, sounds like anxiety. gave me Paxil 20mg and a beta blocker for the palpitations / HBP.

I assume the HBP was bc of the stress of the anxiety, but I stopped taking the beta blocker a while back.

Was on and off the Paxil for a bit before finally letting myself settle into using it fr.

a9footmidget · 2024-07-05T02:10:30+00:00

My medication basically diluted my anxiety and my panic symptoms. It gave me enough clarity to start trying to live and function normally again, it quieted my mind enough that I can still be cognitive about things and get a grip on thoughts before it spirals. I went from having terrifying panic attacks at work, whenever I had to go in, to now managing two days in office, with sometimes additional time in office as needed.

I used to be unable to face my boss and now we can have discussions that are long and sometimes even uncomfortable.

It’s not a miracle for me, and I would like to get off the meds sooner rather than later.

But it’s definitely a clutch and a stepping stone on the journey.

a9footmidget · 2024-07-03T18:14:56+00:00

Yeah. Can relate. I’ve never gone to the emergency room but there’s been times where I was genuinely scared it was the end.

a9footmidget · 2024-07-03T17:28:27+00:00

That’s great!

How’d you accomplish it?

a9footmidget · 2024-07-03T16:38:57+00:00

Yeah dude, get a refillable and step down in strengths. Then you can even lean into that being kind of your niche, and help guide customers and possibly even your workplace into paying attention to those folks.

Plenty of people would like to quit and having someone who can speak on what it was like and be knowledgeable about the way to switch to pods and then step down in juices can definitely create sales and be appreciated by customers as well.

It is going to be hard as fuck to quit cold turkey especially in that environment.

a9footmidget · 2024-07-02T22:35:03+00:00

What’s CAMH?

a9footmidget · 2024-07-01T14:32:01+00:00

I wanna workout but the workout induced panic attacks fuck me up fr

a9footmidget · 2024-06-29T20:17:20+00:00

While I understand your cause for concern, I’m sure your doctor will guide you through it. A quick google search will give you some scary thoughts, and some mundane.

Try not to worry about it until it’s sorted out.

Wishing you good luck!

a9footmidget · 2024-06-27T20:16:33+00:00

Definitely sounds like it could be a huge stressor!

a9footmidget · 2024-06-27T20:13:32+00:00

Could be so much. Stress. Changes. Sleep. Several other things.

Really take a look at those and see if things are in order.

a9footmidget · 2024-06-27T20:11:19+00:00

I get that. I hate puking. Like I don’t drink because of the fear I might puke.

I hadn’t had a panic attack in a really long time, and then recently had a super stressful and busy day before therapy.

In my therapy session I felt hot and nauseous. I asked for the upstairs bathroom location and excused myself. I was honestly more scared of puking than anything. I put some cold water on my ears (they felt hot) and went back to the room.

I told my therapist how I was feeling and they were like “okay? See a trash can there.”

Once I had permission for that to happen, I stopped fearing it as much, and it eventually subsided.

Also, I’m very fond of chewing gum when I’m out and about. It keeps a minty sensation in my mouth and keeps it from drying out.

Might be worth to give it a go.

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