Anxiety and Panic Attacks

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>Been on various anti depressants for years
>still get daily panic attacks

>>34964460

What triggers your attacks? The horrible feeling that makes me think my hearts gonna explode comes out nowhere.

>>34964476
>being 'forced' into conversations
>car rides
>watching tv with the roomies
>awkward pauses/silence
>thinking negatively

I deal with it by not being a gigantic faggot.

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>>34964601

Working on that! I never believed in this shit and would talk down to people when they brought it up. Now that I deal with it on a daily basis, I do regret being so mean to those who told me about it earlier.

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>>34964601
This also helps

>>34964592

Did you try any mental exercises to help you out? I would hate to have to rely on pills just to make it through the day.

>>34964395
What does an attack feel like? Recently I was just sitting in my chair and my chest started feeling warm/tight and I thought I'd have to get out of my room and downstairs to people in case I fainted or something. It lasted for like 10 seconds before it ended. I started breathing deeply and slowly, but I don't know if it helped or it was just ending at the same time.
I haven't had something like this happen before, and I haven't been especially stressed out, so I don't know what it was.

>>34964643
Happy thoughts x f*

>>34964658

Exactly the same thing. I'll be sitting there and my fight or flight suddenly kicks in, my breath becomes shallow, my chest feels tight, and my brain just goes completely haywire because it doesn't know how to react.

Unfortunately for me, I still don't know what triggers it.

>>34964740
Anon told me a few weeks ago that his fight or flight tense feelings passed and when he got older, he kind of missed that feeling. Idk

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>>34964777

It eventually does go away, after my body is done pumping me full of adrenaline. I'm 27 so getting old isn't an option :(
Running and doing cardio do seem to help immensely. I'm trying to learn how to accept it as it's not something you can cure.

Not eating shit, and learning to cope with social situations has helped me. It's not an easy process