SeekingAfrica
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Took me few times to make the connection, but I seem to have panic attack and/or flashbacks every time I put one of those face masks on. I was out 2-3h ago and although the immediate panic subsided, it's still affecting me.
I keep getting random waves of panic, hypervigilance or waves of dissociating and it's making my work harder. I'm trying to do what I need to do anyways, and I got hot water bottle to keep me at least vaguely grounded(flashbacks make me super cold). But it's still hard staying present, it's like I have to constantly snap myself into the present. Can I somehow diffuse it trigger wise?
p.s. Also it feels like the next wave of panic is hitting me and sometimes that means taking a fast walk until I can't breathe or doing something distracting cause I feel all irritable and sensitive to every touch and sound and my heart racing constantly... But we're in curfew hours.
What can I do to calm down at home?
I keep getting random waves of panic, hypervigilance or waves of dissociating and it's making my work harder. I'm trying to do what I need to do anyways, and I got hot water bottle to keep me at least vaguely grounded(flashbacks make me super cold). But it's still hard staying present, it's like I have to constantly snap myself into the present. Can I somehow diffuse it trigger wise?
p.s. Also it feels like the next wave of panic is hitting me and sometimes that means taking a fast walk until I can't breathe or doing something distracting cause I feel all irritable and sensitive to every touch and sound and my heart racing constantly... But we're in curfew hours.
What can I do to calm down at home?