creeping panic attack

[maugre]

Sorry I'm just writing to distract my mind. Currently in the midst of a panic attack. I haven't had one as strong as this in a while. I almost forgot how it felt at its worst. All I was doing is looking at places to live near the east coast. A sense of doom crept up on me and my mind took off: "how are you going to manage on your own? No matter where you go, you wont find peace anywhere. You can't even find peace now." f*ck I want to feel secure, at ease, be in that "everything is and will be okay" head space again. I haven't in a long long time. I don't know if I ever even have. These feelings are so so so exhausting and mentally crippling.

I hate this feeling. Please would anyone be willing to share their experiences when feeling this way? I just want reassurance that regardless of these feelings you can still live.

 

[osiris]

Hey @maugre
I can definitely let you know you aren’t alone.

If you’re starting out on a panic attack right now maybe you could focus on getting through that. Others here have helped me to remind me to just focus on my breath.

So try to breathe. Practice any grounding techniques you may have already learnt. Name things around you, touch something that cements you to the present.

Plenty of time later to write more about why you’re not alone. But for now, maybe focus on getting through the next few minutes rather than taking others experiences on board. In this moment you are all that matters.

Hope that helps a little.