Panic Attacks With Blurting Stuff Out

[cat-lady]

Does anyone else have this and how have you coped with it? It's like pseudo-tourrette's. It's fairly new to me. It starts like a panic attack but then I start thinking "what if I blurted out the most inappropriate thing I can think of right now?", and then my mind fixates on it and I get so scared of doing it that I accidentally do. It's social anxiety related. I used to have panic attacks when I was younger that involved the same thought process but with blushing or sweating heavily instead of blurting things out. They eventually went away on their own, then years later this new version surfaced after I was re-triggered. I'm on zoloft and it helps but not enough to make it go away completely. I really need to get a handle on this symptom because it keeps on re-traumatizing me with the awkward situations it creates. Any suggestions would be helpful. Also, does anyone know if there's a specific term for this? Thanks

 

[Changing4Best]

Sorry to see that you are going through this situation. I cannot say that exactly the same thing occurs to me, but I do occasionally blurt out things that I later regret. I just don't worry about it beforehand, it just happens, BANG! And the words are out of my mouth and I can't take them back and there is nothing I can say to cover it up or correct it. The other thing I just found out this week is that I sometimes laugh at inappropriate moments, and I was told about this this week by someone I apparently laughed at. I was unaware that I did it and it offended her. YIKES! I hate it when I do stuff like that. I want to apologize, but I don't know how to do so. I am afraid that I will only offend the person further if I try to do so, so I guess I just have to leave it alone and suffer the consequences.

I hope someone else can help you with this better than I. All I can do is tell you that I do something a bit similar and I know how it feels to "put my foot in my mouth" and be unable to take it out.

I wish you the best with this problem.

 

[cat-lady]

Thanks. I also struggle with how to address it later and usually just don't.