Panic Disorder... What is it?

One of the hallmark signs of some of the highest levels of anxiety is a panic attack. Panic attacks are–at least, for me–one of the most horrible things that a person can experience.

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Melissa Rorech

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Erin Bogo

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Lily H.

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Zyanya Méndez

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[spookden]

My first panic attack was in my math classroom. The teacher randomly called on me for a answer and I didn't even have my hand up. I started freaking out then one of the teachers told me to stop and just answer the question. The other teacher put her hands on my shoulders which was like a nightmare. My best friend was in the class aswell, and she knew what to do. She pushed everyone away as much as she could. She asked me if she could touch me, I shook my head. She started asking me normal questions like "What's your name?" And "do you have a pet?" She helped me control my breathing and be alright. But guess what the school did? They gave me detention for 'interrupting the class'. Like wtf school?! My school needs to be more educated on this stuff.

[friendlydark]

i can agree with panic attacks being the worst thing. it feels like you’re about to die.

[carolinaalexandra]

Panic disorder, severe anxiety, PTSD, depression and so on. It goes on and on and on. It slowly kills the person you used to be, and unless you experience it yourself then no one understands. It’s death

[adreamerdancing]

Those lucky 28% of people who said they've never had a panic attack...

[tonamichase]

Ur body becomes that numb feeling and u start breathing rapidly and ur entire body becomes shakey

[fab.berard]

The worse in this is that because of the panic attack, you panic about every detail and panic more and more...without someone, it is much more difficult to stop the panic attack

[requiemoflyds]

I got diagnosed with panic disorder a few months ago
Panic attacks are some of the scariest thing a person could go through and when it happens frequently it is terrible

[Tovutaki]

I have had panic attacks all the time, and they are a horrible misunderstood thing; most people think that a panic attack means you have a slight fear of something small, when in fact it is much much worse.

[rea]

There are so many of us and we are all different, nobody is perfect but yet we live in this world where we are expected to be like robots, do what we are supposed to, be happy 24/7 and not make a mistake. We are expected to answer "Fine" when people ask us how we are doing, and going to a shrink or even having problems is unwanted and makes us feel like failures.
I think it is clear we are not perfect and will never be, so it is about time to stop pretending. We have problems and this is what makes us human. Love and support to everyone with or without panic disorder!

[zekesalazar]

I had my first one a couple of days ago and it was pure terror. I’ve never felt anything like it. It’s Like a sense of intense impending doom. Your vision becomes grainy, you start to shake and you feel helpless. It’s a bit hard to perfectly describe, but it feels like death.

[asianaxeprincess]

In other words,

Panic attacks are horrifying and experiencing it is like a nightmare come true.
Edit: to the narrator, I know how you feel. You're not alone and thank you for the tips on how to deal with anxiety and panic attacks. It helped a lot and I'll try my best to follow. ❤

[jadeauburn]

My panic attack does this fun trick where it makes me believe I will die if I take my medication to calm down.

[GeekyMino]

Wow absolutely great animation!
And yeah panic attacks are super scary. You think you are dying when it happens..

[rafaelcontreras]

No one:
Not a single soul:
Not even the ppl outside my home:
My family:
StOp FaKiNg It YoU LiAr >:/

[stormychk]

I just recently got diagnosed with a panic disorder. This is actually strangely nice to see it layed out in a safe way

[heyitzodil]

I suffered from panic attacks. They are so fucking shit, and anyone suffering through this stuff, I just want to say, you can get through this. I promise you.

[lunabee]

The bizarre thing with panic attacks is that it actually mimics the real physical systems of something serious. My first one honestly believed I was having a stroke and that my body was half numb, my face was drooping. Of course it wasn't really, but its crazy how the body can will mimic it.

[nakjskjkdndkd]

I’ve had anxiety for 2 years. My first panic attack, I had no idea what was wrong with me. I didn’t know why I was even scared. But I soon learned it was anxiety that I had. A lot of people my age said they have/had it, it feels nice to talk to those people about it

[buckbuckbuuuck]

Strange... when I first got panic attacks, I would always try to not submit myself to the pain and it continued to get worse. It wasn’t until I would let them pass that it happened less frequently and intensely.

[april]

IT IS NOT INCURABLE! Ive had SEVERE panic disorder for a decade and couldnt leave my room for months on occasion and now I dont have it anymore AT ALL! Dont worry abt never getting rid of it... Overcoming it was the hardest obstacle ive EVER encountered but trust me it definitely is possible!😊