😱 What people think a panic attack looks like... Dr Julie #shorts

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[DrJulie]

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[jocelynllamas]

There was one guy in my entire career who picked up on my anxiety. Looking back, I appreciate his ability to pick up on it. I would (and still do) sit completely still, look straight ahead, and wouldn't say a word. He would tell me that everything was gonna be alright and remind me that he was right next to me. Good guy.

[Zoe-wv]

i love how she said “can also look like” and not “what it really looks like” because not all peoples’ anxiety looks the same, and most times people misunderstand that.

[dyrun-me]

That's true. I freeze up, I don't move. I sit. And I can't talk

[maggiemitchell]

THANK YOU for saying what it can also look like because I experience both.

[kuuchan]

Me: "I'm having a panic attack"
Them: "but you look so calm"

[wispyspirits]

“I don’t believe you’re panicked, you’re really calm”
No, Bertha, I’m dissociating while having flashbacks.

[Dumbledore]

It’s so good that you say “what it CAN look like” instead of “what it looks like”

[RandmPrsn]

I’ve had 2 panic attacks in my life and they were both recent. I’m ages 10-13 and i swim competitively, I just had a pretty minor surgery but it impacted my life majorly. I couldn’t walk for a month and was in a wheelchair for about 2 weeks after I was in crutches. I got depressed and when I went back to swim I was trying so hard to get back to how I was before (losing weight and getting stamina and breath control back etc) that I earned myself anxiety and depression. I ended up having a full on panic attack in the water while doing 50 yd sprints. My coach just told me to calm down and keep doing the set so that’s what I did. I couldn’t breathe very well until my practice ended and I drove home. What I did to help my anxiety was stop pushing myself so hard. I still push more than I want to, especially since I’m still trying to lose weight, but it helps. I listen to calming music, read, and swim laps.

[LoraLindemann]

Sometimes you can't even express it, but feel it deeply

[BeatrizViana]

Love how you specified “always” and “sometimes” because both reactions do exist and it 100% depends on the person, the situation, what triggered the attack, among other things

[songindarkness]

I was once told I couldn’t have much anxiety by a counsellor because I don’t really have the first kind of panic attack but later another therapist explained that holding a lot of tension and stress in the body and freezing is also anxiety.

[breannaengland]

I love how you said also. Its improtant to show that both ARE anxiety. Not over reacting or being dramatic. Its important to learn the difference.

[DreamsComeTrueEnglish]

As someone with high functioning anxiety who would get yelled at for crying as a child, i resonate with this!

[StewartFletcher]

Whenever I feel genuine anxiety, I usually look very calm, almost statuesque.

[xoxolorae]

Yes!! This is so important. Anxiety attacks are not the same as PANIC attacks, which can be more like the first part of her act. Anxiety attacks for me is when my mind starts to spiral and I feel sick and like I’m going to die. I generally will act strange — like either rock back and forth without saying anything or scratch my sides or my hands repeatedly. In public, I tend to stop dead in my tracks and just stand there.

Had a lady recognize I was having an attack at the grocery store when she saw me idling with my cart in an aisle, stretching my hands out repeatedly. She asked me if I was okay and I simply shook my head no. She said “come with me for a second okay?” and proceeded to ask me my name, what I was at the store for. What kinda recipes I liked, etc. She talked me out of my freeze.

Anxiety needs distraction. Our minds become fixated on the doom feeling and we spiral. It’s hard to snap ourselves out of it sometimes. One of the best things you can do for someone is just talk to them about anything besides anxiety. Just be normal and ask them normal questions. Eventually, your brain will re-wire itself and be okay.

[leo_thebengal]

as someone with pretty severe anxiety both are accurate. its also so annoying when people tell you “your fine” or “stop overreacting” or “just calm down” like its that easy. thanks, i never thought to just tell my anxiety to stop!

[ilikemydonutswithjaminthem]

It hurts so much when people without anxiety tell you to grow up. As if you were acting like a shy child. THEY HAVE NO IDEA what anxiety feels like and that it's extremely challenging

[katierages]

Shaking, fidgeting and spacing out is also a huge thing for me when I get anxiety.

[AFWif]

This is me. My husband is incredible picking up on it. Even when we are in a social setting and everything seems fine because I seem normal, but he knows how I'm truly feeling and he allows me to be myself when we are alone. As odd as it sounds, I love being "alone" with my husband because he completely understands me. God truly blessed that prayer of him/us and I am so grateful.