Anxiety Attack vs Panic Attack

Anxiety Attack vs Panic Attack. What is a panic attack? What is a anxiety attack?

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[qamarinayat]

I'm a student of psychology, but I have never seen such a person who explain things in such a beautiful way. God bless you.

[bradleyhines]

I used to have panic attacks. Once I figured out what was happening, i went to a therapist. She said:
- Don't work so hard.
- Switch to decaf.
- Exercise every day.
- Try to get a good night's sleep every night.
I haven't had a panic attack since. That was 13 years ago.

[angelinaeiras]

I had a panic attack in a movie theater and since then I have difficulty going, there you go, avoiding "dangerous" spaces. a couple of years later, I had a strong anxiety attack in a supermarket but I immediately thought to myself "no way, this is where I buy food" I took a few deep breaths and managed to get over that feeling. this way of thinking has helped me in other anxious situations

[Wifeyfolifey]

“Avoidance feeds anxiety in the long term” I found that very insightful, thank you for sharing. Never thought of it that way before.

[rkt]

It took me a trip to a cardiologist, a CT scan, Echogram to confirm I was suffering anxiety and not a heart problem!
Breathing, pausing and writing has helped. Awareness is half the battle, the rest is self regulation.
Love your content!

[MariaHernandez-mbqz]

I could remember several years ago, I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Was actually diagnosed with BPD. Not until my husband recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

[Amradye]

Edit: Update, still on same meds and therapy is as needed, about once every two or three months currently, and I’m still doing great. 👍
Once had a panic attack that lasted for three and a half days. I’d panic until I passed out, then wake and repeat. I was screaming and crying non-stop toward the end of it, and I was certain that I had gone crazy b/c all my thoughts were dark, violent and hopeless. Luckily, I had people to take me to a safe place for evaluation and care. Turns out I had a psychotic break and needed therapy and some light medication.
It’s been two years and I’m on the same meds - zoloft and a bridge drug called buspar - and am continuing therapy on an as-needed schedule - about every two months.
Many friends and doctors saved my life, and I’m happy. Please get professional help if you need it.

[riakun]

The “don’t avoid the thing causing a panic attack (so long as it’s safe)” advice is really good. I got into a really bad car accident recently, and my roommate have me driving the next day so that I wouldn’t keep being afraid of being behind the wheel.
Such an underrated piece of advice.

[Kris._]

Honestly, having a panic attack is one of the scariest things I’ve ever been through, even though they clearly aren’t as severe as some other people’s panic attacks, but I resonate with people with anxiety and panic attacks❤ Stay strong and drink some water ❤

[shadowgirl]

Only had a panic attack once. I got in a fight with my mom right before work. Went to work mad. She was moving two hours away. Midway through work I asked if she got there okay and didn't hear anything. After work I called her... No answer. Called again and again until I went into a full panic. I thought something awful happened to her and that the fight we had was our last moments together. I've never been so distraught. When I finally got ahold of her I broke down apologizing like crazy. Even thinking about it now still makes me cry. My mom is my best person, I don't know what I'd do without her

[ALHat]

I am veteran that was wounded in war. Here are some ways I have learned to handle these situations: 1) stop active (for example pull over at a safe location when I am driving and find a spot in the store to stand for a moment). I don’t remove myself from something causing the anxiety, as a last resort I will, but I will try to stay put at safe location. Reason for this, is i don’t want my anxiety to dictate my life and I don’t want to train myself to run away when I am scared. You might not be ready for that and that’s okay…You might need to go slower and start with imagining the crowd or the thing that makes you anxious. Instead I will slow down and ease into it, Don’t be ashamed of feeling anxious!!! Let me say that again Don’t be ashamed of feeling anxious! Everyone’s situation regarding it might differ but it’s a normal human feeling and response to stress. After, stopping activity in a safe place. I will count three deep breaths I am able to hear. I will imagine something that used to relax me. For me it’s waves rolling onto a beach. I live near a beach so it works. I will watch the waves and try to match my breaths. I will then when I am ready slowly open my eyes and my attention to what’s happening around me. I will continue to breath until the feeling subsides. Sometimes I will close my hands in a fist and slowly open it. Trying to match my breaths with the slow opening of my hands. Some of my brothers and sisters count down while they breath. Telling themselves in their mind in a kind voice I am safe, I am relaxed, I am calm…over and over. I don’t use physical comfort during these events, reason is I want to learn how to calm myself and not depend upon others always. I will tell people that ask straight out, I am feeling a little anxious and taking a moment. I will be alright, thank you for your concern. It’s normal to feel this way, and you can live a good life with proper care. You can even overcome it completely.

Never give up on yourselves, you all deserve a good life!!

[liya]

It’s my first time seeing someone understand me so well. It’s like you talking about me, thank you for this.

[Emmygedden]

I watched this yesterday and today I had the worst panic attack I have probably ever had. But I remembered this and realized it was a panic attack not a meltdown I was able to adjust my coping mechanisms and let my family know what was happening so they also started to calm down. Thank you for helping me through this.

[lynstrawberry]

A panic attack will drain you of all you’re energy. It’s so hard to walk at all afterwards

[octoberistired]

The tip about not avoiding really helped me. I had a bad panic attack last time I was at a concert and it was awful, thinking about being in that scenario again makes me start to panic already, but my parents booked a concert of my favourite band for next month as a present and I really want to go so I’m gonna try push through ❤

Update: I went and I’m so glad I did, it was really fun and I didn’t have a panic attack. Very happy I didn’t let the panic attacks make me miss it

[Tikolico]

My panic attacks come at night, when I lay my head down to rest and my brain has time to relax, then the panic sets in, feels like I'm falling, like my body is getting hot, then an urge to take a deep breath as if I'm out of air, and I am well aware of what sets those panic attacks off... it's the thought of having to inevitably die one day.

That's when I have to get up and watch TV or something.

[Kotik-zptx]

This is so helpful, I have panic attacks a lot, and it really throws an ax throw one’s life.

[hnichole]

I've had panic attacks from a young age, originally because of a severe water phobia that I've had since around 10. But as I got older and struggled with anxiety and perfectionism due to abuse, I began developing them more often. I always called them an "anxiety attack" because I felt like I didn't have a "real" anxiety disorder and didn't want to be disrespectful to my friend who has a legitimate panic attack disorder (hers come without specific triggers). This video was so educational, thank you.

[astridhannestad]

I had a very severe episode of anxiety triggered by a bad panic attack when I went travelling with my father and brother last fall. I ended up laying in a hotel room for two days watching the great British bake-off trying to calm myself. On day one after I had been shaking and crying muttering to my dad that I felt like I was dying, he picked up fellowship of the rings and started reading as he held me. He has always been wonderful at handling my anxiety and calming me down. And even though I was quite exhausted the rest of the trip, it will be memories I will always treasure, because I got to feel like a little girl again as my dad read to me

[clooggy]

I used to think I was experiencing panic attacks until I actually started experiencing panic attacks lmao.