I'm terrified, I have been having hallucinations since I was little, my family used to call me creepy kids because I would talk to air, but they didn't think about it too much since I was a kid. But now I still see things, and even tho sometimes I convince myself they're not real, my anxiety high up to the point of panic attacks. I know I should go see a therapist but I also feel afraid of getting diagnosed with anything. #Anxiety
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Coffee & Anxiety.
Yes. I know .. they do not mix. However there are many days where I have a coffee and enjoy the day just fine. I learned the difference between anxiety and the disorder. Anxiety disorder is something that creates an overactive central nervous system response. I don't even have to experience a thought.
Sometimes it's something in my body that might hurt, or bang my knee on something and then my whole body shifts. If I am not careful, it can cause a panic attack. Panic disorder means my entire chest cavity nearly feels hallow or like a vibrational sensation. My heart beats quicker, my body sweats, and even if I'm not hyperventilating then I would feel like I am going to pass out, or feel dizzy or feel like there's something wrong with the floor/balance. I feel like laying down, and I get cold. Very often at the same time I become sick to my stomach.
I think a lot of people I met say "I am having a panic attack" but yet they really are not. I sometimes feel like the terminology is overused to explain basic stressors that any person experiences. It makes it feel like when I say I am having a panic attack and I need to lay back, it's as if it doesn't mean much. "Just breathe. Don't worry" - "well I am breathing and there is nothing I am worrying about Susan." I even went to the emergency room to check to determine if it was my hormones messed up, or if I have another issue that was causing it, such as low blood sugar or another unknown. However, after being hooked on heart monitors and EKG testing, and multiple blood tests, they found nothing but the knowledge I meet every criteria for someone who suffers from a panic disorder.
This happened more than 3 times for the emergency room visit.
2 times talked with my primary care doctor.
2 times I talk with my psychiatrist.
I feel "Crazy" but I know I am OK.
#coffee
#MentalHealth
#Anxiety
#BipolarDisorder
#PanicAttacks
#PanicDisorder
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I’m unfortunately American, and I unfortunately still live in this cursed country. I’m black/mixed, chubby, aroace, non-binary, neorudivergent, and not rich, aka, I’m a minority. I’ve already lost all faith and hope for America when HE was elected again last year.
This country was not made for those lower than high-class. The whole system is already awful. So many businesses have already raised their prices on so many things, so many I’ve stopped using because I cannot fucking pay that much… we’re not made of money... And NOW thanks to him and his awful tariffs, it’s hitting companies and especially small businesses again. 2020 was already enough, and he thought THIS was wise? Talk about garbage!! Which means that some companies will be raising their prices again or adding surcharges… which in this case, I don’t blame them. I just cannot AFFORD it so I’d often just try to find a better deal so that I’m not just giving all of my money down the drain… the prices were already expensive enough, though I don’t blame them in this case.
It’s getting hard to live in this fucking country. Even though my dad’s the one taking care of the money situation and is a supervisor chef (aka he makes a lot) and we’re doing fine, I cannot help but feel bad for everyone at this moment, and money talk in general fucking stresses me the fuck out, I HATE it!!! Especially since I’m autistic and when change happens, it… I can’t take anymore of this. I already had a fucking panic attack last week because of an incorrect very high balance showing on my total therapy session statement, I just… I feel like I’m going to fucking explode if something money related happens again (which I’m probably gonna anyway… god I hate this society).
#MyAutismIsNotADisorder #MyAutismIsNotADisability #AutismSpectrum #Autistic #Anxiety #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #OSTD #OtherSpecifiedTraumaDisorder #neurodivergent #Neurodivergency #Vent #triggerwarning #PanicAttacks #PanicAttack #ScrewTrump #MoneyIssues
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I’m unfortunately American, and I unfortunately still live in this cursed country. I’m black/mixed, chubby, aroace, non-binary, neorudivergent, and not rich, aka, I’m a minority. I’ve already lost all faith and hope for America when HE was elected again last year.
This country was not made for those lower than high-class. The whole system is already awful. So many businesses have already raised their prices on so many things, so many I’ve stopped using because I cannot fucking pay that much… we’re not made of money... And NOW thanks to him and his awful tariffs, it’s hitting companies and especially small businesses again. 2020 was already enough, and he thought THIS was wise? Talk about garbage!! Which means that some companies will be raising their prices again or adding surcharges… which in this case, I don’t blame them. I just cannot AFFORD it so I’d often just try to find a better deal so that I’m not just giving all of my money down the drain… the prices were already expensive enough, though I don’t blame them in this case.
It’s getting hard to live in this fucking country. Even though my dad’s the one taking care of the money situation and is a supervisor chef (aka he makes a lot) and we’re doing fine, I cannot help but feel bad for everyone at this moment, and money talk in general fucking stresses me the fuck out, I HATE it!!! Especially since I’m autistic and when change happens, it… I can’t take anymore of this. I already had a fucking panic attack last week because of an incorrect very high balance showing on my total therapy session statement, I just… I feel like I’m going to fucking explode if something money related happens again (which I’m probably gonna anyway… god I hate this society).
#MyAutismIsNotADisorder #MyAutismIsNotADisability #AutismSpectrum #Autistic #Anxiety #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #OSTD #OtherSpecifiedTraumaDisorder #neurodivergent #Neurodivergency #Vent #triggerwarning #PanicAttacks #PanicAttack #ScrewTrump #MoneyIssues
1 reaction Hi, I’m a 24-year-old woman who moved to another country from home. I have anxiety and sometimes get panic attacks. I often feel pretty lonely and don’t really have anyone to connect with here. I do have a partner, but because of my panic attacks, our relationship isn’t always the easiest. I’m looking for a place where I can share my experiences and connect with others who might be going through something similar.
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I went to the vet yesterday and my 13yr old dog Mayak had a panic attack when they took him in the other room. He already has breathing issues and a carcinoma in his neck so we did X-ray again and looks like the cancer isn't spreading but his larynx paralysis is giving him trouble. They had to put him on oxygen and they gave him a sedative and he looked terrible he couldn't walk so I carried him to the truck. It was breaking my heart seeing him like that I finally got home yesterday and now he is resting fine. It's a rare bond between chronically ill people and there pets this dog has been with me through seven surgeries and I can't imagine life without him 💙#Anxiety #OCD #RareDisease #MuscularDystrophy #ChronicPain #MajorDepressiveDisorder #PeripheralNeuropathy
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Here Are Positive Coping Skills To Help You Safely Deal With Negative Thoughts, Feelings, Panic Attacks, Or Improve Focus
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1 reaction Here Are Positive Coping Skills To Help You Safely Deal With Negative Thoughts, Feelings, Panic Attacks, Or Improve Focus
Deep Breathing
Medications
Tai Chi
Yoga
Dancing
Singing
Painting
Drawing
Writing
Coloring
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