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Hey there, does anxiety attacks or panic attacks include hallucinations? Or is that something else?
@@roadmaine2066 ive noticed that too, might be from the heavy hyperventialting i do though, so i dunno about your case hhh
i hope we find out the answer soon
Autistic meltdowns look like panic or anxiety attacks sometimes, but are actually a result of overstimulation. Hence getting misdiagnosed with anxiety is common.
Wait when?
Did I ask
Hey, I have severe anxiety, and thought this might help you to help others. I describe anxiety severity on a 1-30 scale: 1-10 anxiety episode- manageable but uncomfortable 11-20 anxiety attack focus starts to waver and more mental effort is required to keep body functions normal. This is where hyperventilating, nausea, and numbness and tingling through the body start. 21-30 panic attack - unable to think clearly or focus, almost all mental facilities needed to keep the body somewhat stable, vertigo, memory issues, may faint, sometimes throw up or get dry heaves. If you have a patient that doesn't know how to describe their anxiety or the severity of it maybe this will help. Take care and be well!
Panic attacks make me feel like I’m dying.
Anxiety attacks make me want to die.
I never have an anxiety attack but I've had many panic attacks
Good way to put it
@@laurelmoonwalk3043 I get anxiety attacks every time something makes me cry, but that’s because I bottle it up until it explodes.
I haven’t had a panic attack in a few years and it was when my closest friend did something really stupid and I had to cut off our friendship.
Before that I hadn’t had one since I was 14. Youngest I can remember having a panic attack though was 7 yo.
Yes
I feel the same
For me, anxiety is mostly in my head, panic is my body's physical reaction to what my head is thinking.
GREAT way to put it. I have been trying to explain the difference to people for years.
That is a good way to put it! Anxiety attacks move onto panic attacks imo
@@HUYI1 For me, panic will come on for no reason IO can figure and out of the blue. Even if I sm having fun and happy. Anxiety is a result of something stressing me or me being nervous.
@@AMARVELGIRL you *can* you can't stop it from happening, you just have to manage the panic attacks, people around you will tell you to calm down but how can you do that when your body is working against you? You can't make it stop or control it, I wish there is more evidence regarding this matter!
@@HUYI1 I know. And the WORST thing is when people who don’t understand tell me to calm down. I know they don’t mean to hurt me or make it worse but they do! But, when they say “snap out of it” or ask me why I can’t just stop that gets me really upset. No! I can’t stop it. I would if I could- obviously! Why would I put myself through this if I could control it - even a little.
sometimes my anxiety gets so bad I feel like I’m having a smaller version of a panic attack. it’s as if someone is just shoving worries and fears down my throat
I feel like I'm going to vomit, and my heart is pounding, and I feel like I want to cry sometimes. I cry sometimes. No, and when I'm eating something, I feel like vomiting, so I stay away from food. This is all because of thoughts about hell. What do I feel? IS it anxiety or panic attack??
@@Yupj711omg same but for me it’s got to the point where I’m so light headed and feel light passing out
@@AlyssaLuvYT IS it because thoughts about hell or other thing ??
@@Yupj711 sometimes it’s that and sometimes when I’m just relaxing and minding my own business it just happens
This is exactly how I feel sometimes except I get so fucking nauseous
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Panic attacks are honestly one of the most terrifying things I've ever experienced. The thudding heartbeat, ears rushing, uncontrollable crying, eugh. I hate it. At their worst my arms and hands, sometimes even my torso, will go completely stiff and immobile. Takes me a good few minutes before I'm even able to unclench my fists. I end up having to take a looooong nap afterward
I’ve had times where my panic attacks are so bad they put me into extreme dissociation AND my movement is locked. Once in class I had calmed down from a panic attack, but was in a body lock and dissociative state. The entire class period was me just trying to move my foot enough to bang on the wall enough to get my teacher’s attention because I couldn’t talk, no matter how many times I tried. I literally had no control over my body.
Thankfully she eventually saw me after I finally was able to talk. I asked her to just move my arm to get me started and I could move the rest of my body on my own from there.
Not being in control of my body and being in derealization at the same time is probably one of the scariest experiences of my life.
I’ve had some where my hands lock up and I start hitting myself uncontrollably. My mom has had to sit there and hold my fist while im crying uncontrollably. It’s awful.
@@rtchara618when i get panic attacks i get really bad disassociation. i feel you 😭
@@rtchara618 for me I just physically can’t move my legs or head or talk it’s really hard and I always feel like I’m dying and I just had one like 15 minutes ago because I heard banging and noises but I’m trying to calm myself down now and I have one every day usually at school but sometimes not
I once woke up randomly in the middle of the night with ny first ever (or at leaet that i remember) panic attack i wasn't sure why i was having one but i did. It was awful i had to get my mom up cuz i wasn't sure why i couldn't breathe. But now i get small ones every now and then from overthinking
Sometimes my anxiety stacks up so much it feels like a panic attack: extreme distress, feeling stuck, like things will end or bad things will go on forever. It sucks :/
When I was in high school I would often have this lingering feeling that something was terribly wrong, but could never find a reason to persuade myself that anything was actually going wrong. What was weird was that the feeling never appeared instantaneously, but slowly ramped up so for a while I had no clue that I felt this way until I asked myself what was causing the feeling. Not that my anxiety isn't caused by a specific issue in life, but sometimes there was nothing specific to be anxious about and the feeling was literally just sitting in the back of my head.
I started having pretty bad anxiety out of nowhere lately, but this comment really helped me and made me realize I'm not alone. Thank you ❤️
Hey friend, I know that you are going through a lot right now and I cannot say that I feel exactly what you may be feeling but I do know one thing and that is that you are not alone! You are an overcomer! No matter what things may come your way you have been given the strength by God's grace to overcome those things and i want you to know that no matter what you are facing, that God is right there by your side giving you the grace and strength to keep moving forward everyday of your life. you can do this, dont give up. You always have friends, saints and believers praying for you even when you dont know it. God bless you friend stay encouraged and dont allow the enemy to take away your peace and joy
@RyRy_EditZ #roadto100 Hey friend, I just wanted to tell you to stay encouraged I can't say that I understand exactly what you're going through but I do know that you will be ok. I know you're going through a lot but just keep moving forward and keep trusting God because He has your back no matter what
Same here for me. I feel stuck in life rn. And have been for awhile now…
I will never forget my first panic attack. That was one of the scariest experiences in my life and I thought I was dying
Omg me too 😭😭😭
it was a little over a month after I turned 12. I hyperventilated so hard I fainted in the school bathroom. I don't think I'll ever forget that feeling of blind terror, the certainty that everything was falling apart and I couldn't fix it
For me, my anxiety will makes me shaky so I can’t do anything and I won’t talk and I am just talking to my self and I am most of the time listening to music which helps a lot.
Yeah at most that's my only thing physical. Given it's prob not helping if I had too much caffeine, or taurine. That stuff in energy drinks
For me, panic attacks start with a sudden ringing sound in my ear. Then my heart starts to pound and I feel like something HORRIBLE is about to happen.
Ugh you described what happens to me at night to a T; I always called them anxiety attacks bc I was in denial that I could be having panic attacks.
i think i had one for the first time today. it started with struggling to breath, then my heart started to pound harder and harder. i started to feel dizzy and thought i was going to pass out, then i started shaking and sweating. i felt like i was detaching from my own body.
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@@ellie4799yeah that’s a panic attack, if you feel one start to come on I’ve noticed it helps to start pacing around and squeezing a stress ball, or ill bounce a ball of the wall and catch it. It sort of forces you to focus on something other than how you’re feeling for brief moments and helps you expel that nervous energy.
@@ellie4799 this happens to me every time I go in my car and my mom thinks I’m psycho cause of it :(( I got surgery today and idek how I’m gonna go with me having panic attacks getting dizzy and stuff
As someone with severe anxiety it’s actually really hard for me to tell what’s a panic attack and what’s an anxiety attack because everything happens so fast for me
same here! i have anxiety as well and they feel so similar it's hard for me to tell the difference
They are besties who sometimes hang out together 🥲
I would just discribe panic attacks as you just think your dying. When I have a panic attach I litterly just think I’m dying this is it.
a lot of times my anxiety attacks spiral into panic attacks and then when the panic attack ends i go back into the anxiety attack and it keeps looping, luckily with therapy ive gotten to a point now where i don't have these issues as frequently but a couple years back i could barely tell the difference cause one would always lead to the other
Yo same, sometimes I separate the two by anxiety stops me from doing what I was doing (so I can’t walk through the door or pull up my pants) and panic I’m just dying and tryin to escape.
I have untreated panic disorder due to treatment making it worse. Eventually you realize you won’t die when having panic attacks…but you when you are in it…you still think you will. I have the 10 minute ones; short and sweet, and the ones that last for almost an hour to where after I couldn’t open my hands or feel my face. So for all of you out there who go through this; the crying, the hyperventilating, the uncontrollable saliva and nasal drip, the shaking, muscle fatigue afterwards, the 1000lb weight on your chest; YOU ARE ALL AMAZING!!!
I have untreated severe anxiety and this is so true. Anxiety attacks aren't something you should treat lightly.
REAL.
A method I learned from a therapist was to treat the feelings of an oncoming panic attack like a sneeze. The fear of having an attack often just makes it worse, but if you accept it and even try to make it happen, it won't.
*Feels oncoming attack*
"Good! Just happen already! Once I get this over with, I'll feel so much better, and be able to get on with my day. I'm going to take deep breaths, and it will be over. Do it!"
And often, that's enough to make the attack either completely subside or drastically shortened.
Thanks for sharing! I will definitely try this.
A thing that helped me was using that feeling… I would ask for the panic attacks to come on. I would say give me your best and I know this sounds crazy but try to panic. It helped a lot.
Yeah you got to get mad at it almost lol it helps
That’s good advice! Also agoraphobia is like a fear of having panic attacks in public and feeling almost like helpless. That happens a lot to me so ima use this advice
I always let it come and go, since I've started doing that, it happens but only last seconds, I rest a couple of minutes and I feel alright
I only think "oh, maybe I need to rest or do something different"
It's been a life changer 😊
Are we going to appreciate that this lady broke a cup to let us know about panic and anxiety attacks?
I totally agree
It was a prop
Yea.
@@cecilia1300 still costs money
No, because it's a waste
I feel like anxiety attacks are less sudden, they build up and almost always have a direct cause. They usually happen when the bottled up emotions explode
I remember making jokes about panic attacks in my teens. Then I had a real panic attack and I don’t make those jokes anymore. It was one of the scariest things I’ve ever experienced. I still get them but not as often or as strong. I’m glad that I figured out I was having panic attacks.
I hope everyone who is reading this comment feels peace and warmth . Ive been feeling anxious all day
I prayed, got some excercise and drank some water and im feeling better.
Feeling anxious I can do, but real agony, oh no, never again I hope.
I always took the word so serious and now people use it so lightly people really don't get the drift.
Anxiety shouldn't be thrown around, people should know they are worried, if you ever had anxiety you know it.
These are some great things you did for your mind and your body. It's been one month I hope you are doing well💕
Great done of you, having anxiety usually doesn't allow the person to do nothing at all, barely make it to toilet.. At least for me. Hope u are better now. Now my anxiety is diffrent from before, I had alot of panic attack, lasted couple hours then felt ok. Nown its like a little alarmn in my brain, almost like flight /fight response that is always on.. More or less and for no reason.. Maybe all my traumas, could be but I feel I can't anymore.. I know all brains need alot of chemicals everyday.. Maybe habe to get some extra. Of course Im trying to not sleep all the time, to go out, take vitamins. Why I wrote this was mostly to say that what u did was so good and so hard.. 😊Do you know anything else you can do in my case? I have fibromyalgia =body pain, everu day also but, honestly I rsther have pain then this type of anxiety. ❤All love, Jolie.
@🦋 L e x i 🪐 Thank u❤. Will download it now. Love , Jolie.
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I’m paranoid of my throat closing, so when I feel tightness in my throat while having a panic attack I freak out💀💀💀
I don't freak out because I'm used to them but the feeling of suffocating no one else experience that!
Same, and that’s why I just can’t seem to eat my pills 😭
I'm the same exact way. No one around me understands. They just say I'm being ridiculous and I kind of am but it still sucks
@@rinnymarie540 same!! I got surgery today and I’m worried about it and when i drive I feel super dizzy and scared and idk how I’m gonna go today edit: went good😅
@@rinnymarie540 trying to relax I listen to music to help dizziness it helps a lot actually
My anxiety decides to make me have anxiety attacks during school, when I’m going to bed, and when I’m waking up🙃
Thank you for the clarification. Panic attacks hurt real bad.
I had a few panic attacks in my life, my last one was in a club. I felt uncomfortable the second I walked in with my fiance, I crossed my arms, started to bite my lip to distract myself, I just thought "This is not good, bad will happen". Panic built up, I started hyperventilating and started to cry, I couldn't breath and my fiance noticed my signs right at the beginning, immediately took me and our friends outside the club and gave me space to normalise, he hugged me and told me I was safe, everything will be alright and that we can go home if I want to ❤️ He is my angel
Please don’t take this the wrong way, but…you were panicking at the disco?
@@APoliticalConfusionAndMess …yeah? It can happen anywhere, without reasons
@@vessagroker98 I know it can, and I’m sorry you went through that - I was simply making a reference to a band.
@@APoliticalConfusionAndMess took a while to get the joke 😂😂😂😂😂
@@APoliticalConfusionAndMess 😂😂😂👍
Panic attacks numbs you for a while !
But anxiety keep stabbing all the time Killing in each second the blood is not going to be visible for the one who's guilty for this👤
I feel sooo drained after I have a panic attack 🤦🏽♀️
You still don’t get the difference between panic and anxiety dont you. Also you obviously never had a panic attack…
@@superkreativername9 Anxietys a constant feeling you get through your whole body, your head constantly runs through things and you feel alot at once, it can be very confusing
@@superkreativername9 I can usually feel when a attacks coming because my breathing gets short and my chest and heart feels weird, thats when I know I have to try regulate my breathing and try focus on something or things around me otherwise it takes over and I hyperventilate and start shaking and sweating once I am able to calm down I have no energy and I yawn alot
Its very draining
I’m to used to the cute sound transition of this song.
I started getting panic attacks a year ago they kept happening for a a whole month straight but then they dissapeared and now they’ve started to come back
As someone with diagnosed panic attacks and anxiety attacks,
You learn the difference after a while 😂
So all of my “anxiety attacks” turned out to be panic attack
My anxiety attacks when out of control turns into panic attacks, but I dont actually feel like I'm dying, I kinda dissociate and breath too fast to the point of getting dizzy and with fingers tingling
Yea same here
Also have anxiety attacks on the daily
Yeah, I am MORE confused now, because I thought panic attacks were like some sort of SERIOUSLY CRAZY thing but like, when I suddenly am scared of everything, THAT'S a panic attack?
Are there such a thing as mini-panic attacks?
@@camimilalemke my "what I've called panic attacks" feel like I'm going to have a seizure.
same here, confusing...
I can go from a panic attack to looking at myself in the mirror laughing
❤ thank you for this Julie
I don't know what I have
Sometimes I just think about my childhood and how I miss it, and I start to cry like crazy and shake a little
I had a panic attack while I was about 10 at a doctors and they had showed an x-ray of my spine which was a bit off (slightly curved to the left) I remember thinking “Is this the way I die?” I can also remember the immense fear I had when I grab my Dad’s arm and started to dig my nails into his skin. As I tried to take a breath but just…couldn’t. Just a bunch of sobbing. That shit was really scary. I’m sorry for anyone who had to go through that.
Sounds like scoliosis you weren’t going to die
Oof I once went to the hospital cuz I felt like I couldn’t breathe but I was fine i was just freaking out and that’s why I felt like I couldn’t breathe. Which is why now if I’m freaking out now I will straight up suffer than waste people’s time at the hospital for nothing.
@@MsBluebot that's literally a panic attack. If you have access to therapy, a therapist could help you with techniques and maybe help you find a prescriber
@@decgal81 that sounds like a good idea and I had panic attacks often but I haven’t had any in like 8+ years now. It just stopped out of the blue one day so cool with that
That is actually terrifying. Once my dad was brushing my hair (I didn’t take care of myself that much and all I did was lay in bed) and he was a little mad or annoyed. So my head’s reaction was “omg he’s mad at us. HE NEVER IS.” so my entire body was like “NONONONO” so then I passed out in the small bathroom, with a hard floor. Also while my dad was DRAGGING ME to the living room, he accidentally hit my head (maybe shoulder) on my bookcase (that is also very hard) and after an hour it still hurt. Glad to know I’m not the only one who’s been through this traumatic experience! 😍
I’ve had a panic attack once so I now understand the difference. With my “anxiety attacks” I typically completely get over them within an hour or so, with my panic attack even when it was over I was numb and could feel pressure on my chest for the rest of the day, my panic attack was terrifying! I thought I was dying and I couldn’t breathe.
once i had a panic attack and i could not breath and i thought i was going to die
YES! They changed my life I started getting them a few years ago and now I get them quite A bit
I cry uncontrollably with panic attacks so I end up with a throbbing intense headache I can't get rid of the rest of the day
Not to mention the exhaustion
I used to have panic disorder for reference (I would get panic attacks at least once a day before but I'm much better now, counseling helped me and I hope you find something that helps you too!)
I used to have a lot of panic attacks (I still have them but they are not as often, thank god), and every time I had one, I would be tired for the rest of the day. It really takes a lot out of you.
I have Depression and Often Got panic Attacks because of stuff that caused the Depression and it confronted me everyday. I wouldnt be Able to breath and cry and shiver all over My Body for about 20 Minutes and bei tired and depressed after that :D
I used to have a ton of panic attacks. You feel like you’re dying. I was so scared my first time, it was in front of all my friends. I couldn’t breathe and I was crying and I didn’t know what to do. Now I mostly just have Anxiety Attacks. I didn’t know those were a thing I always just got super high anxiety but I wouldn’t freak out like in a panic attack so I thought I was fine. Thank you😊
For me it's the opposite. Used to I only got anxiety attacks. Now I get panic attacks any time I feel mildly distressed lol
When I’m having an anxiety attack, I sort of shut down and go numb. I can still do all the things I need to do to an extent, but I’m silent, empty and breathing harder.
As for a panic attack, I get the insane heart beating, hyperventilation, sometimes throw in some crying, feeling way too many awful feelings all at once and being overwhelmed.
For me personally that’s the difference. Got diagnosed with anxiety disorder like 9 years ago now and you never really get used to it. You can adapt around it and do what you know works for you. The good thing? These attacks DO pass every time. In that regard, you will always end up ok in the end.
@@420girlogicdefinitely talk to a medical or mental health professional as soon as you can. They are experienced and will hopefully get you the help you need. Good luck my friend, and I’m sorry that you’re going through this.
Yep! This is so spot on. For me panic attacks are like a doomsday feeling and anxiety attacks are like when I’m trying to sleep but feel like I’m full of caffeine, almost like restless leg syndrome but all over my body.
My anxiety at night is usually "What if the sun explodes" or I think about a traumatic moment involuntary
@@MeekroWavi can relate alot with that, recently i got really freaking anxious out of nowhere, thinking i was gonna die in a few days. also sometimes i think a traumatic memory will happen again. not fun D:
@@BudgieCute Aw man, I'm sorry to hear that :/
@@MeekroWav im doing alright for now atleast, and thanks for hearing me out! i really do appreciate it
@@BudgieCute Of course!
My longest panic attack lasted about 25 minutes and it was horrible. It felt like i was dying.
It was at church camp, and from that moment I decided to get myself baptized and since then I can control it pretty good.
I almost had one during the processing of a traumatizing event, but I controlled it and it lasted about two minutes
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As someone who experiences panic attacks a lot. THANK YOU.
Panic attacks can include:
1. Ringing ears
2. Feeling nauseous
3. Light headed
4. Dizzy
5. Uncontrollable crying
6. Everything fading into black
7. All of the blood in your body going to your legs
8. Falling down on the ground (doesn’t matter where you are you’re just gonna fall)
9. You probably think your dead
(Although, there might be different types of panic attacks, so it’s fine if you don’t have many of these.)
I get the complete opposite of that. I use to have panic attacks , thank God I don't get them no more but when I do. My symptoms are:
Chest pain
Heart pounding
Electric feeling on the chest
Hallucinating
Hand twitching
And u feel like your not in reality.
When I first got high for the first time it triggered panic attacks in me. It was the most scariest feeling I ever felt, so I'm super cautious now.
@@FluffyCakeASMR1 I just started getting panic attacks, and I’ve had most of the same symptoms. I’m experiencing one today actually, but I feel like I’m just gonna die at any moment, and it’s horrible.
@@MrAwesome2023 you will be okay, it's scary but it won't hurt you. You have to remind yourself that your just going through a small phase at that moment and it will be all over soon and u feel better when it's done, and calm your self down. If you ever feel like u need air to breathe, go for a walk or a run or listen to music if you have too. Personally music is the best thing for me when I get panic attacks, it takes my mind off the pounding in my chest and it also helps me sleep at night when I feel another one coming on. It freaks me out when I listen to my heart beat, it's so frickin weird to me yah after having panic attacks it's changed that for me😅And yeah panic won't last forever in you it will go away eventually your probably going through something at the moment thats making you feel this way but at the meantime just remember to calm down and take care of yourself when it's happening 🙏💗 you will be okay 👍 I have hope for u
@@FluffyCakeASMR1 Thank you for this. I’m doing much better now. I’m just hoping it doesn’t interfere with my daily routines and exercises. At least not badly.
I think I have a panic disorder, but I never told anyone abt it. I get light headed and dizzy, feel like it’s harder to breath, my stomach hurts, sometimes my head will twitch, and yeah wonder if I’m dying, with tears coming to my eyes.
I’m having a panic attack while I’m on the toilet.💀💀💀
I get so much insight from you. Thank you
As a highly anxious person this is how I feel in my anxiety attacks: My heart beats so fast, I feel nauseous and dizzy. My whole body shakes and I feel so cold. I dont know if it's a panic attack but I never thought it is because they dont happen out of nowhere and I dont feel like dying or hopeless.. idk
Sounds like a panic attack
I usually start shaking, almost like I'm shivering because my anxiety and fear make me physically cold and then I start crying. I feel like mine are anxiety attacks. This video was help because I feel like anxiety attacks aren't represented/legitimized as much.
@@chai_lattes yes I agree. I dont think they are the same thing because my mom had panic attacks and it was different than what I experience. Maybe they just call it a panic attack because it has kinda similar symptoms
@@esra72 it is a panic attack, everybody has different symptoms, but it most probably is a panic attack
@@chai_lattes even i shiver when i get panic attacks sadly everyone says that I'm doing everything for a good "show"
Anxiety attacks for me are a build up of anxiety that peaks when the thing I’m anxious about happens. For example: it’s the night of a play and I’m the lead role and I’m super nervous and anxious. What happens if I mess up? What if people laugh? Omg people, so many people are gonna be looking at me! And these worries just keep building up and I’m about to walk on stage but I simply can’t because I’ve worked myself up and now I can’t breathe and I’m shaking
I agree. It’s the same exact case wi the me as well.
My anxiety is very situational. The level of severity from the situation itself dictates how my body responds and feels, even when it’s completely dissolved. I can never shake the feeling off on my own. I have to force myself to allow distractions. The onset for myself having a bad anxiety attack lasts for around 40 minutes or longer. Small cases of anxiety lasts half than that, sometimes lesser.
I’ve had a really bad experience at work recently and only now I do feel completely fine. The incident occurred only one week ago. I also tend to become a deer in headlights as I just freeze up and remain still and silent as the anxious feeling begins to eat me up, resulting in the uncontrollable shaking feeling. I feel as though I want to disappear entirely. 😢
I have really bad anxiety that happens when I'm bored that gets so bad that it causes panic attacks. Those panic attacks come with really bad pain in my back from tensing. I also get panic attacks when I go to clubs. Last month, I went out and I had two panic attacks in the same night due to the base of the music. The bass beats feel like they're in your chest and they feel like they're changing your heart beat. For someone with a family history of heart disease, it's terrifying and does make the attacks worse.
Me too, i think, i was also doing this one thing in the church, and it was really important.
I was really scared to mess up.
There are many people in the church, i was actually having an anxiety attack at that point.
I sometimes focus a lot and i keep forgetting to breathe, and i didn't know i wasn't breathing because i was really focused.
Im having a competition in some days, i forgot the date of the competition, but im really nervous, it's a reading competition and i dont know what would happen if i mess up! Im hoping there's not many people. If i mess up, will i get a low place? Or not even make it? Its really hard not to mess up, im scared to do things in front of people.
@@moimoi15123you did well, it's okay. Im sure you're doing your best.
For shaking try to do progressive muscle relaxation
Bro it makes me feel like I’m being strangled
That cup deserves an Oscar
I should text this to my old therapist, He completely invalidated my panic attack and said I would've been in the hospital :(
I recommend getting a new therapist. A therapist should invalidate but support you
I'm so sorry you went through that and hope you got a better therapist.
@@ashvideoer i didnt really need a therapist anymore so im just going without for now
All my panic attacks are usually at night and about death. Luckily I’ve started to learn to stop them usually by playing music or trying to take a deep breath so i tend to avoid things, like shows or movies, about death at night. They also aren’t full blown panic attacks and happen pretty rarely.
Damn bro i feel this 100% shit sucks i be thinking about death way too much at a young age
I was told I get anxiety attack but from what you are showing I get panic attacks.
I have tears in my eyes writing this, thank you so much, it's so true, PPL dont understand that panicky attacks go obvious while anxiety is the most mysterious MF I ever met, I can be skating, having the time of my life, but inside each move is just a chance another step on glass, and I feel panic, but it looks so calm. Where did this horrible thi g even came from and why
Can we just appreciate the fact that she actually broke a mug for the first panic attack scene-
She maybe made a mug with sugar, that's how they do in cinema with glass beer bottles when there are scenes which need to break them ^^
Can we just appreciate that she broke a glass for this video?
Anyways I have both and Panic attack makes me feel like I’m dying and my anxiety attacks sometimes lead into a panic attack or they make me cry
Love how they overlap like that in public
I gotta say this is helpful 😅 thanks.
A good way to describe panic attacks, “afraid of dying”
That’s not always the case though. As someone who suffers from both and has to be medicated or else I won’t go anywhere or do anything. I don’t often have a fear of dying. For my panic attacks I just start pacing, hyperventilating till my heart rate gets to like 180, start sweating and crying and almost pass out. There is no set symptom, for a panic attack or anxiety attack. Everyone’s bodies are different and are going to react differently to things.
I'm glad you really explained the difference and how severe panic attacks are because I know some people who have called crying a lot a panic attack or being overly nervous about something a panic attack when in reality it's a lot worse and is a terrible thing to experience
So this is just my personal experience but I have had a few episodes that recently started popping up for me that my counselor said was an anxiety attack, basically I’d get stressed because I lost something or someone was putting a lot of pressure on me (this usually involves a situation where kids are not allowed to help me or are told not to) where I will begin to cry and hyperventilate but then realize I cannot physically make myself stop. This usually involves a trip to the counselors office, or just going to the principals office to find somewhere quiet without people to try and get myself to calm down. This sometimes involves putting on something comfortable, drinking water to calm my nerves, analyzing a room to distract myself, etc. But as I said before, this is my experience personally and school counselors are not always right about diagnosing different stress types, I was just sharing my experience so people will hopefully be able to avoid things that cause them and ways to help it stop.
This is so helpful. My one friend says ‘oh I have a panic attack everyday!’ When she honestly doesn’t. I’ve seen her having one of these and it’s definitely an anxiety attack as it’s always when she’s really worried about something. I really want to correct it a bit because I have had panics attacks before and anxiety attacks and the differences are very very clear.
“Typically lasts between 5 minutes and an hour”
I wish mine were that short
Lol same. Longest one was 5 hours for me 🙃
I forced to continue work during one. Five hours standing at a cash register, with someone telling me that I look like I'm dying or that they should send me home every fifteen minutes or so. I could barely breathe, barely speak, was sweating profusely, and crying occasionally while still standing there.
@@GuyNamedSean this is easy to say not knowing your situation, but right now, at least where I’m at, employers are pretty desperate for workers. At the same time they don’t value you as a human. I mean obviously, they made you work through that. If you have the means, don’t let them do that to you. Walk out. Your health is more important.
HAHA LITERALLY WHAT I WAS THINKING
I’d get them so bad my muscles would tense up so much my legs couldn’t move and I couldn’t open my hands they’d ball into fists and even after the attack I’d just have to lay wherever I ended up for a half hour at least.
With my anxiety attacks, I know what triggers them. Panic attack is scarier for me because I dont know what causes mine. It just happens out of nowhere and I dont know when it's going to happen again.
Clearly something bad has happened in your life
Exactly. My anxiety attacks would happen every night like clockwork once I was alone. But panic attacks just strike you out of nowhere which is why I believe we think we’re having a heart attack because all of a sudden our hearts are pounding out of our chests!
I take panic attacks over anxiety every day! I feel so free now I dont have anxiety (real deep anxiety) anymore, but some panic attacks once in a while I can take, it is better to feel something than that nagging hell anxiety is.
@@somethingbambi875 No to me panic attacks are worse . It lasts from 1 hour to 3
I’m having a panic attack rn because I have a fear of throwing up! Please pray for me! God Bless❤🎉😊
I will always remember the first time I had a panic attack, I hadn't a notion what was happening. I was as far away from home as possible, living in NZ. Thank God my colleague and friend Tiaorah new what was happening to me, and was able to help me through it.
Never had another one until 5 years ago, after my husband had a very serious health diagnosis. I would not wish a panic attack on my worst enemy
I only ever had a panic attack once, but it was such a strange feeling that came out of nowhere and threw me for an absolute loop. I was traveling alone and suddenly felt so terrified and isolated, even though I knew I was safe.
Power to anybody who struggles with these on a regular basis.
I had a panic attack I could hardly breath and was about to pass out and my life is constantly an anxiety attack if this is right I’m not diagnosed
It seems there is no clear definition for an anxiety attack. But I would guess it's a lot of anxiety for a shorter period of time. (Ex. Before presenting to an audience)
Just a bit of advice. I've dealt with panic attacks in a professional environment and was designated as the on call for people suffering from panic attacks. Look up various breathing exercises. Deep breaths in slow release slows the heart rate and also gives you something else to focus on I typically recommend a 4 count. Also to reduce your anxiety meditation techniques don't go expensive there's plenty of decent meditations on RUclips
Whenever you have a panic attack just pinch your hand until it hurts then practice slowbreathing it really helps a lot. Oh and when you are having panic attack talking to some strangers helps too it kinda diverts your mind and seconds later you'll be okay. Just slow deep breath
@@lemonlizard1 there is no set time with anxiety attacks some can last only a short time while some can last days ive heard of people having a constant attack for up to a week
Anxiety and panic ar part of a spectrum actually. Anxiety stresses the body,piling up body with stress can lead to panic attacks.Stress includes environment,your social problems,your health physically, whether you sleep enough,eat right,work out etc or not.Caffeine is stress to the body.You just need to boost awareness of your own self and your body to get better. Don't wait for yourself to go through a bad breakdown to get help.
I had a I think the doctors said panic attack.
Story:
once when my mother left me to go to to our home land, hawaii, I had heart burn or something, I went home from the nurses office and the next night I was on the phone with my mother. I was breathing ragged and loud, she realized and told me to go ask my roomate for help, my roomate and aunt asumed it was an alergic reaction, my words were something along the lines of, "I can't breath," I was sobbing, I really couldn't breathe, we hopped into the van and I was crying hard, like I never had before. We arrived and I went into the room, it was late at night, and after I found out my mom had to pay 1,000 dollars because of it, she still talks about it😭
There's actually one more that I found out recently and I thought was crazy at first but when I dug into it more I actually found myself and my anxiety relating a lot to it.
Something called silent panic attacks. I can give you the definition real quick
Definition: This is when someone who is diagnosed with a panic or anxiety disorder has a panic attack without displaying any outward symptoms whatsoever. Someone who has silent panic attacks could have them in public, at home, in the office, or virtually anywhere without anyone noticing, or realizing that something was wrong.
Symptoms: Feeling dizzy or tingling in your limbs, derealization or depersonalization, your heart rate increases or feels like it's skipping a beat, intrusive thoughts, nausea, headaches, your throat closes up, and/or changes in your vision.
I looked into this when I realized that my therapists I've talked for a short while before they quit for another job, for her to have diagnosed me with anxiety but I've only had one or two outward panic attacks made no sense. How do I have such bad anxiety according to her if I'm not prone to panic and/or anxiety attacks? Because I have silent ones. I looked it up, and found out panic attacks aren't always visible. Sometimes, it's that feeling of you're about to pass out but no one can tell. That feeling of anxiety when you give a speech or presentation, that's a silent panic attack you try and brave through.
So, y'all, believe your therapists when they say you have anxiety. Silent panic attacks are real, and happen more often than you might think.
Bro you dont know how much this comment helped me..Even i am going through thia and at first i was so scared that i didnt knew what was it..I looked it up on google..my symptoms matched with anxiety a bit but i was confused as few of my symptoms were diff than normal anxiety..now i know exactly what i have..thanks
Longest Anxiety Attack I've had (as someone who has an anxiety "disorder") 12 freaking hours. All night. Crying on and off, unable to sleep a lot of stuff
I feel you m8
That sounds like hell, I'm sorry
@@myheartwillstopinjoy8142 Nah it's all good! I just was sleepy! 🤣
I've had this too
That moment when you realize you had an anxiety attack before
Riley be havin dat shi
I’ve had anxiety attacks and I’ve had physical reactions. Shaking, crying, heart beating fast, intense fear. Anxiety attacks are horrible, and the worst part is I have severe anxiety, so they happen a lot, even when I have nothing to be afraid of. My mind will race and think of things that will never happen, or start going into the future and doing “what ifs” and I have them. Anxiety takes over my life.
wow i’ve had so many panic attacks without knowing what they were
Same
Everyone will experience this at some point in their life
ME TOO
Thank you so much this helped alot
This is very true when I am, I’ve always had panic attacks like my whole life almost and like this is exactly true
as someone diagnosed with panic disorder, i have both anxiety attacks and panic attacks and there's definitely a difference. anxiety attacks make me feel a bit shaky, faster heartbeat sometimes my stomach starts to hurt or feel queasy, just a general feeling of discomfort, but it's manageable and easy for me to calm down. a panic attack is an amplified version, violent shaking, hyperventilating, extreme nausea and the feeling that i'm going to be sick any second, dizziness, inability to think or focus, feeling like i'm going to pass out or worse, and they can last for hours.
When I have an anxiety attack, I feel like I can’t organize my thoughts into anything coherent or helpful. Often it’ll repeat a statement version of whatever triggered it, over and over so I can’t think anything else. I often go really still and can’t talk very easily, and I feel like my mind gets tunnel vision and I have to shove my way through it to get out (aka breathing and grounding exercises only work after it’s over)
Just an example of what an anxiety attack can be like
Wow, I'm autistic and what you described would be how I would describe what it feels like when I go non-verbal / have a shutdown.
^ This. And then things that have such an easy solution feel suddenly impossible. It's annoying af to deal with.
I had one the other day. I still had like 1.5h to go to the doctor for something that caused my attack, but for some reason my brain was convinced it was too late to go there now and I had to die now because that was the only solution.
And now, two days later I'm just... Why didn't I just get in the car and drive there like a normal person? 😂 Like c'mon brain
I've been scrolling for a while trying to find a comment like this. sometimes i get to a point where my thoughts are like a sentence I can't finish. I get halfway through the sentence and go straight back to the start and just keep repeating the process. makes me feel like im going crazy. then proceed to have brain fog for day/weeks and have trouble remembering stuff
Panic attack: When space scientists notice an astroid that misses earth from 100 Billion miles away
Thank you, I’ve seen so many people describe panic attacks as the anxiety attacks, while saying they look different, which is true but panic attacks are basically hyperventilating etc aka you have to have something like that to have a panic attack
I hate the suddenness of panic attacks, especially when they hit when I'm trying to get something simple done.
i remember my first anxiety attack. i didn’t know it was an anxiety attack, but i felt like i was gonna throw up and die, i was breathing shakily, crying, i felt scared, and to add to my fear caused by the anxiety attack, the fear of not knowing what was happening to me made it worse. i had it at a sleepover and we thought i had covid 💀💀 but yeah, they really suck. a lot more than just unexplained fear. thankfully i don’t get them anymore tho
Ah ok that's happened to me before like alot
That’s a panic attack. I’m so sorry you experienced that x
@@gutterpeach not if it’s caused by things that trigger anxiety, like people, I got a bad one a while ago when I felt alone
I'm sorry. That does sound like a panic attack though. You felt like you were going to die and that's a big clue to a panic attack. Anxious thoughts and feelings can trigger a panic attack. I typically can call the difference in my attacks because my anxiety ones are due to repressed feelings exploding. Maybe do some more research on it lol dont take this stranger's word.
This sounds like my panic attacks-
Did I mix up their definitions?
Thank you this helped me
Thank you for the information, Doctor.
Had an episode of a Panic Attack where I was literally walking outside, sideways because of how nauseous I got while my heart was pounding so fast and I felt choking air. It's scary.
Hey, I have severe anxiety, and thought this might help you to help others. I describe anxiety severity on a 1-30 scale: 1-10 anxiety episode- manageable but uncomfortable 11-20 anxiety attack focus starts to waver and more mental effort is required to keep body functions normal. This is where hyperventilating, nausea, and numbness and tingling through the body start. 21-30 panic attack - unable to think clearly or focus, almost all mental facilities needed to keep the body somewhat stable, vertigo, memory issues, may faint, sometimes throw up or get dry heaves. If you have a patient that doesn't know how to describe their anxiety or the severity of it maybe this will help. Take care and be well!
This is neat. One thing that's really been affecting me recently is that in the past year, it's just like.. gotten easier, somehow. Anxiety attacks used to put me at a solid like, 14-17 on this scale, any given day. But now It's really confusing cause things that used to put me out of sorts only yield like.. a 3 nowadays. And something that would have made me break down get maybe a 6. My body still does the things I used to- unresponsiveness, heart palpitations, giving up because i know i can't- couldn't- but my mind just kind of.. stays okay. There's just this confounding sense of absence. I'm not really that distressed, I just know I should be. I can even kind of laugh at it, cause its so strange. I'm just here, and I never learned how to actually function in these situations because my anxiety showed up when i was so young, so I just kind of do nothing. It doesn't really hurt that much anymore. Nothing does.
Is my brain, like, just fixing itself??
Oh thank you, I never was able to tell what's the difference and could not describe my attacks (I don't really need to describe it to anybody since I hide it but I was just curious so thank you ^^)
@@brendathevehicon I hope it's healing and I'm glad for you! In my experience the only other thing that may last that long is a very unhealthy amount of emotional repression; but in my experience there's breakout moments with repression and healing and growth is more consistent. If you've been dealing with these issues since childhood, you might have to "train" yourself how to feel in these moments of emotional vacuum. Unfortunately I'm still figuring that part out, so I don't have much in explainable techniques yet. It's all mostly still in the prototype phase. The basic suggestion would be to do or think about things you enjoy during these moments, or just breath and zen out in the moment. I hope this helps! This is all just from my experiences, I'm self taught so I'd recommend talking with a trained professional. Take care and be well! Keep getting better!
@@cloudymoon_ Glad this gave you a reference point if you ever need to describe what you're experiencing! As hard as it can be it can be really helpful to talk through this stuff with someone. Take care and be well!
@@brendathevehicon I just want to say that I feel you. When I read "it doesnt really hurt that much anymore" almost got me crying. Having been diagnosed at 11 made me see the world differently then other people. I just had to cope with it until I did not need anymore. But anxiety is always there, always having to be careful to not make a mistake and it coming back. But we do learn to not take things seriously, otherwise it would be a constant of pain and suffering. Keep strong, I know how you feel and we are not alone ♡
As someone who experienced both,
This is so true!
Video comes on "what you know about..."
Me: simultaneously reading panic attacks and anxiety attacks
Me: it's a lifestyle at this point
Usually I feel like I’m dying and my body feels numb. But recently they’ve gotten worse, my whole body breaks out into hives within seconds including in my mouth lol I freaked out the first time because I thought I was having an allergic reaction to something.
Hey Lil, i cannot say that i understand exactly the things that you have gone through physically and mentally, but I did want to tell you that I am praying for you no matter what. You seem to be a genuinely kindhearted and loving individual and i just wanted to make sure that I encouraged you and let you know that you have people who care about you and are praying for you. Stay encouarged and dont worry you have already overcome any and all anxiety now today in the mighty name of Jesus. 1 Peter 5:7 “Cast all of your anxiety on Christ, because He cares for you”. God bless you Lil, you stay encouraged and keep pusing forward you can do this by God’s grace
@@HeARTforJesus
When I first started my antidepressants, I was so paranoid of having a bad reaction. I was panicking so bad that it felt like my whole body was being eaten alive by fire ants. It's only happened one other time. I thought I was having a severe allergic reaction to the new medication
I take "xanax" when i'm like this and it helps me everytime.
Do you have caffeine?
Can you do one of these about autistic meltdowns and panic attacks?
Thanks so much
ive only had a couple panic in my life(thankfully) and they were quick but terrifying. i couldn't breath and just felt this overwhelming sense of panic and fear, and i really thought i was gonna die. panic attacks are so scary i feel so sorry for the people who have them regularly.
i didn’t even know that i have been having anxiety attacks… thank you so much!! now i can finally put a name on a part of my unnamable feelings :’D
Putting a name on our feelings help us to know more about them and get needed help and support. I like knowing what exactly I'm feeling
The last attack was very surprising😂😂😂
Thank you
This is so helpful. I have a friend who had a panic attack, and I didn’t quite know what it was, but now that I do, I can help her if it ever happens in the future.
No it’s not because it’s denying anxiety attacks even exist. See the comments of those of us who have either or both and know the difference. Not someone who clearly doesn’t...
@@Cassxowary it is not denying thet exist, it's saying that panic attack is a medical term, anxiety attack is not
As someone who has both…I can personally say they’re equally serious
When I have a panic attack I feel like my whole body is falling asleep
My anxiety attacks are both 😂
im used to having anxiety attacks, especially before or during presentations or being in really awkward or public situations. i only had one panic attack in my life but i knew it was one when it happened because my hands were clenched and numb and i immediately burst into tears afterwards.
it was at a math competition where i had to go up on the stage and work these math problems as fast as i could. i won because i wrote at lightning speed 😭😭
Thank you for this. I genuinely never knew that there was another term. I might actually be having frequent anxiety attacks, not panic attacks.
Inside Out 2 brought me here.
The panic attack reminds me of Georgia from Ginny and Georgia...
when i had my first big panic attack i literally felt like i was gonna pass out or die-
mostly because i just got really dizzy out of no where and wasnt used to it, now its daily lmao
Felt this , after the one I had at work recently I’ve been having them every morning when I wake up 😰🙁
Omg I’m so sorry, for the both of you. They’re so intense.
In college I had terrible panic attacks. They would start randomly such as the time I was walking down campus to my dorm and on the road in front of everyone I started bawling my eyes out and could barely breathe. Tried to hurry home and shut myself in my room. Everything in my eyes went dark. Couldn’t see clearly. Struggled to breathe. Intense heart rate. Holding myself in fetal position on my bed.
Completely random. They were so horrifying back then.