LEE PRIEST: Suffering from Panic Attacks & Mid Life Crisis
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Perfectly normal, Lee. When you get to 50 you realise you have more years behind you than in front of you. Happens to us all.
Hearing that sucks, but it’s the sad reality. Wish we can be back in the 90s when Lee was in his prime
In Jesus Christ there is hope guys! Once you know Him paradise awaits! When you die believing in Christ, eternal life with Him awaits you! This life is temporary don’t worry! In heaven theres no more pain and tears, only joy and love etc. ❤️ God Bless guys!
I hope Lee realises he is not 6.4 foot
I'm 46 and I'm already thinking this way .. a lot of nostalgia on the daily and thoughts on mortality also go through my mind often ... it's normal like you said ...
@@Xp8riot. Just be happy we are not Ukrainian we would be fucking dead already at any age.
We need more public figures like Lee to talk about men's mental health. I applaud you!
Bro. You were the greatest bodybuilder. Ever. Now you are a level headed truth teller. Take it from a 63 year old combat veteran, life gets better. Your workouts get better. Be at peace with your life. Your head is screwed on straight. Enjoy everyone and every day. Relax and enjoy the journey. All the best to everyone.
Great comment
@@HenryKeryakes All the best, always Henry. Pass it on. Enjoy every day.
I recently turned 50 and have been feeling exactly like this… Worrying about death, and how fast life is passing by gets me stressed & anxious.. It’s not a nice feeling!
This is one of Lee's best. I can relate to this and have been hearing this more from people recently. Actually heard that's a little more common to people who are into fitness/health, because we're generally feeling good but like to find problems where they don't exist. Weird how you can go years not worrying about anything, then you can start overthinking the most mindless things.
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Yes you are right. But once you hit 50 you realise you're mortality. When you were in you're 20s and you herd someone in their 50s died, you'd think well he was an old cunt. You definitely change your thinking when you hit 50 or 60 years of age.
I'm going through this right now. I'm 46 and having trouble sleeping, getting panic attacks, heart palpitations, cold sweats, feeling of impending doom, constantly thinking "This is it." It's weird.
Im 46 and this is happening to me i have had a quite a bit of stress and i think it fried my nervous system and the result is crippling fear and anxiety. Good luck it will pass
Go and get yourself checked out if you can ,the impending doom thing is a recognised symptom of heart issues.
@@jamesjackson3666 i know your telling intrepid survivor to get check up and i agree. They found high blood pressure in me and im on the medication but extreme anxiety will give you pains in the chest and back as well as feelings of doom.but he does need a full checkout blood test. urine. And blood pressure
I can definitely level with you Lee, I am 43 years old, I have suffered from anxiety issues all my life, but I only suffered my first real major panic attack when I was 30 years old, heart racing, vertigo, felt like I was struggling to breath, I had myself convinced I was dying, I still suffer panic attacks, but I am a bit more self aware of the symptoms, but i can tell you the symptoms do change, and i still worry a lot, lucky i had my wife to help me through, her being a fellow panic attack sufferer, the advice she gave me was don't try to fight it, just go with it, and it does pass, and the need to accept the things you cannot control.
3:00 Man this happens to me far too often. So many things trigger some sort of nostalgia and I'm completely removed from reality for a short time. When I snap out of it I get a bout of sadness and depression.
It's somewhat relieving to see other people have similar experiences.
Yep. Happens here once in a while. And old entertainment is basically all I watch Bc there’s just too much politics in new movies
I’m constantly thinking about the past and my adolescence/childhood and this recently happened to me.
We're all dying Lee, no need to worry that takes care of itself
How can you not be a fan of Lee, no one is as honest and down to earth as this guy, what a legend!
It's OK Lee we are all going to make it. Remember, believe in yourself!
No we are not all going to make it were all going to die
Lee, perfectly normal, I am 52 this year, 50 is just a time checker, still training as hard as I was only difference is that I told my loved ones that if I drop dead full throttle lifting, hiking, biking etc It was when I was loving life, just crack on mate 👍
52 and my mid-life crises came at 50 after a break up with GF, still struggling with it...it's hell..
@@erikhammer153 I hear you brother, keep on moving, I wish you all the best 🙏
@@erikhammer153 try a Latin American or East Asian girl. Feminine and loyal women, can't beat it.
@@erikhammer153 All will be well my brother. Plenty of fish in the sea. Time will heal everything. Stay positive. Enjoy your training and everything. When I finished serving in Korea, I returned to an empty home. My wife had split. All things must pass. You will be fine. Life is awesome. 👍😃
I started back bodybuilding after a ten year layoff. I would have panic attacks at the end of a heavy training session. I went to the ER about four times before they set me down and said get on anxiety meds. I had every test for the heart you could have. I'm very healthy. I got on anxiety meds for a month. Now that I know its anxiety, it only lasts for an hour or so. I quit the meds and just ignore the panic. Bodybuilding puts the nervous system into shock. Every month will get easier. I thought I was gonna kill over for three years before I went and had everything checked out. You'll be fine Lee. You are an inspiration to millions of people. Thank goodness you are telling people about your anxiety.
Same here man! But I have just started to feel a little better now 🇸🇪
Can 100% attest to this mate. Very similar scenario for me. Crippled me at the start but as you battle and overpower it the days improve over time. Good luck with it bro, you're not alone!👊
Anxiety is fear of the unknown
An the antidote is fearlessness.
F alse
E vidence
A ppearing
R eal.
Fear of the unknown is futile once you learn to stay present.
@@bigt9374 One can only truly be in the present, the rest is a dream.👍
Lee I got panic attacks when I was 40 years old and I went to a psychiatrist and they put me on Paxel and it helped tremendously. The best advice I could give you is take life one day at a time. Good luck champ.
You take Paxil even now or you went off? Did you gained weight?
I don't want to die now there's movies I want to see.🤣🤣🤣this guy is gold
Thanks lee i also have exatly the same anxiety at the moment. Hearing you talk about it helps me a lot - thanks man.
I have been dealing with this for the last 5 years 40 years old juicing for years my anxiety is the worst cry at the drop of a hat thought I was the only one . All these deaths lately my anxiety is so bad and just pulling myself out of depression. Keep your head up Lee you are definitely not alone I needed to see this men need to speak up . I don't know if the gear is a factor but definitely know tren is the worst for it I'm off that just Sus and deca the odd cycle twice a year .
I think at 100% is gear related I myself suffered from it I’m only on TRT you now but if you think about it your hormones are always fluctuating
I get panic attacks trying to overcome past mistakes. Always wake up with regret and it's tough to live with. Fair play to you for talking about this stuff
There’s a saying “If you live in the past you’re depressed,If you live in the future you’re anxious,If you live in the present you’re peaceful”.
I can relate 100% to everything Lee said I was exactly the same ten years ago but also depression time heals but Trt years later completely cured it for me
Getting testosterone replacement therapy helped you not having anxiety and panick attacks anymore?
At 50 I’ve had this for years and can relate to everything you said.
Me too, I’m a tad younger and had a health scare as well as having 3 family members passing away over a 5 month period. Wishing you all the best knowing full well you’re going to get through this!
Thank you for for this Lee, these little talks helped a ton of people.
No shame Lee, I used to have panic attacks. We’re all tough and manly until an anxiety attack slaps you in the face. I can see Lee living to the ripe age of his late 90s
It’s good to here some one has gotten past them.
I took serequel too. I have anxiety attacks daily and sometimes delusions like you lee. dw, you get used to it just got to be tough. have faith and be positive
I went through the same thing when I hit 60 five years ago
I’m out working guys in their 20 s now and my goal is to stay healthy and strong and live as long as possible but be independent
I’ve had so many friends that died who were younger than me
It’s depressing if I sit any think about it
Life’s so short there’s so much more I want to learn and experience but little time
I had it all through my 20s and heard someone say never fear death it’s the only thing guaranteed in life not had one since
No one’s getting out of here alive, just keep moving forward buddy. Everyone has a fear of their own mortality as you get older. Anticipation of death is worse than death itself.
I'm 51 in November and still keep in a routine of exercise, healthy eating most of the time lol and other hobbies to keep me busy. Anxiety is so common but by doing the things we love and looking after ourselves can minimise it. Talking about it is like a release in itself. Good topic Lee. You'll be right brother. Just keep moving mate. Cheers.
For sure can relate to this,it became like a fear of fear to the power of infinity,looking back thinking how time went fast,one minute healthy the next minute not,remembering watching the origional Hawaii 5-0, Kojak, Columbo and similar,school,college,work,then my hobbies V8 cars and weights,back then I'd get Robert Kennedys "Musclemag and watch this chap nearly a decade younger than me called Lee Priest with the Superman tattoo and talk of car racing,fast forward to now and listening to this vid,I'd never thought of aging much with its physical and mental affects,had the heart checked as it raced when stressed,poor sleep and so on,thanks Lee and helpers for a super vid,best wishes to yourself,family,friends and fellow followers.
God bless you Lee! I hope he stays vigilant and manages to get his stress under control. Enough Emotional stress could take anybody out the game, especially bodybuilders..
Exactly
I deal with these same issues every day Lee, infact even listening to You speak like this is getting to Me, it tells Me that I am not alone... and You also are not alone Lee, even if the whole world was against You, I would be there to be Your friend Lee. I also am 37, mine started at about 30-32 range where all hell broke loose, and Ive been on the frontlines of this battle ever since. stay strong please Lee.
I'm with ya Lee. I'm 48 and have been going through it for 4 year's now. I'm told it goes away but I'm still waiting 😆. It's funny in a way. We all don't want to be or look old but we all want to get old.
Sorry to hear that Lee, meditation really helps apparently. I only get anxiety attacks when I'm hungover, it's called hangxiety or beer fear, anyone else get that? Unfortunately the only way I can stop the anxiety is to drink more piss and wean myself off. So the answer is, well duhhh don't drink in the first place!!
Yeah man, I started having anxiety in my early 30’s, mainly from drinking too much. I noticed when I significantly cut down then my mental health is much improved. You just gotta try to drink in moderation as much as possible.
Mate, the exact same thing happened to me a few weeks ago. Went out drinking and drank way too much, next night I had an episode. The grog has lowered my serotonin so much I’m still edgy. Trying to beat it with a sun, exercise, and low carb diet.
@@Meemeeseecoo good idea, I'm not a habitual drinker, but to tend to give it a nudge when I go out and about. I'm just going to smoke a little bit of weed instead, least I won't wake up with a hangover and feel like there's a starving tiger in the room.
I'm 26 and have had these events for the first time ever at 23 . I was taking tons of caffeine daily and it seemed to have gotten to me over years of doing so, I take it as my body telling me somethings off. It definitely makes the ego take a step back based on fear coming out of seemingly no where...not a fun time, I took some low dose blood pressure med to help relieve the anxiety if I felt it come on, luckily I was able to come off after a few months. Intense fear of dying out of no where I can relate... It can pass as easy as it comes if you try changing your lifestyle even slightly.
Hope your well Lee. Have a safe transformation you are amazing be safe bro.
Thanks for sharing Lee Priest 🙏
So easy to relate.
Can't beat the clock Lee, time is definetly changing, so does out bodies. I have been through the exact same thing and i am also a former pro bodybuilder. Diet helped me through it. Turned out that years of many meals a day made me pre diabetic without knowing, and one of the side effects is waking up with anxiety attacks in the middle of the night, with the rest of the restless night following. Change of diet and fasting changed my life for the better. Its now 3 years ago i have had my last anxiety attack and practically no restless nights anymore due to bloodsugar and cortisol problems.
Yep I had them too
Severe anxiety and it passed after awhile
I was in my early 50's
Great video, Lee! I can relate strongly to a lot of that.
Lee, you're a legend mate. You've just normalised mental health concerns for masses of men. Especially the demographic of bodybuilders, amateurs and professionals who don't talk about it because they think they should just "harden up" - it's been two years of death and negativity with covid. Of course we're all realising we're mortal. Best of luck with it all mate.
You're not alone. I've had similar experiences that ended me taking a break down in 2013. I still suffer with bad anxeity/ptsd from stuff I went through. Your thoughts about the world going on are similar as mine (life & movies ect). I thought many times this is hell & we're meant to relive it until we get right whatever we need to change. Reality hits hard.
I am 49 and my mind works the exact same way pleased I aint the only one!!! I am on a low dose off anti depressive helped me loads.
Lee.
Don't stop moving, you look very healty, keep moving, invent new ideas, never look back, you are a champion, champions are imortal, keep your spirit high. 🏆🇨🇮
I had close elderly loved ones that have passed on in recent years that has made me not to be afraid of death. Maybe because I was present when they died. (ill health in hospital) I am still grieving and the thing that does scare me the most tho is how society continues to go on about it's business whilst your life has come to a grinding holt. I most probably have un diagnosed depression. Not on any medications but find that exercise and physical weight training is my the saviour that helps me get through the day.
I’m at the OMG I’m suddenly old (40) now I feel anxious and crappy about it😭 you always cheer me up though big lee!
Love this guy! Always makes things funny even when it’s serious
That nuke the place comment had me in tears 🤣
It’s just intrusive thoughts, understandable with all these recent deaths in bodybuilding.
Body-slinning
Lee, I have been dealing with this for 30 years. I take paraxotine once a day. Some days I will take 1.5 or two of them when I’m feeling a bit stressed. Thanks for sharing mate and good luck with this 🤙🏽
Lee... A consistent Meditation routine alleviates and eliminates depression and anxiety....
Meditation drops us from our minds and teaches us to live from our heart space .... The Natural space where we lived when we first arrived on the planet, as babies...
This is so good , your honesty is so important on this video, I get the exact same thing it’s scary. I get it exactly the same it comes and goes. I might buy some vernergon tomorrow mate. 🙏
Your feeling this way because deep down you have a good life and plenty of love to give and receive love from your family and friends and your at an age where you look back and see how much you would miss all that love and affection it just means your living a good life
Thank You . I am going through this shit everyday , all day. plus getting threats online from someone, I barely hold myself together. All I think is death. not suicide. Just natural dying without an sense and purpose. I wake up with this, I go to sleep with this, I dont sleep , and so on. i talk to myself non stop and rewind all bad situations talking to those people that hurted me or lied. Sometimes I zoomout and I realize I walk on the street and talk 5 min on the street to invisible people. I get crazy.
I’ve been a victim of severe panic attacks. Some are so bad I feel like I’m having a heart attack. But after losing my father to pancreatic cancer last year… my anxiety doesn’t bother me. I lost my fear of anything. I don’t want to die lol but I’m less worried about it because the strongest man in the world to me already did it before me. I’m not scared because he wasn’t. God bless you
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 relatable to the tv/movie thing
I had this BS anxiety about death a few years ago, what really help was just taking the attitude that I didn't care if I lived or died when having an attack, its was all in my head and as soon as I starting taking this attitude during attacks they quickly disappeared. The thing with anxiety attacks in they act like a negative feedback loop and if you keep thinking about them they just get worse and persist, anyway they suck and I just thought I would let people know what worked for me in case they want to give it a try.
This happened to me as well . It’s crazy hearing him talk about this stuff bc it’s weird hearing someone else say shit you’d thought .
im 56 its natural to feel that way
Shit like that comes on like a wave...like storm clouds bringing darkness. It sucks. Logically, you know it's messed up and bad but it still gets to you...
Thanks for sharing lee. I’ve been using gear for 20 years now and currently on trt and I’m early 40s. Got kids and I’ve had anxiety on and off a few years it’s been a rough life for me deaths, military services, accidents ect. Last night I could not sleep thinking of situations I’ve been through and fear of my future. It Really knocked me off today but I bounced back as the day went on . Anyways I know your a pro but sometimes we miss the basics. You said you started 300 mg of test few weeks back ??? Check your e2 this causes anxiety in me and a few lads I train with. It’s took me 10 blood works and about 5 years of my trt/blasting to figure out my panic attacks and my anxiety. I split my doses up now I’m a different person on trt now. I will do this on my next blast as well. Like I said your a pro and one of the all time best but if you have not checked your e2 recently it could be that. High red blood cells do this too that’s why I donate 3-6 months. Remember our blood markers change and we also change how we respond to testosterone. As the years go on we might need less or more.
Get prescribed propranolol lee. I suffered panic attacks after heavy gear use and that sorted it right out, stops the adrenalin reaching your heart
This happens to us all when we realise our mortality. When we have more years behind us than infront .I'm 50 single parent with a 11 year old son and wonder who will he turn to for help or missing his successes and failures. Who will be there to keep the monsters away when I'm gone.
Hello James,
Don't worry mate you'll still be there for him when he's a grown man. He'll be 25 in only 14 years. 30 in in 19 years. He's still got you and you've still got his back.
Look after yourself and cherish your relationship.
Love mate.
Lee seems like such a nice bloke 😊
Lee, thats how it works for most, once it hits you the first time, its always on ur mind, over time you learn how to manage it
100% can relate, im 49 and its dawning on me I'm at the age where my friends are going to start dying and then start thinking what if its me what if I'm the one that goes lol.. ffs i hope this phase passes quickly
Chin up lee priest your a body building legend 💯💯❤️❤️
Lee is an intellectual guy, meaning he’s an over thinker. Panic attacks suck, suck bad. I have panic disorder and it’s hard for people to understand the attacks. And nights really suck, it’s a lonely time for some reason. And then comes the, “am I gonna die in my sleep”. I feel the whole part Lee says as well I’m missing out. Hypochondria and panic attacks are a double whammy. Constantly thinking you’re having an aortic aneurysm is not fun. I hate mind drugs, but, sometimes they are a god send. Unfortunately when I come off them….here we go. It gets better Lee, keep your mind busy and give it time. You’re a legend.
What’s crazy about this is so many people are going through this for some unknown reason it’s crazy asf really weird I think it’s the modern day stress of live in this day an age Lee u rvthe man
All on the table with Lee,he's a interesting.i think about these things a lot,have since I was around 9.
Lol... I'm 48 fella and started to get the 'wobbles' regarding my own mortality about two years ago now. Lol... it's like driving an old car down the motorway... you hear a 'rattle' and you immediately think the cam's about to exit stage left 🤣
Now stop thinking about it and crack on... to quote a wiser person than me:
'God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.'
Best of health to you buddy... all the best from the UK 🇬🇧
I have suffered from panic attacks for more than 25 years…. Exercise and nutrition has help med deal with it …. No meds
I’m 54 mow and went through anxiety and panic attacks in my 30s. Add problems with that for about eight years. I’m good now. Didn’t take to much of anything. My son Going through it now he is in his 20s but he’s at the end of it
Aye. I’m having a midlife crisis too bro.
Corvette is broke down to prove it but she’s beautiful!!!
This is incredibly common but because it's something that doesn't get talked about much you feel alone which only makes it worse.
It makes you realise that the mind is far more powerful than the body.
Every single person will go through some form of mental illness in their life…Good work on speaking up Lee. I’ve baths /Showers are good at resetting your mood with slow breathing..worth a shot!
Whoever makes your thumbnails is genius :))
I'm heading towards 50 Lee, I'm in exactly the same frame of mind on just about everything you've said.
I had a truckload of anxiety last Christmas which affected my sleep which affected my waking hours. I started taking 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) and my anxiety is almost completely gone! When taking it, be consistent and realize that it will take up to six weeks to being working so don't give up! I continue to take 200 mg per day and I don't notice any side effects.
The day after eating bad the "thing" comes out and is so strong for hours.
Easy fellas
I met Lee in 2001 in Columbus.I said what are you weighing? He said 272 that was the whole conversation.
I had these issues a few months back I switched my BP meds to night time and added in a low dose beta blocker and it calmed me right the F down.I slept better than I have in years if this helps someone else.
Long life to the Purebloods.
Hello Lee huge fan! Look I suffered with the same black dog as Churchill used to call it, here what I do i take half of 0.25 Xanax I'll do for 4-5 days especially before bad and only if I need it in the morning non more then 6-7 days, much love 💪🏻 take care Lee. 💪🏻
48 in a few weeks and can relate to all this. Hate night time
These are like intrusive thoughts. I seem to have a different type of anxiety, purely a physiological response. The nervous system kicks up, heart starts pounding, get dizzy and think "I gotta get out of here." Never really have a thought behind it.
I'm a touch older than Lee and had that for a few months. I kept thinking I was going to die in a couple of years and why is life so hard, what's the point of working hard all the time. I just snapped out of it one day and that was that. When I think back, there were a few negative unfriendly people around me for a few years before all that.
I think it's when you know maybe you have more years behind you than in front . Healthy years too I mean say we live till 80 by 60-80 (20 years) things on the body keep breaking more and more, it's like servicing a car and fixing it to the point where its unfixable.
Best advice I can give and what I'm try is make these years count. Instead of worrying about dying think I might not be hear in 5 years time so I need to go as many places, see as many friends and loved ones, be as humble and kind as you can so when that time comes you have made the most of your life.
My grandad when he was 90 said to me when you are this age all you have is memories..... start making as many as you can Lee
I went through the same shit in 2016 thought I was always gunna die and u know that feeling of a anxiety panic attack coming on it’s not nice
Lee you ok kid 👌 don’t worry mucka it will pass by, remember we are getting older by the day.
My nan is 95 and still walking and playing bingo 😂
I've had anxiety and panic attacks. They suck.
💪🏽👨🏽🔧👍🏽 lee your awesomeness
I have this when I realise everything is pointless. Even if we have kids, and pass down our houses / belongings. None of it matters, since theyll eventually die.
Life is completely pointless.
It is peoples perception of death, which leads to this nihilistic mindset. Actually without death, an eternal life, life would truly be pointless.
For me, low cholesterol was a major cause of my anxiety
Meditation is the best medicie for panic attacks and everything
It's all caused by elevated stress levels. If our stress levels were at a normal level, these thoughts wouldn't bother us at all.
But when we're stressed, we get bothered about things we cannot control and we start to feel trapped.....then we become anxious and/or depressed. We get stuck in a feedback loop which keeps our stress levels high.
I reckon these thumbnails have done a number on your head Lee 👍
i had one last night so bad thought i was having a heart attack, im 49 i have never had this happen before, I know how your feeling
As a person that experiences the point to where I almost committed suicide, it's good to find things that make you happy and to make peace for the way things are. The illusion of control is always been something that has caused us to feel empowered, but then that illusion can take a turn and lead to depression, anxiety, and worse suicide. I gave myself to God and humbled myself, releasing the fear of the unknown.
I hope that you can find your peace because in reality the things that we concern ourselves with is really frivolous, small, and insignificant.
Lee, I've always had anxiety and panic attacks. It's absolutely miserable and can consume your life if you don't get it under control. I tend to have a lot of sleep anxiety and it sucks. Mix it with PTSD caused by another career choice and traveling the world and it makes for some shitty times. Do you think some of your recent anxiety or panic attacks are caused my seeing all of these other bodybuilders passing away? Just remember, none of us gets out of this alive, live your best life as healthy as you can!
I knew a woman who was terrified of dying in her sleep . It happens quite a lot apparently . Even with young people . She was unable to sleep for ages .