Panic attack
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Karen Hall40 said:Please help... I’ve been looking everywhere for a place where I belong, but I haven't had any luck... I'm new here, so please bear with me 🙂 Basically, I was diagnosed with panic attacks five months ago, and they prescribed antidepressants, but I never actually took them because I foolishly thought I could just power through this on my own... Unfortunately, I just can't... I can't even step outside normally without feeling this fog rolling in, like everything starts getting fuzzy, and then the terror hits... this absolutely horrific fear that I'm going to die, or pass out right there in public where everyone will stare at me... I am truly, deeply desperate... if anyone knows how to help, please!
It really is all in your head, and honestly, that is the very first thing you have to wrap your mind around. You aren't going to die, and nothing bad is actually going to happen to you... I spent four years fighting this exact same battle, and to be truthful, I'm still wrestling with it a bit, but I've spent so much time reading up on it, studying the patterns, and observing how it works that I finally understand how to handle it—you just have to lean into it and face it head-on. 🙂