Panic attack

Hello @Herd8 and welcome. I'm sorry to hear that you experienced your first panic attack, they can be really scary.

It sounds like you are really in tune with your body and take care of yourself really well when it comes to your mental health. Panic attacks are just one of those things that can sneak up on us with no warning but the fact that you did all you could and reached out for support is amazing and you should be really proud of yourself.

It's completely normal to feel exhausted after, they take alot of your body. How are you feeling today?

Thankyou for sharing your experience, please know you are not alone and we are here for you.

@MissGremlin I didn’t realise it was normal to feel so exhausted after an attack until I googled it.
I am still feeling out of sorts today. Teary, fidgety , dizzy and short of breath but am staying home to rest and monitor.

Thank you so much for your kind words.

@Herd8 staying home to rest sounds like a good idea. Taking care of yourself and practising some self care can really help, doesn't have to be big things even just having a warm drink and sitting somewhere comfy, listening to music or watching something you enjoy.

Have you got any supports that you can talk to about what happened, maybe a gp or psychologist/counsellor?

@MissGremlinI will go and see my gp as I’m a little concerned with the lightheadedness and would like to talk to her about it. I also have an awesome counsellor .

@Herd8 sounds like a good idea and I'm glad you have an awesome counsellor. Have you had enough to eat and drink? Have you been able to get some sleep?

@MissGremlin @Yes to all ☺️

thank you for caring

@Herd8 good to hear 😊.

Anytime, hope you can get some rest today and that you are feeling better soon ♥️

Hey @Herd8 ,

Thanks for sharing.

I hear that panic attacks can come out of nowhere. Please don't feel like you've done anything wrong.

Good on you for reaching out.

One thing that can help is learning to control your breathing. Do you have a therapist you can work with on ways to harness the power of your breath?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

@tyme thanks for checking in.
Agree, working on my breathing really helped to get me to the point I was able to call my brother.
It is something though I need to be more mindful of if there is a next time.

Unfortunately, with panic attacks, there's no warning sometimes @Herd8

So what I do is I regularly practice mindfulness to control my breathing and when I feel my heart start to race because of anxiety/panic/anger, I go straight to working on my breath again so that I am in control of the situation.

How are you feeling now?

Another thing you can do is maybe keep a log/track of when it happens? You might find some trends?