Panic Attacks

I'm a 16 years old girl suffering from panic attacks/anxiety disorder! this is a blog for people who suffer from panic attacks and for people that wants to learn about them.

[selfcarevibes]

Great reminders from @positivelypresent

[living-with-panic-attacks]

Tips to improve your mental health

In my previous post I told you about my Panic attacks and how to improve your mental health and I just wanted to post my tips again for all the people who felt too lazy to read the whole text haha <3 My text was about learning to leave the house again and to be able to go outside again but maybe my tips can also help you with something else. :)

My tips are to do really small steps. You don’t need to rush. Take yourself time to heal and don’t expect too much in the beginning. It’s normal to do steps backwards and especially in the beginning it’s normal to take breaks and to fail some days. It’s just important that you don’t give up and to set yourself a daily and a long term goal. Don’t be too disappointed when you can’t reach your daily goal. No one is perfect and we are no robots. A daily goal could be walking to a specific place close by and next day you walk a bit further but don’t do it with pressure. You have to want it and you will not succeed if you don’t feel motivated. What helped me is to listen to music at the same time. Especially in the beginning I felt how important the music was. When I couldn’t listen to music I would get a panic attack much easier. Don’t take a too long pause. I tried working on myself almost every day but I also took a break on some days. Sometimes I stopped working on myself and after 1 week of not doing anything I noticed how I started to feel worse again and it was harder to do the things I already did the previous week.

[living-with-panic-attacks]

Update and how I managed to leave the house again

Hi Guys :) It’s been a very long time posting here. I only posted like 2 pictures of my dog this year and I couldn’t answer any messages which makes me feel bad. But i just wanted to give you a little update and some tips for those who are in a similar situation as I was last year. Many people can see how I felt when they look at my old posts. I felt misunderstood, anxious every day and lonely. 1 year ago at this time I couldn’t even leave my house. I couldn’t leave it at all. Some days I couldn’t even leave my room. And 1 year ago I thought I will really never be able to go out of this house again, ever. I felt trapped and I was really happy and proud of myself when I could go in the garden because even that was super hard for me. No one except my family and my boyfriend knew about it. I can’t even explain it myself how I got out of this situation all by myself but I did it :) It all started when my mum told me we would get a dog. I wanted to have a dog for a long time and for many reasons. I grew up with pets all my life and they always helped me feel calm and feel happy. I had a lovely dog from the Animal Shelter before and she was very supportive but sadly passed away many years ago. I just knew a dog would make me feel motivated again, give me responsibility and make me happy. So my mum decided to get a White Shepherd for me in hope it would help me. My favorite dog breed ever <3 Just knowing that changed so much in me. I started to do small steps and to progress. The first step was leaving the house without getting a panic attack. It was really hard at first but I knew I would have to go to the dog breeder who lived 40 minutes away from home. And that’s a really big distance for someone who can’t leave the house. my boyfriend helped me so much during this time and I was so proud of myself when I managed to go further and further away from home. Driving car for the first time after such a long time felt completely different and I couldn’t even drive for 1 minute without getting a panic attack. One week later I could drive to the next village and the week after this I was able to drive to the city which is about 10 minutes away. and I continued and continued and never gave up and after a while I noticed my panic attacks getting less and less. My tips are to do really small steps. You don’t need to rush. Take yourself time to heal and don’t expect too much in the beginning. It’s normal to do steps backwards and especially in the beginning it’s normal to take breaks and to fail some days. It’s just important that you don’t give up and to set yourself a daily and a long term goal. Don’t be too disappointed when you can’t reach your daily goal. No one is perfect and we are no robots.  A daily goal could be walking to a specific place close by and next day you walk a bit further but don’t do it with pressure. You have to want it and you will not succeed if you don’t feel motivated.  What helped me is to listen to music at the same time. Especially in the beginning I felt how important the music was. When I couldn’t listen to music I would get a panic attack much easier.  Don’t take a too long pause. I tried working on myself almost every day but I also took a break on some days. Sometimes I stopped working on myself and after 1 week of not doing anything I noticed how I started to feel worse again and it was harder to do the things I already did the previous week. Be proud of yourself!!!! You should always think about that you are a super strong person and even the smallest step is a huge achievement for you and you should feel so happy about that. I was always comparing myself to the people who don’t have panic attacks and it made me cry so many times and yes I’m still doing it... but you can’t compare yourself to someone who never experienced something like that. Who knows how they would handle a panic disorder? They would probably feel exactly the same way as you and as I said before, no one is perfect and even the people who seem to be very happy and lucky struggle with something.   2-3 Months later I got Aleksi, my dog and he changed me so much. Since he’s with me I am a completely different person. I am much more confident, the last panic attack is weeks ago and no medication or psychotherapy ever made me feel so good. 1 year ago I was worrying every single day for many hours and I had several panic attacks every day and now I am going out every single day, don’t worry as much as I used to and feel free again. And no I’m not panic free. I still get panic attacks from time to time and I started to go to a psychotherapist to improve myself even more as I am still unable to go to work and still struggle to take a bus or the train but I feel so much better than last year and I am so proud of myself that I did all of this myself without any help :) Thanks so much for reading everything, it means much to me and I hope I could help someone <3 

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Some months ago I posted a picture of my new puppy Aleksi :) this is Aleksi now. He's so big already and he still helps me so much with my panic attacks. 1 year ago at this time of the year I couldn't even leave the house because I would get a panic attack and I got them every single day but now they reduced so much 🙂💕

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Hi! I was inactive for quite some time and that's because there was a lot going on. I felt very bad last year and couldn't even leave the house but that changed again :) I tried going outside further and further almost every day and set myself small goals and now I'm finally being able to go to city and drive to places that are far away from home! I know it's normal to some people to do stuff like this but it made me really proud to finally be able to do these things again and I did it all myself and with the help of my boyfriend! And another positive thing is that I'm owning a new dog for 1 week now. He's a white Swiss shepherd and 9 weeks old atm! His name is Aleksi and he's also making me so much better! Knowing I will get him made me look forward to something and made me more hopeful and believing in myself 🙂

[babyboy-dre]

Longs term effects of emotional abuse:

• a distrust in your perceptions

• a tendency to be fearful or on guard

• self-consciousness or fear of how you are coming across

• an inability to be spontaneous

• a distrust of people and in future relationships

• anger that bursts out unexpectedly

• sensitivity to anyone trying to control you

• the feeling of anxiety when someone lets you decide

• withdrawal from social interactions

• unexplainable feelings of shame/guilt

• unusual weight gain/loss

• changes in appetite

• unexplained anxiety or depression states

• self destructive behavior

• isolation from friends/family

• substance abuse

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Hi, I cant speak anglish very well but I must thank you for this blog. It helps me a lot. Unfortunetly on internet are no information about panic attacks in my language. You are amazing person, love you so much. - Julia

Hi, I’m so sorry for answering so late but I’ve been inactive here for a while :( thank you for liking my blog, it means a lot to me and if you ever need to talk to someone feel free to write to me :)

[innocencelives]

if they apologized, its still abuse if they denied it, its still abuse if they didnt mean it, its still abuse if you cant remember it, its still abuse if it didnt leave a scar, its still abuse, if it only happend once, its still abuse if their a girl, its still abuse if you didnt say no, its still abuse

feel free to add on

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[perpetuallypeachy]

Don’t tell me to “calm down” Don’t say, “it isn’t that serious” Don’t repeatedly say “just relax” I have panic disorder, IT DOES NOT WORK LIKE THAT. Chemical imbalances are real, and I can’t control when my mind is thrown out of whack. I can not control when my body goes into fight or flight mode. What you can do: Distract me by watching a funny movie, go on a walk with me, talk about a book you’re reading, or we can even bake some cookies. Never tell a person with anxiety that it’s not that serious, because mentally they feel like they’re in a life threatening situation.

[depressingmadness]

[living-with-panic-attacks]

I have panic attacks since I'm 12 years old. Now I'm 19 and I still didn't meet one single person who understands me or doesn't judge me because of it :(

[autisticdreams]

we 👏shouldn't👏have👏to👏sacrifice👏our👏mental👏health👏for👏school👏

[bluecloudrider-deactivated20190]

What they say: I accept everyone with a mental illness

What they mean: I can sometimes tolerate people who have mental illnesses as long as they manage to never show any symptoms

[living-with-panic-attacks]

When people use your panic attacks as an argument in a fight that have absolutely nothing to do with the reason of the fight just because they don't know what else to say 🙄

[emmisnotshortforemma]

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You are loved and worth so so much💕💕💕

Awww thanks so much ☺️ same back 💕