Coping with panic attacks can be difficult, to say the least.
I’ve had well over… um… well, I’m not exactly counting, but it’s certainly more than 300 or 400. And I mean bona fide panic attacks. Not high anxiety — true panic.
Even after 8 years, I’m still working on coping with it effectively. A series of heart palpitations in the cereal aisle will still send me dashing for the exit of the grocery store. A twinge of nausea on a car ride will send me reaching for Xanax.
And a little unwelcome heat & humidity will make me clammy and lightheaded… just like it did today. Just as I started filming this video, I panicked. My apartment was too warm and I couldn’t get the AC to work. Frustrated, I started feeling woozy and like I needed to sit down, lest I panic. Then, when I finally did sit down, I became worried that I would simply grow hotter and hotter until I finally passed out. So, feeling even woozier, I stood up again to plead with the thermostat, shaking, and extremely fearful of passing out.
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Thank you for sharing your story and giving me a window into this life experience. You also gave me a therapeutic laugh!
“A panic attack distracted me from recording a video for Psych Central about how to distract yourself from a panic attack. Go figure.” Blessings …
Summer, I think it is great that you are sharing what you have learned with others in order for them to also help themselves. Thank you for your writing and for the video, and keep up the good work.