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@@roadmaine2066 ive noticed that too, might be from the heavy hyperventialting i do though, so i dunno about your case hhh i hope we find out the answer soon
Autistic meltdowns look like panic or anxiety attacks sometimes, but are actually a result of overstimulation. Hence getting misdiagnosed with anxiety is common.
Hey, I have severe anxiety, and thought this might help you to help others. I describe anxiety severity on a 1-30 scale: 1-10 anxiety episode- manageable but uncomfortable 11-20 anxiety attack focus starts to waver and more mental effort is required to keep body functions normal. This is where hyperventilating, nausea, and numbness and tingling through the body start. 21-30 panic attack - unable to think clearly or focus, almost all mental facilities needed to keep the body somewhat stable, vertigo, memory issues, may faint, sometimes throw up or get dry heaves. If you have a patient that doesn't know how to describe their anxiety or the severity of it maybe this will help. Take care and be well!
@@HUYI1 For me, panic will come on for no reason IO can figure and out of the blue. Even if I sm having fun and happy. Anxiety is a result of something stressing me or me being nervous.
@@AMARVELGIRL you *can* you can't stop it from happening, you just have to manage the panic attacks, people around you will tell you to calm down but how can you do that when your body is working against you? You can't make it stop or control it, I wish there is more evidence regarding this matter!
@@HUYI1 I know. And the WORST thing is when people who don’t understand tell me to calm down. I know they don’t mean to hurt me or make it worse but they do! But, when they say “snap out of it” or ask me why I can’t just stop that gets me really upset. No! I can’t stop it. I would if I could- obviously! Why would I put myself through this if I could control it - even a little.
@@laurelmoonwalk3043 I get anxiety attacks every time something makes me cry, but that’s because I bottle it up until it explodes. I haven’t had a panic attack in a few years and it was when my closest friend did something really stupid and I had to cut off our friendship. Before that I hadn’t had one since I was 14. Youngest I can remember having a panic attack though was 7 yo.
sometimes my anxiety gets so bad I feel like I’m having a smaller version of a panic attack. it’s as if someone is just shoving worries and fears down my throat
I feel like I'm going to vomit, and my heart is pounding, and I feel like I want to cry sometimes. I cry sometimes. No, and when I'm eating something, I feel like vomiting, so I stay away from food. This is all because of thoughts about hell. What do I feel? IS it anxiety or panic attack??
Panic attacks are honestly one of the most terrifying things I've ever experienced. The thudding heartbeat, ears rushing, uncontrollable crying, eugh. I hate it. At their worst my arms and hands, sometimes even my torso, will go completely stiff and immobile. Takes me a good few minutes before I'm even able to unclench my fists. I end up having to take a looooong nap afterward
I’ve had times where my panic attacks are so bad they put me into extreme dissociation AND my movement is locked. Once in class I had calmed down from a panic attack, but was in a body lock and dissociative state. The entire class period was me just trying to move my foot enough to bang on the wall enough to get my teacher’s attention because I couldn’t talk, no matter how many times I tried. I literally had no control over my body. Thankfully she eventually saw me after I finally was able to talk. I asked her to just move my arm to get me started and I could move the rest of my body on my own from there. Not being in control of my body and being in derealization at the same time is probably one of the scariest experiences of my life.
I’ve had some where my hands lock up and I start hitting myself uncontrollably. My mom has had to sit there and hold my fist while im crying uncontrollably. It’s awful.
@@rtchara618 for me I just physically can’t move my legs or head or talk it’s really hard and I always feel like I’m dying and I just had one like 15 minutes ago because I heard banging and noises but I’m trying to calm myself down now and I have one every day usually at school but sometimes not
I once woke up randomly in the middle of the night with ny first ever (or at leaet that i remember) panic attack i wasn't sure why i was having one but i did. It was awful i had to get my mom up cuz i wasn't sure why i couldn't breathe. But now i get small ones every now and then from overthinking
Sometimes my anxiety stacks up so much it feels like a panic attack: extreme distress, feeling stuck, like things will end or bad things will go on forever. It sucks :/
When I was in high school I would often have this lingering feeling that something was terribly wrong, but could never find a reason to persuade myself that anything was actually going wrong. What was weird was that the feeling never appeared instantaneously, but slowly ramped up so for a while I had no clue that I felt this way until I asked myself what was causing the feeling. Not that my anxiety isn't caused by a specific issue in life, but sometimes there was nothing specific to be anxious about and the feeling was literally just sitting in the back of my head.
Hey friend, I know that you are going through a lot right now and I cannot say that I feel exactly what you may be feeling but I do know one thing and that is that you are not alone! You are an overcomer! No matter what things may come your way you have been given the strength by God's grace to overcome those things and i want you to know that no matter what you are facing, that God is right there by your side giving you the grace and strength to keep moving forward everyday of your life. you can do this, dont give up. You always have friends, saints and believers praying for you even when you dont know it. God bless you friend stay encouraged and dont allow the enemy to take away your peace and joy
@RyRy_EditZ #roadto100 Hey friend, I just wanted to tell you to stay encouraged I can't say that I understand exactly what you're going through but I do know that you will be ok. I know you're going through a lot but just keep moving forward and keep trusting God because He has your back no matter what
For me, panic attacks start with a sudden ringing sound in my ear. Then my heart starts to pound and I feel like something HORRIBLE is about to happen.
i think i had one for the first time today. it started with struggling to breath, then my heart started to pound harder and harder. i started to feel dizzy and thought i was going to pass out, then i started shaking and sweating. i felt like i was detaching from my own body.
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@@ellie4799yeah that’s a panic attack, if you feel one start to come on I’ve noticed it helps to start pacing around and squeezing a stress ball, or ill bounce a ball of the wall and catch it. It sort of forces you to focus on something other than how you’re feeling for brief moments and helps you expel that nervous energy.
@@ellie4799 this happens to me every time I go in my car and my mom thinks I’m psycho cause of it :(( I got surgery today and idek how I’m gonna go with me having panic attacks getting dizzy and stuff
it was a little over a month after I turned 12. I hyperventilated so hard I fainted in the school bathroom. I don't think I'll ever forget that feeling of blind terror, the certainty that everything was falling apart and I couldn't fix it
As someone with severe anxiety it’s actually really hard for me to tell what’s a panic attack and what’s an anxiety attack because everything happens so fast for me
a lot of times my anxiety attacks spiral into panic attacks and then when the panic attack ends i go back into the anxiety attack and it keeps looping, luckily with therapy ive gotten to a point now where i don't have these issues as frequently but a couple years back i could barely tell the difference cause one would always lead to the other
Yo same, sometimes I separate the two by anxiety stops me from doing what I was doing (so I can’t walk through the door or pull up my pants) and panic I’m just dying and tryin to escape.
A method I learned from a therapist was to treat the feelings of an oncoming panic attack like a sneeze. The fear of having an attack often just makes it worse, but if you accept it and even try to make it happen, it won't. *Feels oncoming attack* "Good! Just happen already! Once I get this over with, I'll feel so much better, and be able to get on with my day. I'm going to take deep breaths, and it will be over. Do it!" And often, that's enough to make the attack either completely subside or drastically shortened.
A thing that helped me was using that feeling… I would ask for the panic attacks to come on. I would say give me your best and I know this sounds crazy but try to panic. It helped a lot.
That’s good advice! Also agoraphobia is like a fear of having panic attacks in public and feeling almost like helpless. That happens a lot to me so ima use this advice
I always let it come and go, since I've started doing that, it happens but only last seconds, I rest a couple of minutes and I feel alright I only think "oh, maybe I need to rest or do something different" It's been a life changer 😊
I hope everyone who is reading this comment feels peace and warmth . Ive been feeling anxious all day I prayed, got some excercise and drank some water and im feeling better.
Feeling anxious I can do, but real agony, oh no, never again I hope. I always took the word so serious and now people use it so lightly people really don't get the drift. Anxiety shouldn't be thrown around, people should know they are worried, if you ever had anxiety you know it.
Great done of you, having anxiety usually doesn't allow the person to do nothing at all, barely make it to toilet.. At least for me. Hope u are better now. Now my anxiety is diffrent from before, I had alot of panic attack, lasted couple hours then felt ok. Nown its like a little alarmn in my brain, almost like flight /fight response that is always on.. More or less and for no reason.. Maybe all my traumas, could be but I feel I can't anymore.. I know all brains need alot of chemicals everyday.. Maybe habe to get some extra. Of course Im trying to not sleep all the time, to go out, take vitamins. Why I wrote this was mostly to say that what u did was so good and so hard.. 😊Do you know anything else you can do in my case? I have fibromyalgia =body pain, everu day also but, honestly I rsther have pain then this type of anxiety. ❤All love, Jolie.
For me, my anxiety will makes me shaky so I can’t do anything and I won’t talk and I am just talking to my self and I am most of the time listening to music which helps a lot.
I had a few panic attacks in my life, my last one was in a club. I felt uncomfortable the second I walked in with my fiance, I crossed my arms, started to bite my lip to distract myself, I just thought "This is not good, bad will happen". Panic built up, I started hyperventilating and started to cry, I couldn't breath and my fiance noticed my signs right at the beginning, immediately took me and our friends outside the club and gave me space to normalise, he hugged me and told me I was safe, everything will be alright and that we can go home if I want to ❤️ He is my angel
As someone who experiences panic attacks a lot. THANK YOU. Panic attacks can include: 1. Ringing ears 2. Feeling nauseous 3. Light headed 4. Dizzy 5. Uncontrollable crying 6. Everything fading into black 7. All of the blood in your body going to your legs 8. Falling down on the ground (doesn’t matter where you are you’re just gonna fall) 9. You probably think your dead (Although, there might be different types of panic attacks, so it’s fine if you don’t have many of these.)
I get the complete opposite of that. I use to have panic attacks , thank God I don't get them no more but when I do. My symptoms are: Chest pain Heart pounding Electric feeling on the chest Hallucinating Hand twitching And u feel like your not in reality. When I first got high for the first time it triggered panic attacks in me. It was the most scariest feeling I ever felt, so I'm super cautious now.
@@Aphrodite12003 I just started getting panic attacks, and I’ve had most of the same symptoms. I’m experiencing one today actually, but I feel like I’m just gonna die at any moment, and it’s horrible.
@@MrAwesome2023 you will be okay, it's scary but it won't hurt you. You have to remind yourself that your just going through a small phase at that moment and it will be all over soon and u feel better when it's done, and calm your self down. If you ever feel like u need air to breathe, go for a walk or a run or listen to music if you have too. Personally music is the best thing for me when I get panic attacks, it takes my mind off the pounding in my chest and it also helps me sleep at night when I feel another one coming on. It freaks me out when I listen to my heart beat, it's so frickin weird to me yah after having panic attacks it's changed that for me😅And yeah panic won't last forever in you it will go away eventually your probably going through something at the moment thats making you feel this way but at the meantime just remember to calm down and take care of yourself when it's happening 🙏💗 you will be okay 👍 I have hope for u
@@Aphrodite12003 Thank you for this. I’m doing much better now. I’m just hoping it doesn’t interfere with my daily routines and exercises. At least not badly.
I think I have a panic disorder, but I never told anyone abt it. I get light headed and dizzy, feel like it’s harder to breath, my stomach hurts, sometimes my head will twitch, and yeah wonder if I’m dying, with tears coming to my eyes.
@@rinnymarie540 same!! I got surgery today and I’m worried about it and when i drive I feel super dizzy and scared and idk how I’m gonna go today edit: went good😅
Panic attacks numbs you for a while ! But anxiety keep stabbing all the time Killing in each second the blood is not going to be visible for the one who's guilty for this👤
@@superkreativername9 Anxietys a constant feeling you get through your whole body, your head constantly runs through things and you feel alot at once, it can be very confusing
@@superkreativername9 I can usually feel when a attacks coming because my breathing gets short and my chest and heart feels weird, thats when I know I have to try regulate my breathing and try focus on something or things around me otherwise it takes over and I hyperventilate and start shaking and sweating once I am able to calm down I have no energy and I yawn alot
I’ve had a panic attack once so I now understand the difference. With my “anxiety attacks” I typically completely get over them within an hour or so, with my panic attack even when it was over I was numb and could feel pressure on my chest for the rest of the day, my panic attack was terrifying! I thought I was dying and I couldn’t breathe.
I cry uncontrollably with panic attacks so I end up with a throbbing intense headache I can't get rid of the rest of the day Not to mention the exhaustion I used to have panic disorder for reference (I would get panic attacks at least once a day before but I'm much better now, counseling helped me and I hope you find something that helps you too!)
I used to have a lot of panic attacks (I still have them but they are not as often, thank god), and every time I had one, I would be tired for the rest of the day. It really takes a lot out of you.
I have Depression and Often Got panic Attacks because of stuff that caused the Depression and it confronted me everyday. I wouldnt be Able to breath and cry and shiver all over My Body for about 20 Minutes and bei tired and depressed after that :D
I have untreated panic disorder due to treatment making it worse. Eventually you realize you won’t die when having panic attacks…but you when you are in it…you still think you will. I have the 10 minute ones; short and sweet, and the ones that last for almost an hour to where after I couldn’t open my hands or feel my face. So for all of you out there who go through this; the crying, the hyperventilating, the uncontrollable saliva and nasal drip, the shaking, muscle fatigue afterwards, the 1000lb weight on your chest; YOU ARE ALL AMAZING!!!
When I’m having an anxiety attack, I sort of shut down and go numb. I can still do all the things I need to do to an extent, but I’m silent, empty and breathing harder. As for a panic attack, I get the insane heart beating, hyperventilation, sometimes throw in some crying, feeling way too many awful feelings all at once and being overwhelmed. For me personally that’s the difference. Got diagnosed with anxiety disorder like 9 years ago now and you never really get used to it. You can adapt around it and do what you know works for you. The good thing? These attacks DO pass every time. In that regard, you will always end up ok in the end.
@@420girlogicdefinitely talk to a medical or mental health professional as soon as you can. They are experienced and will hopefully get you the help you need. Good luck my friend, and I’m sorry that you’re going through this.
Yep! This is so spot on. For me panic attacks are like a doomsday feeling and anxiety attacks are like when I’m trying to sleep but feel like I’m full of caffeine, almost like restless leg syndrome but all over my body.
@@MeekroWavi can relate alot with that, recently i got really freaking anxious out of nowhere, thinking i was gonna die in a few days. also sometimes i think a traumatic memory will happen again. not fun D:
I had a panic attack while I was about 10 at a doctors and they had showed an x-ray of my spine which was a bit off (slightly curved to the left) I remember thinking “Is this the way I die?” I can also remember the immense fear I had when I grab my Dad’s arm and started to dig my nails into his skin. As I tried to take a breath but just…couldn’t. Just a bunch of sobbing. That shit was really scary. I’m sorry for anyone who had to go through that.
Oof I once went to the hospital cuz I felt like I couldn’t breathe but I was fine i was just freaking out and that’s why I felt like I couldn’t breathe. Which is why now if I’m freaking out now I will straight up suffer than waste people’s time at the hospital for nothing.
@@MsBluebot that's literally a panic attack. If you have access to therapy, a therapist could help you with techniques and maybe help you find a prescriber
@@decgal81 that sounds like a good idea and I had panic attacks often but I haven’t had any in like 8+ years now. It just stopped out of the blue one day so cool with that
That is actually terrifying. Once my dad was brushing my hair (I didn’t take care of myself that much and all I did was lay in bed) and he was a little mad or annoyed. So my head’s reaction was “omg he’s mad at us. HE NEVER IS.” so my entire body was like “NONONONO” so then I passed out in the small bathroom, with a hard floor. Also while my dad was DRAGGING ME to the living room, he accidentally hit my head (maybe shoulder) on my bookcase (that is also very hard) and after an hour it still hurt. Glad to know I’m not the only one who’s been through this traumatic experience! 😍
I feel like anxiety attacks are less sudden, they build up and almost always have a direct cause. They usually happen when the bottled up emotions explode
As a highly anxious person this is how I feel in my anxiety attacks: My heart beats so fast, I feel nauseous and dizzy. My whole body shakes and I feel so cold. I dont know if it's a panic attack but I never thought it is because they dont happen out of nowhere and I dont feel like dying or hopeless.. idk
I usually start shaking, almost like I'm shivering because my anxiety and fear make me physically cold and then I start crying. I feel like mine are anxiety attacks. This video was help because I feel like anxiety attacks aren't represented/legitimized as much.
@@chai_lattes yes I agree. I dont think they are the same thing because my mom had panic attacks and it was different than what I experience. Maybe they just call it a panic attack because it has kinda similar symptoms
My anxiety attacks when out of control turns into panic attacks, but I dont actually feel like I'm dying, I kinda dissociate and breath too fast to the point of getting dizzy and with fingers tingling
Yeah, I am MORE confused now, because I thought panic attacks were like some sort of SERIOUSLY CRAZY thing but like, when I suddenly am scared of everything, THAT'S a panic attack? Are there such a thing as mini-panic attacks?
Anxiety attacks for me are a build up of anxiety that peaks when the thing I’m anxious about happens. For example: it’s the night of a play and I’m the lead role and I’m super nervous and anxious. What happens if I mess up? What if people laugh? Omg people, so many people are gonna be looking at me! And these worries just keep building up and I’m about to walk on stage but I simply can’t because I’ve worked myself up and now I can’t breathe and I’m shaking
I agree. It’s the same exact case wi the me as well. My anxiety is very situational. The level of severity from the situation itself dictates how my body responds and feels, even when it’s completely dissolved. I can never shake the feeling off on my own. I have to force myself to allow distractions. The onset for myself having a bad anxiety attack lasts for around 40 minutes or longer. Small cases of anxiety lasts half than that, sometimes lesser. I’ve had a really bad experience at work recently and only now I do feel completely fine. The incident occurred only one week ago. I also tend to become a deer in headlights as I just freeze up and remain still and silent as the anxious feeling begins to eat me up, resulting in the uncontrollable shaking feeling. I feel as though I want to disappear entirely. 😢
I have really bad anxiety that happens when I'm bored that gets so bad that it causes panic attacks. Those panic attacks come with really bad pain in my back from tensing. I also get panic attacks when I go to clubs. Last month, I went out and I had two panic attacks in the same night due to the base of the music. The bass beats feel like they're in your chest and they feel like they're changing your heart beat. For someone with a family history of heart disease, it's terrifying and does make the attacks worse.
Me too, i think, i was also doing this one thing in the church, and it was really important. I was really scared to mess up. There are many people in the church, i was actually having an anxiety attack at that point. I sometimes focus a lot and i keep forgetting to breathe, and i didn't know i wasn't breathing because i was really focused. Im having a competition in some days, i forgot the date of the competition, but im really nervous, it's a reading competition and i dont know what would happen if i mess up! Im hoping there's not many people. If i mess up, will i get a low place? Or not even make it? Its really hard not to mess up, im scared to do things in front of people.
There's actually one more that I found out recently and I thought was crazy at first but when I dug into it more I actually found myself and my anxiety relating a lot to it. Something called silent panic attacks. I can give you the definition real quick Definition: This is when someone who is diagnosed with a panic or anxiety disorder has a panic attack without displaying any outward symptoms whatsoever. Someone who has silent panic attacks could have them in public, at home, in the office, or virtually anywhere without anyone noticing, or realizing that something was wrong. Symptoms: Feeling dizzy or tingling in your limbs, derealization or depersonalization, your heart rate increases or feels like it's skipping a beat, intrusive thoughts, nausea, headaches, your throat closes up, and/or changes in your vision. I looked into this when I realized that my therapists I've talked for a short while before they quit for another job, for her to have diagnosed me with anxiety but I've only had one or two outward panic attacks made no sense. How do I have such bad anxiety according to her if I'm not prone to panic and/or anxiety attacks? Because I have silent ones. I looked it up, and found out panic attacks aren't always visible. Sometimes, it's that feeling of you're about to pass out but no one can tell. That feeling of anxiety when you give a speech or presentation, that's a silent panic attack you try and brave through. So, y'all, believe your therapists when they say you have anxiety. Silent panic attacks are real, and happen more often than you might think.
Bro you dont know how much this comment helped me..Even i am going through thia and at first i was so scared that i didnt knew what was it..I looked it up on google..my symptoms matched with anxiety a bit but i was confused as few of my symptoms were diff than normal anxiety..now i know exactly what i have..thanks
Hey, I have severe anxiety, and thought this might help you to help others. I describe anxiety severity on a 1-30 scale: 1-10 anxiety episode- manageable but uncomfortable 11-20 anxiety attack focus starts to waver and more mental effort is required to keep body functions normal. This is where hyperventilating, nausea, and numbness and tingling through the body start. 21-30 panic attack - unable to think clearly or focus, almost all mental facilities needed to keep the body somewhat stable, vertigo, memory issues, may faint, sometimes throw up or get dry heaves. If you have a patient that doesn't know how to describe their anxiety or the severity of it maybe this will help. Take care and be well!
This is neat. One thing that's really been affecting me recently is that in the past year, it's just like.. gotten easier, somehow. Anxiety attacks used to put me at a solid like, 14-17 on this scale, any given day. But now It's really confusing cause things that used to put me out of sorts only yield like.. a 3 nowadays. And something that would have made me break down get maybe a 6. My body still does the things I used to- unresponsiveness, heart palpitations, giving up because i know i can't- couldn't- but my mind just kind of.. stays okay. There's just this confounding sense of absence. I'm not really that distressed, I just know I should be. I can even kind of laugh at it, cause its so strange. I'm just here, and I never learned how to actually function in these situations because my anxiety showed up when i was so young, so I just kind of do nothing. It doesn't really hurt that much anymore. Nothing does. Is my brain, like, just fixing itself??
Oh thank you, I never was able to tell what's the difference and could not describe my attacks (I don't really need to describe it to anybody since I hide it but I was just curious so thank you ^^)
@@brendathevehicon I hope it's healing and I'm glad for you! In my experience the only other thing that may last that long is a very unhealthy amount of emotional repression; but in my experience there's breakout moments with repression and healing and growth is more consistent. If you've been dealing with these issues since childhood, you might have to "train" yourself how to feel in these moments of emotional vacuum. Unfortunately I'm still figuring that part out, so I don't have much in explainable techniques yet. It's all mostly still in the prototype phase. The basic suggestion would be to do or think about things you enjoy during these moments, or just breath and zen out in the moment. I hope this helps! This is all just from my experiences, I'm self taught so I'd recommend talking with a trained professional. Take care and be well! Keep getting better!
@@cloudymoon_ Glad this gave you a reference point if you ever need to describe what you're experiencing! As hard as it can be it can be really helpful to talk through this stuff with someone. Take care and be well!
@@brendathevehicon I just want to say that I feel you. When I read "it doesnt really hurt that much anymore" almost got me crying. Having been diagnosed at 11 made me see the world differently then other people. I just had to cope with it until I did not need anymore. But anxiety is always there, always having to be careful to not make a mistake and it coming back. But we do learn to not take things seriously, otherwise it would be a constant of pain and suffering. Keep strong, I know how you feel and we are not alone ♡
That’s not always the case though. As someone who suffers from both and has to be medicated or else I won’t go anywhere or do anything. I don’t often have a fear of dying. For my panic attacks I just start pacing, hyperventilating till my heart rate gets to like 180, start sweating and crying and almost pass out. There is no set symptom, for a panic attack or anxiety attack. Everyone’s bodies are different and are going to react differently to things.
Thank God the algorithm led me to your channel, Dr. Julie! In all honesty, along with your channel, I am able to answer the essays questions (in my subject) regarding the impact of media addressing mental health ❤ Keep it up! 🎉
I'm glad you really explained the difference and how severe panic attacks are because I know some people who have called crying a lot a panic attack or being overly nervous about something a panic attack when in reality it's a lot worse and is a terrible thing to experience
I forced to continue work during one. Five hours standing at a cash register, with someone telling me that I look like I'm dying or that they should send me home every fifteen minutes or so. I could barely breathe, barely speak, was sweating profusely, and crying occasionally while still standing there.
@@GuyNamedSean this is easy to say not knowing your situation, but right now, at least where I’m at, employers are pretty desperate for workers. At the same time they don’t value you as a human. I mean obviously, they made you work through that. If you have the means, don’t let them do that to you. Walk out. Your health is more important.
I’d get them so bad my muscles would tense up so much my legs couldn’t move and I couldn’t open my hands they’d ball into fists and even after the attack I’d just have to lay wherever I ended up for a half hour at least.
All my panic attacks are usually at night and about death. Luckily I’ve started to learn to stop them usually by playing music or trying to take a deep breath so i tend to avoid things, like shows or movies, about death at night. They also aren’t full blown panic attacks and happen pretty rarely.
I hate panic attacks. I’ve usually kept all my panic inside but after a situation I couldn’t control it. I’ll just go into my room and cry I feel awful panic surrounding me. Shaking. I’ll tell my parents but they’ll just say ok and go on. The only one who actually comforts me is my friend. She calms me down and I’m so blessed to have her as a friend.😭
Can we just appreciate that she broke a glass for this video? Anyways I have both and Panic attack makes me feel like I’m dying and my anxiety attacks sometimes lead into a panic attack or they make me cry
I only ever had a panic attack once, but it was such a strange feeling that came out of nowhere and threw me for an absolute loop. I was traveling alone and suddenly felt so terrified and isolated, even though I knew I was safe. Power to anybody who struggles with these on a regular basis.
as someone diagnosed with panic disorder, i have both anxiety attacks and panic attacks and there's definitely a difference. anxiety attacks make me feel a bit shaky, faster heartbeat sometimes my stomach starts to hurt or feel queasy, just a general feeling of discomfort, but it's manageable and easy for me to calm down. a panic attack is an amplified version, violent shaking, hyperventilating, extreme nausea and the feeling that i'm going to be sick any second, dizziness, inability to think or focus, feeling like i'm going to pass out or worse, and they can last for hours.
Some of my panic attacks are big freak outs like yelling and screaming, full body shakes, uncontrollable crying, explosive anger, etc. But sometimes i get panic attacks where nobody even notices. I just sit there and stare blankly at something. Of course i get the fast heartrate, rushing in the ears, super jumpy, sometimes a little shaky but nobody ever really notices those silent ones.
With my anxiety attacks, I know what triggers them. Panic attack is scarier for me because I dont know what causes mine. It just happens out of nowhere and I dont know when it's going to happen again.
Exactly. My anxiety attacks would happen every night like clockwork once I was alone. But panic attacks just strike you out of nowhere which is why I believe we think we’re having a heart attack because all of a sudden our hearts are pounding out of our chests!
I take panic attacks over anxiety every day! I feel so free now I dont have anxiety (real deep anxiety) anymore, but some panic attacks once in a while I can take, it is better to feel something than that nagging hell anxiety is.
I’ve had anxiety attacks and I’ve had physical reactions. Shaking, crying, heart beating fast, intense fear. Anxiety attacks are horrible, and the worst part is I have severe anxiety, so they happen a lot, even when I have nothing to be afraid of. My mind will race and think of things that will never happen, or start going into the future and doing “what ifs” and I have them. Anxiety takes over my life.
I had a I think the doctors said panic attack. Story: once when my mother left me to go to to our home land, hawaii, I had heart burn or something, I went home from the nurses office and the next night I was on the phone with my mother. I was breathing ragged and loud, she realized and told me to go ask my roomate for help, my roomate and aunt asumed it was an alergic reaction, my words were something along the lines of, "I can't breath," I was sobbing, I really couldn't breathe, we hopped into the van and I was crying hard, like I never had before. We arrived and I went into the room, it was late at night, and after I found out my mom had to pay 1,000 dollars because of it, she still talks about it😭
It seems there is no clear definition for an anxiety attack. But I would guess it's a lot of anxiety for a shorter period of time. (Ex. Before presenting to an audience)
Just a bit of advice. I've dealt with panic attacks in a professional environment and was designated as the on call for people suffering from panic attacks. Look up various breathing exercises. Deep breaths in slow release slows the heart rate and also gives you something else to focus on I typically recommend a 4 count. Also to reduce your anxiety meditation techniques don't go expensive there's plenty of decent meditations on TH-cam
Whenever you have a panic attack just pinch your hand until it hurts then practice slowbreathing it really helps a lot. Oh and when you are having panic attack talking to some strangers helps too it kinda diverts your mind and seconds later you'll be okay. Just slow deep breath
@@lemonlizard1 there is no set time with anxiety attacks some can last only a short time while some can last days ive heard of people having a constant attack for up to a week
Anxiety and panic ar part of a spectrum actually. Anxiety stresses the body,piling up body with stress can lead to panic attacks.Stress includes environment,your social problems,your health physically, whether you sleep enough,eat right,work out etc or not.Caffeine is stress to the body.You just need to boost awareness of your own self and your body to get better. Don't wait for yourself to go through a bad breakdown to get help.
When I have an anxiety attack, I feel like I can’t organize my thoughts into anything coherent or helpful. Often it’ll repeat a statement version of whatever triggered it, over and over so I can’t think anything else. I often go really still and can’t talk very easily, and I feel like my mind gets tunnel vision and I have to shove my way through it to get out (aka breathing and grounding exercises only work after it’s over) Just an example of what an anxiety attack can be like
^ This. And then things that have such an easy solution feel suddenly impossible. It's annoying af to deal with. I had one the other day. I still had like 1.5h to go to the doctor for something that caused my attack, but for some reason my brain was convinced it was too late to go there now and I had to die now because that was the only solution. And now, two days later I'm just... Why didn't I just get in the car and drive there like a normal person? 😂 Like c'mon brain
I've been scrolling for a while trying to find a comment like this. sometimes i get to a point where my thoughts are like a sentence I can't finish. I get halfway through the sentence and go straight back to the start and just keep repeating the process. makes me feel like im going crazy. then proceed to have brain fog for day/weeks and have trouble remembering stuff
Longest Anxiety Attack I've had (as someone who has an anxiety "disorder") 12 freaking hours. All night. Crying on and off, unable to sleep a lot of stuff
i remember my first anxiety attack. i didn’t know it was an anxiety attack, but i felt like i was gonna throw up and die, i was breathing shakily, crying, i felt scared, and to add to my fear caused by the anxiety attack, the fear of not knowing what was happening to me made it worse. i had it at a sleepover and we thought i had covid 💀💀 but yeah, they really suck. a lot more than just unexplained fear. thankfully i don’t get them anymore tho
I'm sorry. That does sound like a panic attack though. You felt like you were going to die and that's a big clue to a panic attack. Anxious thoughts and feelings can trigger a panic attack. I typically can call the difference in my attacks because my anxiety ones are due to repressed feelings exploding. Maybe do some more research on it lol dont take this stranger's word.
This is so helpful. I have a friend who had a panic attack, and I didn’t quite know what it was, but now that I do, I can help her if it ever happens in the future.
No it’s not because it’s denying anxiety attacks even exist. See the comments of those of us who have either or both and know the difference. Not someone who clearly doesn’t...
Had an episode of a Panic Attack where I was literally walking outside, sideways because of how nauseous I got while my heart was pounding so fast and I felt choking air. It's scary.
So she mislabelled her anxiety attacks and because it took the attention off you you're crying about it. You're obviously a kid if you're still comparing your emotions to others and acting like it's a competition.
@@Zoe.m. she told me my disorders are fake even though I take pills for it. She used me as a crutch for all her problems. I really tried to be there for her, but it became where all my life is just about her. Her toxicity mixed with my own problems had me to the point where I attempted suicided, and even then she made it about herself. There was even a point where CPS got involved bc of sexual abuse and she’s only worried about if I’m still gonna be in the same school. After I broke up the friendship I learned she made one of old friends commit suicide. So yeah, I guess I made it too much about myself. I do believe she had depression because she said a doctor told once many years ago, but saying there can be only one person with mental disorders is beyond me.
I will always remember the first time I had a panic attack, I hadn't a notion what was happening. I was as far away from home as possible, living in NZ. Thank God my colleague and friend Tiaorah new what was happening to me, and was able to help me through it. Never had another one until 5 years ago, after my husband had a very serious health diagnosis. I would not wish a panic attack on my worst enemy
Usually I feel like I’m dying and my body feels numb. But recently they’ve gotten worse, my whole body breaks out into hives within seconds including in my mouth lol I freaked out the first time because I thought I was having an allergic reaction to something.
Hey Lil, i cannot say that i understand exactly the things that you have gone through physically and mentally, but I did want to tell you that I am praying for you no matter what. You seem to be a genuinely kindhearted and loving individual and i just wanted to make sure that I encouraged you and let you know that you have people who care about you and are praying for you. Stay encouarged and dont worry you have already overcome any and all anxiety now today in the mighty name of Jesus. 1 Peter 5:7 “Cast all of your anxiety on Christ, because He cares for you”. God bless you Lil, you stay encouraged and keep pusing forward you can do this by God’s grace
When I first started my antidepressants, I was so paranoid of having a bad reaction. I was panicking so bad that it felt like my whole body was being eaten alive by fire ants. It's only happened one other time. I thought I was having a severe allergic reaction to the new medication
im used to having anxiety attacks, especially before or during presentations or being in really awkward or public situations. i only had one panic attack in my life but i knew it was one when it happened because my hands were clenched and numb and i immediately burst into tears afterwards. it was at a math competition where i had to go up on the stage and work these math problems as fast as i could. i won because i wrote at lightning speed 😭😭
when i had my first big panic attack i literally felt like i was gonna pass out or die- mostly because i just got really dizzy out of no where and wasnt used to it, now its daily lmao
This is so helpful in demonstrating the differences between the two. Thankfully I don't have them a lot, but panic attacks really do feel like you're either dying or having a heart attack. And they can come out of nowhere too. For example, in my freshman year of college, I had randomly had one while taking a morning shower. Like, I was completely fine then all of a sudden, my chest got tight, I barely could breathe, and I generally just knew something was wrong. For some reason I was able to stay calm enough to finish what I was doing and get back to my dorm. Freaked the hell out of my roommate though (more so because I was really quiet through the attack). Learned later that I had a panic attack when I discussed it with the medical team. Really is no joke, but videos like these are always helpful.
My doctor says I have anxiety attacks, but you make anxiety attacks look so easy physically. My heart pounds like crazy, hyperventilate, lots of crying, my mind races with things I've done wrong or what'll happen. I overthink until I'm freaking out. I'm being treated for anxiety, but now I'm confused which attack I usually have xD
I think this video is misinformative regarding the physical side of anxiety attacks. The physical symptoms between the two can be absolutely identical. The main difference is whether there's a root cause, or if it feels like a nearly random event.
@@AlyssaFoxah.Thank you for pointing this out. Every "anxiety attack" she acted out just looked like a normal person going on about their life but a little worried. I've been calling what happens anxiety attacks because the causes are known and very specific, but what happens to me is very physical: limbs thrash, I hyperventilate and cry. It's awful.
I once had a panic attack in my high school hallway because I didn't finish a Spanish project and wasn't ready to present on time. I never knew which one it was until I did research because it was a burst of panic but with anxious thoughts that built up to it suddenly. Thank you for defining them so clearly here, I hope this reaches those who need this info. 🧡
In college I had terrible panic attacks. They would start randomly such as the time I was walking down campus to my dorm and on the road in front of everyone I started bawling my eyes out and could barely breathe. Tried to hurry home and shut myself in my room. Everything in my eyes went dark. Couldn’t see clearly. Struggled to breathe. Intense heart rate. Holding myself in fetal position on my bed. Completely random. They were so horrifying back then.
Having panic attacks everyday sucks...the first time I had a panic attack, it was quite severe. I couldn't breathe, my heart was pounding so fast, I could hear my heart pounding, I was sweating, shaking, I felt cold, dizzy, I was about to pass out and I couldn't feel my body. I started to cry. It was so freaking scary but sadly I am used it. For anybody else struggling the same way, I feel you and you're not alone. Stay strong!! ❤🙌🏻 ❤🙌🏻❤🙌🏻❤
That's happened to me when I ride my motorcycle. I need stop and regularly my breath. I was lucky I don't get road accident when it's happened. If people don't feel it themselves. It's harder to tell how our feel when have anxiety or panic attack. My family don't understand it...
I has always used the two interchangeably because I never knew what to use, this was helpful info! I have anxiety disorder with panic attacks that can become pretty crippling sometimes.
I had so many anxiety attacks at school because I felt completely overwhelmed by it. I don't think it was a panic attack because I managed to calm back down to containable levels within like 10min. I had shortness of breath and feelings of suffocating but I still could breathe.
I think I’ve had panic attacks at school. I remember hiding where no one can find me, and sobbing and panicking, like I was unable to breathe. I had to be curled up under something or in a corner- it lasted for hours, and it took me a day to finally calm down. I had to be taken home. Ive never felt so terrified. (I’ve also had them when things changed like my seat, schedule, or position of things. I start panicking immediately when things aren’t the exact same or perfect, or on the same spot all the time on my desk. My bag HAS to be on my desk. I remember having to go home from a panic attack only because my damn seat was changed in French.)
@@mask938 Fortunately I am- Traditional therapy and DBT therapy. Just recently I've discovered I suffer with Crippling social anxiety. Haven't been to school in nearly a month and I'm going back next week on a smaller, limited schedule. Ever since my trip to the hospital, I've been getting much more help.
Panic attacks suck, I especially despise the tingling sensation I'm my chest and face, but then I normally pass out so they dont last too long atleast 😅
Oh the tingles suck, I always get tingling in my face and feet and hands when I'm about to faint. Thankfully I've never had a panic attack make me actually pass out (one got really close though, the tingles were INTENSE, it feels like your skin's trying to crawl off of you), I just get woozy around specific injuries and around needles.
I’m no medical professional, but based on what I’ve heard about panic attacks, when having one, people usually do hyperventilate, or have trouble breathing. So yes, I would say that you may have experienced a panic attack. I would need to know any other symptoms or feelings you had during the time you were hyperventilating to be sure about it though.
same - I've had 'anxiety attacks' where I've been crying and hyperventilating and felt wrong in my skin, but I've never wanted to categorize them as panic attacks because I never felt like I was dying
As someone with panic disorder, and who has had more panic attacks than I'd like to mention, yeah. It sounds like a panic attack. You don't always get the 'feeling like you're gonna die' symptom, because it presents in very different ways for lots of people. Hyperventilation with no other cause, (if it's in combination with several other symptoms such as racing heart, sense of either utter despair or extreme fear, nausea, clammy skin, etc) is a symptom of a panic attack. I'd still be wary because it's also a symptom of a lot of other things, but the main cause is anxiety. However! Anxiety alone can cause hyperventilation. If it isn't accompanied by extreme fear, or panic, it's probably generalized anxiety. You won't always get the sense of doom, but a panic attack WILL always be accompanied by a sense of panic, extreme fear, or even a feeling of going crazy. You'll always be panicking, with a panic attack. No panic, not a panic attack
actually its almost the same, I think atleast😅 have anxiety attacks/panic attacks/dissocation 🤷🏻♀️ all doctors name its different when they hear my symptoms. but I think its bc in my case they dont know for sure where they came bc I had some traumas but also did drugs on a young age and also have a sozial anxiety dissorder so there are a few options. I hope you dont expierence such a situation ever again
Personally I find the definition of anxiety attacks to be quite similar to a panic attack just less noticeable, unless that is just me having silent panic attack. God bless ✝️💖
i had one severe panic attack where i thought i was having a heart attack and was so confused .. i threw on some golden girls and laid in my bed waiting for it to pass or to just die bcus i didn't know what was happening
I got a panick attack while I was watching jojos blizzare adventure I thought i was having a heart attack and my leg kept and shaking and I felt rlly hot my heart was beating so hard and fast too 😭😭
@@SarahVivian9213140 I try not to watch things I like when getting a panic attack because then when I see it again it will have a bad association with it and ruin it for me ):
Sometimes I have anxiety attacks and is not like the video describes. I feel an enormous stress and I cannot calm down during minimum 15min. It's horrible.
Anxiety attacks are more inside your head when panic attacks have physical symptoms like shaking, loss of breath, dizziness etc Edit: yall I'm sorry for the misunderstanding This is just from my personal experiences, not everyone is the same 😭
Not all of them do, and I think it's important to remember that everyone is different. I have silent, or limited symptom, panic attacks. I have a lot of the internal physical and mental symptoms, but very few of the symptoms that are observable unless you really know what you're looking for. It sucks, because they're usually ignored by medical professionals as "not being as bad" as a full panic attack.
I remember making jokes about panic attacks in my teens. Then I had a real panic attack and I don’t make those jokes anymore. It was one of the scariest things I’ve ever experienced. I still get them but not as often or as strong. I’m glad that I figured out I was having panic attacks.
These kinds of videos really minimize anxiety attacks. Yeah, they don't come out of nowhere, but the sudden build up shakes you to your core. And I don't know what other people's symptoms are, but I have an immediate need for a bathroom, and if I've eaten anything recently, it's coming right back up. Add to that nervous sweating, full body shaking, teeth chattering, and rapid breathing. Never talk about anxiety attacks like they aren't just as bad as panic attacks. I've had milder ones that have lasted a week. I know what my triggers are now and I have medication I can take when I'm going to be in those kind of situations, but anxiety attacks are a serious problem.
When I have panic attack I can't turn my mind from the sounds that my mind creat and all the things arround me change. This thing just control my mind and thoughts I can't control it... That's hell. Everytime I wish that no one should go through this much suffering
My first panic attack ended me in the hospital. I couldn’t breathe and I had literally lost my mind. Checked myself into a mental asylum and thus began my rode to better my mental health and deal w/ addiction. Proud to say I’m 2 1/2 years sober/abstinent 🙌🏾 it’s hard dealing with a dual-diagnosis. It helps to have someone close outside of a healhcare professional to talk out your thoughts.
Thank you, I honestly didn't know how to differentiate it since I'm constantly anxious but sometimes in the middle of the night I would wake up with this crippling fear of dying. The walls would start closing in on me and it would feel like the dark is suddenly much darker and I would be lying in bed crying, feeling like it's getting harder to breath. Most of the time I'd need an outside intervention to pull myself out of it or it would last longer than ten or fifteen minutes and it's always horrible. I let my cats sleep on my bed now since they jump on me when they hear me start to cry and I get through it faster. Noone I've spoken with before could explain it except "may it's paranoia" or "it was probably just a nightmare" or "that's stupid, you're still to young to worry about death". z
I’m so glad someone understands what it’s like to have panic attacks! I can’t exactly describe what I feel but I definitely do all the things shown in the video. Thank you 🙏🏿
I remember during a period where my OCD and anxiety was so bad that I could hardly sleep or function at all. One night I woke up in the middle of the night hyperventilating and crying. I'm so happy I'm out of it now.
Years ago, we nearly fell from a cliff. I was okay at first, but after a few seconds, I realized what happened and suddenly experienced difficulty in breathing. I was actually suffering from hyperventilation and I couldn't calm down at all for maybe half an hour or a quarter. One hour after that, I felt exhausted.
Did you do anything to get out of it, or did it just go away? I started having panic attacks a few months ago and they hit so randomly. Don’t know if I need pills or to just learn to prevent.
Anxiety attack: sudden feeling of fear and dread when everything is fine. Starts to depersonalize Feel like I can't remember how to do a simple task because I start overthinking every little step. Can't tell if I'm making sense when someone asks me a question because I'm depersonalizing and so my anxiety increases. And here's my personal favourite: I usually get an irrational fear of losing my mind because it feels like that's what is happening. How is this not in the DSM yet????😭
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Hey there, does anxiety attacks or panic attacks include hallucinations? Or is that something else?
@@roadmaine2066 ive noticed that too, might be from the heavy hyperventialting i do though, so i dunno about your case hhh
i hope we find out the answer soon
Autistic meltdowns look like panic or anxiety attacks sometimes, but are actually a result of overstimulation. Hence getting misdiagnosed with anxiety is common.
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Hey, I have severe anxiety, and thought this might help you to help others. I describe anxiety severity on a 1-30 scale: 1-10 anxiety episode- manageable but uncomfortable 11-20 anxiety attack focus starts to waver and more mental effort is required to keep body functions normal. This is where hyperventilating, nausea, and numbness and tingling through the body start. 21-30 panic attack - unable to think clearly or focus, almost all mental facilities needed to keep the body somewhat stable, vertigo, memory issues, may faint, sometimes throw up or get dry heaves. If you have a patient that doesn't know how to describe their anxiety or the severity of it maybe this will help. Take care and be well!
For me, anxiety is mostly in my head, panic is my body's physical reaction to what my head is thinking.
GREAT way to put it. I have been trying to explain the difference to people for years.
That is a good way to put it! Anxiety attacks move onto panic attacks imo
@@HUYI1 For me, panic will come on for no reason IO can figure and out of the blue. Even if I sm having fun and happy. Anxiety is a result of something stressing me or me being nervous.
@@AMARVELGIRL you *can* you can't stop it from happening, you just have to manage the panic attacks, people around you will tell you to calm down but how can you do that when your body is working against you? You can't make it stop or control it, I wish there is more evidence regarding this matter!
@@HUYI1 I know. And the WORST thing is when people who don’t understand tell me to calm down. I know they don’t mean to hurt me or make it worse but they do! But, when they say “snap out of it” or ask me why I can’t just stop that gets me really upset. No! I can’t stop it. I would if I could- obviously! Why would I put myself through this if I could control it - even a little.
Panic attacks make me feel like I’m dying.
Anxiety attacks make me want to die.
I never have an anxiety attack but I've had many panic attacks
Good way to put it
@@laurelmoonwalk3043 I get anxiety attacks every time something makes me cry, but that’s because I bottle it up until it explodes.
I haven’t had a panic attack in a few years and it was when my closest friend did something really stupid and I had to cut off our friendship.
Before that I hadn’t had one since I was 14. Youngest I can remember having a panic attack though was 7 yo.
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I feel the same
sometimes my anxiety gets so bad I feel like I’m having a smaller version of a panic attack. it’s as if someone is just shoving worries and fears down my throat
I feel like I'm going to vomit, and my heart is pounding, and I feel like I want to cry sometimes. I cry sometimes. No, and when I'm eating something, I feel like vomiting, so I stay away from food. This is all because of thoughts about hell. What do I feel? IS it anxiety or panic attack??
@@Yupj711omg same but for me it’s got to the point where I’m so light headed and feel light passing out
@@AlyssaLuvYT IS it because thoughts about hell or other thing ??
@@Yupj711 sometimes it’s that and sometimes when I’m just relaxing and minding my own business it just happens
This is exactly how I feel sometimes except I get so fucking nauseous
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Panic attacks are honestly one of the most terrifying things I've ever experienced. The thudding heartbeat, ears rushing, uncontrollable crying, eugh. I hate it. At their worst my arms and hands, sometimes even my torso, will go completely stiff and immobile. Takes me a good few minutes before I'm even able to unclench my fists. I end up having to take a looooong nap afterward
I’ve had times where my panic attacks are so bad they put me into extreme dissociation AND my movement is locked. Once in class I had calmed down from a panic attack, but was in a body lock and dissociative state. The entire class period was me just trying to move my foot enough to bang on the wall enough to get my teacher’s attention because I couldn’t talk, no matter how many times I tried. I literally had no control over my body.
Thankfully she eventually saw me after I finally was able to talk. I asked her to just move my arm to get me started and I could move the rest of my body on my own from there.
Not being in control of my body and being in derealization at the same time is probably one of the scariest experiences of my life.
I’ve had some where my hands lock up and I start hitting myself uncontrollably. My mom has had to sit there and hold my fist while im crying uncontrollably. It’s awful.
@@rtchara618when i get panic attacks i get really bad disassociation. i feel you 😭
@@rtchara618 for me I just physically can’t move my legs or head or talk it’s really hard and I always feel like I’m dying and I just had one like 15 minutes ago because I heard banging and noises but I’m trying to calm myself down now and I have one every day usually at school but sometimes not
I once woke up randomly in the middle of the night with ny first ever (or at leaet that i remember) panic attack i wasn't sure why i was having one but i did. It was awful i had to get my mom up cuz i wasn't sure why i couldn't breathe. But now i get small ones every now and then from overthinking
Sometimes my anxiety stacks up so much it feels like a panic attack: extreme distress, feeling stuck, like things will end or bad things will go on forever. It sucks :/
When I was in high school I would often have this lingering feeling that something was terribly wrong, but could never find a reason to persuade myself that anything was actually going wrong. What was weird was that the feeling never appeared instantaneously, but slowly ramped up so for a while I had no clue that I felt this way until I asked myself what was causing the feeling. Not that my anxiety isn't caused by a specific issue in life, but sometimes there was nothing specific to be anxious about and the feeling was literally just sitting in the back of my head.
I started having pretty bad anxiety out of nowhere lately, but this comment really helped me and made me realize I'm not alone. Thank you ❤️
Hey friend, I know that you are going through a lot right now and I cannot say that I feel exactly what you may be feeling but I do know one thing and that is that you are not alone! You are an overcomer! No matter what things may come your way you have been given the strength by God's grace to overcome those things and i want you to know that no matter what you are facing, that God is right there by your side giving you the grace and strength to keep moving forward everyday of your life. you can do this, dont give up. You always have friends, saints and believers praying for you even when you dont know it. God bless you friend stay encouraged and dont allow the enemy to take away your peace and joy
@RyRy_EditZ #roadto100 Hey friend, I just wanted to tell you to stay encouraged I can't say that I understand exactly what you're going through but I do know that you will be ok. I know you're going through a lot but just keep moving forward and keep trusting God because He has your back no matter what
Same here for me. I feel stuck in life rn. And have been for awhile now…
For me, panic attacks start with a sudden ringing sound in my ear. Then my heart starts to pound and I feel like something HORRIBLE is about to happen.
Ugh you described what happens to me at night to a T; I always called them anxiety attacks bc I was in denial that I could be having panic attacks.
i think i had one for the first time today. it started with struggling to breath, then my heart started to pound harder and harder. i started to feel dizzy and thought i was going to pass out, then i started shaking and sweating. i felt like i was detaching from my own body.
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@@ellie4799yeah that’s a panic attack, if you feel one start to come on I’ve noticed it helps to start pacing around and squeezing a stress ball, or ill bounce a ball of the wall and catch it. It sort of forces you to focus on something other than how you’re feeling for brief moments and helps you expel that nervous energy.
@@ellie4799 this happens to me every time I go in my car and my mom thinks I’m psycho cause of it :(( I got surgery today and idek how I’m gonna go with me having panic attacks getting dizzy and stuff
I will never forget my first panic attack. That was one of the scariest experiences in my life and I thought I was dying
Omg me too 😭😭😭
it was a little over a month after I turned 12. I hyperventilated so hard I fainted in the school bathroom. I don't think I'll ever forget that feeling of blind terror, the certainty that everything was falling apart and I couldn't fix it
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As someone with severe anxiety it’s actually really hard for me to tell what’s a panic attack and what’s an anxiety attack because everything happens so fast for me
same here! i have anxiety as well and they feel so similar it's hard for me to tell the difference
They are besties who sometimes hang out together 🥲
I would just discribe panic attacks as you just think your dying. When I have a panic attach I litterly just think I’m dying this is it.
a lot of times my anxiety attacks spiral into panic attacks and then when the panic attack ends i go back into the anxiety attack and it keeps looping, luckily with therapy ive gotten to a point now where i don't have these issues as frequently but a couple years back i could barely tell the difference cause one would always lead to the other
Yo same, sometimes I separate the two by anxiety stops me from doing what I was doing (so I can’t walk through the door or pull up my pants) and panic I’m just dying and tryin to escape.
A method I learned from a therapist was to treat the feelings of an oncoming panic attack like a sneeze. The fear of having an attack often just makes it worse, but if you accept it and even try to make it happen, it won't.
*Feels oncoming attack*
"Good! Just happen already! Once I get this over with, I'll feel so much better, and be able to get on with my day. I'm going to take deep breaths, and it will be over. Do it!"
And often, that's enough to make the attack either completely subside or drastically shortened.
Thanks for sharing! I will definitely try this.
A thing that helped me was using that feeling… I would ask for the panic attacks to come on. I would say give me your best and I know this sounds crazy but try to panic. It helped a lot.
Yeah you got to get mad at it almost lol it helps
That’s good advice! Also agoraphobia is like a fear of having panic attacks in public and feeling almost like helpless. That happens a lot to me so ima use this advice
I always let it come and go, since I've started doing that, it happens but only last seconds, I rest a couple of minutes and I feel alright
I only think "oh, maybe I need to rest or do something different"
It's been a life changer 😊
I hope everyone who is reading this comment feels peace and warmth . Ive been feeling anxious all day
I prayed, got some excercise and drank some water and im feeling better.
Feeling anxious I can do, but real agony, oh no, never again I hope.
I always took the word so serious and now people use it so lightly people really don't get the drift.
Anxiety shouldn't be thrown around, people should know they are worried, if you ever had anxiety you know it.
These are some great things you did for your mind and your body. It's been one month I hope you are doing well💕
Great done of you, having anxiety usually doesn't allow the person to do nothing at all, barely make it to toilet.. At least for me. Hope u are better now. Now my anxiety is diffrent from before, I had alot of panic attack, lasted couple hours then felt ok. Nown its like a little alarmn in my brain, almost like flight /fight response that is always on.. More or less and for no reason.. Maybe all my traumas, could be but I feel I can't anymore.. I know all brains need alot of chemicals everyday.. Maybe habe to get some extra. Of course Im trying to not sleep all the time, to go out, take vitamins. Why I wrote this was mostly to say that what u did was so good and so hard.. 😊Do you know anything else you can do in my case? I have fibromyalgia =body pain, everu day also but, honestly I rsther have pain then this type of anxiety. ❤All love, Jolie.
@🦋 L e x i 🪐 Thank u❤. Will download it now. Love , Jolie.
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For me, my anxiety will makes me shaky so I can’t do anything and I won’t talk and I am just talking to my self and I am most of the time listening to music which helps a lot.
Yeah at most that's my only thing physical. Given it's prob not helping if I had too much caffeine, or taurine. That stuff in energy drinks
Are we going to appreciate that this lady broke a cup to let us know about panic and anxiety attacks?
I totally agree
It was a prop
Yea.
@@cecilia1300 still costs money
No, because it's a waste
I had a few panic attacks in my life, my last one was in a club. I felt uncomfortable the second I walked in with my fiance, I crossed my arms, started to bite my lip to distract myself, I just thought "This is not good, bad will happen". Panic built up, I started hyperventilating and started to cry, I couldn't breath and my fiance noticed my signs right at the beginning, immediately took me and our friends outside the club and gave me space to normalise, he hugged me and told me I was safe, everything will be alright and that we can go home if I want to ❤️ He is my angel
Please don’t take this the wrong way, but…you were panicking at the disco?
@@APoliticalConfusionAndMess …yeah? It can happen anywhere, without reasons
@@vessagroker98 I know it can, and I’m sorry you went through that - I was simply making a reference to a band.
@@APoliticalConfusionAndMess took a while to get the joke 😂😂😂😂😂
@@APoliticalConfusionAndMess 😂😂😂👍
As someone who experiences panic attacks a lot. THANK YOU.
Panic attacks can include:
1. Ringing ears
2. Feeling nauseous
3. Light headed
4. Dizzy
5. Uncontrollable crying
6. Everything fading into black
7. All of the blood in your body going to your legs
8. Falling down on the ground (doesn’t matter where you are you’re just gonna fall)
9. You probably think your dead
(Although, there might be different types of panic attacks, so it’s fine if you don’t have many of these.)
I get the complete opposite of that. I use to have panic attacks , thank God I don't get them no more but when I do. My symptoms are:
Chest pain
Heart pounding
Electric feeling on the chest
Hallucinating
Hand twitching
And u feel like your not in reality.
When I first got high for the first time it triggered panic attacks in me. It was the most scariest feeling I ever felt, so I'm super cautious now.
@@Aphrodite12003 I just started getting panic attacks, and I’ve had most of the same symptoms. I’m experiencing one today actually, but I feel like I’m just gonna die at any moment, and it’s horrible.
@@MrAwesome2023 you will be okay, it's scary but it won't hurt you. You have to remind yourself that your just going through a small phase at that moment and it will be all over soon and u feel better when it's done, and calm your self down. If you ever feel like u need air to breathe, go for a walk or a run or listen to music if you have too. Personally music is the best thing for me when I get panic attacks, it takes my mind off the pounding in my chest and it also helps me sleep at night when I feel another one coming on. It freaks me out when I listen to my heart beat, it's so frickin weird to me yah after having panic attacks it's changed that for me😅And yeah panic won't last forever in you it will go away eventually your probably going through something at the moment thats making you feel this way but at the meantime just remember to calm down and take care of yourself when it's happening 🙏💗 you will be okay 👍 I have hope for u
@@Aphrodite12003 Thank you for this. I’m doing much better now. I’m just hoping it doesn’t interfere with my daily routines and exercises. At least not badly.
I think I have a panic disorder, but I never told anyone abt it. I get light headed and dizzy, feel like it’s harder to breath, my stomach hurts, sometimes my head will twitch, and yeah wonder if I’m dying, with tears coming to my eyes.
I have untreated severe anxiety and this is so true. Anxiety attacks aren't something you should treat lightly.
REAL.
I’m paranoid of my throat closing, so when I feel tightness in my throat while having a panic attack I freak out💀💀💀
I don't freak out because I'm used to them but the feeling of suffocating no one else experience that!
Same, and that’s why I just can’t seem to eat my pills 😭
I'm the same exact way. No one around me understands. They just say I'm being ridiculous and I kind of am but it still sucks
@@rinnymarie540 same!! I got surgery today and I’m worried about it and when i drive I feel super dizzy and scared and idk how I’m gonna go today edit: went good😅
@@rinnymarie540 trying to relax I listen to music to help dizziness it helps a lot actually
Panic attacks numbs you for a while !
But anxiety keep stabbing all the time Killing in each second the blood is not going to be visible for the one who's guilty for this👤
I feel sooo drained after I have a panic attack 🤦🏽♀️
You still don’t get the difference between panic and anxiety dont you. Also you obviously never had a panic attack…
@@superkreativername9 Anxietys a constant feeling you get through your whole body, your head constantly runs through things and you feel alot at once, it can be very confusing
@@superkreativername9 I can usually feel when a attacks coming because my breathing gets short and my chest and heart feels weird, thats when I know I have to try regulate my breathing and try focus on something or things around me otherwise it takes over and I hyperventilate and start shaking and sweating once I am able to calm down I have no energy and I yawn alot
Its very draining
I’ve had a panic attack once so I now understand the difference. With my “anxiety attacks” I typically completely get over them within an hour or so, with my panic attack even when it was over I was numb and could feel pressure on my chest for the rest of the day, my panic attack was terrifying! I thought I was dying and I couldn’t breathe.
once i had a panic attack and i could not breath and i thought i was going to die
YES! They changed my life I started getting them a few years ago and now I get them quite A bit
I cry uncontrollably with panic attacks so I end up with a throbbing intense headache I can't get rid of the rest of the day
Not to mention the exhaustion
I used to have panic disorder for reference (I would get panic attacks at least once a day before but I'm much better now, counseling helped me and I hope you find something that helps you too!)
I used to have a lot of panic attacks (I still have them but they are not as often, thank god), and every time I had one, I would be tired for the rest of the day. It really takes a lot out of you.
I have Depression and Often Got panic Attacks because of stuff that caused the Depression and it confronted me everyday. I wouldnt be Able to breath and cry and shiver all over My Body for about 20 Minutes and bei tired and depressed after that :D
I have untreated panic disorder due to treatment making it worse. Eventually you realize you won’t die when having panic attacks…but you when you are in it…you still think you will. I have the 10 minute ones; short and sweet, and the ones that last for almost an hour to where after I couldn’t open my hands or feel my face. So for all of you out there who go through this; the crying, the hyperventilating, the uncontrollable saliva and nasal drip, the shaking, muscle fatigue afterwards, the 1000lb weight on your chest; YOU ARE ALL AMAZING!!!
When I’m having an anxiety attack, I sort of shut down and go numb. I can still do all the things I need to do to an extent, but I’m silent, empty and breathing harder.
As for a panic attack, I get the insane heart beating, hyperventilation, sometimes throw in some crying, feeling way too many awful feelings all at once and being overwhelmed.
For me personally that’s the difference. Got diagnosed with anxiety disorder like 9 years ago now and you never really get used to it. You can adapt around it and do what you know works for you. The good thing? These attacks DO pass every time. In that regard, you will always end up ok in the end.
@@420girlogicdefinitely talk to a medical or mental health professional as soon as you can. They are experienced and will hopefully get you the help you need. Good luck my friend, and I’m sorry that you’re going through this.
Yep! This is so spot on. For me panic attacks are like a doomsday feeling and anxiety attacks are like when I’m trying to sleep but feel like I’m full of caffeine, almost like restless leg syndrome but all over my body.
My anxiety at night is usually "What if the sun explodes" or I think about a traumatic moment involuntary
@@MeekroWavi can relate alot with that, recently i got really freaking anxious out of nowhere, thinking i was gonna die in a few days. also sometimes i think a traumatic memory will happen again. not fun D:
@@BudgieCute Aw man, I'm sorry to hear that :/
@@MeekroWav im doing alright for now atleast, and thanks for hearing me out! i really do appreciate it
@@BudgieCute Of course!
I had a panic attack while I was about 10 at a doctors and they had showed an x-ray of my spine which was a bit off (slightly curved to the left) I remember thinking “Is this the way I die?” I can also remember the immense fear I had when I grab my Dad’s arm and started to dig my nails into his skin. As I tried to take a breath but just…couldn’t. Just a bunch of sobbing. That shit was really scary. I’m sorry for anyone who had to go through that.
Sounds like scoliosis you weren’t going to die
Oof I once went to the hospital cuz I felt like I couldn’t breathe but I was fine i was just freaking out and that’s why I felt like I couldn’t breathe. Which is why now if I’m freaking out now I will straight up suffer than waste people’s time at the hospital for nothing.
@@MsBluebot that's literally a panic attack. If you have access to therapy, a therapist could help you with techniques and maybe help you find a prescriber
@@decgal81 that sounds like a good idea and I had panic attacks often but I haven’t had any in like 8+ years now. It just stopped out of the blue one day so cool with that
That is actually terrifying. Once my dad was brushing my hair (I didn’t take care of myself that much and all I did was lay in bed) and he was a little mad or annoyed. So my head’s reaction was “omg he’s mad at us. HE NEVER IS.” so my entire body was like “NONONONO” so then I passed out in the small bathroom, with a hard floor. Also while my dad was DRAGGING ME to the living room, he accidentally hit my head (maybe shoulder) on my bookcase (that is also very hard) and after an hour it still hurt. Glad to know I’m not the only one who’s been through this traumatic experience! 😍
I feel like anxiety attacks are less sudden, they build up and almost always have a direct cause. They usually happen when the bottled up emotions explode
As a highly anxious person this is how I feel in my anxiety attacks: My heart beats so fast, I feel nauseous and dizzy. My whole body shakes and I feel so cold. I dont know if it's a panic attack but I never thought it is because they dont happen out of nowhere and I dont feel like dying or hopeless.. idk
Sounds like a panic attack
I usually start shaking, almost like I'm shivering because my anxiety and fear make me physically cold and then I start crying. I feel like mine are anxiety attacks. This video was help because I feel like anxiety attacks aren't represented/legitimized as much.
@@chai_lattes yes I agree. I dont think they are the same thing because my mom had panic attacks and it was different than what I experience. Maybe they just call it a panic attack because it has kinda similar symptoms
@@esra72 it is a panic attack, everybody has different symptoms, but it most probably is a panic attack
@@chai_lattes even i shiver when i get panic attacks sadly everyone says that I'm doing everything for a good "show"
So all of my “anxiety attacks” turned out to be panic attack
My anxiety attacks when out of control turns into panic attacks, but I dont actually feel like I'm dying, I kinda dissociate and breath too fast to the point of getting dizzy and with fingers tingling
Yea same here
Also have anxiety attacks on the daily
Yeah, I am MORE confused now, because I thought panic attacks were like some sort of SERIOUSLY CRAZY thing but like, when I suddenly am scared of everything, THAT'S a panic attack?
Are there such a thing as mini-panic attacks?
@@camimilalemke my "what I've called panic attacks" feel like I'm going to have a seizure.
same here, confusing...
Anxiety attacks for me are a build up of anxiety that peaks when the thing I’m anxious about happens. For example: it’s the night of a play and I’m the lead role and I’m super nervous and anxious. What happens if I mess up? What if people laugh? Omg people, so many people are gonna be looking at me! And these worries just keep building up and I’m about to walk on stage but I simply can’t because I’ve worked myself up and now I can’t breathe and I’m shaking
I agree. It’s the same exact case wi the me as well.
My anxiety is very situational. The level of severity from the situation itself dictates how my body responds and feels, even when it’s completely dissolved. I can never shake the feeling off on my own. I have to force myself to allow distractions. The onset for myself having a bad anxiety attack lasts for around 40 minutes or longer. Small cases of anxiety lasts half than that, sometimes lesser.
I’ve had a really bad experience at work recently and only now I do feel completely fine. The incident occurred only one week ago. I also tend to become a deer in headlights as I just freeze up and remain still and silent as the anxious feeling begins to eat me up, resulting in the uncontrollable shaking feeling. I feel as though I want to disappear entirely. 😢
I have really bad anxiety that happens when I'm bored that gets so bad that it causes panic attacks. Those panic attacks come with really bad pain in my back from tensing. I also get panic attacks when I go to clubs. Last month, I went out and I had two panic attacks in the same night due to the base of the music. The bass beats feel like they're in your chest and they feel like they're changing your heart beat. For someone with a family history of heart disease, it's terrifying and does make the attacks worse.
Me too, i think, i was also doing this one thing in the church, and it was really important.
I was really scared to mess up.
There are many people in the church, i was actually having an anxiety attack at that point.
I sometimes focus a lot and i keep forgetting to breathe, and i didn't know i wasn't breathing because i was really focused.
Im having a competition in some days, i forgot the date of the competition, but im really nervous, it's a reading competition and i dont know what would happen if i mess up! Im hoping there's not many people. If i mess up, will i get a low place? Or not even make it? Its really hard not to mess up, im scared to do things in front of people.
@@moimoi15123you did well, it's okay. Im sure you're doing your best.
For shaking try to do progressive muscle relaxation
My anxiety decides to make me have anxiety attacks during school, when I’m going to bed, and when I’m waking up🙃
There's actually one more that I found out recently and I thought was crazy at first but when I dug into it more I actually found myself and my anxiety relating a lot to it.
Something called silent panic attacks. I can give you the definition real quick
Definition: This is when someone who is diagnosed with a panic or anxiety disorder has a panic attack without displaying any outward symptoms whatsoever. Someone who has silent panic attacks could have them in public, at home, in the office, or virtually anywhere without anyone noticing, or realizing that something was wrong.
Symptoms: Feeling dizzy or tingling in your limbs, derealization or depersonalization, your heart rate increases or feels like it's skipping a beat, intrusive thoughts, nausea, headaches, your throat closes up, and/or changes in your vision.
I looked into this when I realized that my therapists I've talked for a short while before they quit for another job, for her to have diagnosed me with anxiety but I've only had one or two outward panic attacks made no sense. How do I have such bad anxiety according to her if I'm not prone to panic and/or anxiety attacks? Because I have silent ones. I looked it up, and found out panic attacks aren't always visible. Sometimes, it's that feeling of you're about to pass out but no one can tell. That feeling of anxiety when you give a speech or presentation, that's a silent panic attack you try and brave through.
So, y'all, believe your therapists when they say you have anxiety. Silent panic attacks are real, and happen more often than you might think.
Bro you dont know how much this comment helped me..Even i am going through thia and at first i was so scared that i didnt knew what was it..I looked it up on google..my symptoms matched with anxiety a bit but i was confused as few of my symptoms were diff than normal anxiety..now i know exactly what i have..thanks
I can go from a panic attack to looking at myself in the mirror laughing
Hey, I have severe anxiety, and thought this might help you to help others. I describe anxiety severity on a 1-30 scale: 1-10 anxiety episode- manageable but uncomfortable 11-20 anxiety attack focus starts to waver and more mental effort is required to keep body functions normal. This is where hyperventilating, nausea, and numbness and tingling through the body start. 21-30 panic attack - unable to think clearly or focus, almost all mental facilities needed to keep the body somewhat stable, vertigo, memory issues, may faint, sometimes throw up or get dry heaves. If you have a patient that doesn't know how to describe their anxiety or the severity of it maybe this will help. Take care and be well!
This is neat. One thing that's really been affecting me recently is that in the past year, it's just like.. gotten easier, somehow. Anxiety attacks used to put me at a solid like, 14-17 on this scale, any given day. But now It's really confusing cause things that used to put me out of sorts only yield like.. a 3 nowadays. And something that would have made me break down get maybe a 6. My body still does the things I used to- unresponsiveness, heart palpitations, giving up because i know i can't- couldn't- but my mind just kind of.. stays okay. There's just this confounding sense of absence. I'm not really that distressed, I just know I should be. I can even kind of laugh at it, cause its so strange. I'm just here, and I never learned how to actually function in these situations because my anxiety showed up when i was so young, so I just kind of do nothing. It doesn't really hurt that much anymore. Nothing does.
Is my brain, like, just fixing itself??
Oh thank you, I never was able to tell what's the difference and could not describe my attacks (I don't really need to describe it to anybody since I hide it but I was just curious so thank you ^^)
@@brendathevehicon I hope it's healing and I'm glad for you! In my experience the only other thing that may last that long is a very unhealthy amount of emotional repression; but in my experience there's breakout moments with repression and healing and growth is more consistent. If you've been dealing with these issues since childhood, you might have to "train" yourself how to feel in these moments of emotional vacuum. Unfortunately I'm still figuring that part out, so I don't have much in explainable techniques yet. It's all mostly still in the prototype phase. The basic suggestion would be to do or think about things you enjoy during these moments, or just breath and zen out in the moment. I hope this helps! This is all just from my experiences, I'm self taught so I'd recommend talking with a trained professional. Take care and be well! Keep getting better!
@@cloudymoon_ Glad this gave you a reference point if you ever need to describe what you're experiencing! As hard as it can be it can be really helpful to talk through this stuff with someone. Take care and be well!
@@brendathevehicon I just want to say that I feel you. When I read "it doesnt really hurt that much anymore" almost got me crying. Having been diagnosed at 11 made me see the world differently then other people. I just had to cope with it until I did not need anymore. But anxiety is always there, always having to be careful to not make a mistake and it coming back. But we do learn to not take things seriously, otherwise it would be a constant of pain and suffering. Keep strong, I know how you feel and we are not alone ♡
I should text this to my old therapist, He completely invalidated my panic attack and said I would've been in the hospital :(
I recommend getting a new therapist. A therapist should invalidate but support you
I'm so sorry you went through that and hope you got a better therapist.
@@ashvideoer i didnt really need a therapist anymore so im just going without for now
A good way to describe panic attacks, “afraid of dying”
That’s not always the case though. As someone who suffers from both and has to be medicated or else I won’t go anywhere or do anything. I don’t often have a fear of dying. For my panic attacks I just start pacing, hyperventilating till my heart rate gets to like 180, start sweating and crying and almost pass out. There is no set symptom, for a panic attack or anxiety attack. Everyone’s bodies are different and are going to react differently to things.
No one:
Me: “the poor cup”
Trueee glad im not the only one.
Stock up for just an occasion .... & the linoleum floor will suffer
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Thank God the algorithm led me to your channel, Dr. Julie! In all honesty, along with your channel, I am able to answer the essays questions (in my subject) regarding the impact of media addressing mental health ❤
Keep it up! 🎉
I'm glad you really explained the difference and how severe panic attacks are because I know some people who have called crying a lot a panic attack or being overly nervous about something a panic attack when in reality it's a lot worse and is a terrible thing to experience
“Typically lasts between 5 minutes and an hour”
I wish mine were that short
Lol same. Longest one was 5 hours for me 🙃
I forced to continue work during one. Five hours standing at a cash register, with someone telling me that I look like I'm dying or that they should send me home every fifteen minutes or so. I could barely breathe, barely speak, was sweating profusely, and crying occasionally while still standing there.
@@GuyNamedSean this is easy to say not knowing your situation, but right now, at least where I’m at, employers are pretty desperate for workers. At the same time they don’t value you as a human. I mean obviously, they made you work through that. If you have the means, don’t let them do that to you. Walk out. Your health is more important.
HAHA LITERALLY WHAT I WAS THINKING
I’d get them so bad my muscles would tense up so much my legs couldn’t move and I couldn’t open my hands they’d ball into fists and even after the attack I’d just have to lay wherever I ended up for a half hour at least.
All my panic attacks are usually at night and about death. Luckily I’ve started to learn to stop them usually by playing music or trying to take a deep breath so i tend to avoid things, like shows or movies, about death at night. They also aren’t full blown panic attacks and happen pretty rarely.
Damn bro i feel this 100% shit sucks i be thinking about death way too much at a young age
I hate panic attacks. I’ve usually kept all my panic inside but after a situation I couldn’t control it. I’ll just go into my room and cry I feel awful panic surrounding me. Shaking. I’ll tell my parents but they’ll just say ok and go on. The only one who actually comforts me is my friend. She calms me down and I’m so blessed to have her as a friend.😭
Can we just appreciate that she broke a glass for this video?
Anyways I have both and Panic attack makes me feel like I’m dying and my anxiety attacks sometimes lead into a panic attack or they make me cry
I only ever had a panic attack once, but it was such a strange feeling that came out of nowhere and threw me for an absolute loop. I was traveling alone and suddenly felt so terrified and isolated, even though I knew I was safe.
Power to anybody who struggles with these on a regular basis.
as someone diagnosed with panic disorder, i have both anxiety attacks and panic attacks and there's definitely a difference. anxiety attacks make me feel a bit shaky, faster heartbeat sometimes my stomach starts to hurt or feel queasy, just a general feeling of discomfort, but it's manageable and easy for me to calm down. a panic attack is an amplified version, violent shaking, hyperventilating, extreme nausea and the feeling that i'm going to be sick any second, dizziness, inability to think or focus, feeling like i'm going to pass out or worse, and they can last for hours.
Some of my panic attacks are big freak outs like yelling and screaming, full body shakes, uncontrollable crying, explosive anger, etc. But sometimes i get panic attacks where nobody even notices. I just sit there and stare blankly at something. Of course i get the fast heartrate, rushing in the ears, super jumpy, sometimes a little shaky but nobody ever really notices those silent ones.
With my anxiety attacks, I know what triggers them. Panic attack is scarier for me because I dont know what causes mine. It just happens out of nowhere and I dont know when it's going to happen again.
Clearly something bad has happened in your life
Exactly. My anxiety attacks would happen every night like clockwork once I was alone. But panic attacks just strike you out of nowhere which is why I believe we think we’re having a heart attack because all of a sudden our hearts are pounding out of our chests!
I take panic attacks over anxiety every day! I feel so free now I dont have anxiety (real deep anxiety) anymore, but some panic attacks once in a while I can take, it is better to feel something than that nagging hell anxiety is.
@@somethingbambi875 No to me panic attacks are worse . It lasts from 1 hour to 3
I’ve had anxiety attacks and I’ve had physical reactions. Shaking, crying, heart beating fast, intense fear. Anxiety attacks are horrible, and the worst part is I have severe anxiety, so they happen a lot, even when I have nothing to be afraid of. My mind will race and think of things that will never happen, or start going into the future and doing “what ifs” and I have them. Anxiety takes over my life.
Can we just appreciate the fact that she actually broke a mug for the first panic attack scene-
She maybe made a mug with sugar, that's how they do in cinema with glass beer bottles when there are scenes which need to break them ^^
I had a I think the doctors said panic attack.
Story:
once when my mother left me to go to to our home land, hawaii, I had heart burn or something, I went home from the nurses office and the next night I was on the phone with my mother. I was breathing ragged and loud, she realized and told me to go ask my roomate for help, my roomate and aunt asumed it was an alergic reaction, my words were something along the lines of, "I can't breath," I was sobbing, I really couldn't breathe, we hopped into the van and I was crying hard, like I never had before. We arrived and I went into the room, it was late at night, and after I found out my mom had to pay 1,000 dollars because of it, she still talks about it😭
I had a panic attack I could hardly breath and was about to pass out and my life is constantly an anxiety attack if this is right I’m not diagnosed
It seems there is no clear definition for an anxiety attack. But I would guess it's a lot of anxiety for a shorter period of time. (Ex. Before presenting to an audience)
Just a bit of advice. I've dealt with panic attacks in a professional environment and was designated as the on call for people suffering from panic attacks. Look up various breathing exercises. Deep breaths in slow release slows the heart rate and also gives you something else to focus on I typically recommend a 4 count. Also to reduce your anxiety meditation techniques don't go expensive there's plenty of decent meditations on TH-cam
Whenever you have a panic attack just pinch your hand until it hurts then practice slowbreathing it really helps a lot. Oh and when you are having panic attack talking to some strangers helps too it kinda diverts your mind and seconds later you'll be okay. Just slow deep breath
@@lemonlizard1 there is no set time with anxiety attacks some can last only a short time while some can last days ive heard of people having a constant attack for up to a week
Anxiety and panic ar part of a spectrum actually. Anxiety stresses the body,piling up body with stress can lead to panic attacks.Stress includes environment,your social problems,your health physically, whether you sleep enough,eat right,work out etc or not.Caffeine is stress to the body.You just need to boost awareness of your own self and your body to get better. Don't wait for yourself to go through a bad breakdown to get help.
When I have an anxiety attack, I feel like I can’t organize my thoughts into anything coherent or helpful. Often it’ll repeat a statement version of whatever triggered it, over and over so I can’t think anything else. I often go really still and can’t talk very easily, and I feel like my mind gets tunnel vision and I have to shove my way through it to get out (aka breathing and grounding exercises only work after it’s over)
Just an example of what an anxiety attack can be like
Wow, I'm autistic and what you described would be how I would describe what it feels like when I go non-verbal / have a shutdown.
^ This. And then things that have such an easy solution feel suddenly impossible. It's annoying af to deal with.
I had one the other day. I still had like 1.5h to go to the doctor for something that caused my attack, but for some reason my brain was convinced it was too late to go there now and I had to die now because that was the only solution.
And now, two days later I'm just... Why didn't I just get in the car and drive there like a normal person? 😂 Like c'mon brain
I've been scrolling for a while trying to find a comment like this. sometimes i get to a point where my thoughts are like a sentence I can't finish. I get halfway through the sentence and go straight back to the start and just keep repeating the process. makes me feel like im going crazy. then proceed to have brain fog for day/weeks and have trouble remembering stuff
Longest Anxiety Attack I've had (as someone who has an anxiety "disorder") 12 freaking hours. All night. Crying on and off, unable to sleep a lot of stuff
I feel you m8
That sounds like hell, I'm sorry
@@myheartwillstopinjoy8142 Nah it's all good! I just was sleepy! 🤣
I've had this too
I was told I get anxiety attack but from what you are showing I get panic attacks.
I hate the suddenness of panic attacks, especially when they hit when I'm trying to get something simple done.
i remember my first anxiety attack. i didn’t know it was an anxiety attack, but i felt like i was gonna throw up and die, i was breathing shakily, crying, i felt scared, and to add to my fear caused by the anxiety attack, the fear of not knowing what was happening to me made it worse. i had it at a sleepover and we thought i had covid 💀💀 but yeah, they really suck. a lot more than just unexplained fear. thankfully i don’t get them anymore tho
Ah ok that's happened to me before like alot
That’s a panic attack. I’m so sorry you experienced that x
@@gutterpeach not if it’s caused by things that trigger anxiety, like people, I got a bad one a while ago when I felt alone
I'm sorry. That does sound like a panic attack though. You felt like you were going to die and that's a big clue to a panic attack. Anxious thoughts and feelings can trigger a panic attack. I typically can call the difference in my attacks because my anxiety ones are due to repressed feelings exploding. Maybe do some more research on it lol dont take this stranger's word.
This sounds like my panic attacks-
Did I mix up their definitions?
wow i’ve had so many panic attacks without knowing what they were
Same
Everyone will experience this at some point in their life
ME TOO
Thank you for the clarification. Panic attacks hurt real bad.
This is so helpful. I have a friend who had a panic attack, and I didn’t quite know what it was, but now that I do, I can help her if it ever happens in the future.
No it’s not because it’s denying anxiety attacks even exist. See the comments of those of us who have either or both and know the difference. Not someone who clearly doesn’t...
@@Cassxowary it is not denying thet exist, it's saying that panic attack is a medical term, anxiety attack is not
i didn’t even know that i have been having anxiety attacks… thank you so much!! now i can finally put a name on a part of my unnamable feelings :’D
Putting a name on our feelings help us to know more about them and get needed help and support. I like knowing what exactly I'm feeling
Had an episode of a Panic Attack where I was literally walking outside, sideways because of how nauseous I got while my heart was pounding so fast and I felt choking air. It's scary.
I get so much insight from you. Thank you
Video comes on "what you know about..."
Me: simultaneously reading panic attacks and anxiety attacks
Me: it's a lifestyle at this point
I had an ex-friend who keeps calling her upsetting moods “panic attacks” and it really devalued my own panic attacks.
How inconsiderate
So she mislabelled her anxiety attacks and because it took the attention off you you're crying about it. You're obviously a kid if you're still comparing your emotions to others and acting like it's a competition.
You need to work on yourself if someone else struggling makes you feel devalued.
@@Zoe.m. she told me my disorders are fake even though I take pills for it. She used me as a crutch for all her problems. I really tried to be there for her, but it became where all my life is just about her. Her toxicity mixed with my own problems had me to the point where I attempted suicided, and even then she made it about herself. There was even a point where CPS got involved bc of sexual abuse and she’s only worried about if I’m still gonna be in the same school. After I broke up the friendship I learned she made one of old friends commit suicide.
So yeah, I guess I made it too much about myself. I do believe she had depression because she said a doctor told once many years ago, but saying there can be only one person with mental disorders is beyond me.
@@Pocketsand99 Don’t worry, this was several years ago when I was young. I’ve overcame it.
Thank you for this. I genuinely never knew that there was another term. I might actually be having frequent anxiety attacks, not panic attacks.
I will always remember the first time I had a panic attack, I hadn't a notion what was happening. I was as far away from home as possible, living in NZ. Thank God my colleague and friend Tiaorah new what was happening to me, and was able to help me through it.
Never had another one until 5 years ago, after my husband had a very serious health diagnosis. I would not wish a panic attack on my worst enemy
Usually I feel like I’m dying and my body feels numb. But recently they’ve gotten worse, my whole body breaks out into hives within seconds including in my mouth lol I freaked out the first time because I thought I was having an allergic reaction to something.
Hey Lil, i cannot say that i understand exactly the things that you have gone through physically and mentally, but I did want to tell you that I am praying for you no matter what. You seem to be a genuinely kindhearted and loving individual and i just wanted to make sure that I encouraged you and let you know that you have people who care about you and are praying for you. Stay encouarged and dont worry you have already overcome any and all anxiety now today in the mighty name of Jesus. 1 Peter 5:7 “Cast all of your anxiety on Christ, because He cares for you”. God bless you Lil, you stay encouraged and keep pusing forward you can do this by God’s grace
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When I first started my antidepressants, I was so paranoid of having a bad reaction. I was panicking so bad that it felt like my whole body was being eaten alive by fire ants. It's only happened one other time. I thought I was having a severe allergic reaction to the new medication
I take "xanax" when i'm like this and it helps me everytime.
Do you have caffeine?
im used to having anxiety attacks, especially before or during presentations or being in really awkward or public situations. i only had one panic attack in my life but i knew it was one when it happened because my hands were clenched and numb and i immediately burst into tears afterwards.
it was at a math competition where i had to go up on the stage and work these math problems as fast as i could. i won because i wrote at lightning speed 😭😭
when i had my first big panic attack i literally felt like i was gonna pass out or die-
mostly because i just got really dizzy out of no where and wasnt used to it, now its daily lmao
Felt this , after the one I had at work recently I’ve been having them every morning when I wake up 😰🙁
Omg I’m so sorry, for the both of you. They’re so intense.
Can you make a video addressing conversion disorder with PNES? (psychogenic non-epileptic seizures) Thank you💜
This is so helpful in demonstrating the differences between the two.
Thankfully I don't have them a lot, but panic attacks really do feel like you're either dying or having a heart attack. And they can come out of nowhere too.
For example, in my freshman year of college, I had randomly had one while taking a morning shower. Like, I was completely fine then all of a sudden, my chest got tight, I barely could breathe, and I generally just knew something was wrong. For some reason I was able to stay calm enough to finish what I was doing and get back to my dorm. Freaked the hell out of my roommate though (more so because I was really quiet through the attack). Learned later that I had a panic attack when I discussed it with the medical team.
Really is no joke, but videos like these are always helpful.
My doctor says I have anxiety attacks, but you make anxiety attacks look so easy physically. My heart pounds like crazy, hyperventilate, lots of crying, my mind races with things I've done wrong or what'll happen. I overthink until I'm freaking out. I'm being treated for anxiety, but now I'm confused which attack I usually have xD
I think this video is misinformative regarding the physical side of anxiety attacks. The physical symptoms between the two can be absolutely identical. The main difference is whether there's a root cause, or if it feels like a nearly random event.
@@AlyssaFoxah.Thank you for pointing this out. Every "anxiety attack" she acted out just looked like a normal person going on about their life but a little worried. I've been calling what happens anxiety attacks because the causes are known and very specific, but what happens to me is very physical: limbs thrash, I hyperventilate and cry. It's awful.
As someone who has both…I can personally say they’re equally serious
I once had a panic attack in my high school hallway because I didn't finish a Spanish project and wasn't ready to present on time. I never knew which one it was until I did research because it was a burst of panic but with anxious thoughts that built up to it suddenly. Thank you for defining them so clearly here, I hope this reaches those who need this info. 🧡
In college I had terrible panic attacks. They would start randomly such as the time I was walking down campus to my dorm and on the road in front of everyone I started bawling my eyes out and could barely breathe. Tried to hurry home and shut myself in my room. Everything in my eyes went dark. Couldn’t see clearly. Struggled to breathe. Intense heart rate. Holding myself in fetal position on my bed.
Completely random. They were so horrifying back then.
Having panic attacks everyday sucks...the first time I had a panic attack, it was quite severe. I couldn't breathe, my heart was pounding so fast, I could hear my heart pounding, I was sweating, shaking, I felt cold, dizzy, I was about to pass out and I couldn't feel my body. I started to cry. It was so freaking scary but sadly I am used it. For anybody else struggling the same way, I feel you and you're not alone. Stay strong!! ❤🙌🏻 ❤🙌🏻❤🙌🏻❤
That's happened to me when I ride my motorcycle. I need stop and regularly my breath. I was lucky I don't get road accident when it's happened.
If people don't feel it themselves. It's harder to tell how our feel when have anxiety or panic attack. My family don't understand it...
Have same almost every day :(
Friend you need medication if you don't have it already.
That’s how I get my panic attacks I hate it there ugly it feels like am dying and I get anxiety attacks daily am used trying to those
I has always used the two interchangeably because I never knew what to use, this was helpful info! I have anxiety disorder with panic attacks that can become pretty crippling sometimes.
I had so many anxiety attacks at school because I felt completely overwhelmed by it. I don't think it was a panic attack because I managed to calm back down to containable levels within like 10min. I had shortness of breath and feelings of suffocating but I still could breathe.
That’s accurate to how I feel sometimes aswell
I think I’ve had panic attacks at school. I remember hiding where no one can find me, and sobbing and panicking, like I was unable to breathe. I had to be curled up under something or in a corner- it lasted for hours, and it took me a day to finally calm down. I had to be taken home. Ive never felt so terrified.
(I’ve also had them when things changed like my seat, schedule, or position of things. I start panicking immediately when things aren’t the exact same or perfect, or on the same spot all the time on my desk. My bag HAS to be on my desk. I remember having to go home from a panic attack only because my damn seat was changed in French.)
@@shibainu8062 I think you might want to consider seeing a therapist if you haven’t already.
@@mask938 Fortunately I am- Traditional therapy and DBT therapy. Just recently I've discovered I suffer with Crippling social anxiety. Haven't been to school in nearly a month and I'm going back next week on a smaller, limited schedule. Ever since my trip to the hospital, I've been getting much more help.
@@shibainu8062 Well I'm glad you're getting help.
Panic attacks suck, I especially despise the tingling sensation I'm my chest and face, but then I normally pass out so they dont last too long atleast 😅
Oh the tingles suck, I always get tingling in my face and feet and hands when I'm about to faint. Thankfully I've never had a panic attack make me actually pass out (one got really close though, the tingles were INTENSE, it feels like your skin's trying to crawl off of you), I just get woozy around specific injuries and around needles.
The tingling effect sucks so much
I’ve had an ‘anxiety attack’ where I hyperventilate and can’t stop for up to 10 minutes. Is that considered a panic attack then?
I’m no medical professional, but based on what I’ve heard about panic attacks, when having one, people usually do hyperventilate, or have trouble breathing. So yes, I would say that you may have experienced a panic attack. I would need to know any other symptoms or feelings you had during the time you were hyperventilating to be sure about it though.
same - I've had 'anxiety attacks' where I've been crying and hyperventilating and felt wrong in my skin, but I've never wanted to categorize them as panic attacks because I never felt like I was dying
As someone with panic disorder, and who has had more panic attacks than I'd like to mention, yeah. It sounds like a panic attack. You don't always get the 'feeling like you're gonna die' symptom, because it presents in very different ways for lots of people. Hyperventilation with no other cause, (if it's in combination with several other symptoms such as racing heart, sense of either utter despair or extreme fear, nausea, clammy skin, etc) is a symptom of a panic attack. I'd still be wary because it's also a symptom of a lot of other things, but the main cause is anxiety.
However! Anxiety alone can cause hyperventilation. If it isn't accompanied by extreme fear, or panic, it's probably generalized anxiety. You won't always get the sense of doom, but a panic attack WILL always be accompanied by a sense of panic, extreme fear, or even a feeling of going crazy. You'll always be panicking, with a panic attack. No panic, not a panic attack
Yes, i also deal with this. Hyperventilating but while crying .
actually its almost the same, I think atleast😅
have anxiety attacks/panic attacks/dissocation 🤷🏻♀️
all doctors name its different when they hear my symptoms. but I think its bc in my case they dont know for sure where they came bc I had some traumas but also did drugs on a young age and also have a sozial anxiety dissorder so there are a few options.
I hope you dont expierence such a situation ever again
Can you do one of these about autistic meltdowns and panic attacks?
Personally I find the definition of anxiety attacks to be quite similar to a panic attack just less noticeable, unless that is just me having silent panic attack. God bless ✝️💖
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i had one severe panic attack where i thought i was having a heart attack and was so confused .. i threw on some golden girls and laid in my bed waiting for it to pass or to just die bcus i didn't know what was happening
I tried watching the office but it freaked my out even more 😭
I got a panick attack while I was watching jojos blizzare adventure I thought i was having a heart attack and my leg kept and shaking and I felt rlly hot my heart was beating so hard and fast too 😭😭
@@SarahVivian9213140 I try not to watch things I like when getting a panic attack because then when I see it again it will have a bad association with it and ruin it for me ):
I put on Time Team, very relaxing
@@reedabrat1165 I get anxiety and have to constantly move my legs or hands because of it🙄 and I have social anxiety but want to go outside 😭
Sometimes I have anxiety attacks and is not like the video describes. I feel an enormous stress and I cannot calm down during minimum 15min. It's horrible.
I sometimes have panick attacks and yes, it does take almost an hour to stop. I sometimes have intense ones that last long and some that last short.
I get anxiety attacks every day or so now, glad I know the term for it. Thanks! :)
Anxiety Attack is silent but deadly. You can feel it but you have to pretend you don't have it and slowly compiles inside u.
Anxiety attacks are more inside your head when panic attacks have physical symptoms like shaking, loss of breath, dizziness etc
Edit: yall I'm sorry for the misunderstanding
This is just from my personal experiences, not everyone is the same 😭
Not all of them do, and I think it's important to remember that everyone is different. I have silent, or limited symptom, panic attacks. I have a lot of the internal physical and mental symptoms, but very few of the symptoms that are observable unless you really know what you're looking for. It sucks, because they're usually ignored by medical professionals as "not being as bad" as a full panic attack.
No, anxiety attacks have physical symptoms.. For me it's shaking and stomach pain
I remember making jokes about panic attacks in my teens. Then I had a real panic attack and I don’t make those jokes anymore. It was one of the scariest things I’ve ever experienced. I still get them but not as often or as strong. I’m glad that I figured out I was having panic attacks.
Thank you, now I know what Im experiencing is most likely panic attacks. I will get a diagnoses from a doctor, but this was very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Ive had four panic attacks today. And i sometimes start crying randomly. I have told my parents, and they don't care yet.
I’m with u trust me
I had alot of anxiety attacks whenever my parents fought.
Tbh, same-we aren't alone
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It will be OK you are strong ❤️
i had a total anxiety attack today i was literally bawling and my teacher was just the best helping me❤
These kinds of videos really minimize anxiety attacks. Yeah, they don't come out of nowhere, but the sudden build up shakes you to your core. And I don't know what other people's symptoms are, but I have an immediate need for a bathroom, and if I've eaten anything recently, it's coming right back up. Add to that nervous sweating, full body shaking, teeth chattering, and rapid breathing. Never talk about anxiety attacks like they aren't just as bad as panic attacks. I've had milder ones that have lasted a week. I know what my triggers are now and I have medication I can take when I'm going to be in those kind of situations, but anxiety attacks are a serious problem.
When I have panic attack I can't turn my mind from the sounds that my mind creat and all the things arround me change. This thing just control my mind and thoughts I can't control it... That's hell. Everytime I wish that no one should go through this much suffering
Man i hate it I've been having this for the whole week nobody told me about to much caffeine
There's literally a ' Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?' at the end
My first panic attack ended me in the hospital. I couldn’t breathe and I had literally lost my mind. Checked myself into a mental asylum and thus began my rode to better my mental health and deal w/ addiction. Proud to say I’m 2 1/2 years sober/abstinent 🙌🏾 it’s hard dealing with a dual-diagnosis. It helps to have someone close outside of a healhcare professional to talk out your thoughts.
Thank you, I honestly didn't know how to differentiate it since I'm constantly anxious but sometimes in the middle of the night I would wake up with this crippling fear of dying.
The walls would start closing in on me and it would feel like the dark is suddenly much darker and I would be lying in bed crying, feeling like it's getting harder to breath. Most of the time I'd need an outside intervention to pull myself out of it or it would last longer than ten or fifteen minutes and it's always horrible.
I let my cats sleep on my bed now since they jump on me when they hear me start to cry and I get through it faster. Noone I've spoken with before could explain it except "may it's paranoia" or "it was probably just a nightmare" or "that's stupid, you're still to young to worry about death". z
I’m so glad someone understands what it’s like to have panic attacks! I can’t exactly describe what I feel but I definitely do all the things shown in the video. Thank you 🙏🏿
I remember during a period where my OCD and anxiety was so bad that I could hardly sleep or function at all. One night I woke up in the middle of the night hyperventilating and crying. I'm so happy I'm out of it now.
Years ago, we nearly fell from a cliff. I was okay at first, but after a few seconds, I realized what happened and suddenly experienced difficulty in breathing. I was actually suffering from hyperventilation and I couldn't calm down at all for maybe half an hour or a quarter. One hour after that, I felt exhausted.
Did you do anything to get out of it, or did it just go away? I started having panic attacks a few months ago and they hit so randomly. Don’t know if I need pills or to just learn to prevent.
This helped so much I wasnt sure if I was having a panic attack, or a anxiety attack.
Anxiety attack: sudden feeling of fear and dread when everything is fine.
Starts to depersonalize
Feel like I can't remember how to do a simple task because I start overthinking every little step.
Can't tell if I'm making sense when someone asks me a question because I'm depersonalizing and so my anxiety increases.
And here's my personal favourite: I usually get an irrational fear of losing my mind because it feels like that's what is happening.
How is this not in the DSM yet????😭
I’m so glad I’m not the only one who gets this exact emotion