Opening Up About My Mental Health Struggles
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- Today's video is a bit different which I understand won't be for a lot of you, but I wanted to talk about my mental health struggles with severe anxiety and panic disorder. I have been struggling with these issues for many years now, but thankfully have learned how to manage them and get my life back on track. Hope you all are doing well and feel free to reach out to me anytime if you are going through the same thing!
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I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has left a comment here or has shared your experiences - I was hesitant to release this video, but now hearing your responses to it I’m glad that I did. It might not seem like it but I read every single comment left on this video and I appreciate all of you very much. Thank you ❤️
We appreciate you too man. The world can be bleak, but your videos bring happiness to us. Watching you and your buddies skate, just having a good time reminds me of simpler times. And your streams (when I can actually catch them lol) are so much wholesome fun! You got a great heart, man, don't change that. Hope to catch a stream soon!
Love you ledgie ledgends 4L❤️🩹
Takes mad courage to be raw like that and stand completely vulnerable in front of the world! Major respect!!!
Dude, panic attacks are horrible. I remember my first one. I felt dizzy, lightheaded, and I actually threw up. So grateful you brought this to light, man. For all the goofiness you display, I had a feeling there was an anxious side. Thats why we love you, man. You're not just a personality. You're real. Keep doing what you're doing. Skating is THERAPEUTIC
But panic attacks are also normal. I hate that everyone acts victim now and want everyone to feel bad for them.
@@CJPapan
No one asked for sympathy. Humans are pack animals and we just like to discover common ground and some people need positive reinforcement to let them know that it is okay and normal. Sharing an experience doesn't constitute a retort for sympathy. It's just a statement. I too am no fan of the "victim card" but I am okay with people opening up to relate to their fellow humans. Be kind, and have a fantastic day.
@@CJPapanPanic attacks are organic. Read. Google. Or, sh!
I had a horrible panic attack in Montana at a holiday inn. 2 am i went to the clerk to ask him if i had a fever. he scanned my head and said no and i said "must be a panic attack" he got two ice creams from the cooler and said. want to sit and talk about it? and just knowing i was safe in that moment and he was there to listen helped so much.
What a beautiful being you ran into.
My sister has panic attacks. Feeling like one is dying is common. I believe all of you.
Thank you so much Jackie, Nana and I love you and hope to see you soon! Sending our love to your sister as well ❤️
I've been dealing with something similar to this for about 15 years now. As you said, everyone's different, but we have a lot in common. The grocery store/public overwhelm, trouble leaving your house, the chest pains - I actually got a chest tattoo right where I get chest pains when I was 20 to remind myself that these were not "real", because of how convincing they were - the avoidance, how surreal it all is. A lot of it stemmed from getting a life-threatening shin injury, but there are a LOT of other factors for me, too.
Therapy has been working really well to help address my inner narrative, how I mentally approach certain scenarios and address those thoughts, I've found the perspective and the tools provided to be very helpful for my social anxiety and some of my PTSD stuff. I started EMDR very recently for the panic/trauma stuff and it has been a lot more effective than I thought it would be. I highly recommend it. It's been helping a ton with some of those more reflexive reactions, like that anticipation fear before going out to do things, or anticipation fear before doctor's appointments - those are just specific ones for me, but EMDR works with your own specific associations and, I'm gonna do a really crappy job of explaining this but... kinda helps you rewire your fear/emotion responses on that memory or topic directly.
I do want to add a small bit here about why my struggle in particular has been going on for so long. I have had almost no support network, and some people in my former support network that were very damaging. My friends and family were not supportive or understanding - they stigmatized me for symptoms of my own mental health disorders as though they were signs of "laziness", being "too emotional", or even "privilege", and I was forced to walk away from those relationships. Therapy has been instrumental for my recovery, and that took a lot of trial and error to find a therapist that meshed with my personality, had the qualifications to understand my specific struggles and actually fit my budget. But, thankfully, I did, and over the past two years I've been making great recovery. A healthy support network is crucial, and though it sucks that I lost a ton of relationships... I immediately started on the path of recovery once I had a support network that was actively supportive.
I also wanted to address exposure a bit. Exposure is definitely the end goal, and it's a big part of how to recover, it's really unavoidable. I just wanted to add that... sometimes you can do exposures and things do *not* go well. The overwhelm can be too much, you can push yourself a bit further than you were ready to, etc. This is what my therapist calls "flooding", and it can actually feed your anxiety/panic. I think it causes some people to develop a fear of exposure, and I'm sure you can imagine how complicated recovery from that can be. You described exposure really well as like... you're sorta building up a volume of experiences for your self-defense reflexes to reference. When those references get information that *confirms* the fear, it can get a bit messy and cause some setbacks. So... this doesn't mean obsess about that fear or avoid exposure, a lot of people get stuck in that loop, it just means... don't push yourself harder than you need to. It's a marathon, not a race, and all progress is good progress. Because "flooding" can, and often does, lead to relapse. You can see this in skating a lot too, if you are trying to build up your confidence to do a certain trick and then you eat shit really bad doing that trick... that fear is going to move in and you're going to have to combat not just the vague "what if" fear, but the specific "that one time" fear.
Skating has been making the biggest difference in my anxiety, more than anything else so far short of talk therapy/EMDR. Skating is the process of facing your fears. I was trying to learn slappy bluntslide the other day and it literally felt like someone had a rope tied to my right shoulder and kept yanking me away from committing to the slide. That fear reflex is very similar to other anxieties I deal with, how overpowering and disabling it can be. How your brain stem convinces you of some horrible dangerous scenario, which it doesn't always even specifically paint a picture of, and then just steps in and stops you from doing it. Skating is not just exercise or fun for me, it's my way of engaging with that part of my brain. My brainstem says "if you stand on your board when its in that position, you are going to badly hurt yourself". I have to navigate that, through repeatedly attempting the trick and actually exploring HOW I would fall and reassuring myself that I can handle those bails. Not far off from exposure therapy, right? But, for me, breaking it down into steps that I understand feels safer and helps that part of my brain understand the situation better. I am not the "best" skater because that fear barrier is very strong for me and makes approaching certain tricks very difficult, but the feeling of accomplishment I get when I overcome that fear is so incredibly powerful that it's hard for me to even explain in words.
So yeah, I think this overactive fear part of my brain (anxiety plus neurodivergence plus trauma) is the reason that keeps a lot of skate tricks locked, and also keeps me away from a lot of social things. And skating is helping me unlock both of those, by helping me engage in regular healthy conversation with that part of my brain. That way, I can challenge those fear beliefs in a healthy way, and push myself to do things that feel unsafe, in ways that aren't just saying "fuck it" and throwing myself down a flight of stairs, because that doesn't always work well for me.
Thank you for your vulnerability and for sharing with us, you rock. 🤍
Wow this was very insightful and informative, thank you for taking the time to share that. I’m sorry that you went through all of that, but it sounds like you’ve learned a lot and have developed a really strong mindset about it all. I’m also so glad to hear that skating is helping you so much, it’s crazy how an activity like skateboarding can actually be life changing to so many people - thank you again!
I've been struggling with health anxiety for the past year and can relate heavily to a lot of what you said in this video, especially about the heart attack feeling and the sense of doom. Thanks for making this video man
Thank you so much for sharing Jason. I myself battled with severe bi-polar type 1 manic depression due years starting at age 25. I have experienced the exact same feeling about grocery stores a few different times in my life when I get into a depression. You described it so well and I have felt the exact same sensation of panicking that you will die if going into the grocery store. Happy to say that after years of ups and downs and I have been able to get my life back for the past 8+ years
sharing this helps/relates to more people then you think. Glad your doing better :)
Jason, I have felt you are such an awesome, creative, caring and interesting guy. I appreciate your openness. Huge respect. Anxiety and fear can take over sooo quickly. Glad you have fought your way back.
Sending you love Jason, thanks for opening up ❤
My wife is currently working through the exact same thing - a health anxiety. After watching a documentary about strokes, she started to have random “stroke symptoms.” The first one happened while driving up the canyon. I used my iPhone satellite connection to call 911 and almost had them send an ambulance. Luckily she was able to identify that it was actually just a panic attack.
That type of experience has happened many times since then. Random things will trigger her, or sometimes it literally comes out of nowhere. She’s learned how to train her thoughts and react in a way that calms her body down. The biggest thing for her is avoiding the urge to start looking things up on her phone.. that always leads down a rabbit hole. Instead, she’s starting telling me right away so she can talk through her feelings and anxiety with me, rather than the internet.
Last time it happened, she woke up at 3:00am and was having some sort of gas or acid reflux issue that lead her to believe she was having a heart attack. She woke me up and we just walked around the block a few times until she had calmed down. Getting out of the house and in nature had been super helpful as well!
Thanks for sharing your experience with us. We watched your video together and I want to be more open about these issues and experiences so that other people around us don’t feel so alone.
Great to see another creator talking about mental health. The second you said “three years ago” I was like, “oh, that’s when nana got hurt.”
I’ve had panic disorder my whole life, your story is really relatable man, thanks for sharing 🫂
Be what you wanna see 👍
as a combat vet suffering from anxiety/depression/ptsd im glad ur speaking out jason! 🤙🏽🤙🏽 we here for u
Thanks for sharing. I've been having terrible anxiety problems off and on for three years now. There's no easy way to go about it. You have to get out there and build a routine of constant exposure to what hurts you.
Your experience almost verbatim is exactly what happened to me. Thinking I'm going crazy, afraid to go out and do anything in fear of some major medical event happen to me in public. The scary part was just how suddenly it came on to begin with. I was just sitting in my car vibing to some music and all of a sudden my heart started racing and my head got tingly. It went away slowly, but a few days later I had a major one where my heart was pounding. I'm just glad I had someone there to help calm me down and convince me I shouldn't go to the hospital which was the right call. It was debilitating for the longest time and I was in and out of the doctors office many times throughout the course of about 2 years, but with time and the proper resources it has gotten better. Its hard to completely shake that feeling, but you learn how to manage. I try not to medicate for it right now because I don't want to build a dependence on prescription drugs to live my life daily, but that's a personal choice and not medical advice. If anyone reads this just know that with time it gets better even if it takes awhile.
Much respect for being open, those feelings are terrible and hard to describe. Glad to hear things are improving too. Even though mental health can feel like a constant battle, it’s worth fighting. All the best to you and anyone else struggling with their mental health
The stress of the beginning of Covid and actually believing it was a death sentence triggered mine. I was super paranoid. Thankfully we’ve learned it wasn’t as serious as we were led to believe, I’ve survived Covid twice. Like Jason said, that feeling just never left. One day I was at work and the room started spinning and I thought I was dying, went to the ER and everything was fine I actually went to the ER 3 more times over the years that’s how convincing it is. I started to really fixate on death and what that day will be like but that too has subsided mostly. It’s terrible… I still have mini panic attacks but once I’ve learned how to talk myself down and back to calmness it’s been more manageable. I bet this condition has sky rocketing since Covid.
One of my good friends can no longer drive because of his anxiety.
The key for me is learning not to over react to stressful situations and tackle one issue at a time rather than allowing myself to be overwhelmed.
Yooo Jason, thanks so much for sharing this. I've had panic disorder since I was 13, and it got really bad in 2013 where I had a panic attack every two hours. Still dealing with it now but much better. Now it's just mid-life crisis 😂.
It means a lot to those that suffer with this when you share your story.
I started experiencing panic attacks after my son was born in 2022. My wife’s pregnancy was smooth up until he was born. I saw the umbilical cord around his neck and it messed me up. The image stayed with me and brought on so much anxiety that I couldn’t sleep. Soon after I’d wake up in the middle of the night feeling numb. This happened for weeks and then the panic attacks came roughly two months later.
I was in denial about the birth bringing on the panic attacks. Wasn’t until I spoke to a therapist that it started to become more clear.
I still experience anxiety and panic attacks. It’s something I am still learning to deal with. Different breathing techniques is what has helped me the most along with getting sleep.
Thank you for sharing Jason. You’re not alone.
Hey Jason, the truth is that these things can take a long time to get over. One of the best things I've found has worked for me in the past is to get my mind off it by doing what I love in my free time, and staying away from negative or overwhelming things like social media or the news. All you can do is take it one day at a time until you find a coping mechanism that works for you personally. Thanks for letting everyone have a bit of insight about the things you've been dealing with man, it means a ton to the people who look up to you, and it shows you're human just like the rest of us. Shedding light on the reality of mental health struggles and showing people that we all have our own battles takes a lot of courage and selflessness. You're one of the real ones! Proud of you dude, stay strong! 💪😎💪
This is real, like getting away from all sorts of dark/negative media is a huge help.
You are so real for this. I genuinely relate *so* much. Especially with feeling alienated and isolated in your experience along with thinking why me?
I hope you will feel better and thank you for this video
I'm so glad u made this, I also struggle with severe anxiety and it's horrible. I've dealt with it for along time maybe 15 yrs or so. Like u I have times that it goes away for months then suddenly strikes without any reason it feels so intense and so hard to deal with. I can't skate either but it does help some, I try to talk about, type or write down what I'm feeling and it helps alot. Rain videos help when u can't sleep from it, also diet u had mentioned very important. I'm sorry man I really am, I think alotta is skaters suffer from it and maybe that's y we like it so much. It can b helpful if u are able to, unfortunately sometimes it strikes so hard can't do anything so I really appreciate this video man,it really really hits hard for me. Just keep up good work, sounds like u been fighting and hanging in there. These times do trade for better ones❤
Yo brother. Like many below I had panic attacks take over my life in my mid 20's. I'm a seemingly calm and well balanced person. No one really understood what I was going through (though I had a hard time sharing it). I couldn't stand in lines, I had a really hard time in social setting. Just the worst nausea, like I was gonna die. I became anhedonic (unable to enjoy anything) and suicidal. Therapy helped when I could afford it, taking care of my nieces and nephews, meditating, but time and openess about how bad it was, was how I started to get over it. Thanks for letting people in on your process. It is a relief when you realize you're not crazy!
Thank you so much for sharing. Believe me, you’re helping people. Feeling alone in your struggle is absolutely the hardest part. It was for me. Knowing other people are going through it too, and who understand the depth of your pain, all of a sudden the possibility of something better becomes real.
Thank you for this. I have anxiety and panic disorder as well and just being able to talk about it helps so much.
Extremely relatable, Dealt with every thing you have mentioned almost exactly. Thanks for sharing
I got so much respect for you talking about this 🙌 I have had my own awful experiences with anxiety and panic and I always love seeing more people talk about their experiences with it. Glad you're able to manage it better now. It is reassuring to know that even some of the best most chill skaters can still experience problems with their mental health and that is okay. We're all human after all 💯
Thanks for sharing! I personally never get these panic attacks, but I my wife has struggled for years after a traumatic event happened. It’s not easy to understand from the outside and doctors don’t always help you emotionally. It’s easy to get prescribed medication, but I think you are right! You need to retrain your coping mechanisms ! Sharing, caring, have fun, be nice, and remember your loved ones!!
Love you, My Name Jason. Good luck on your mental health journey. Thank you for opening up
Meditation has alleviated my anxiety. I have come to believe that all will be well, and that a higher power is at work ensuring that I can fulfill my responsibilities in this human experience. It almost feels like I have an entire team cheering me on from the afterlife.
This life is more immediate, kiddo. And, panic attacks don't call ahead of time.
Love it. People need to talk about these things man.
Thank you for sharing your story and normalizing mental health issues. I struggle with depression and often feel like I'm alone in the world. It's very humbling when public figures like yourself share your own experiences since it validates many people's own struggles and makes them feel seen. I'm glad to hear that your mental health has improved. Hope you keep enjoying life and skating!
I needed this video. I needed to hear this. Thank you so much 😊
I can’t go into the grocery store without my girlfriend, my anxiety won’t let me. I don’t enjoy it and it feels like hell. When I told my friends they laughed at me and I don’t talk about my issues esp on my social media platforms but I want to be brave. ❤. Thank you for sharing your story ❤
Love you bro. Keep your head up and love your family.
Thank you so much for sharing this. I think it’s especially valuable for people like you who put out fun, positive, laidback content - people who might seem on the outside to be happy all the time - to open up! I’m sure you’re going to make a big difference in your fans’ lives. It helped me today so thank you!
I suffer from stress induced anxiety which sometimes causes panic attacks. I've gone to the hospital twice. I had extremely low blood pressure and high heart rate. I was worried i was going to have a heart attack. It affects me to a lesser degree every day. Can ruin your ability to problem solve, lower motivation, make you tired, make you question your sanity, etc. It really sucks. I'm sorry you're suffering from something similar.
Jason, this video was a success by your definition. Hearing this helped me, so I know that you’ve helped at least one person. Thank you.
It was cool to see you talk about this because you are a big inspiration
i deal with the exact anxiety you are talking about daily... and have for years. but what has helped a ton is looking at it pragmatically and consider the possibility that you are perhaps just getting older and what you put in your body matters because of it. getting rid of caffeine or other stimulants helps, forcing youself to at minimum go for a walk daily, and making sure you get enough sleep cant be understated. also certain strains of weed trigger it for me in the most awful way.
a few weeks after the birth of my second (youngest) daughter my husband started getting weird heart feelings and felt like skin/ticks were moving up and down his legs. he quit his job and we moved back to his native land by the time my youngest was 3.5 years old. he has found respite for the past 12 years with 3 diff types of anxiety meds and working part-time and throwing himself into his fave hobby for the rest of the time (renovating old townhouses). he finds that if he lies in bed for a whole day, he hurts all over and he can't move properly - but if he's active and can keep his engineering brain and engineering hands occupied, he has a reasonable chance of enjoying his life. Having empathetic and understanding people around you is very helpful..and try diff combos of meds and hobbies to get you to a better place. Glad you were open enough to tell us about this, all the best, buddy 🙏💯👍
Thank you for opening up Jason
I will say 100% I have never met anyone who hasn't come through it. Myself included. So no matter how uniquely dread inducingly, life-force draining it is, you find a way. It'll be your way. And be patient with yourself. There's no quick fix and it might get better then worse then better, over short or longer periods of time, but it does eventually pass. It might well be that what brings you around is a combination of things that have helped others, or just a sort of, internal mantra/realisation that you have and it basically short circuits the short circuit. It doesn't mean you'll never have episodes again, and it can creep back up on you, but you'll have a map to navigate it. The desensitisation you mention here is very useful for PTSD (Which I think you had from Nana's accident). There is a type of therapy called EMDR which is designed to stop traumatic memories from being stuck in your short term memory store and so when recalling it's like it's happening again in the present, and it helps move the memory into your long-term memory where you don't then have a physiological response to it.
Another thing for sure is on the other side, you feel like you've learned a lot about yourself and the world and it makes you a more empathetic and compassionate person. Through navigating the disorder, it's as if your aura has some immunity and you can share that with other sufferers at various stages.
I had hardcore anxiety, panic and PTSD. Led to drug addiction, also severe (IV opioids) ive been sober going on seven years, but treating my anxiety is the only way that happened. Mindfulness meditation is the only thing that helped. Dropped my blood pressure from pre-hypertension to like 100/80. Had to do it daily no matter what for at least 15 min up to an hour for months before it helped, but it was life changing. I also take nerve meds for my back and an amputated finger thats higher dose to help a bit, so really a combination of things all at once (religious/spiritual practice helped a ton too) was the only way i got anything close to better. Also, much of my daily anxiety wasnt even a worry, it was physiological. It was just raw tension, heart rate or intensity etc. No triggers really. GAD + panic + PTSD (night terrors, sleep paralysis, etc.) Oh exercise and yoga! Was also a huge part. Glad you have found some help!
"I considered myself a pretty mentally well-grounded person," says skater whose signature move involves smashing himself in the balls with his board. We already knew you were crazy, Jason. That's why we love you. In all seriousness, though, thanks for the trust and honesty in this video. Also, the way you describe your recovery process, it sounds like learning a sketchy skate trick. Overcome the fear. Commit and prove to yourself you're not gonna die. Land it. Roll away. You're a legend, Man.
First off, thank you for sharing this. It takes a lot of courage to do this.
Second, I completely understand where you’re coming from. I spent the first 23 years of my life without any mental health issues, and then out of nowhere I had a huge struggle for around three years now. So for anyone out there, you’re certainly not alone.
Lastly and most importantly, I’m glad you’re doing better. Praying for you brother, things will keep getting better ❤
thats one of the worst cases of anxiety ive ever heard of ur a warrior and a fighter jason and fearless.
Yeah dude, that feeling that your going to die is extremely intense. When I first started having them I was convinced I would. Like you I thought heart attack and even though my moms a nurse nobody could convince me I wasn’t going to die. Sadly I didn’t really try the therapy route and actually started taking sedatives regularly and that started a whole new even worse problem.. long story short though is I’ve been off them those drugs and don’t have panic attacks anymore. We have the ability to heal and your not alone- Whoever reads this.
Sorry to hear about your experience Jason. I know from personal experience how much metal health problems can affect your life. My partner has been my biggest support in my journey. Without them I genuinely think I wouldn't be here. I'm happy to hear you're doing much better. Take care and much love! 🫰🏽
Jason, I’ve been having panic attacks since I was 12 years old. It’s scary, you do feel like you’re going to die, I have had it so bad to where it feels like my teeth are going numb. It feels like you’re running even tho you’re completely still. Your breathing is off. If you stand up it feels like you’re going to pass out. I haven’t had one doctor actually do anything to help except tell me to breathe. Anywho. I typed all of this to say thank you for making this video. You’re a treasure on this earth 🌍
Love you brotha, hope things keep getting better.
Thank you for sharing this!
Got a mate's funeral tomorrow and he couldn't handle things and this has just helped me, thanks Jason i apprecciate it bud
So sorry to hear that, much love to you brotha ❤
Thanks for sharing mate.
Thank you for making this video, im glady talking about this subject as well, it shouldnt be as taboo as it is. Im very open about this subject and everyone should. You have a big heart my man ❤
Ah man, all the best to you bro. This stuff is hard and yeah it takes a lot to open up like this. Full love and support from over here in the UK. 💪❤
Just got my birthday cameo from you. It was such a surprise. Love ya dude. Hang in there!!
So glad you liked it, and happy birthday hope you had a great one!!
@@JasonParkSucks I did! Thank you
You did a kickflip after i said 'KICKFLIP' on a livestream like 2 years ago and i still just love that moment so much i kept thinking i should have said 'THANK YOU' but missed the chance
I agree people are hesitant to talk about mental health. I feel like a lot of people are hesitant for different reasons now vs back before like 2016ish, when opening up about mental health was getting more popular but was still a fairly new concept. Back then it was simply just embarrassing/ uncomfortable to talk about. Versus now, you don't have to be worried about it being embarrassing/ uncomfortable but also worry about being mocked for being "beta" or "woke" or "weak."
I also have a generalized anxiety disorder related to health fear.. my longest episode was 14 months but we get trough it. I really saw myself in you when you were talking about the grocery store and the hikes.
Thank you so much for talking about this. I have struggled with this most of my life and was recently diagnosed with OCD. The more light we can shed on our mental health issues, the more people will understand.
Sorry to hear that you’ve gone through that, I have been diagnosed with severe ADHD from a young age and I’ve read that both that as well as OCD significantly increase chances of people experiencing these sorts of disorders. Wishing you all the best!
I've had severe panic attacks to the point to where I thought I was dying of a heart attack for a while. It effects you in so many ways. Thank you for posting this Jason, videos like this destigmatize the battle with mental health so much.
Thumbs up for addressing something so sensitive for some. It's ok to have feelings and experience emotions.
i'm 20 seconds into this video and it's the best skate video I've ever seen... thank you very much Jason! for many more people like you in the world who talk about mental health ^^
voy 20 segundos de este video y es el mejor video de skate que vi en mi vida... muchas gracias Jason! por muchas personas más como vos en el mundo que hablan de la salud mental ^^
I've had the same issues panic attacks are terrible. I went to the doctor and got the proper medication and also force myself to have exposure to do these things as well over and over and it took years until I felt comfortable going back out into the world. Doing things like grocery shopping. and now I feel a lot better and I don't feel like I'm living in hell anymore and scared to go out into the world
thank u for doing this. especially as an asian-american we all need to be more open
You just covered everything I had been going through same year same everything it went away for a few years but it came back this year worse than before
Dude thank you so much for opening up about your mental struggles. Those things are not an easy thing to talk about. Seeing this side of you and understanding some more about who you are as a person combined with the incredibly silly and hilarious stuff you normally show on camera makes you even more of an inspiration. It really does help me feel free to be myself and be goofy when I see you be yourself and also deal with hard things like everyone does. Anyway, PAPA JASON IS THE BEST.
I went through this exact thing when I was living in Kailua, my girlfriend was cheating on me, my world felt like it was falling apart. It was affecting my work and personal life. I thought I was going to have a hard attack and die. It went on for like two years... The breaking point for me was when I was driving a car with my boss just having a conversation, and I had to pull over, i told my boss I felt like I was going to die. He drove me to the ER and yeah I was fine but I was having a panic attack.
I had to talk through everything with a therapist, which helped, but yeah I had to change my lifestyle, stop smoking anything, regular exercise and just get my mind under control, starting doing regular meditation (simple just focus on breathing for 15 minutes). I tried meds but it was only a band-aid, so I threw it away eventually.
Panic attacks returned temporarily during covid lockdowns (didn't know what tf to do), but that was very situational, and my previous experience helped me get through that quicker.
Thanks for sharing and glad you were able to deal with this. I know you from childhood, you'd probably remember be but I'll just stay anon. Much love
Sounds super scary. Thanks for sharing 🥔🥔 I went through a nasty addition.. I appreciate these kind of videos
I hope that everyone has an amazing and memorable rest of the year and safe travels, adventures and skateboarding throughout the years. 🍀♾️❤️🔥
Have you seen the mental health documentary called “Crazywise” ? it’s on Apple TV or their is a bootleg version on TH-cam. It’s a really great film with a lot of helpful perspective. Thank you for sharing this dude. The more we relate with each other, the less anxious we feel. You rule Jason!
I have not seen that but I’m excited to now check that out, thank you for the recommendation and kind comment!
Man thanks for sharing so many of us have gone thru something like this the past few years I certainly have I do believe Iit is a byproduct of the times we live in there is so much uncertainty all the time and if you are a millineial our lives have experienced so much truamua over such a long period of time I personally have struggled with it since high school and it comes and goes ever since but its hard to be a decent human with love in your heart and empathy for others during this time period so big props to you for sharing your personal experience and letting people know they art not alone mahalo bruh.
It's such a shame that our health care system is so horrible that seeing someone you love need medical care and struggling through how you're going to afford it is enough to trigger a panic disorder in a person. I feel for you and really appreciate you coming out to talk about it. It's a really profound moment when you start to talk about your mental health and suddenly realize all your friends and loved ones are dealing with things too, but you never would have known it if you didn't open that door to communicate about it. Proud of you
Thank you for sharing this. Anxiety since 2021, though it has gotten better. It’s held me back from doing a lot unfortunately. I went to therapy which helped a bit but still lingers.
I feel you Jason. I developed a panic disorder at the end of 2020. Attacks started sporadically and would last a while but then they exploded. I started having attacks for 8-15 hours a day every day. I couldn't leave bed or work or anything. I sought treatment after the 2nd full day of attacks. It took about 4 months to break out of the cycle and another 2 years before I had an extended period of time without an attack. Been attack free for about a year and half now. Therapy along with antidepressants helped.
I think it's good to talk about this kind of stuff, if nothing else it helps people who don't suffer from this kind of thing understand it a bit better. I think some people when they hear about panic or anxiety disorder, perhaps can't quite grasp what it's really like. They relate it to panic or anxiety they may have felt, but just heightened; which is normal, it's natural to work from your own experience if trying to picture something you haven't experienced. But in reality, it's nothing like it. It's a hugely physical/chemical experience; it totally bypasses the rational parts of the brain. Honestly, rather than "Panic-Attack", it would be better described as "My Body is 100% Convinced I Am Dying, Right Now - Attack"
I had the same exact symptoms as you did, visual and all. I went to my doctor and had an EKG and an ultrasound preformed to check my aorta (I was convinced it had an aneurysm). Tests proved it was not the case, my doctor gave me some anti anxiety medication which I only used sparingly. I am now good and ready to face it if it happens again. The heart beating weird was what initially made me panic even more. I know exactly how you felt.
A lot of similar experiences over here. Thanks for talking about it. Its hard to explain to the people around me because when I start to I get anxiety from the situation, and then begin reliving the attacks in my head.
i too have that its horrible... my technique is if I sense that I'm having it, I will play a guitar or pet my dog or skate, just don't entertain it it will get worse
Thanks for sharing and opening up a conversation about mental health Jason. I’ve been fighting some depression myself (undiagnosed) and it feels so lonely and isolating. Sending hugs and positive vibes. 👊👍
We love you bro everything is going to be good don't forget how God damn good you are at skateboarding
im with u man. Sorry for causing excessive anxiety for that blunt stall inward heel out!
On a serious note i have had bipolar for 13 years now. So I understand everything, and I’m with u man!
nice job bro u got dis letssss goooo
Appreciate you for this ❤🩹
It's a chemical imbalance. I've had that problem since the 80s and doctors at the time. Said I'm too young to experience anxiety lol. I'm good now a days after stopping taking medication stopping the therapy and just being a man and realizing life is short. Live your life. Chemical imbalances or not. Be happy. Hope you get through it Jason .
Brah, we all support you. Thank you for talking about anxiety.
Dude I’ve been dealing with bad anxiety/panic attacks/depression off and on for the last 10+ years. One of things that have helped me most is Vitamins Magnesium, vitamin C and vitamin D. I’m also not a super religious person either but praying helped out as well or just talking to the universe and deep breathing exercises can help as well.
Lastly bro ive had that same thing happen my entire life. Like i know what you experienced. Its horrible deff feels like your body is giving up. Its a horrrrrible feeling. Youll be ok dude. It will be over soon.
Ive had it off and on for years. Being educated about it empowers you. What helps me is that I put myself in a relaxed position, close my eyes and slowly breathe until it subsides. Panicking only prolongs the anxiety attack. Hope that helps any of you who deals with this issue like i do.
This video made me realize that I think I wake up in a panic attack and that’s why I keep missing work.
nice work, jason ... there are many of us affected by these issues
Glad you told your story, I and im sure most of your viewers relate to this more then they currently even understand. Mental health is a struggle that we unnessacarily internalise. It only gets better when we open up and talk to those around you.
I've been having panic attacks and anxiety since I was a junior in high-school and I'm about to hit 40 in a couple weeks and still have the heart attack anxiety. Sometimes it goes away for a while bit then it'll hit me hard again. Thank you for making this extremely relatable video!
ive been figuring out that im mildly autistic this year, lots of love, big fan. your name Jason!
I had an event set of a very long owie tummy rollercoaster of a few years as well, it's a crazy feeling for sure.
I had a little mini one of these when covid first started but it was frustration
so I'm glad I didn't go crazy as well.
Thank you for opening up about your anxiety Jason. You hit the nail on the head with many of the things you said. Mental health and skating is why I started my channel, and my first video was actually on anxiety… in case you are ever curious to watch it. If you ever have questions about it, hit me up and maybe I could help on answering them, as I am a therapist and have been for a bit. Good luck on life 😉 and stay strong 💪🛹
Im about 1.5 years into my mental health struggles. Ive had mental health struggles in high school that didn’t last this long. I have panic attacks, intrusive thoughts and etc. im hopefully on the last stretch of this hell.
I had this exact problem for 15 years. Around the time I turned 20 I felt like that all the time, couldn't even get a job because it was so bad. Starting doing drugs as a way to force it to go away and then had a really bad drug addiction for about 10 years. My life was meaningless in that whole time period. Couldn't work, couldn't maintain a relationship, couldn't spend time with friends. I just did drugs and played video games and that was like my only way of coping. When I was 32 I got sober and then all the anxiety came back 24/7, so I decided to abruptly move 800 miles away to a new place in an attempt to see if starting a new life would help me. It ended up working somehow, not even sure why, maybe enough stuff in my life all changed at once to shift my brain patterns around.
I definitely still have anxiety days but it's nothing like it was, however, now I'm always broke and stressed out because I'm broke lol. Unfortunately, anxiety robbed me of the entirety of my 20s, so I didn't build and life skills or careers or anything. I was like a 35 year old teenager, essentially, because my life had been on pause for so long. I'm still trying to catch up to myself and it's rough.
glad you made it through man, but reading what you wrote you clearly understand. So my question is how you made it through the finical troubles. Because I was fortunate enough to buy a house at the start of my mental decline 8 years ago. I sold my house at the peak of covid a few years back because of money issues... between Drugs alcohol and not going to work. Since then I have blown the 200 k I made off the house and mentally unfit as ever.
@Dshaw2 Lived with my mom for a while and then floated around to different friend's houses. They helped me out. Eventually burned all those bridges in the process.