For the people who have anxiety/panic attacks;
Does anyone else feel like they are just being dramatic when they have a panic attack or get anxious? Like you are making the feeling up and it is actually nothing even if you know it really is something? Is anyone else told to,” stop being a drama queen,” Or,” …and don’t give me that anxiety or panic attack crap..” or anything else like that?
I have a fear that I am just being dramatic when I feel depressed or panicky. Because of this, I feel like I have to deal with my panic attacks alone. Which is why I hold in my panic attack until I am in bed where I can silently cry and deal with the panicking as quietly as I could with my door closed. I feel so alone. I just want someone to give me a hug and tell me that it’s going to be alright.
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Yup, that happens. Someone i knew some decades ago used to go through that, awful panic attacks (with loss of sense of reality). People who didn’t know about her condition did the same that you mention, label it as overacting or being a drama queen. Eventually i ended up in the same boat (not so severe tho), and i know what the reaction from people would be so i do the same that you do. I believe that some people who have no idea how a panic attack is just associate it with a tantrum, so it makes sense they would just say stupid stuff.
I recently started getting these panic attacks. I know the feeling of loss of sense of reality. Yesterday I couldn’t hold in my panic attack and had the panic attack because I was stressed and the world around me didn’t look real. My family didn’t even look real and I was scared. My mom calmed me down but she said I was overreacting.
I know your feeling.. I always feel like I can’t show how weak I am around anyone but myself once the doors are shut and the lights are off. I can’t cry or speak about my feelings or have a panic attack around anyone Bcuz of the same as in ur situation. If I could hug you I would Bcuz I know the feeling of needing a hug from somebody! and needing to know your important.. I hope knowing your not completely alone will give u comfort. If u ever need to talk I’m here. Stay strong.
Thank you for letting me know I am not completely alone. If I could I would hug you too because I am sure you could use one also. I hope you know you are important because just by replying here you have made me feel so much better. Thank you for saying you are here if I need to talk, and if you ever need to talk I am also here.
Yeah I feel like I’m overreacting and then hate myself for feeling that way.
*hug* it’s going to be alright. You’re going to be okay this is just a rough patch, pain is temporary just like everything else. You should let out your emotions in a creative way like art, writing or music etc it’s really helpful.
*Hugs* thank you so much. I am hoping this is only just a rough patch as you say it is.
I am trying to let my emotions out creatively. I like to write and I like to paint, though I don’t paint as often as I like. Painting is my main way of letting my emotions out, but it is also the hardest hobby for me to find time for. I guess that’s why my panic attacks have been coming out more often now. I also draw but drawing isn’t the same as painting so it doesn’t really help me with my emotions
That’s Good that you are painting, everyone needs a creative outlet
As someone on the other side- my best friend had a panic attack surprisingly quietly in the bathroom stall at a social event. I haven’t been in that bathroom for over a year. She wrote about it later and it seems like she felt the same things. Her thoughts were conflicted between I don’t want anyone to see me and once she left the stall, people are noticing me maybe I should do this more often. She’s not at all an attention seeking type, I was actually surprised by that but I wasn’t disappointed or disgusted. If I could have, I would have loved to give her a hug and tell it it’s alright. She could be crying and saying notice me notice me and I would still go to her. Don’t be afraid to reach out, it hurts to know you have to go through it alone.
Your best friend is lucky to have someone like you as her best friend. Even now my thoughts are conflicted like hers were. I hate this feeling of being an attention seeker, but I love the attention I get from people like you who leave a comment either telling your own story or giving your advice. I feel bad for feeling this way. I hate it. I don’t want people’s attention. I want to be subtle. Normally I like going unnoticed. At the same time though, I want people to notice me and see what I am going through. I want people to look at me in the eye and just know that I am not okay even if I may act like it.
I know I say I don’t want to go through my feelings like this alone, and I truly don’t, but at the same time I feel like it is better for me to suffer alone than to burden others with my suffering. Which is stupid, seeing as I am burdening others with my problems here on the internet -.-
My feelings are so conflicted! I want attention, I don’t want attention. I should suffer alone, I shouldn’t suffer alone.
I am sorry if I have burdened you (or anyone else who reads this) with my problems.
My best friend has had that reaction, and it really hurts. I wish I could give advice on that, but I can’t.
I will say this, though: Creativity is so much more important than I could ever put into words. Anything from a moving guitar solo to profound symbolism and imagery in a painting, and indeed in poetry, can magically lessen the burden of our hardships.
I probably will never know you, but your passion is the greatest part of your identity. Never forget that, and never let anybody belittle it. Passion is what brings us together, so don’t ever stop expressing yourself in whatever way you can!
Thank you for replying. I am sorry your best friend has had to deal with this.
I am trying to be more creative by finding different creative hobbies or things that may help me let my feelings out. As I said before in another comment, I really like painting but I never have the time to paint. I will probably have more time since Summer is not too far away though.
Thank you for your advice! I shall keep finding ways to express myself more, even if it is a really subtle way of expressing myself 🙂
Its going to be alright. I have social anxiety too. Its like I have found my voice here. I didn’t have socialized much in my life. I have no anxiety in talking to people through texting but with face to face interaction, i have anxiety.
Thank you for telling me that it will be okay. I don’t think I have social anxiety… Well I may have social anxiety. I am the opposite of you though. I can say almost anything in face to face, but on the internet or texting I hate commenting or texting to pretty much anyone because I legit criticize whatever I have typed until I just say,” Forget it, I just won’t say anything.” I can text certain people without feeling anxious though. If I am really close to the person I can say anything. Even right now I keep typing, then deleting, then re-typing… It’s terrible honestly.
sending you a virtual hug 🙂
send me one D:
aww thank you 🙂