Hi, I really need help with something as I'm having a panic attack right now and it's been here for around an hour and it doesn't seem to go away.. it all started after I got on the bus home after seeing my friends, I have the DP disorder and i started thinking more about it while listening to music and I got that feeling of my head getting tighter and tighter and got very light headed at the same time, and that's when I had to get off the bus because I panicked even more that something is gonna happen to me.. but getting off and breathing the fresh air only helped for seconds because it just kept coming back and going away and coming back, I got another bus because I felt like I needed to get home and be safe, I had to force myself not to die from panicking on that bus and now I am here in my house.. 1 hour and around 30 minutes past, and I'm still shaking and keep getting these attacks every some time, I can't even talk to anyone because when I tried talking to my mum, I made her worried and she kept talking about therapists and stuff which made me more paranoid and gave me thoughts that no one really knows how I'm feeling except from me and I don't even know what is happening to me myself.... I keep thinking death would be better than this and at this point now I feel like I'm losing control. I had that feeling of my head getting tighter and getting light headed a few days ago on a full bus when I started overthinking that people are judging me and the light was too bright, but I was with my boyfriend at the time and when we got off the bus it completely went away, but now I'm panicking because it really isn't going away and I feel like I have no control over my head at all... can anyone tell me what to do/how to calm myself down? I'm going to my GP on Monday but it's only Friday now and I'm scared it's gonna get worse and I'll completely lose control over my head... I'm sorry if I'm not clear or my spelling is wrong, I am currently shaking not knowing what is really happening to me as it's the first time something like that happened to me.
Ok, take several deep slow breaths.
YOU ARE OK AND SAFE!
If you can, go to you tube and listen to meditations for Panic attack emergency.
It guides you through the panic.
Ill write more but do this now
Hi
You have experienced panic attacks, it gets no worse than what you have already felt.
Yes it may hang around a little longer but it wont get any worse.
Remember what you are feeling is all completely natural, yes it feels horrid but it cannot hurt you, only make you feel very uncomfortable.
You will always be in control no matter how you feel, people who lose control are not aware of it when it happens.
Your hyper aware of your feelings so the first thing you need to do is distract yourself.
Have a bath and concentrate on slowing your breathing.
Remember anxiety will make you feel out of control, thats what it does, its what we get when we are not in control, say like if a tiger were to chase you. Its just a symptom.
Try also not to feed the anxiety by letting those horrible thoughts win, remember they are just thoughts, good or bad they are all the same.
Maybe try some mindfulness, google it, it may help.
Thank you guys <3