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[KalokiMallow]

I don't feel good. Like I'm not attched to my body, feel really dizzy and like my legs are a million miles away.

Breathing is hard.

Is this a panic attack>? What do I do? :(

Breathe out Kaloki - switch from focusing on breathing in to breathing out

can you walk? it reminds you where your legs are and helps your oxygen levels to normalise

if you think it is not a panic attack in your state of health (if I remember correctly) you may need to call 999

it is a panic attack so dont panic - if that makes sense. Go with it.

Do this, imagine a window, like on the playschool house, breath in, following the line from the top lefthand corner to the right, now out, folliwing line to botom righthand corner, keep doing this around the window until you start to feel better.

The fact that you can still type means you are in control, this WILL pass.

Talk to us, keep talking

I'm posting in short bits so it doesn't take too long for an answer to appear

you there Kaloki?

hope you ok x

Kaloki can you tell us how you are doing?

Thank you. DH noticed I wasn't doing well and helped, as did your posts.

Not feeling wonderful now, but that was awful :(

Good, glad your DH was there and you have calmed down.

Important to remember: panic attacks are not serious and nothing to be scared of. Just your body getting a bit over excited. (If I had a pound for every one I've had yadayadayada

Still here if you need support x

Thank you.

Depression I'm used to.
Self harm I'm used to.

Anxiety/panic attacks is a whole new thing, and I'm struggling to cope with it.

ah, glad you are feeling better. So know how you feel. Might i suggest bachs rescue remedy, works for me and ive had some humdinger panic attacks i have :)

when you have a panic attack you start breathing too deeply and/or too quickly.

The oxygen level in your blood gets too high - you start to fee ldizzy, get something that feels like a tight band round your chest and pins and needles or odd feelings in your limbs.

Frustratingly your immediate response is to try and breath more/deeper which makes it worse.

But that's all it is, too much oxygen. Keep telling yourself that it is annoying but innocent.

Brightlight gave a really good suggestion of how to focus your mind away from it and distract your mind. i use some mindfulness techniques: Focus in absurd detail on my surrounding, feel the cold floor under my feet, smooth steering wheel in my hand, red car behind me, green leaves on the tree, indicator goes tictoctictoc etc.

You have a lot going on in your life judging from other threads and especially when you are trying not to sh the stress needs to go somewhere.

oh yes definitely rescue remedy - although i tend to forget taking it when I really panic

Does that help? I have some that I tried for insomnia! Shall find that then. :)

I'm very grateful for MN right now, it's good to have somewhere to go when I'm struggling

Mnet saved my life! im not joking.

Yes Bachs does help, it is very effective - even my DP swears by it now. I reckon i do a bottle a month! lol

I take the rescue remedy pastilles everywhere and they do help to keep level, I find they also help when I get a little too stressed about something without panic

Thinking of you Kaloki. What you are going through with your landlord and the council is terrible. xx