[michael21]

Originally Posted by Redway

Trust me when I say I know how scary panic attacks are so you’re not alone. Do you get agoraphobia with it as well?

CBT and SSRIs are your best bet for beating panic attacks but you might need something else on top of that if your daily movements are restricted a lot.

Good to see you opening up tell more I try and help if I can

[LaLaLand]

Originally Posted by Redway

Trust me when I say I know how scary panic attacks are so I feel you on that. Do you get agoraphobia with it as well?

CBT and SSRIs are your best bet for beating panic attacks but you might need something else on top of that if your daily movements are restricted a lot.

Yeah they're awful, started having them when I was about 17 and I'm now 29 so it's been a long time but after about 2/3 years of nothing at all a traumatic time earlier this year brought them back and 10x worse physically.

I had CBT sessions back in the day after I was originally diagnosed and after a few rounds and different techniques I was able to manage, but I've forgotten everything through lack of need from those which is why I'm going back mainly.

Agoraphobia kind of yeah when I have bad spells just purely to do with "what if I have a PA when I'm out and about" you know? But most of the time I just have no ambition/want/energy to go anywhere or see anyone. "Not in the mood".

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Redway

Trust me when I say I know how scary panic attacks are so you’re not alone. Do you get agoraphobia with it as well?

CBT and SSRIs are your best bet for beating panic attacks but you might need something else on top of that if your daily movements are restricted a lot.

Redway not to put a debbie downer on the thread but I'm a bit uncomfortable with (and to be honest, the site should be uncomfortable with) you giving out mental health advice with the vague / veiled intimation that you're a mental health professional, as I'm pretty sure you aren't one (as you consistently brush aside or give vague responses when people ask).

There's nothing wrong with giving personal mental health advice, obviously, but you need to be really clear that that's what it is if you're NOT a qualified, certified MH professional. Posing as one and giving authoritative advice puts yourself and the site in a dubious position.

[AnnieK]

I suffered with panic attacks for years (brought on by my own actions and life choices ) - crippling attacks that left me feeling the only safe place was home. I lost count of the number of times I bolted from wherever I was to get home being unable to breathe and convinced this time I would actually die. I had various medications to treat the symptoms and underlying issues but the best advice that worked for me was when a Dr told me to welcome the attack, recognise it for what it was and sort of repeat "this will not kill me" and I honestly can say it worked for me. It took time for me to get it and recognise when an attack was coming and I could then stop it before it got a grip.

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

I suffered with panic attacks for years (brought on by my own actions and life choices ) - crippling attacks that left me feeling the only safe place was home. I lost count of the number of times I bolted from wherever I was to get home being unable to breathe and convinced this time I would actually die. I had various medications to treat the symptoms and underlying issues but the best advice that worked for me was when a Dr told me to welcome the attack, recognise it for what it was and sort of repeat "this will not kill me" and I honestly can say it worked for me. It took time for me to get it and recognise when an attack was coming and I could then stop it before it got a grip.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

a Dr told me to welcome the attack, recognise it for what it was and sort of repeat "this will not kill me" and I honestly can say it worked for me. It took time for me to get it and recognise when an attack was coming and I could then stop it before it got a grip.

I'd say that sounds like he was introducing the basics of CBT, which is about disrupting cognitive distortions (and a panic attack is essentially an out of control cognitive distortion), correcting the thinking, and putting it aside. A lot more complicated than that obviously but even the very basics would probably help many people.

I don't think I've ever had a full blown panic attack. I have suffered with generalised anxiety and TWICE I thought I was on the verge of a panic attack when coming out of the cinema - pounding / racing heart that I couldn't get under control, feeling spaced out and lightheaded, sweating - thought it was maybe about being overwhelmed in the movie...

...have since realised that it happens because I get a massive bucket of fizzy / sour pick 'n' mix and large drink... and tango ice blast... every time I go to the cinema and binge it in the first hour of the movie, so when I get up to leave, I'm in the midst of a catestrophic sugar crash .

I worked out that I was consuming nearly half a kilogram of sugar in an hour. HALF A KILOGRAM! An actual half bag of pure sugar . Me: "Wow why do I feel so weird..."

[Nicky91]

alongside what you already know about my autism

i also have anxiety, stress problems, for example i easily stress into thinking what other people think of me or my opinions, favourites etc

and also some anger management issues, if something isn't going my way i'll freak out real easily, and i can say some really nasty mean, sometimes quite racist things

reason why i am opening up about this now, i don't want to pretend to be someone i'm not, just being the real me, and because some have been quite irritated by me recently

also when i got obsessions i tend to have more anxiety, anger issues

i love this forum, i like most of its members in here, i just don't want you guys to think i'm some attention seeking troll or a random weirdo

opening up about this puts some weight of my shoulders i guess

[Mitchell]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

alongside what you already know about my autism

i also have anxiety, stress problems, for example i easily stress into thinking what other people think of me or my opinions, favourites etc

and also some anger management issues, if something isn't going my way i'll freak out real easily, and i can say some really nasty mean, sometimes quite racist things

reason why i am opening up about this now, i don't want to pretend to be someone i'm not, just being the real me, and because some have been quite irritated by me recently

also when i got obsessions i tend to have more anxiety, anger issues

i love this forum, i like most of its members in here, i just don't want you guys to think i'm some attention seeking troll or a random weirdo

opening up about this puts some weight of my shoulders i guess

No, the reason you’re opening up now is because I screenshotted your racist messages to me and you want to gain more sympathy, you can’t blame your prejudice on anger management...

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Mitchell

No, the reason you’re opening up now is because I screenshotted your racist messages to me and you want to gain more sympathy, you can’t blame your prejudice on anger management...

no really i didn't do it because of that


if i was to be banned, so be it, but i want to be straightforward about who i am, what my problems are, for people to understand me better

[Mitchell]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

no really i didn't do it because of that


if i was to be banned, so be it, but i want to be straightforward about who i am, what my problems are, for people to understand me better

You did it now because you didn’t want me to expose you for being racist about strictly contestants, so you thought you’d go one step ahead and post that so you can gain sympathy straight away from the ‘crisp munching British trailer trash’ as you call them...

And now it’s 6pm so you’ll toddle off leaving all the destruction behind you, so you can return in the morning and start over again.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Mitchell

‘crisp munching British trailer trash’

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Mitchell

You did it now because you didn’t want me to expose you for being racist about strictly contestants, so you thought you’d go one step ahead and post that so you can gain sympathy straight away from the ‘crisp munching British trailer trash’ as you call them...

And now it’s 6pm so you’ll toddle off leaving all the destruction behind you, so you can return in the morning and start over again.

up there with Shakespeare for use of descriptive language

[Marsh.]

Not autism making you racist.

[Marsh.]

Well, Cherie and I will not give up our love of salt and vinegar Squares for ANYONE.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Well, Cherie and I will not give up our love of salt and vinegar Squares for ANYONE.

Well said

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Well, Cherie and I will not give up our love of salt and vinegar Squares for ANYONE.

I got salt n vinegar Squares as part of my sandwich meal deal last week and my wife was like, "ew was there nothing else?".

Talk about controversy. I don't know *who* I married.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I got salt n vinegar Squares as part of my sandwich meal deal last week and my wife was like, "ew was there nothing else?".

Talk about controversy. I don't know *who* I married.

you need to get rid asap

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I got salt n vinegar Squares as part of my sandwich meal deal last week and my wife was like, "ew was there nothing else?".

Talk about controversy. I don't know *who* I married.

My god, DIVORCE HER!

[Redway]

Anyone want to give this thread another go?

P.S.: how’s everyone’s psychological well-being been since the pandemic started?

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Redway

Anyone want to give this thread another go?

P.S.: how’s everyone’s psychological well-being been since the pandemic started?

Fine mostly until recently, a bit crappier since I hurt my foot but still OK, but have to be honest kinda trash since last week when I found out it's going to need surgery/potentially have some permanent issues. All exacerbated by not really being able to get out of the house much. Cabin fever really setting in and I've convinced myself that after the surgery I'm going to get an infection in the bone and lose my leg and/or die.

[Mitchell]

(Should probably clarify that the crisp munching part wasn’t the racist stuff he said)

[Matthew.]

Ooh are we having crisps?

[Mitchell]

Originally Posted by Matthew.

Ooh are we having crisps?

Quavers for our Matthew x

[Matthew.]

YUCK not Quavers No thank you!

[Mitchell]

Originally Posted by Matthew.

YUCK not Quavers No thank you!

All of a sudden Nicky being racist doesn’t seem like the biggest crime...