[Redway]

And by that I mean medical experiences you’ve had out in the open which made you feel embarrassed.

For me it was having panic attacks in random places during an anxious time in my life (once on the bus, the other time in a ’phone shop) and having random onlookers looking at me as if I was literally going mad. I imagine I wasn’t alone in that experience either.

[Alf]

Walking into a lamp post in front of a packed pub garden.

What a place to put a lamp post.

[Kate!]

You're not alone Redway. I too have had panic attacks in public places.

[LaLaLand]

Slipping over drunk walking home from the pub and breaking my foot and ankle and basically mangling every ligament in said ankle.

Had to be carried home by my Dad and some randomer who appeared from nowhere to pick me up off the floor.

Also spraining my ankles/wrists endlessly throughout school (clumsy).

[LaLaLand]

Slipping over drunk walking home from the pub and breaking my foot and ankle and basically mangling every ligament in said ankle.

Had to be carried home by my Dad and some randomer who appeared from nowhere to pick me up off the floor.

Also spraining my ankles/wrists endlessly throughout school (clumsy).

[LeatherTrumpet]

cant say i have had any (touch wood)

[LaLaLand]

Originally Posted by Redway

And by that I mean medical experiences you’ve had out in the open which made you feel embarrassed.

For me it was having panic attacks in random places during an anxious time in my life (once on the bus, the other time in a ’phone shop) and having random onlookers looking at me as if I was literally going mad. I imagine I wasn’t alone in that experience either.

I’ve had panic attacks all over the place, I was riddled with anxiety and panic for years (still am) but thankfully I don’t have the attacks much anymore.

Not nice, especially when you’re not at home and comfortable.

[Redway]

Originally Posted by LaLaLand

I’ve had panic attacks all over the place, I was riddled with anxiety and panic for years (still am) but thankfully I don’t have the attacks much anymore.

Not nice, especially when you’re not at home and comfortable.

I’m glad you’ve overcome the worst of it but are you doing anything in the meantime for your chronic anxiety?

I’d say I could fully vibe with you over having long-term anxiety but my anxiety issues come and go at different points in my life. COVID wiped me out for two weeks not long ago and I thought I was over the worst of it but I ended up losing my breath and freaking out on Tuesday morning so I had to call an ambulance. Turns out it was just another panic attack (of the kind that I’m vaguely used to already) but there’s nothing more frightening than fearing that it’s in connection with Covid and genuinely fearing for your life (and in any case you feel like you’re going to die anyway during a panic attack). Luckily none of this was in public but it might as well have been considering how embarrassing it felt for me.

[AnnieK]

I used to faint.....a lot. Worst one was in Asda at the checkout. I could feel it coming on but couldn't get somewhere safe quick enough so ended up sprawled in the aisle with a "first aider to checkout 4" announcement over the tannoy. It was mortifying

[Redway]

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

I used to faint.....a lot. Worst one was in Asda at the checkout. I could feel it coming on but couldn't get somewhere safe quick enough so ended up sprawled in the aisle with a "first aider to checkout 4" announcement over the tannoy. It was mortifying

That's terrible when you get that faint feeling, another one I hate is the sickly dizzy feeling where you wish you stayed home.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

I used to faint.....a lot. Worst one was in Asda at the checkout. I could feel it coming on but couldn't get somewhere safe quick enough so ended up sprawled in the aisle with a "first aider to checkout 4" announcement over the tannoy. It was mortifying

That must have been so scary