Urm hey need opnions

[phoenixrises]

I'm not sure what kind of anxiety i have or to deal with it i get random panic attacks which are triggered by either large crowds or being alone at night any ideas? thank you for reading

[reese]

I'm not sure what kind of anxiety i have or to deal with it i get random panic attacks which are triggered by either large crowds or being alone at night any ideas? thank you for reading

Do you always have triggered attacks?

[phoenixrises]

Mostly yes but sometimes they just appear out of the blue

[ashly1221]

I used to get like that a lot in grocery stores, department stores, even going into to get a cup of coffee from Tim Hortons once. I felt like everyone knew something was wrong like everyone was staring at me, which never made it any better. What helped me with that was my therapist telling me to go into Superstore (that's our biggest grocery store here) and go shopping and when a panic attack comes to just keep shopping and that I will be fine. And I did that, the whole time cursing my therapists name as my heart was pounding out of my chest and everyone was staring at me (or so I felt they were) and ya know what? I was fine. When the panic attack stopped, I was just about done shopping. I'm sure I missed some stuff I was supposed to get but hey, I was fine. That helped a lot. It's called exposure therapy. I had my bf with me and he was in on it, so I wasn't completely alone on that mission... that helped too. I used to get them a lot when I was alone, not just at night and I narrowed it down to my own fear of being alone, like no one there if something were to happen, always thinking worst case scenario. I don't have much tips for that, I still get anxiety when I am alone, not as much though as I once did. It gets better, you just have to try and work through it, tell yourself you're ok, that there is no danger and you are fine. Its hard to work through it all, a lot harder than a lot of people make it seem, but once you start to figure it out it will seem like it was easy to do. I still get the odd panic attack, not as bad as I did years ago. I would almost pass out before, heart was just pounding like it was going to beat right out of my chest, dizzy and confused, clammy palms, shaky ect and now after years of working on it and therapy I get really mild panic attacks and maybe once or twice a year and it's just clammy hands, shaky and dizzy/confused. Not the heart pounding out of your chest kinda feeling, just really uncomfortable. Hope reading some of that helps you know you're not alone on this. Lots of people have dealt with it and are still dealing with it. Look into meditation, it's hard at first but well worth your patience, as well as mindful breathing. Hope you feel better soon :)