#dealing with panic attacks and anxiety

[pansyfemme]

i am going to pass out

[figofswords]

thinking about taking a little bit of a step back from social media for a bit for mental/physical health reasons (as in: chronic severe anxiety is causing chronic health issues and I need to remove stress Somehow). I will still post art but I’m probably gonna make an effort to engage with my dash only minimally, if at all. (that being said I have very poor discipline so if you see me suddenly reblogging stuff out of nowhere just. roll with it)

[okkennymay]

Speaking of said dad, he went on a lil mini 10 day holiday across the country to Perth to sight see nature and go on a boat ride to see some Orcas (he's retired, it's his way of getting out the house and not turning into an old man potato, and comes back with hundreds of photos of landscapes, plants and flowers and points of historical interests to show my Mum and I, with cool facts and stories in a slideshow~)

Unfortunately i was still sick at the time and didn't get the chance to join my mum in dropping him off at the airport, let alone the chance to give him a big 'ol hug before he left- so I drew him this 💖

You can't escape the 'Ken hugs.

[doveshovel]

ahghdsfjhdsfa sorry guys i forgot i had an anxiety disorder and have been doing nothing to manage it for a week 👍will probably have more energy after i remember how to deal with this

[molten-rainbows]

"WHYYY!!" I scream at my brain as it cooks up another deliciously angsty vashwood plot-bunny. With abject horror I look at my drafts folder, at the two temporarily abandoned fics and the two current big ones I'm working on.

Their eyeless, paper glares burn through me, filled with a sense of accusation and hurt, as I open up a new file and hastily scribble at the top:

Vashwood fic. Both have a major panic attack and the other needs to help them through it.

Can be combined with:

Vash going completely non-verbal so it's really hard to pull him out of it and/or Vash going absolutely feral because of emotional stress.

WW would start to borderline hallucinate from the mental and emotional stress and can't get out of it for some fucking reason. He always managed to so why can't he now? And then Vash pulls him through.

I quickly save the file, close the folder and run to make if to my work shift on time.

Sometimes I hate my brain. I mean I love it. But why does it do this to me in the most inopportune moments.

[coachbeards]

this should've been taken seriously idc idc idc

[kitkatwinchester]

OMG I WAS RIGHT!!

IT'S THE SCENE IT'S THE SCENE IT'S THE SCENE IT'S THE SCENE IT'S THE SCENE IT'S THE SCENE IT'S THE SCENE IT'S THE SCENE!!!

IF YOU THOUGHT I WAS EXCITED ABOUT THE STYDIA PANIC ATTACK SCENE!!

JUST YOU WAIT!!!

Because the SCILES PANIC ATTACK SCENE?!

THAT'S what made me watch this show!!

THIS SCENE!!!

RIGHT HERE!!!

THIS IS THE REASON I AM CURRENTLY SO OBSESSED WITH THE AMAZINGNESS THAT IS TEEN WOLF!!!

THIS INCREDIBLE SCILES SCENE!!!

BECAUSE IT'S EVERYTHING!!!

And it's SO REALISTIC!!!!

The way that Scott, no matter how much he likes Kira, and no matter how engrossed and distracted he is by the bardo research, drops everything the second he realizes that Stiles is in distress.

The way he immediately gets up and runs to him with all of the urgency in the world, ready to catch him if he falls, and determined to get him out of there as quickly as he can.

The way he is so clearly worried and almost near panic himself because his best friend is struggling and he doesn't know how to fix it...until he does.

The way he schools his own emotions, collects himself, and keeps his voice so calm and so steady and forces Stiles to look at him and focus on him and COUNT WITH HIM.

The way Stiles turns to look at Scott, pure panic and pure fear and so out of focus and lost, but forces himself to do what Scott's asking, because it's SCOTT.

The way Scott says "five" with that little smile when he realizes it's working and Stiles is listening and he's gonna be able to get him through this and out of it.

The way Stiles' breaths keep hitching because he's so scared they'll get to ten and there will be one more, but he keeps going because Scott is asking him to and Scott is staying calm and Scott doesn't seem the least bit concerned.

The way Scott says "ten" so softly, yet so forcefully, repeating it so that Stiles can finally establish that there are ONLY TEN, and that he's OKAY, and that this ISN'T A DREAM, and that Scott is RIGHT THERE, in the flesh, HAVING HIS BACK.

The way Stiles just freezes, and his breathing evens out, and he finally looks, REALLY LOOKS, at Scott and processes that he's okay.

The way he collapses, so tired, and still so worried, but breathing and alive and HERE.

The way that Scott stares at him in concerned relief, knowing that they've gotten through the worst of it, but that Stiles is clearly still upset.

The way Scott crouches down next to him, but gives him his space, and stays calm and collected and confident and determined, no matter how worried he still is.

The way Stiles, even out of the panic attack, feels like it's all over, and feels like they'll never be able to help anyone or fix anything.

The way Scott, in not so many words, tells him that they'll figure it out, because they have each other, and that's all that matters.

IT'S SO FREAKING PERFECT!!!

You know, that near-suicide scene...

It's amazing, and it's beautiful, and it's so well done, and so well acted, and so emotional and heartfelt, and it's one of the best scenes in the whole show.

But I'm gonna be honest. I don't know if ANYTHING can beat this panic attack scene for me.

Because it's just SO PERFECT.

The acting is AMAZING. The way Dylan acts out the panic attack, the way Tyler acts out the inevitable worry that comes with being the helper in that situation, but also the love and kindness that can make or break that situation.

The realism is so on point. As much as I love the Stydia panic attack scene, in most real-life panic attacks, kissing the person probably would just make it worse, not better. But THIS situation...this is EXACTLY how a real-life panic attack would go down, and exactly how a loved one could help bring you out of it.

More than anything, it's a BEAUTIFUL, yet slightly more subtle, representation of Scott and Stiles' friendship and just how much they mean to each other.

AND I LOVE IT SO FREAKING MUCH!!!

I have class in 45 minutes, which means there's no way I make it through this episode right now, because you KNOW I'm about to keep going back and re-watching that scene over and over again, but it's just SO PERFECT!!!

I LOVE SCOTT AND STILES SO MUCH I SWEAR TO GOD!!!!

WHAT A MOMENT!!!!

As a very quick aside, can we talk about how sweet Kira is for grabbing their backpacks for them and going to look for them (even though it almost got her mauled by coyote Malia)? She CAN'T be evil, right?? (Please don't be evil. She really doesn't give me evil vibes, so I'm REALLY hoping that doesn't come back to bite me.)

ANYWAYS SCILES IS THE BEST!!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

(I MEAN COME ON MAN!!! IT'S SO PERFECT!!! (Also "the nurse's office" lol) <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3)

[iero]

Gonna start charging my family members when they tell me to 'Just calm down!' when I mention how bad my anxiety is, I swear to God. Like, pals, if I could do just that, I would! I'm cured! Thanks!

[xannerz]

[sherlock-is-ace]

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[halfdeadwallfly]

so.. i accidentally touched a trash can which made me feel like my hand was burning so i went to go and wash it and in the process i nicked the faucet with my fingernail and i got like dirt(?) under it. which. terrifying???? anyway i started hyperventilating and my hand started burning again but worse and i was trying to figure out what to do bc i was in the bathroom of all unsafe places to be, so i like ran out to the hallway and my hands are covered in soap and water which feels unsafe enough as is, and everything is just dangerous and i feel like someone's wedged something under my fingernail and tried to pry it off me and i'm trying so hard not to scream again bc i don't want to freak my mom out and i'm still hyperventilating bc there's this unknown thing on me. so anyway. it took a bit to get it together enough to like. go back and wash my hands again. and now i'm like. completely exhausted. aaaaand i still feel like i can't breathe like an hour later :') i had lovely plans to go out this evening and maybe walk and watch the sunset but now i feel like death! point being. fuck ocd :)

[starbuck]

having one of those Times where on one hand everything is completely fine but, on the other hand, i am drowning and there’s so much to do and i’m at my wit’s end and AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[pavusdorian]

sure love feeling anxiety like hell yeah brain hit me with that amazing panic attack

[o-sahiba]

The thing about anxiety is that it feels like a lot is happening but nothing really is happening and you somehow are aware of this but still can't help with your heart palpitations, and heavy breathing, and trembling hands, and blurry vision, and your head spinning, and those uncontrollable tears, like wtf is actually happening

[thethingything]

our current dilema is that the pain from our wisdom tooth keeps getting so bad we have to take pain meds (like it keeps hitting an 8/10 for several hours at a time. we can't not take pain meds) but the only pain meds that touch it have a warning on them saying not to take them for more than 3 days in a row, and we have at least another month of dealing with this, so I don't really know what to do.

the warning is because they're opioids and can cause addiction but I don't actually know how bad the risk is because everything seems to treat it like opioids are the worst thing ever and should be avoided at all costs and you'll get addicted if you so much as glance at them.

either way, my options are to either keep taking them and just accept that risk, or deal with being in so much pain I can't function. even with taking the pain meds I can tell we're a lot more irritable and short tempered and probably just insufferable to be around honestly and I hate the fact that pain causes this, but once again we've got to deal with this for over a month and we've also got to deal with the anxiety over what the treatment for it is going to actually involve.

I've had to deal with medical trauma stuff I didn't even know about until like yesterday when Lucy suggested it might be part of why I feel so shit, and I've had multiple panic attacks per day and constantly feel way more anxious than usual and I get the feeling we're just gonnaa have to put up with this for the next month and I don't know how the fuck I'm meant to cope with any of this

[rubiesintherough]

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