My future cause of death: Too shy to correct the doctor
"Our plan was to drive across the country, living off the grid as much as possible, with the goal of finding ourselves. How we would accomplish this—or even what it meant—neither of us was entirely sure." —James Wade for Texas Highways Magazine
https://texashighways.com/culture/essays/a-traveler-embraces-change-in-big-bend/
https://www.europesays.com/uk/56270/ Anxiety tips: Air travel fear rises as crashes shake travelers #anxiety #FearOfFlying #Health #MentalHealth #PanicAttack #PanicDisorder #UK #UnitedKingdom
Panic Disorder vs. Generalized AnxietyKnow the Difference! Panic brings sudden fear & physical symptoms, while GAD is constant worry. Get the right support at Therapy Center of New York!
Read More: https://www.therapycenterofny.com/index.php/blog/210-panic-disorder-vs-generalized-anxiety-disorder
I went to a mall yesterday that I've been avoiding for years. It felt like I'd be going to a whole new place because of all the changes they've made to it. I've been invited to go with friends a bunch of times, but finally decided to try going yesterday. It was really challenging and anxiety provoking. I was so scared I was going to have a meltdown, super bad panic attack, or both. Luckily, I made it through, and it ended up being a decent outing. #ActuallyAutistic #PanicDisorder
Back to the womb I go.
Panic attacks are really annoying. I'm also annoyed how quickly I can go from feeling ok, to panicking, back to feeling relatively ok, then back to panic.
And when I'm in the "panic" moments, I have never been able to convince myself that I'll come out of it again. Evidence doesn't matter for much in a panic attack.
I have a doctors appointment, and I'm super anxious about it (also overstimulated AF). But here is a picture of Lucy being a good girl in the waiting room. #Agoraphobia #PanicDisorder #ActuallyAutistic #ServiceDog #DogsOfMastodon
Edit: I just realized that her chest strap wrap is upside down LOL, I fixed that.
Help me cover gas & toiletries, as I wait for #alj decision on #ssdi for #disability $63/week linktr.ee/toadlyturtle #cptsd #autistic #adhd #chronicpain #narcolepsy #mutualaid #mutualaidrequest #poverty #mentalhealth #chronicillness #panicdisorder #chronicfatigue #neurodivergent
Please help me cover gas & toiletries, as I wait for #alj decision on #ssdi for #disability
$63/week
Thinking about triggers today. Triggers for migraines. Triggers for panic attacks. And triggers for skin picking.
They are widely varying, it’s hard to keep track and avoid them. Life is very exhausting with so many triggers. #MentalHealth #depression #triggers #panicdisorder
Does anyone else with #vocalChordDysfunction know how to be able to breathe again? I haven’t found a specialist yet to help. I know I’m supposed to hum but I can’t even bring myself to do that. I don’t know what to do. I’m taking such deep breaths and I still cant enough air. #panic #panicDisorder #cptsd #intergenerationalTrauma #JewishCheck
How to survive a panic attack:
Step 1: make sure the pain you feel is not an obvious physical one
Step 2: tell your brain, “it’s just your heart beating too fast but there’s actually no danger”
Step 3: get under the comfiest possible blankie and chant “I am safe. I’m like a cloud - soft and fluffy. No one can hurt a cloud”
Step 4: eat something that makes you feel good
Step 5: eat some more
Step 6: hydrate
Step 7: go back to bed. Watch something that gives you joy
Step 8: try to connect with your people/weirdos/cult
Step 9: try to make some self deprecating jokes #MentalHealth #PanicDisorder #funny #YMMV
Lucy and I have the go ahead from her trainer to start doing training on buses. I haven’t taken a bus in a few years. I have very bad panic attacks on them, and bus rides are very overstimulating to me as well. Then there’s always pushy people asking questions about my service dog, which adds to the panic and overstimulation. But I’m so tired of being trapped within walking distance of my apartment. We will probably start by just going up 1-3 stops. #Agoraphobia #PanicDisorder #ActuallyAutistic
Lucy and I have another appointment with the service dog trainer on Thursday. We are going to start working on getting her ready to take buses, because I want to be able to take the bus again eventually. I haven’t been able to take it in years due to panic attacks and agoraphobia, but I hate being so limited not taking them. Attaching a random pic of Lucy from last week. #ServiceDog #PanicDisorder #Agoraphobia
A very good example of #publication #bias
#benzodiazepine for #panicDisorder
"Publication bias substantially inflates the apparent efficacy of alprazolam XR"
"Alprazolam's effect size calculated using FDA data was 0.33 (CI95% 0.07–0.60) v. 0.47 (CI95% 0.30–0.65) using published data, an increase of 0.14, or 42%."
The #bassist suffered in silence with a #PanicDisorder and #alcohol problems took him to the brink of death. He explains how he turned his life around
‘I drank to self-medicate’: #GunsNRoses’ #DuffMcKagan on #PanicAttacks, #addiction and rock’s fallen heroes | #RockAndRoll | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/oct/17/guns-n-roses-bassist-duff-mckagan
BCP New paper: Cognitive change before sudden gains in cognitive behavioural therapy for panic disorder
Debilitating anxiety in society