I love feeling absolutely fucking helpless, it totally doesn't give me ptsd flashbacks to my childhood.
Jesus christ I hate my brain I'm fucking terrified of nothing but still nevertheless have scared myself half to death and am now sat up in bed and keep staring at the door like I expect something to happen
"Stop anxiety attacks with this ONE weird trick" except it actually unironically works.
I'm generally completely anxiety free (probably much more so than most people) although I get very depressed easily. However there are some rare cases every now and then when something happens and it's like all the stress comes at once, I have trouble breathing, palpitations, chest pain etc. When that happens the weird trick works amazingly well, and also noodling my guitar or just playing semi random shit on the piano etc. Musical instruments are underrated for stress relief.
i don't have anxiety, but have you considered getting into a practical workout thing (running, martial arts) where breathing is important, so when you're scared you default to that? IDK how long it would take to rewire or if it would work here, but I've heard of people doing similar stuff after physical disabilities hit them.
No that's actually really helpful, thank you. I managed to stop myself hyper ventilating by concentrating on my food I instead of just staring blankly and eating like it was my first meal in months.
My vpn failed shortly after I posted but that's what I ended up doing. Finally managed to calm down.
Sip some water. There is something about sipping water that sorta helps reset my brain. Its like forcing it to engage in an ancient biological process that existed long before self-awareness and conscious thought.
Plus we all need water. It'll be okay, Comrade.
Are you waking up, heart racing and anxious? I kept doing this, I'd shoot up out of bed wide awake. I blamed my kids for years, but it turns out I have sleep apnea.
Breathing contrpl and mindfulness. My SO has real bad ptsd. Only thing that works for them when its real rea bad is weed. CBD is a nonpsycoactive legal in all states alternative even if it is a bit less effective.
