I used to have crippling anxiety and went to emergency to be told I too was fine. It’s hard to wrap your head around that when your body is screaming. I too found befriending my anxiety immensely helpful.
This is so incredibly helpful! I really needed to read this today—it felt like you were describing exactly my life from the past year and half. Like you, my best friend has dealt with it since high school, so she was a life saver when my panic started out of nowhere and I kept ending up at the E.R. You just made me feel hopeful that I can get to a good place with it. My therapist likes to say, “Nobody ever died from a panic attack.” But when you’re at the 13/10 version, as you said, it’s hard to remember that. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing this.
I used to have crippling anxiety and went to emergency to be told I too was fine. It’s hard to wrap your head around that when your body is screaming. I too found befriending my anxiety immensely helpful.
A change in perspective can definitely help.
This is so incredibly helpful! I really needed to read this today—it felt like you were describing exactly my life from the past year and half. Like you, my best friend has dealt with it since high school, so she was a life saver when my panic started out of nowhere and I kept ending up at the E.R. You just made me feel hopeful that I can get to a good place with it. My therapist likes to say, “Nobody ever died from a panic attack.” But when you’re at the 13/10 version, as you said, it’s hard to remember that. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing this.