Panic often comes sudden, uninvited, and with the force of a storm. One moment you’re fine, maybe even laughing at something ordinary, and then, almost out of nowhere, your chest tightens, your throat narrows, your heart pounds, and your brain begins to whisper the cruelest lie it knows: you are not safe.+See more
If you’ve ever had a panic attack, you know that this lie is persuasive, all-consuming. And in those moments, it can feel like nothing will bring you back.
When panic grips me, it feels like being trapped inside a body that suddenly belongs to someone else. My thoughts scatter, darting in every direction, searching for an exit. My vision narrows, sounds become distorted, and every part of me screams something is terribly wrong.
Logically, a part of my mind knows I’m not in real danger — that I’m sitting at my desk, or standing in line at a grocery store — but logic is powerless against the sheer force of that internal alarm. It convinces you you’re about to collapse, or faint, or die, even though you’ve survived this before.
And the cruelest part is the loneliness of it: nobody else can see what’s happening inside your body. On the outside, you look like you’re just breathing a little+See more details
𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗔𝘀 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽!
