Essential The Mental Health Thread

[Biscayne]

@Meh do you hyperventilate when you have/had panic attacks? My anxiety was amplified 100x for reasons recently and I was hyperventilating to the point where it felt like I wasn't breathing. Even though that was a one time experience I think I triggered my anxiety even more because now I get that cold gust of wind feeling in my chest whenever I worry about something but I can't tell if I'm breathing too fast or too slowly. Idk, it's weird.

The fear of not breathing was actually the source of my panic attacks, given my history of asthma. But what's funny is, it wasn't so much that I wasn't breathing when I had the attacks, it was that I was breathing too fast. Just like you. When you hyperventilate, you may get a feeling like you're not breathing enough, when on the contrary, you're actually breathing too fast. The fast breathing might be because psychologically you think you're not getting enough air, therefore you start breathing fast to get enough air. Are the source of these attacks through physical activity and exercise? The first one I had was after a game of basketball.

 

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The fear of not breathing was actually the source of my panic attacks, given my history of asthma. But what's funny is, it wasn't so much that I wasn't breathing when I had the attacks, it was that I was breathing too fast. Just like you. When you hyperventilate, you may get a feeling like you're not breathing enough, when on the contrary, you're actually breathing too fast. The fast breathing might be because psychologically you think you're not getting enough air, therefore you start breathing fast to get enough air. Are the source of these attacks through physical activity and exercise? The first one I had was after a game of basketball.

Nah I was high and thought I was dying. Got in my head and made it worse. Although that's over I still can't shake the difficulty of breathing. I think I opened up a can of worms because it was never like this before.

 

[Biscayne]

Nah I was high and thought I was dying. Got in my head and made it worse. Although that's over I still can't shake the difficulty of breathing. I think I opened up a can of worms because it was never like this before.

High?



Off of what exactly?

 

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High?



Off of what exactly?

Off something I'll never ever take in my life again.
#SoberGang

 

[Biscayne]

Off something I'll never ever take in my life again.
#SoberGang

You don't seem like the type to get high. What provoked you to do such a thing?

 

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You don't seem like the type to get high. What provoked you to do such a thing?

I wanted to unwind after the three weeks of work I did non-stop. Didn't expect the opposite to happen. My younger brother took the same thing and told me not to do it but did I listen? Naw. I remember everything

 

[BlackStarLine]

I wanted to unwind after the three weeks of work I did non-stop. Didn't expect the opposite to happen. My younger brother took the same thing and told me not to do it but did I listen? Naw. I remember everything

Yeah I got high off of something that took me to a straight panic attack. Like you I thought it would relax me. I was wrong. Never again.

 

[Biscayne]

I wanted to unwind after the three weeks of work I did non-stop. Didn't expect the opposite to happen. My younger brother took the same thing and told me not to do it but did I listen? Naw. I remember everything

There are other ways to unwind without getting high. And having anxiety exacerbates the feeling of being high. Taking things that can alter your state or alter your feeling of reality makes it worse for those of us with anxiety. The one time I got high, I started freaking out. It was synthetic. Funny enough, this was 2yrs before I had my first official panic attack. So that might've been a proto panic attack or a sign of things to come. How I felt while on that synthetic was how I felt during every panic attack. Altered state of reality and anxiety don't seem to mix. Xanax seems to work opposite. It seems to make everything real, and gives everything a base or anchor.

 

[King Musa]

After taking care of some recent financial issues..my stress level has gone down tremendously...Feels great.

 

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There are other ways to unwind without getting high. And having anxiety exacerbates the feeling of being high. Taking things that can alter your state or alter your feeling of reality makes it worse for those of us with anxiety. The one time I got high, I started freaking out. It was synthetic. Funny enough, this was 2yrs before I had my first official panic attack. So that might've been a proto panic attack or a sign of things to come. How I felt while on that synthetic was how I felt during every panic attack. Altered state of reality and anxiety don't seem to mix. Xanax seems to work opposite. It seems to make everything real, and gives everything a base or anchor.

Crazy. It amplified my fears something serious. I can't even drink coffee without feeling antsy. And ironically I was talking to a friend just last week about how I handle things and I'm not sure what I would do if something traumatic happened since I have never experienced anything drastic happen in my life. The physical reaction really sucks

 

[grazazaza]

Xanax seems to work opposite. It seems to make everything real, and gives everything a base or anchor.

Xanax works wonders for my social anxiety no stress, sweating or nervousness during specific social situations, the bad thing though is that you build up a tolerance level really quick

 

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Xanax works wonders for my social anxiety no stress, sweating or nervousness during specific social situations, the bad thing though is that you build up a tolerance level really quick

I heard bricks turns you into a zombie depending on the dosage

 

[grazazaza]

I heard bricks turns you into a zombie depending on the dosage

Yep heard that too reason why you gotta be reaal careful with benzos

 

[Biscayne]

There are other ways to unwind without getting high. And having anxiety exacerbates the feeling of being high. Taking things that can alter your state or alter your feeling of reality makes it worse for those of us with anxiety. The one time I got high, I started freaking out. It was synthetic. Funny enough, this was 2yrs before I had my first official panic attack. So that might've been a proto panic attack or a sign of things to come. How I felt while on that synthetic was how I felt during every panic attack. Altered state of reality and anxiety don't seem to mix. Xanax seems to work opposite. It seems to make everything real, and gives everything a base or anchor.

The Horrible thing about Xanax, is that it's easy to become dependent on them and to form an addiction. I should've clarified this instead of making Xanax sound like a positive.

 

[semtex]

I never would have guessed that I'd be so miserable at this stage in my life when I have so much going for me. Then again I guess I'm only really thriving in the professional and financial realms of my life. I've dealt with anxiety and depression for years but college (both the social and academic aspects) distracted me from it. Now that I don't have that anymore it's just me and my inner turmoil face to face. My anxiety is off the charts, i haven't felt this uncomfortable in my own skin since I was in middle school.