anyone else have a sucky day today?

Hey @missemmazing123, panic attacks are really terrible, feeling like the world around is collapsing is definitely not a nice experience to have. It's okay to not always know what might have caused a meltdown. How do you feel today? 💛

@missemmazing123 hey there! I am so sorry about your panic attack. Loud company makes everything so stressful.

There are times where I have to excuse myself if things are too much and just find a place to hang out (even if it is just staying in the restroom for a little bit to calm down). I can totall relate to that feeling.

Would grounding help at all? I have an example below:

Exercises for Panic/Anxiety:

Before starting this exercise, pay attention to your breathing. Slow, deep, long breaths can help you maintain a sense of calm or help you return to a calmer state. Once you find your breath, go through the following steps to help ground yourself:

5: Acknowledge FIVE things you see around you. It could be a pen, a spot on the ceiling, anything in your surroundings.

4: Acknowledge FOUR things you can touch around you. It could be your hair, a pillow, or the ground under your feet.

3: Acknowledge THREE things you hear. This could be any external sound. If you can hear your belly rumbling that counts! Focus on things you can hear outside of your body.

2: Acknowledge TWO things you can smell. Maybe you are in your office and smell pencil, or maybe you are in your bedroom and smell a pillow. If you need to take a brief walk to find a scent you could smell soap in your bathroom, or nature outside.

1: Acknowledge ONE thing you can taste. What does the inside of your mouth taste like—gum, coffee, or the sandwich from lunch?

@missemmazing123

Hoping today is a better day for you

@missemmazing123

I hope you are doing well.

I am suffering from terrible anxiety for the last 2 weeks. Maybe I will understand a little bit of what you are going through!! I hope you can come out of your crisis.

Take care.