u/AnnualAntique7012

Was diagnosed at age 13 and getting ready to turn 35 in August.

I have experienced years of 3+ attacks a day and years of only 1-2 per month.

i am dumbfounded after thousands maybe even tens of thousands of attacks I still get myself in these situations of fearing the fear. Thats my biggest trigger The fear and the symptoms.

”Everything will be fine”. No, it never is. I feel like I’m dying or having adrenaline rush like I’m skydiving inside while I smile and nod like everything is just fine.

It’s sad I’ve had panic more of life than ive not at this point.

Have done 2 SSRIs, a benzo, and a beta blocker. Also done talk therapy, and EMDR and I have quite possibly the largest private collection of self help books (jokes).

How blessed it must be to not know this terrible illness. Praying someday I’ll be free of It. Hugs to all the warriors fighting anxiety

Big baby with sensory issues and panic disorder. I've never rode a coaster lol!

I have done small drop rides like Pirates and Frozen (mildly uncomfortable but fine as infants ride it pull yourself together Woman!).

Last trip I also did Tiana's. I thought I was going to die but it the drops were actually really quick. Would honestly probably do it again! Didn't enjoy Soarin but was fine as long as my eyes were closed.

If I can handle Tiana's, can I handle Rise? How does it compare as obviously Tiana's is sort of a gravity water ride and Rise is described as a free fall? Can you compare it to anything else? How many seconds does it last? TIA <3

Potential Trigger warning

Did anyone else not know what the heck this phobia was?

Background: When I was 11 or 12 (I remember it was 7th and 8th grade) I started randomly having panic attacks with nausea. This led to panic attacks with vomiting.

(I still have panic attacks 20+ years later and haven't vomited from one in forever. I think it was a combination of hormones and acid reflux. If you haven't vomited from anxiety you likely won't just start).

Obviously I was in school most of my day so I often went to the school nurse. She'd take my temp. and let me lay down.

Sometimes I vomited in her office. Sometimes not. Eventually it got to the point where I'd go and tell her hey I vomited all over this bathroom or that bathroom so she could get the janitor.

She often asked if I was pregnant, but mental health was never brought up once. She thought I was trying to get out of class. I was a good student and never broke the rules. It was the 2000's so mental health wasn't as "mainstream" but it's not like it was the 70s where they denied it existed.

I'm not going to lie I hold SO much anger and resentment towards her. As perhaps if I knew what it was and got treatment sooner than 2 years after it started it wouldn't be so severe.

My mom (who has her own issues) would get sad and cry or mad when I would throw up. She was just worried about me I think. She'd say things like "your therapist can talk to you till she's blue in the face, you have to do what she tells you" and "Don't tell me you're starting this again".

She actually got diagnosed with panic attacks during the 2020 stuff. Of course when she had them we stayed home, I did the shopping, ect. When I had them it was I don't care if you feel bad let's go to this mall 2 hours away. You have to be brave.

After 2-3 years I did get into therapy but it been to late. The fear of control and vomit was so deeply ingrained.

To be honest I'm not sure I really knew I have a vomit phobia until I was in my first year of college. The student in front of me left the room to throw up several times during a class and he was passing me paper. I went home and wiped down my binder and it turned into this frenzy of oh my god my pencil, my bag touched my bed, blah blah blah until I basically stripped and sanitized the whole room.

Hmmm I think I'm scared of throwing up lol. I always knew I was terrified of getting sick but just never knew how to put it into thoughts/words.

I know I need to let the past be the past and forgive and forget. I am religious. But it just hasn't been my reality to let it go and not dwell on how I was treated as a kid.

Anyone else in Peri suffering anxiety in the 7 days between when bleeding stops and ovulation begins. I've had anxiety my whole life literally since preschool. But this a whole other beast.

Severe, unable to focus, jittery. Unable to distract myself, coping mechanisms not working. Other parts of my cycle I feel like I cope really well even in super stressful situations.

I saw a Tiktok (I know I know but it was from a doctor though) that said you may feel in Peri how you felt in puberty which I'd say was when my anxiety was 100% the worst ever. Put a lightbulb off that it could be hormone related.

I'm only 35 but started bleeding at age 10. Terrified to try any pills as mini pill I tried at the start of the year and had a ton of side effects.

The most maddening thing about this phobia for me (suffering for around 22 years) is I know 1000% how irrational I am.

I KNOW I'm fine. But my body insists on being physically and mentally anxious about it.

Twice in the last month or so I've had mild stomach cramping after drinking coffee. I know I'm fine and its just upsetting my gut. Instead of going on with my day I'm like well remember that 0.00001 chance it's not that. Let's just think about it all day scan our body. Let's have panic attack after panic attack. Let's visualize it happening and how embarrassed you'd be.

I've been in and out of therapy since I was 13. I've done so many therapies like CBT, ERP, and but reframing my thoughts honestly makes me feel no better. I know they're not based in reality.

Nothing seems to get me out of these cycles. What do you do thought wise. Any other evidence based therapies you'd suggest? Please share! Thank you! <3

I know the answer here will vary widely but I just wanted to get a rough estimate before I make my appointment. How much can be done in a visit and what is the average price? I know this will vary a ton but I just need to know is it like $5000, $10,000, $50,000?

I paid a little 3k for impacted wisdom teeth removal about 10 years ago. can’t remember how long it took.

On average how many extractions, fillings, or root canals can be done in a typical session? What‘s a typical bill?

I have severe anxiety that makes me shake like I have the chills despite high dose benzodiazepines and a history of not going numb so exploring this avenue.