u/Comprehensive-Gene-1

Hi all. Apologies if this doesn't really fit in this sub. Below I'm going to post the body of a post I did in r/panicdisorder.

Tonight, while laying in bed with my 37 week pregnant wife, I felt the beginning stages of a panic attack.no big deal, this happens sometimes. Just ride it out, right? Wrong.

It quickly turns into a full blown panic attack and derealization. The back of my head and neck are on fire like boiling water is being poured down them and my stomach is twisting and turning begging me to vomit. I jump out of bed and put on clothes and start pacing around my house while this panic attack is going. It should be noted I also have PTSD from a drug induced psychosis event from back in college. Haven't touched them since. All that's racing through my head now is "oh God I'm going to go into psychosis. Oh God right when my wife is gonna be having a baby. Its already started I can't stop it. Please God do something, why won't you help."

My wife suggests we go on a walk outside since that's helped me in the past. I listen and we take a short walk where I feel maybe a tad better but as soon as I get back the panic sinks in deep again. I start sobbing because I don't know what to do and feel stuck. Like I'll be trapped in this dark dimension forever. Then, I go to the bathroom and vomit. Like 4 times. I've been dealing with panic disorder for 4(?) years and despite how it always makes me nauseous, it's never made me actually vomit.

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Any other dads out there that have experience with this? I'm now terrified I can't be there for my wife and son when he decides to come. I feel like a failure to my wife

Hi. Always been a lurker, not a poster.

Tonight, while laying in bed with my 37 week pregnant wife, I felt the beginning stages of a panic attack.no big deal, this happens sometimes. Just ride it out, right? Wrong.

It quickly turns into a full blown panic attack and derealization. The back of my head and neck are on fire like boiling water is being poured down them and my stomach is twisting and turning begging me to vomit. I jump out of bed and put on clothes and start pacing around my house while this panic attack is going. It should be noted I also have PTSD from a drug induced psychosis event from back in college. Haven't touched them since. All that's racing through my head now is "oh God I'm going to go into psychosis. Oh God right when my wife is gonna be having a baby. Its already started I can't stop it. Please God do something, why won't you help."

My wife suggests we go on a walk outside since that's helped me in the past. I listen and we take a short walk where I feel maybe a tad better but as soon as I get back the panic sinks in deep again. I start sobbing because I don't know what to do and feel stuck. Like I'll be trapped in this dark dimension forever. Then, I go to the bathroom and vomit. Like 4 times. I've been dealing with panic disorder for 4(?) years and despite how it always makes me nauseous, it's never made me actually vomit.

I guess the purpose of this is kinda open. I see a therapist weekly already. I take prozac 60mg daily already. I don't know what else I can do right. This is not the life I want

Does anyone all of a sudden have battery issues? I've had the ring about 6 months. It used to last over a week without charging, now it barely goes 3 days...

Edit: this is the ringconn gen 2

My wife is 35 weeks pregnant as of Sunday. According to hospital policy, if baby is born now, he is not automatically required to stay in the NICU. In my head that means he's allowed out now. I can't wait any more... Due date is June 7th but that seems sooo far away. Every little Braxton Hicks is like the baby toying with me, saying almost, but not yet. How do you get through these final weeks??!