u/Nearby_Swim317

TLDR I’ve been having intense panic attacks that sometimes cause me to faint and they’ve been being brought on/worsened by intrusive thoughts about how I’m going to have a panic attack and faint even when I’m not anxious. And I am looking for some advice or help or something to help manage this

Not sure if to label this crisis or support wanted as I’ve never posted here before! But I’m desperate for some advice on how to deal with some really intense episodes I’ve been experiencing, I’m posting here as I cannot contact a therapist at this time but it’s been getting very unmanageable.

I recently moved back home from university and for the past month and a half or so I’ve been here I’ve been plagued by intense episodes of anxiety every time I leave the house to go to a store or get into a car. These episodes make my heart race until my blood pressure crashes causing me to either temporarily loose vision or completely faint for a couple seconds or two. I’ve also been having stomach issues, with a couple weeks ago I was having problems with anxiety and bowel urgency but my issues were dismissed by a doctor and they’ve mostly gone away. Although that is another factor to these panic attacks as I have had instances of loosing bowel control during fainting.

When I have these panic attacks i honestly respond very badly to the normal techniques of “ground yourself and breath” etc because my ocd is absolutely obsessed with control, and these solutions do NOT give me a sense of control at all and tend to just make it worse.

But I’m getting so anxious about the fact I start work this Monday and I’ll have to be on the highway and in a new environment starting at 8 am every day (where my anxiety is probably going to be peaked) I’ve taken measures of changing my diet and routines and it’s been making me feel better for the past two days? But I’m afraid it’s not enough and I’m really at a loss here.

If anyone has any similar experiences or advice, anything is helpful

I’ve had anxiety my whole life and I’ve always dealt with it pretty well on my own, recently I moved away for my first year of university last September and it was great, I had less anxiety attacks then ever and only had about two major panic attacks. But ever since moving back home about a month and a half ago I’ve been wrought with EXTREME anxiety that comes on in small bursts that last for only about ten minutes. These usually come on when I leave the house and I enter a car or a store, and they’re most intense when I’m alone and can’t access a bathroom (I’ll explain that later) and it’s wayyy worse in the mornings, like these symptoms tend to go away after 3pm for no apparent reason. What happens is I start to feel nauseated and my heart rate starts going very fast about 120ish when my resting rate is usually in the fifties. It feels like I’m going to throw up/poop myself and then suddenly my blood pressure will crash, I’ll loose a bit of my vision, and if I’m standing up while that happens I will faint. And also! A couple times when that’s happened I’ve literally popped my pants! Which only adds to the fear of not being around a toilet! I ended up going to a doctor about the bowel issues and was told I probably just had food poisoning and am fine. But the problem is that my anxiety has not ended and I keep getting these bouts of extreme anxiety and I don’t know what to do. Especially when I am expected to show up for work next week where I have to drive on the highway, early in the morning. Honestly I’m really scared and I don’t know what to do. Any help would be much appreciated.

TLDR: Since moving back home from university, I’ve been having severe anxiety episodes, especially in the mornings, I get nauseous, my heart races, and I sometimes faint or lose control of my bowels. I don’t know how to manage this and I need some advice

I’ve had anxiety my whole life and I’ve always dealt with it pretty well on my own, recently I moved away for my first year of university last September and it was great, I had less anxiety attacks then ever and only had about two major panic attacks. But ever since moving back home about a month and a half ago I’ve been wrought with EXTREME anxiety that comes on in small bursts that last for only about ten minutes. These usually come on when I leave the house and I enter a car or a store, and they’re most intense when I’m alone and can’t access a bathroom (I’ll explain that later) and it’s wayyy worse in the mornings, like these symptoms tend to go away after 3pm for no apparent reason. What happens is I start to feel nauseated and my heart rate starts going very fast about 120ish when my resting rate is usually in the fifties. It feels like I’m going to throw up/poop myself and then suddenly my blood pressure will crash, I’ll loose a bit of my vision, and if I’m standing up while that happens I will faint. And also! A couple times when that’s happened I’ve literally popped my pants! Which only adds to the fear of not being around a toilet! I ended up going to a doctor about the bowel issues and was told I probably just had food poisoning and am fine. But the problem is that my anxiety has not ended and I keep getting these bouts of extreme anxiety and I don’t know what to do. Especially when I am expected to show up for work next week where I have to drive on the highway, early in the morning. Honestly I’m really scared and I don’t know what to do. Any help would be much appreciated.

TLDR: Since moving back home from university, I’ve been having severe anxiety episodes, especially in the mornings, I get nauseous, my heart races, and I sometimes faint or lose control of my bowels. I don’t know how to manage this and I need some advice

Was with gay guy friend and he was trying to change the cover on his light switch, after a couple failed attempts I stopped him and jokingly said “lemme get this, this is a job for a butch” and he replied with “this is a butch collar job” and I think this is something the community needs to bring into their vocabulary😂

no more blue collar, butch collar.