[Guest]

i am suffering with panic attacks, anxiety and detachment. i am scared to go too far from home because i dont want to have a panic attack while im immensly detached, i have though. my fear is that i will have a panic attack and leave the situation conciously and return once it has passed, although this would be a defense mechanism, i fear it...it has never happened. however i have had numerous panic attacks and believed that i might lose it, i have acted irrationally and i am struggling to control my actions during them....being detached makes it so difficult. i have been in therapy for a long time in regards to the anxiety and detachment, but i just wanted to know if anyone struggles with this too, any advice, anything....

 

[jc]

i suffer from this and its terrifying...my mind will just leave me and it feels like im just this shell without a mind of my own...but ! it does pass,so just keep facing your fears and tell yourself it will pass

 

[danilee]

I am new to the detachment feeling, its the worst feeling. I hate it. Luckily as long as i dont think about it too much it doesnt really surface. I have chronic anxiety and panic attacks along with my new symptom DP!
good luck

 

[mulder]

I used to be scared to leave the house because I didn't want to loose concentration and wind up under a bus or something, as I didn't think i'd be able to retain control of my actions. I did once walk the wrong way to the shops, after I drifted off into a daydream whilst I was walking along, and this is what made the fear of loosing control more intense. Eventually though, I got over it. I still sometimes feel like I'm going to loose my mind and do something stupid or dangerous, but it passes and I've done nothing of the sort. I'm sure you'll get over this as you gain confidence and face the fear.

 

[jc]

the trouble is we are so used to grabbing hold of our thoughts 24/7 that when we go onto autopilot we make mistakes and then panic and quickly grab ahold of our own thoughts again...i cant see an easy way out of this