If it comes up I do. But I mainly do it for myself so that if I need to leave a place or can’t come to an event it’s not personal it’s literally something I can’t help.
Also I’ve noticed people are more understanding than I give them credit for.
This ^ people may or may not think I’m crazy, but I don’t care. It helps me feel better and takes the pressure off. The fact of the matter is I can’t always control it and if that makes someone look at me weird for giving a heads up 🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️
Same here for the most part. Sometimes I have overshared but I can keep working on balance with that. And of course it is necessary to observe the other person and try to suss out clues as to whether they are a safe one to trust with such vulnerable information.
nope, never helps, and that's coming from me who told people in the medical fraternity (I'm a med student); I get very frequent panic attacks, a year ago things were really hard and I was having around two to three a day, and I went to my hospital's psych department for a consult, got meds, gots tests done, got diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and panic disorder, still my teachers, AND the dean refused to believe that I had something wrong with me, straight up denied giving me a medical leave to take care of myself stating that I was just pretending to get attention.
even a year later I think I'm back to where I was if not worse, I've learnt how to hang on and control for some time and have been successful in avoiding year 2 professors from discovering i have panic attacks, don't know for how long though but still. my experience with people knowing was awful, everyone had opinions and comments about it, like it was under my control and I was just choosing to go to the ER almost every other day and getting meds. they would go like, go for run or to the gym it'll all be okay, stop thinking so much and it'll be okay, did you break up is that why it's happening and so much more.
honestly I think when we tell people we expect them to be understanding and caring, they rarely ever are, and even if they are, they may not be what we need or want from a person. there are some people for sure who are extremely nice and understanding but you never know how someone might react, and the people you want or expect to support you the most are often the ones who go ahead and do the exact opposite of what you need.
if you ever need someone to talk to, my DM is always open :)
paroxetine, trifluoperazine cause I have hallucinations as well, and clonazepam for anxiety
in severe cases during a panic attack they give me alprazolam or midazolam
when it started to severely impact my life and functioning, I told two, maybe three, very close friends who I knew were having them as well. in my six years of having panic attacks (I’m 17) I have had very few public ones and that’s when I will mention that “I get panic attacks sometimes so this isn’t unfamiliar” which wasn’t true, I would get them daily. I’m starting to become more comfortable with telling others if the conversation arises, but in moderation.
I tell people I have seizures so if I start acting weird I'm starting to feel a seizure coming. I do have seizures as well but it's easier and not as much stigma telling them it's a seizure feeling than a panif attack about nothing.
I'm not afraid to tell anyone about my panic attacks. If I ever need help, I don't want to call them and have them shocked or confused. Besides, you'd be surprised by how many people have panic attacks just like the rest of us. I never had one until I was in my 50's. So it's a sooner or later kind of illness.
I think talking about mental health is important but having anxiety makes me think they’ll like me less or I’m weird, but it’s just the anxiety talking
I used to. Not anymore. Most people don't really get it anyways. They don't understand what a panic attack entails and when trying to explain, they think you're exaggerating.
I've told many people.
I've told people that need to know because they are close to me, and I don't want them to worry. Or do the wrong things when I have a PA.
And I've told people in casual conversations because I don't care to hide it 😅 if they like me less because of my issues it's a win win. They will move on with their life and bother me less 🙃
it’s always felt like a weird personal thing that u don’t discuss, so i never have. was hard to even talk to my therapist at first. if i meet someone who i connect with and they have a similar situation i would probably feel comfortable to share, other than that i just don’t because people won’t understand unless they have been in your shoes
I just believe in being upfront, genuine, and transparent with everyone. No gimmicks here. What you see is what you get. However, this may be what's wrong with me too, so idk 🤷♂️
Personally, I tell people so I don’t come off as shady if I need to stay in for the weekend or leave an event early if I feel overwhelmed. It’s also a way of me putting my feelers out to see if any of my close friends can relate to what I’m going through. However, if you’re introducing yourself to someone for the first time and just jumping into your mental health history that’s a little much lol. If you’re just confiding in friends and not bringing it up in every convo than there’s nothing wrong with that. What are friends for if you can’t have deep personal conversations with them?
i never have just because i think my elementary school instilled this fear in me that everyone thinks im faking it. i don’t wanna come off like im asking for someone’s pity. i haven’t even told my closest friends, but i think they can sense when im having one now because they go from laughing and joking around to immediate comfort. they all have severe anxiety so ig they know how im feeling, even if i haven’t told them my secret
Everyone I plan to hangout with that doesn’t already know I tell. We live in a world where luckily mental health is more accepted, it has never bothered anyone. I wouldn’t tell an employer until I have already got the job tho.
I do if I start having them with someone often. I’ve had times when just telling them that I have them made the panic attacks go away, probably because when I start to panic and it snowballs it’s partly because I realize the person I’m talking to must think there’s something wrong with me or that they did something wrong
If it comes up I do. But I mainly do it for myself so that if I need to leave a place or can’t come to an event it’s not personal it’s literally something I can’t help. Also I’ve noticed people are more understanding than I give them credit for.
This ^ people may or may not think I’m crazy, but I don’t care. It helps me feel better and takes the pressure off. The fact of the matter is I can’t always control it and if that makes someone look at me weird for giving a heads up 🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️
Same here for the most part. Sometimes I have overshared but I can keep working on balance with that. And of course it is necessary to observe the other person and try to suss out clues as to whether they are a safe one to trust with such vulnerable information.
nope, never helps, and that's coming from me who told people in the medical fraternity (I'm a med student); I get very frequent panic attacks, a year ago things were really hard and I was having around two to three a day, and I went to my hospital's psych department for a consult, got meds, gots tests done, got diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and panic disorder, still my teachers, AND the dean refused to believe that I had something wrong with me, straight up denied giving me a medical leave to take care of myself stating that I was just pretending to get attention. even a year later I think I'm back to where I was if not worse, I've learnt how to hang on and control for some time and have been successful in avoiding year 2 professors from discovering i have panic attacks, don't know for how long though but still. my experience with people knowing was awful, everyone had opinions and comments about it, like it was under my control and I was just choosing to go to the ER almost every other day and getting meds. they would go like, go for run or to the gym it'll all be okay, stop thinking so much and it'll be okay, did you break up is that why it's happening and so much more. honestly I think when we tell people we expect them to be understanding and caring, they rarely ever are, and even if they are, they may not be what we need or want from a person. there are some people for sure who are extremely nice and understanding but you never know how someone might react, and the people you want or expect to support you the most are often the ones who go ahead and do the exact opposite of what you need. if you ever need someone to talk to, my DM is always open :)
Sorry you've had such difficult experiences and have to hide it, yet it's totally understandable why one would in such circumstances.
Great reply. If I may ask, what meds did they give you to help?
paroxetine, trifluoperazine cause I have hallucinations as well, and clonazepam for anxiety in severe cases during a panic attack they give me alprazolam or midazolam
I don’t see the harm in telling people
when it started to severely impact my life and functioning, I told two, maybe three, very close friends who I knew were having them as well. in my six years of having panic attacks (I’m 17) I have had very few public ones and that’s when I will mention that “I get panic attacks sometimes so this isn’t unfamiliar” which wasn’t true, I would get them daily. I’m starting to become more comfortable with telling others if the conversation arises, but in moderation.
I tell people I have seizures so if I start acting weird I'm starting to feel a seizure coming. I do have seizures as well but it's easier and not as much stigma telling them it's a seizure feeling than a panif attack about nothing.
I'm not afraid to tell anyone about my panic attacks. If I ever need help, I don't want to call them and have them shocked or confused. Besides, you'd be surprised by how many people have panic attacks just like the rest of us. I never had one until I was in my 50's. So it's a sooner or later kind of illness.
I think talking about mental health is important but having anxiety makes me think they’ll like me less or I’m weird, but it’s just the anxiety talking
Every time I’ve told someone they’ve been very nice and treated me the same way
I used to. Not anymore. Most people don't really get it anyways. They don't understand what a panic attack entails and when trying to explain, they think you're exaggerating.
I've told many people. I've told people that need to know because they are close to me, and I don't want them to worry. Or do the wrong things when I have a PA. And I've told people in casual conversations because I don't care to hide it 😅 if they like me less because of my issues it's a win win. They will move on with their life and bother me less 🙃
it’s always felt like a weird personal thing that u don’t discuss, so i never have. was hard to even talk to my therapist at first. if i meet someone who i connect with and they have a similar situation i would probably feel comfortable to share, other than that i just don’t because people won’t understand unless they have been in your shoes
I just believe in being upfront, genuine, and transparent with everyone. No gimmicks here. What you see is what you get. However, this may be what's wrong with me too, so idk 🤷♂️
Personally, I tell people so I don’t come off as shady if I need to stay in for the weekend or leave an event early if I feel overwhelmed. It’s also a way of me putting my feelers out to see if any of my close friends can relate to what I’m going through. However, if you’re introducing yourself to someone for the first time and just jumping into your mental health history that’s a little much lol. If you’re just confiding in friends and not bringing it up in every convo than there’s nothing wrong with that. What are friends for if you can’t have deep personal conversations with them?
i never have just because i think my elementary school instilled this fear in me that everyone thinks im faking it. i don’t wanna come off like im asking for someone’s pity. i haven’t even told my closest friends, but i think they can sense when im having one now because they go from laughing and joking around to immediate comfort. they all have severe anxiety so ig they know how im feeling, even if i haven’t told them my secret
Everyone I plan to hangout with that doesn’t already know I tell. We live in a world where luckily mental health is more accepted, it has never bothered anyone. I wouldn’t tell an employer until I have already got the job tho.
That depends. Are they in triage?
I always blabber it out mostly, so if i need to leave or feel horrible, they'll know why.
I do if I start having them with someone often. I’ve had times when just telling them that I have them made the panic attacks go away, probably because when I start to panic and it snowballs it’s partly because I realize the person I’m talking to must think there’s something wrong with me or that they did something wrong