
I’m a 22 yr old female. I was never really a paranoid person, but these past 4-6 months I’ve seem to develop panic attacks and when I have them there is this overwhelming feeling of extreme paranoia as if I’m going to die any second for any various of reasons. It usually hits me in the evening and or right before bed. 

It truly scares me. I try to call a friend or family member when it happens but no one has been able to help calm me down during this strange episode in fact the opposite, so I now just stay to myself when it happens despite the extreme fear. Since they’ve never experienced it before, it makes them angry and upset which can make my anxiety go through the roof even more. I try to pray it out but then feels like I’m about to pass out. 

What could be going on can anyone relate? It’s honestly terrifying and I’m open to whatever needs to be done to stop it. There were a few nights I rlly felt the only way to stop it was to end me. It makes me feel crazy when it’s happening like I can’t control my own thoughts and mind. Once before Idk how I kept from sho*ting myself in the head. Idk how I get through it each time it happens. But I noticed it’s becoming more frequent. 

Only thing I can relate the feeling to is this one time I was strung out on too much THC and this same paranoia kicked in that I had never felt before. It was like I was possessed it was so awful. The feeling is so similar but without the THC and cotton mouth!!! Like damn if I’m going to feel same at least let it be bc I’m smoking not bc I’m just trying to relax and go to sleep or do laundry 🤦🏻‍♀️. 

Only major life changes I would say have affected me mentally was a devastating breakup. But that was back in idk June or July I guess. It still hurts if I think about it but other than that my life has improved if anything or at least stayed the same and I never experienced anything like this before. I did notice for awhile I was having bad even traumatic flashbacks reliving some memories of that relationship that I kept locked and that would make me feel depressed but I began to control that. Now all a sudden I’m having these awful panic attacks my heart rate shoot’s up I feel dizzy and paranoia sets in to the max and feels like my heart will stop. 


Please help me figure out what’s going on and how to stop it please. It’s starting to get in the way of my life I never know when it’s gonna hit.

I’m also a healthy person in general I’m active I eat right and various food groups I drink a lot of hot tea different kinds which I’ve done for years. I don’t rlly so drugs or drink. I did start sh a little bit which is a weird way felt was helping but then I didn’t trust myself not to go to far so I’ve been trying to ween myself off that.