I’m currently panicking and feeling extremely scared and disconnected from my surroundings. I’m far from home and in an unfamiliar place and don’t know what to do. I’m nowhere near my comfort zone and all my normal anti-anxiety tricks have failed. 

I’m sitting against a wall trying to get my bearings, but I feel like I’m on a boat. These symptoms are really concerning to me since I’ve never experienced them this strongly before. 

I feel dizzy, nauseous, and disconnected from reality. I can’t move, because every time I do I feel like I’m on a boat, like the world is spinning. I’m drinking water and I know I should eat something, but I’m afraid to because I’m in public and afraid of being sick. 

I can’t leave where I am for hours. I feel utterly powerless and afraid and panicked. Please — someone tell me this will pass. Someone tell me this is “normal” for a panic attack and give me pointers for how I can pull myself out of this. Because right now, I seriously don’t know what I’m going to do.