
I’m 18 and I’ve had panic attacks my entire life, it’s just something I’ve dealt with, I’ve had bad ones before, but today was different, it didn’t help that it was about an hour and 45 minutes long. It was my first panic attack since moving out of the country by myself, it was terrifying not having my mom there. I went down to my buildings lobby because I was so scared I’d pass out. It helps me to people watch when I’m panicking too because it helps ground me a bit.

I’m so scared it’ll happen again and since I moved out my anxiety has been through the roof. I’ve been in my apartment for 2,5 months now. I really miss my mom and I just don’t know how I’m supposed to pick up and go to classes this week, I felt like I was going to die today. It was so terrifying. I know a lot of people talk about coping during a panic attack. But does anyone have ways of getting back to normal and feel grounded and just not stuck in my head again?