Anti anxiety.
I’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THAT CAT ONE FOREVER
Tag: panic attack
do you ever tire of how, like, dramatic anxiety is?? it’s like. bitch. bitch. it’s not that serious. we’ll live. it’ll probably be a pain in the ass, but we’ll live. so stop making me feel like i’m actively dying.
I have been saying for years that neurotypical people have NO IDEA HOW BORING anxiety and depression are. It’s not so much, ‘OMG, the world is ending, how will I cope????’ but ‘Seriously? Again? Bitch, I GOT SHIT TO DO. Outside. You know, the place I’m having a panic attack at thinking about going. FFS, GET IT TOGETHER.’
*breathes*
I am okay.
I am okay, in this moment.
I will be okay, no matter what my brain is trying to tell me.
It’s miswired, poor thing, and it’s just trying to help by signaling to panic.
You do not need to panic.
Things will be okay.
Okay?
Okay.
(okay to reblog, if it helps you)
@ClarkGregg : I love combat sports and adrenaline. I also suffer from anxiety and panic attacks. They’re part of me and dealing with them has made me a stronger, deeper human. That’s why #idontmind telling you that your mental health is as important as your physical health. So let’s talk about it and wear the words #idontmind. #miaw17 @nami @idontmind #mentalillnessawareness
Clap your hands if you’re actually low key mentally ill as fuck and can hardly handle anything and you feeling like no one actually likes you at all and all you wanna do is sleep your life away
PTSD is your brain trying to make sure you DON’T DIE.
Humans are really good at adapting so that we don’t die. That’s kind of our whole *THING*. We adapt.
If something BAD and SCARY and DANGEROUS happens, your brain tries to teach you to react better next time. If the Bad Scary Dangerous thing happens a lot, that’s reinforcing it. With CPTSD, the Bad Scary Dangerous thing happened often enough and frequently enough that your whole psyche developed around it.
You learn to notice the tiny things that signal the Bad Scary Dangerous Thing might happen – even if you don’t consciously know that you know that – so that you are braced to react and defend yourself. They become triggers so that you are primed to respond.
Hypervigilance? Better to panic unnecessarily than to get dead because you didn’t recognize a threat in time, right? It’s uncomfortable and a waste of energy but you’re not dead.
Nightmares about the Bad Thing? Dreams are PRACTICE. You are trying to learn how to react better or faster or more effectively next time.
Avoidance? Dissociating is better than just completely breaking and shutting down entirely.
The thing is, even if you are not in that situation anymore, your brain did not get the memo. It is trying! But it takes a lot of work to convince it that “No really, it is safe now!”
I guess what I’m saying is cut yourself some slack. You are doing your best and you’re not dead. ❤
Back atcha, sweetie. You said it better than me, and you need to hear it from someone besides yourself. (I know I do.)
knitting in the dark 