@Zoe-w8v
i love how she said “can also look like” and not “what it really looks like” because not all peoples’ anxiety looks the same, and most times people misunderstand that.
@jocelynllamas6600
There was one guy in my entire career who picked up on my anxiety. Looking back, I appreciate his ability to pick up on it. I would (and still do) sit completely still, look straight ahead, and wouldn't say a word. He would tell me that everything was gonna be alright and remind me that he was right next to me. Good guy.
@dyrun-me777
That's true. I freeze up, I don't move. I sit. And I can't talk
@kuuchan9823
Me: "I'm having a panic attack" Them: "but you look so calm"
@Dumbledore2206
It’s so good that you say “what it CAN look like” instead of “what it looks like”
@wispyspirits2158
“I don’t believe you’re panicked, you’re really calm” No, Bertha, I’m dissociating while having flashbacks.
@Rand0mP3rs0n6
I’ve had 2 panic attacks in my life and they were both recent. I’m ages 10-13 and i swim competitively, I just had a pretty minor surgery but it impacted my life majorly. I couldn’t walk for a month and was in a wheelchair for about 2 weeks after I was in crutches. I got depressed and when I went back to swim I was trying so hard to get back to how I was before (losing weight and getting stamina and breath control back etc) that I earned myself anxiety and depression. I ended up having a full on panic attack in the water while doing 50 yd sprints. My coach just told me to calm down and keep doing the set so that’s what I did. I couldn’t breathe very well until my practice ended and I drove home. What I did to help my anxiety was stop pushing myself so hard. I still push more than I want to, especially since I’m still trying to lose weight, but it helps. I listen to calming music, read, and swim laps.
@songindarkness
I was once told I couldn’t have much anxiety by a counsellor because I don’t really have the first kind of panic attack but later another therapist explained that holding a lot of tension and stress in the body and freezing is also anxiety.
@LoraLindemann
Sometimes you can't even express it, but feel it deeply
@BeatrizViana13
Love how you specified “always” and “sometimes” because both reactions do exist and it 100% depends on the person, the situation, what triggered the attack, among other things
@carmenricodebaires3810
Finally someone who actually gets it
@xoxolorae
Yes!! This is so important. Anxiety attacks are not the same as PANIC attacks, which can be more like the first part of her act. Anxiety attacks for me is when my mind starts to spiral and I feel sick and like I’m going to die. I generally will act strange — like either rock back and forth without saying anything or scratch my sides or my hands repeatedly. In public, I tend to stop dead in my tracks and just stand there. Had a lady recognize I was having an attack at the grocery store when she saw me idling with my cart in an aisle, stretching my hands out repeatedly. She asked me if I was okay and I simply shook my head no. She said “come with me for a second okay?” and proceeded to ask me my name, what I was at the store for. What kinda recipes I liked, etc. She talked me out of my freeze. Anxiety needs distraction. Our minds become fixated on the doom feeling and we spiral. It’s hard to snap ourselves out of it sometimes. One of the best things you can do for someone is just talk to them about anything besides anxiety. Just be normal and ask them normal questions. Eventually, your brain will re-wire itself and be okay.
@banananutsbestatoes
Mine looks like both it depends on who I’m with and how overwhelmed I am
@leo_thebengal
as someone with pretty severe anxiety both are accurate. its also so annoying when people tell you “your fine” or “stop overreacting” or “just calm down” like its that easy. thanks, i never thought to just tell my anxiety to stop!
@annasimeckova1
It hurts so much when people without anxiety tell you to grow up. As if you were acting like a shy child. THEY HAVE NO IDEA what anxiety feels like and that it's extremely challenging
@abigailabraham2998
The video explains this rlly well, ive always had this stereotypical version of panic attacks but my friend has this where her thoughts take over and affects her negatively.
@katierages
Shaking, fidgeting and spacing out is also a huge thing for me when I get anxiety.
@madissenjansen
As someone with high functioning anxiety who would get yelled at for crying as a child, i resonate with this!
@blessedbeauty3989
I had a panic attack in the middle of taking an important entry exam for nursing. My heart was pounding so hard I thought I was going to have a heart attack. I had to keep myself calm and whisper to the exam attendant that I was having a panic attack and asked if I could go to the bathroom (it was a really tense "official" environment where we had to leave everything in an assigned locker outside of the room, no hoodies, no coats, they even made a woman take off her headband.) I ended up putting cold water on my face and talking myself down and resumed the test. I passed and got my spot in the nursing program but I didn't think I was going to be able to finish initially.
@DrJulie