When a Panic Attack Happens -

When a Panic Attack Happens





When I first moved to
Seattle after college,
I thought my life
was going to be great
because I was done attending
the Asperger's support college
program I went to.
And it was finally, OK,
I can live my own life--
until the panic attacks
started every single night when
the sun went down.
And that was one of the most
miserable moments of my life,
knowing that every single
night, my day would be good,
and then night
would fall, and I'd
go into absolute utter panic,
like horrible, fetal ball
on the floor,
crying, screaming, I
don't want to die panic attacks.
And it was miserable.
But obviously, right now I'm
not having a panic attack.
I haven't in a long time.
But the interesting thing is, I
actually have at the same time.
You see, how you handle panic
attacks is not to fight them,
is not to resist them.
It's to realize
that your body is
having an emotional reaction.
That is not the actual
reality of the situation,
even though it can alter
your brain a little bit.
You breathe, and you allow.
The minute my panic
attacks stopped--
I remember this really clearly.
I was watching How to Train
Your Dragon Two in theaters.
And right about in the
middle of the movie,
I was still fighting my
panic every single moment.
And I just went, I'm done.
I give up.
I refuse to fight anymore.
If you want to take me, take me.
But it's not worth me fighting.
And then they stopped, like
literally that instant.
The only reason why
it was continuing
is because I was fighting it.
The minute I stopped
fighting it, it went away
and I stopped having
panic attacks.
I stopped freaking out.
I stopped all of this.
And sure, I'd get
the feeling again.
But then I would just
let it go through.
So now, almost every day,
I get the feeling again
because it's just a
feeling and stuff happens.
But I just say, OK, cool.
Yeah, you're a feeling.
Be a feeling.
And then it goes away,
and life is good.
Instead of stop it, stop it.
No, I don't want it any more!
And it builds, and it builds,
and it builds, and it builds,
and it builds, and it builds.
And then [PANTING].
And then you're
having a panic attack.
Other things that have
helped me in the short term,
Bach flower essences--
B-A-C-H flower essences.
Amazing, utterly
life-changing-- you
can get them at Whole
Foods or online.
I highly suggest you start
with a rescue remedy,
as well as just learning how to
do transcendental meditation,
or really any form
of meditation,
where you can sit and
calm yourself down.
Those, to me, are
the biggest things
that allowed me
to get some space,
calm down, and then
move on with my life,
instead of trying to fight
it and stuff it back down.
Because if you just
stuff it back down,
it's just going to come
back up at a later point.
You need to get it out,
not invisible, still there.
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I'd love to help you some more.
This is just the
tip of the iceberg.
My name is Danny Raede.
I'm the CEO of Asperger Experts.
I was diagnosed with
Asperger's when I was 12.
And I want you to
remember something.
You are creative.
You are resourceful.
And you are whole.
Feel that.
And you have a great day.
Bye.

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