#panic-attacks

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Books
fromThe Atlantic
3 days ago

A Raw Depiction of What Panic Feels Like

Panic attacks can feel like consciousness leaping out of the mind, producing overwhelming physical sensations and metaphors such as magpies or collapsing stomachs.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

How We Respond to Panic Attacks, and How We Can Do Better

Panic attacks are real, disabling, and often lead to avoidance, constriction, hypervigilance, and numbing, yet recovery is possible through lived-experience–informed strategies.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

The room started to spin, my breath grew short': could I conquer my fear of public speaking?

My vision is fuzzy, my heart is racing and my lungs are emptying of oxygen. I've just been asked to speak in a meeting at my first graduate job on a fashion magazine. My task is simple read out the week's social media stats but I can't make it through. I cut the presentation short. I sit down, murmuring an apology, my eyes stinging with tears.
Mental health
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Mental health
fromNew York Post
4 months ago

Burnt-out employees are taking mental health leaves - here are some ways to approach a needed break

Carolina Lasso's experience highlights the importance of mental health support and the normalization of taking mental health leave.
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