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is there a way I can give myself a panic disorder so that people will take me seriously
some people just don’t know how lucky they are to have the “severe” kind of stuff like real panic attacks cus now everyone is telling me that I’m actually fine and it’s not that bad so I should just get over it cus I don’t have the real obvious symptoms
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Anonymous 1w

i hear what you’re saying. i feel the same way about the abuse i’ve gone through. but as someone with a “severe” panic disorder, people still don’t take it seriously. nothing will ever be enough for those people that try to invalidate our experiences, ml. always here if you wanna talk ❤️

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Anonymous 1w

what in the fuck

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1w

I mean I was directly told that because I don’t have random panic attacks it isn’t that serious so I think it would make them take it seriously since that’s the exact thing that I’ve been told is more serious

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

i’ve passed out bc of hyperventilating during a panic attack. person didn’t care. my first panic attack was in middle school while with the school counselor. she was very evidently annoyed with me and her and my mom chatted and laughed together while i was recovering from it. no matter the circumstances, there will always be people that it’s not “bad enough” for them to care

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