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you guys what does an anxiety attack feel like? i’m not sure if im having one but ive been feeling weird the past couple of days
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Anonymous 3w

idk if they last for days i think that’d be more of an episode. an attack is usually a quick sudden type of thing i think

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Anonymous 3w

^#1 said is what I was thinking. My anxiety/panic attacks start off feeling like an intense headache. I get stuck in the throat and usuallyy end up shaking and crying on the floor by the end. During it, be it the direct trigger or unrelated, any issues I have going on currently suddenly become black and white.. or black and black. It feels like rapid unavoidable doom and makes me irrational and extremist.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 3w

But it lasts maybe 45-120minutes. If you’re feeling smn across multiple days I wouldn’t call it a single anxiety “attack” but rather anxiety that’s ongoing or stress or smn else that spread out longer. best of luck ;/

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