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Posted 12/17/2016 7:54 PM (GMT 0)
Does anyone else cry after a panic attack. I just felt horrible and after the attack just couldn't stop crying.
Posted 12/17/2016 8:37 PM (GMT 0)
Hi there....yes it's so emotional after a panic attack..
I usually cry during my attacks but feel exhusted afterwards.
Crying is a great release of tension right?
Stay strong!
Posted 12/17/2016 8:56 PM (GMT 0)
D.,

I never really did...but I believe it's a healthy release...so let those tears flow!

I hope you start to feel better soon...and have a peaceful rest of the weekend.

Hugs,

S.C.
Posted 12/17/2016 11:01 PM (GMT 0)
I do sometimes, and sometimes the crying will hit me after a bit of delay, sometimes hours after an anxiety or panic attack. It can be really scary and feel like I don't have any control over the crying. But it does always eventually stop.

I'm sorry you feel so horrible, but you're not alone!
Posted 12/18/2016 2:14 AM (GMT 0)
I think I cry because I'm just fed up with feeling like this. It has ruined my life and I can't be who I want to be. It is like being a prisoner. shakehead I feel I need to start getting angry at it, and telling myself, " this is NOT going to stop me from living"! mad
Posted 12/18/2016 3:34 AM (GMT 0)
That's the spirit D.S.!!

Sometimes anger can have a positive result if it motivates us to break out all the tools and battle the anxiety!

Harness that energy and make it work for you!

S.C.
Posted 12/18/2016 9:40 AM (GMT 0)
Hi
That's just what I did.... I was so low and down with feeling so anxious ..... I got cross
I did write in a thread some while ago about it....
We laugh about it now as my partner says I was like a man on a mission... Or Forrest gump cos I walked and walked felt the fear and did it any way.
So as long as its safe go for it... Anxiety needs to see ... Hey I have had enough.... Do one !!!!
Lol
Sorry I haven't lost the plot .... I just get so passionate that this dreadful illness manages to affect so many of us....
Hope your feeling better soon and your emotions turn from sad to happy xx
Posted 12/19/2016 11:49 PM (GMT 0)
There's such a surge of emotions that follow a panic attack...sadness, shame, anger, frustration, disappointment...
Mine manifest in tears as well. Perfectly normal and healthy response after something so scary.
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