Dealing with Panic Attack Episodes

Most definitely. It feels much like depersonalization within reality. Almost like I’m dreaming. It’s hard to decipher what’s real life and what isn’t when I’m having one of these episodes. Which then makes my anxiety even worse. Panic attacks often come with depersonalization which is exactly what you explained. It’s hard to break out of truly. There’s nothing I can really do to break it out. Usually I feel like distracting myself is really helpful. I’ll start playing a game on my phone or watching something on tv or simply just taking a nap hopping when I wake up I feel better. Most of the times after I just feel really confused. I have to look at my surroundings and use my senses to understand reality again. I’m usually very shaky with a rapid heartbeat and hyperventilating for a bit after the episode is over. Message me if you need to talk about this I’d love to talk to someone also.

I’m not sure exactly if it’s the same but I do know that when I come out of a panic attack it feels like waking up from a dream. Well, more like waking up from a nightmare. I hardly remember anything about the panic attack itself just that I was all of a sudden overcome with fear I’ve been shaking and hyperventilating at points and often times I become aware of what I’m doing and where I am and I’m in a position I don’t even really remember moving into. Often times I’m very confused and In sort of a semi dream like state as if I just woke up from a nap I didn’t expect to take or something. Usually to combat this I have to ground myself by noticing where I am what things are in the room around me what I can feel smell taste and see around me etc. my husband and I have a thing where when I come out of a panic attack I like to touch his beard to remind me that I’m next to him now and I’m okay and usually he tells me “you just had a a panic attack” because I’m prone to being in a very confused state after having a panic attack