preface: not sure if it’s the right community, I searched for it in a hurry, you know, given my current state of mind. If I’m wrong, can I be directed to the correct community?
not sure if it’s a panic attack, it’s been hours, and I still feel like I’m about to explode at any moment.
just from a dispute with my ex, plus a long list of stressful things going in in my life rn.
sometimes it fades, but then I get hit with intense exhaustion.
Fuck, I’ve been diagnosed with PTSD but can’t afford any treatment.
Learn to breathe, it’ll help a lot. Straighten your body and then breathe in for 4 counts and out for 8 counts. Twice as much counts out than in. And calmly. Out has to be done slowly. It’ll help fairly well with calming down by having a regular breathing rhythm. It also helps against hyperventilation. Forget plastic bags and such, force your breathing to be regular, just focus on the counting.