Today, I had a panic attack. Not on a crowded train, or an airplane, or in school, or any of the expected places. It was in my yoga class, which my therapist recommended for me, while I was in a dead-body position. FML
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Today, I had a panic attack while giving a presentation on how to breathe to avoid having panic attacks. FML
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Today, I had a panic attack because I was constipated. FML
Today, I had an extreme panic attack in the middle of class. I interrupted another person's presentation, burst into tears, and ran out of class whilst everyone looked at me. FML
Today, I took my first yoga class ever. Everything was going fine until it was time to stand up from the floor. My knees made a sound like snapping wood, my balance disappeared, and I nearly took out the lady next to me while trying to recover. She helped me up like I was part of her family. FML
Today, as a last resort for my back problems, I tried acupuncture. After the needles were placed and the doctor had left, I couldn't move for 30 minutes. I had a panic attack. FML
Today, I felt flexible in my yoga class. I put my legs in the butterfly position and tried to press them down. Both my hips popped very painfully and I screamed in the middle of a quiet room. FML
Today, while trying to explain to my friends what an anxiety attack is like, I had an anxiety attack. FML
Today, I had a panic attack because my wife yelped at me. What did I say that made her yell? I told her that I had just been diagnosed with a panic disorder that's triggered by people yelling at me. FML
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enonymous 8
So that's where my girlfriends learned to do that during sex. ******* Yoga
MeConut 3
..at about 7.46am
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Comments (96)
daydreamer244 13
I guess yoga isn't for you...??
leadman1989 15
You need to be heavily medicated! If you already are FYL!
LolLoree 0
She does not need to be heavily medicated. I get anxiety attacks a lot and I don't use medication. It may help, I can say that, but if you take breathing techniques you'll be just fine. It works for me a lot (:
boatsNhoes147 0
You're a ******* dick.
peepeeparee 0
Man that sucks. It's ok though, I feel your pain. I have horrible anxiety and panic attacks over nothing so my psychologist prescribed me 2mg's of Xanax. I had a panic attack that woke me up out of my xanax coma. I ended up going to the hospital. Then I over heard my doc telling the nurse that I have no hope. Lol.
Jaxx66 21
My mom has a bad panic disorder and is on Xanax too. It's terrible. :( your doctor is a douche! It's his job to help you find something that helps.
RuCheezBurger 10
I heard it helps if someone does the same position ontop of you
natashax21 5
Congratulations! You learned the fetal position. You're a real natural at this yoga stuff!
sxdryv 14
The name "dead" is what caused ur attic. Fear of death is one of the most common reasons for panic attics
Enslaved 36
Look down your shirt and spell A T T I C.
EvilCupcake8361 9
panic attic lolol
perdix 29
It turns out that fear of death is the second-most pervasive fear among people. Tell your yoga instructor that there better not be a Public Speaking pose -- you might shit yourself.
perdix 29
CTFD, TheIsland, you sound like you are atticed to violins. Piece is much neicer.
sxdryv 14
Haha oops damn auto correct - trust me I know how to spell attack.
mrahhhhh 21
Like you said, at least you didn't have the panic attack on a crowded train, or an airplane, or in school.
riverartrat 0
Yoga makes me more anxiouse than before I do it.
afulks78 11
What does op mean !?
Jdeluxh 12
Orangutan pharmacy
fancymega 7
Original poster
mrahhhhh 21
Obese Porcupine.
kickazz16 15
Obtuse penguin
perdix 29
The OP means, on the surface, that she had a panic attack in yoga class. What the subtext of her story reveals is that she is the victim of at least three ironies: 1. She had a panic attack in yoga class. 2. Yoga was recommended by her therapist to alleviate the panic attacks. 3. She had her attack doing the dead-body position. Someone with a literary background can probably derive even more meaning from this story, but I think I've given you a good start.
PlasticSand 6
Ossum possum. My autocorrect really did not want to let me type out 'ossum'. It facepalmed at me.
itschrisssybro 8
Optimus Prime...
hartrum 0
****** protracter lol
perdix 29
I thought she wanted me to explain what the OP meant by her story. It's not a difficult story, but I thought she might be kinda, . . ., how shall I say? . . . simple.
pattron 0
It's called "Bernie-ing"