Today, I had one of the worst panic attacks in years. I was worried nobody cared about me and that I had completely messed up my life. I was hyperventilating and crying hysterically. My mom walked by my room, looked at me, and said, "If you're going to make those noises, at least shut the door." FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, after a year of staying at home, I finally went out. I had a panic attack and couldn't breathe, so my mum decided to scream at me and slap me so I'd become "normal". FML
Today, my mom walked in on me crying in my room and yelled at me for being a "weak little crybaby." I’d just found out my best friend died in a car accident. When I told my mom that, she said, "Does it look like I fucking care?" FML
Today, I began to choke on a large pill while my mom was in the room. Hoping that she would help me, I began to make a lot of noise. After she completely ignored me, I threw my body over a chair, saving my life. At this point my mother asks me to shut up because she can't hear her friend. 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
Today, I was in the bathroom at work. The lock on the stall door broke, and I couldn't open it. I was all alone and I started having a mini panic attack. After several minutes of frantically trying to fix the lock and hyperventilating, I realized I could just crawl under the door. FML
Today, I was sitting at my computer, listening and singing along to some music. I started singing louder, thinking that I was pretty good. Just then, my mom comes barging through the door in a frenzy saying, "Are you all right? Are you hurt?" 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, my mother has filled me with such grief from covert narcissism that I realized I'm having panic attacks about her being able to hear me if I speak my mind, even when I'm alone. I'm in my thirties and married. FML
Today, I noticed my daughter’s bathroom was dusty, so I screamed at her for keeping the bathroom in unacceptable condition. She had a panic attack and has been crying for the past week. She’s 24. FML
Today, my mom sternly told me that she would no longer make doctor's appointments for me, since I need to do them myself. I've been staring at the phone for thirty minutes, crying from anxiety. I'm 27 and the most pathetic man alive. FML
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Jasper_fml 0
your mom's a bitch.
nametags 0
Is your mother unaware of the fact that you have panic attacks?
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gatosmaya 0
she was probably having a bad day too :(
Puzzled55 0
you can't "just get over anxiety" if you do any research to back your thoughts those of you who posted earlier you would see that anxiety doesn't work like that you can't just stop and medicine doesn't always work I have every anxiety disorder as well as depression and my family is simar they just kind of ignore me and act like they don't know it's happening I feel for you!
Gjok 0
It's like you're Meg from Family Guy. Except for that I didn't laugh at this episode.
BonnieJade 0
I registered here just to reply to this. My mother is exactly the same. She is fully aware I have panic attacks, in fact it was her who initially suggested that's what they were. But she will not tolerate "horrible noise" as she calls it. This includes the noise of ordinary crying or talking angrily. She would have said exactly the same thing. You're not alone in this. *hugs*
greedling 0
i have a severe anxiety disorder and all my mum does when i cry is shout at me and say, "do you have to make that kind of noise?" like i can cry-whisper or something.
nm22395 0
:( hope ur better
toxic10uhc 0
I've been in your shoes. a few times. take deep breaths and think of better times. it will get better. try telling your mom you need to talk to her and remember if noone else, we are here for you :)
darfig 0
This is how you solve it: imagine a giant baby walrus just being turned inside out and its guts flying everywere and you are so confused then look at it objecttively " at least im not a giant walrus being turned inside out" and sometimes i say it outloud to people.
SkyGuy16 0
Dude that sucks, I too have had one of these attacks (where o thought no one wanted me) I however did not recieve such a rude awakening.
RayneWolf 10
I would have punched her in the face cuz my dad sometimes does the same thing when I have my panic attacks, I just can't believe ppl these days especially parents and adult figures!