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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.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

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.