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How are you all feeling? Genuinely ❤️ (discuss.online)
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[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Right now I feel so anxious and like my heart is trembling...

My mom told me to be in the livingroom to talk to me and idk why like I just started to feel anxious just being in the livingroom. I feel anxious around my family of origin.

Idk how to calm down, I feel like I have a panic attack.

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

Lucky for you, I am educated in the finest medicine the 18th century has to offer; Have you considered opium? It really helps, and it has no adverse effects.*

*: These quacks with their fancypants modern medical degrees claim there are plenty of adverse effects, but if they're so good, how come the secretary of health despise them so much? Checkmate, big pharma.

[–] gbzm@piefed.social 1 points 4 hours ago
  1. Breathe
  2. Close your eyes and focus on a single point at the tip of your n'ose
  3. Fine 5 things to look at and note details about them, then 4 things you can touch and note their texture, 3 things you can hear and how they sound, 2 things to smell, 1 thing to taste (the inside of your mouth and/or the skin of your hand will do in a pinch for these last two)

Hope whatever it was is over by now, but also that some of these tricks can help in the future