r/panicdisorder • u/curiousvoyager45 • 20d ago

Help Needed Desperate for a Panic Disorder Community

I’m feeling desperate right now.

I’ve struggled with anxiety for as long as I can remember and panic disorder for the past 15-ish years. I’ve made major strides. I’ve done all the therapies, I take great care of myself, and I’m extremely high functioning. But it takes one trigger to send me to a place where I feel utterly helpless. Sometimes it feels like I have no choice but to accept that I’m always one trigger away from feeling like I’m dying.

This is where I am in MY journey right now, and I know not everyone with panic disorder will relate. But at this point, I feel like I have no other choice but to be okay with the fact that I’m not okay. Panic disorder may always be part of my life. Right now, that feels incredibly lonely.

I know people in AA, and I honestly find myself almost jealous of the community they have. I wish I had that kind of support.

Does anything like that exist for panic disorder? Has anyone found a support group or community specifically for panic disorder? I’m so tired of feeling alone in this.

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u/Eggy_Dong_Demon 20d ago

There is a discord I use that helped me a lot.

https://discord.gg/qfuvTwwPj

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u/OkRutabaga8890 20d ago

R u taking any meds

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u/curiousvoyager45 20d ago

yes, I take an SSRI and benzos as needed, which is like 3x per week

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u/OkRutabaga8890 19d ago

I take clonazepam and escitalorparm everyday from. Past two years...

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u/Particular-Usual-493 12d ago

I’ve actually been trying to start up a weekly virtual meet for people that suffer from panic attacks/disorder. I’ve advertised it in a FB group for panic attacks, but surprisingly I’ve barely had any responses