Have you ever had a panic attack or mental breakdown?

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I know it's a bit of a serious topic but I kind of want to talk about it.
I've had two panic attacks and one mental breakdown

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melovemycats · 26-30, F

Yes, I've had quite a few of them at work. Kind of sucks because I have had my leads tell me to "just calm down" when I take some criticism too personally. They probably think I'm crazy, and I guess to a certain degree I am, but they clearly don't understand that it's pretty much impossible for me to calm down right away. Even if I stop crying for a bit, there's a period of time where what I like to call "resurges" can happen, where the slightest thing can set me off and I start crying again. Call them panic attacks, breakdowns or whatever, they suck all the same.

JRVanguard · 26-30, M

@melovemycats You’re not crazy, many many people have these problems. It’s never easy when it happens and even harder when those around you don’t understand. I’m sorry that they happen so often
(Also sorry it took me so long to see this, it must have gotten mixed up in the notifications)