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Dylan
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Dylan asked in HealthMental Health · 8 years ago

Returning panic attacks after break up?

I'm a 21 year old male and I have struggled with anxiety and depression for years. A few years ago, I suffered from panic attacks that were so constant, I dropped out of high school. Since then, I have managed my anxiety and depression and I was free from panic attacks for over two and a half years.

Recently, I went through a breakup with my boyfriend who I already had a rocky relationship with. It was not really a good breakup, and it has left us on fairly bad terms. We barely speak, and I don't see him as much anymore.

The past few days, my panic attacks have been returning. I have been so exhausted and depressed because I can't seem to shake this off. I am trying to move forward with my life, but I am currently living over six hours away from my friends and family, because my ex-boyfriend asked me to drop everything and move there to be with him. It has been really hard to move forward and let go of my anxiety and depression because everything I do at school reminds me of us. I have considered leaving school, and moving back home but I really do not want to do that. I want to work things out, but he has no interest in that. I don't know what to do with managing my panic attacks, and now that I don't have any access to healthcare, and my friends and family are so far away- I am left to deal with this alone.

Any experience, or advice? Let me know. Thanks!

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  • 8 years ago

    You didn't say how you managed your anxiety and depression previously. Hopefully those were healthy ways of coping and healing, so are you able to go back to using some of those strategies now?

    Generally the best treatment for depression and anxiety (two things that are very often seen together) is a combination of medication and counselling. However if these aren't options, you might want to see about accessing support from a local mental health agency that provides free services and/or a local LGBT organization that offers supports. You could also make use of some of the resources on this site: http://www.anxietybc.com/

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