Panic attack

Glad you are OK.

Think of good things, like cool Neil Young songs & chill.

I've had  them before usually from an a abundance of Too Much Chronic Pain Overload - i took lorazepam for a tiny bit and bailed that medication -   String - Try Hot HOT Herbal Peppermint / Green Tea mix - Sip slowly

That is very good advise.

Just in the mood for that tea actually.

I think you need to get to the root of why you are having panic attacks now even though you never have before. It's pretty clear this is a punctual thing, not something chronic or lifelong. Is everything ok in your life? Going through a rough situation? Just asking, don't need to answer. But if there is, the ultimate solution is to solve that problem. If you're looking for coping strategies that will help, nothing beats meditation and yoga, in my book. I also advise high doses of fun guys in an isolated, near dark environment, alone or with a trusted sitter, with very chill meditation music on in the background. But that strategy isn't for everyone. Psychedelics DO have the ability to rewire brain connections (literally) and can momentarily interrupt neuronal pathways that are aiding the unwanted behavior such as panic attacks, though.

Hope you feel better. Panic attacks suck. 

Psychedelics DO have the ability to rewire brain connections (literally) and can momentarily interrupt neuronal pathways that are aiding the unwanted behavior such as panic attacks, though.

i was having an interesting discussion with a friend about whether or not psychedelic therapy is still possible in people with extensive recreational history...we were talking mostly about deadheads and the like...if youve dropped acid hundreds of times to party at dead shows is it still possible to experience results from psychedelic therapy? i dont feel like it would be possible for me to tackle any serious issues with LSD or mushrooms, ive mapped those spaces to heavily and know what is around almost every corner. now...something like high dose ibogaine would likely still be effective...but i think its entirely possible that people who use or have used large amounts of psychedelics recreationally for 10+ years might not get much benefit from psychedelic therapy. 

Hope it works out soon

My advise is the cool music thing and No News on any channel 

You could be right, Daylight, but on the other hand, people talk to other people all their lives but can still benefit from "talk therapy", because it's directed talk, just as using psychedelics in therapy would be "directed tripping".

>>>>> i dont feel like it would be possible for me to tackle any serious issues with LSD or mushrooms, ive mapped those spaces to heavily and know what is around almost every corner.

Try actual therapy. You are obviously still searching for something. 

I think that's a good point, Daylight, and obviously the answer may be different for everyone, but I think it boils down to set and setting. 'Recreational' tripping, although it can have all the benefits in the world, is still recreational in intent, kind of. In a personal, dark, inwards journey, your intent will be established according to what you are hoping to explore. As for setting, recreational is usually more about the external-stimuli experience. I realize, external/internal are blurry after a certain point, but interacting with other homo sapiens means you have to process and live that interaction. Being alone, in the dark or very dim space, with ultra-mellow slow meditational music, maybe even eye covers on, is a very different experience. I think these types of experiences can be therapeutical for even the saltiest of salty veterans, haha, assuming the right intention is established and the right setting is created.

In New York it's tuff  to tell if you are having a panic attack or not, when they all are yelling at you.

I leave a wake of them. Keeps everybody on their toes.

One of the things that may help to calm it when you're having a panic attack is to count in ascending or descending order. Like 1 chair, 2 doors, 3 windows, 4 tables, or colors of things, or songs with numbers, like the 12 days of christmas - it's about counting out loud until you realize you're no longer panicking. This is a real thing.

Breathing in and out of a paper bag helps some people.

I hope it never happens to you again.