I had a major one today in the middle of a meeting. Just felt my chest tighten, couldn't breathe right, thought I was having a heart attack. Had to excuse myself and sit in my car for 20 mins. My boss is probably thinking I'm losing it. Does anyone have tips for managing these at work without everyone noticing? This is getting ridiculous.
I get anxiety about work stuff but not full panic attacks. That sounds really intense and scary to go through especially in front of colleagues. You should definitely talk to someone professional about it.
Had one at my desk once. Called it a random chest thing for like a month before admitting it was anxiety. Getting help changed everything. Talk to your doc about it.
This happened to me during a presentation last year. Thought I was having a heart attack. Turns out stress and lack of sleep were the culprits. Do you have someone at work you can talk to?
Yeah man panic attacks at work are the worst because you can't just leave. You're stuck trying to look normal while your body is going haywire. Have you talked to a doctor about this?
The tightness in your chest is your body telling you something is off. Could be work stress, could be the divorce stuff, could be both. Either way worth seeing someone about it.
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That's rough. Work stress is real but when it gets to panic attack level you need to address the root cause, not just push through. Could be workload, could be something else. Maybe talk to your manager or a counselor?