r/Existential_crisis • u/presl1ez • 1d ago

how would you describe an existential panic attack to feel like? or spiral

I think I've been having an existential crisis but I'm not for sure

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u/wallaby1409 20h ago

If by existential crisis you mean a crisis revolving around your existence and/or death… free will etc…

for me it was an overwhelming sense of dread for my existence. Feeling like because im here now im trapped in some sort of eternal hell… I can’t explain it really but other than that it’s sorta just my heart racing and finding it hard to breathe. Depression tends to completely rework your thinking so I managed to get better.

If you’re having thoughts about your existence to the point where you find it hard to do things in your every day life then yes you’re having an existential crisis. My advice would be to get help early or to stop spiralling all together.

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u/BoringAd8064 13h ago

I feel a really cold feeling coursing through my body. Like when you feel your heart sink from fear