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Panic Attack
OFF! Lyrics
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Crawling out of my skin
Can't go there again
Why am I this way?
Make it go away
Panic attack
Scared and soaked in sweat
How worse can this get?
Make it go away
Panic Attack
The lyrics of OFF!'s Panic Attack describe the experience of a panic attack, a sudden episode of intense fear and anxiety that can be debilitating. The singer seems to be expressing a sense of helplessness and frustration, as if he can't control or understand why he's experiencing such intense emotions. He describes feeling like he's "crawling out of his skin," a common sensation that people with anxiety disorders report, and asks, "Why am I this way?" These lines suggest a feeling of shame or confusion, as if the singer is blaming himself for something beyond his control.
The chorus of the song, "Make it go away," is a plea for relief, a desire to escape the overwhelming sensations of panic. The singer is scared and soaked in sweat, and he wonders how much worse things can get. These lines convey a sense of desperation, as if the singer is unable to cope with the intensity of his emotions. Despite the dark subject matter, the song has a driving, energetic rhythm that reflects the urgency and intensity of the emotions being described.
Overall, the lyrics of Panic Attack paint a vivid picture of what it feels like to experience a panic attack: the sense of being trapped in your own body, the fear and confusion, and the longing for relief. By putting these emotions into words, the song offers a powerful message of empathy and understanding for anyone who has struggled with anxiety or panic.
Line by Line Meaning
Panic attack
Experiencing a sudden onset of extreme anxiety and fear
Crawling out of my skin
Feeling an overwhelming discomfort or unease in one's own body
Can't go there again
Unable to handle or face a situation that triggered a previous panic attack
Why am I this way?
Questioning the root cause of one's anxiety and panic attacks
Make it go away
Desperately wanting to stop the panic attack and the accompanying symptoms
Scared and soaked in sweat
Feeling intense fear and physically reacting with excessive sweating
How worse can this get?
Wondering if the current panic attack can escalate and become even more extreme
I don't feel ok
Admitting that the panic attack is affecting the individual's mental and emotional well-being
Make it go away
Persisting in the desire to end the panic attack and its symptoms
Contributed by Alexis Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Elke_L
Actual things that will help stop/calm down a panic attack:
- get ice/ frozen peas and put it in your neck, on your wrists, on your chest
- breathe in for 2, hold for 2, breathe out for 4
- breathe into a bag, paper/plastic doesn’t matter even a doggy poop bag if it’s the only thing you have.
- gently walk around, it will make you less aware of your heartbeat and it feels more natural to have a fast heartrate when moving around rather than sitting/laying down
- walk in the same pattern/ lap the whole time, your mind will see this as a predictable and soothing action because it knows exactly what’s coming after each step
- go outside to get fresh air and cool down. If you don’t have a garden, open the window and stick your head out. When driving, put ac on full blast and windows down
- take of shoes and socks, feet hold on to heat and cool down quickly and adds sensory input to distract your brain.
- acknowledge that this is how your body is getting out the stress that’s been building
- focus on what is happening now ‘i’m in the garden, I’m breathing’ rather than what might happen (all the bad things you think are/will happen to you)
- write down what you are feeling, how the panic attack started in a chronological order. Writing helps because it distracts you from breathing/heart rate/ thoughts
- draw a line up for breathe in and down for breathe out, ensure the downward lines are longer than the upwards
- grab ice and put it in your mouth - if it hurts, good! That distracts your brain.
- know that even if you are not successful at stopping the panic attack, eventually your body will get tired and stop it for you. It is impossible for it to carry on forever
- you will be okay, talk out loud to yourself listing the things that have stressed you out the past few days and how that made you feel
I hope I can help others, taken me 5 years to learn all the above and I still get them. Each panic attack will have the voice saying that this time it’s real so be louder than that voice. Shout I WIN to tell anxiety and panic that they don’t get to win this time.
Stay strong
@Elke_L
Actual things that will help stop/calm down a panic attack:
- get ice/ frozen peas and put it in your neck, on your wrists, on your chest
- breathe in for 2, hold for 2, breathe out for 4
- breathe into a bag, paper/plastic doesn’t matter even a doggy poop bag if it’s the only thing you have.
- gently walk around, it will make you less aware of your heartbeat and it feels more natural to have a fast heartrate when moving around rather than sitting/laying down
- walk in the same pattern/ lap the whole time, your mind will see this as a predictable and soothing action because it knows exactly what’s coming after each step
- go outside to get fresh air and cool down. If you don’t have a garden, open the window and stick your head out. When driving, put ac on full blast and windows down
- take of shoes and socks, feet hold on to heat and cool down quickly and adds sensory input to distract your brain.
- acknowledge that this is how your body is getting out the stress that’s been building
- focus on what is happening now ‘i’m in the garden, I’m breathing’ rather than what might happen (all the bad things you think are/will happen to you)
- write down what you are feeling, how the panic attack started in a chronological order. Writing helps because it distracts you from breathing/heart rate/ thoughts
- draw a line up for breathe in and down for breathe out, ensure the downward lines are longer than the upwards
- grab ice and put it in your mouth - if it hurts, good! That distracts your brain.
- know that even if you are not successful at stopping the panic attack, eventually your body will get tired and stop it for you. It is impossible for it to carry on forever
- you will be okay, talk out loud to yourself listing the things that have stressed you out the past few days and how that made you feel
I hope I can help others, taken me 5 years to learn all the above and I still get them. Each panic attack will have the voice saying that this time it’s real so be louder than that voice. Shout I WIN to tell anxiety and panic that they don’t get to win this time.
Stay strong
@Tiggzne24
You do win, and now you're helping me to win, too. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom, it will help me when I have to go to war, again. 🙏🏾🙏🏾
@jaimers020988
Needed this comment thank you❤️ I was told by a nurse recently to stick my head in the freezer and it worked. I just started having them the last 2 months and recently it's been really bad, but I'm figuring out different ways to stop them it's just been a lot! Last weekend I was having them every hour. It makes me feel so powerless. I know I'm beyond stressed out at the moment, but things are about to get a lot better on my life thank God and I'm praying they go away. I've never had one before 2 months ago and I've had more than I can count in the last week.
@amylalor49
@JLynn I’m with you! I’ve struggled for the last 15 years. I was on lexapro for about 14 years and that changed my life. Everything was normal again up until a few months ago. I think my body just built up a tolerance so I went to do a med change. Well that doctor was an idiot and completely over medicated me on a new med. gave me too high of a dose. Started me on the highest dose of Zoloft. I told him that this was making me worse and he literally told me there’s nothing else he knows what to do for me. Talk about feeling helpless! Switched doctors and he prescribed me buspar and Xanax. I have not worked in over a month because things were so bad. I go back to work tomorrow and I am just a nervous mess thinking about having to go back. It seems like so many people are really bad right now. Idk what it is. My best advice to you is keep pushing. The more you give in the worse they get. Just push push push!!! We all are in this together!!
@murdermostdownunder3562
Yeah I have to admit, me and my friends (we all suffer from some kind of panic disorder) do the following:
- Apply ice pack to back of neck
- Suck on an ice cube
- Deep inhale as deep as you can then with your lungs full inhale sharply HOLD for 3 seconds then exhale
- Close eyes or cover face with blanket and breathe deep & slow
@daisyshields8342
Thank you 🥺 I was having an attack and didn't didn't know if I was or if I was being irrational and this comment specifically helped me because the comments loaded before the video. You're so kind and helpful I hope you'll never forget. Thank you I'm going to remember these tips for the rest of my life.
@CrankyPantss
Thanks for sharing this with us.
@onetimedream
Accept the situation and Let it go thats exactly right ! Put your feet on ground , keep telling yourself it is not real and tickle yourself on arms with your fingers ! It does wonders. Most importantly do not fear no matter what !!!!
@VM-oi3dk
Leave it alone. It’s precisely your concern about it that keeps programming it in your mind. Don’t look for a physical or even emotional solution. That just makes you autosuggest triggers out of these things. I know what I’m talking about. I went through two decades of that til I figured it out. Leave it alone and it will leave you alone. Breathing, reassuring statements and distraction work only temporarily.
@GokuFrr
Damn that really makes sense when you think about it, im gonna start trying this approach