Cristal Snow tells about her panic attacks on Instagram.
Cristal Snow was surprised by the doctor’s warning. Timo Korhonen / AOP
Presenter and drag artist Cristal Snow says in her recent Instagram update that she suffers from panic attacks.
Cristal Snow says she had her first panic attack last fall.
– It felt like out of nowhere, he describes in his update.
– After the completion of one big project, I woke up in the morning with my heart full of joy of success and I was just happy, I went to the shower – and suddenly my heart was beating a thousand and one hundred, it felt like the walls had fallen on top of me. I can’t even describe the feeling. Unreality is perhaps the closest.
A friend had taken Cristal Snow to the doctor. After a few hours of waiting, the presenter had received sedatives from the doctor and a warning about possible work exhaustion.
Cristal Snow did not believe the doctor’s words.
– I thought it couldn’t be. I’m doing great! I’m fine with my life. My downs are wonderful. Everything is going well in life. How can there be too much fun when you love what you do? Apparently.
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After her first panic attack, Cristal Snow set out to change her ways and set rules for herself. The host increased, for example, outdoor activities and rest time and decreased work and caffeine consumption.
– Still, a few times a month, the belts snap. Then we breathe more. Sometimes I count things that are round in the room. Sometimes by color. Sometimes you have to pull the button in your face, he enumerates.
There are many causes of seizures. A panic attack can be triggered, for example, by too bright lights or another person’s loud laughter.
– The body goes into overdrive, even though the mind says that everything is fine, writes Cristal Snow.
– It still makes me angry. Why now? I have had to put up with it no matter what in my life. Why not then – why now? This seems unfair! It seems at the moment that whenever the rush eases a little, my head starts to throb. It’s weird. It’s annoying.
– I have learned one thing: if I last half an hour or 45 minutes, it will pass. Even though it feels like everything is falling over, nothing is actually falling over. The scene passes. And life goes on. The joy continues. The work continues. The dreams continue. I refuse to be afraid of making life smaller. Not at this point. I refuse to stop doing the things I love. I just learned to live with this, not under it, he writes at the end of his update.
Cristal Snow talks openly about her panic attacks. PDO
Cristal Snow has received a lot of support in the comments of her post.
– Oof, strength C! I had a feeling the last time I saw you that everything was 100% okay. You always meet hard when you meet and these times are hard on the nervous system, so take it easy, musician Jimi Pääkallo write.
– I have suffered from them for more than 30 years. It started as a teenager. Great that you bring this issue up, another user writes.
– Thank you for speaking out on such an important topic. A warm hug to you lovely!
– It’s great when you share, social media influencer Sita Salminen write.
Health Library panic attack is a sudden and intense attack of fear or anxiety. During a seizure, physical symptoms occur due to the activation of the sympathetic nervous system. Possible symptoms include palpitations, chest pains, shortness of breath and nausea. The symptoms are not dangerous and will go away on their own.
According to the Health Library, at least one in five has experienced a panic attack. When the seizures are frequent and the person worries about their recurrence or starts to change their behavior in fear of the seizures, we talk about panic disorder.
Cristal Snow is known as a musician, actress and drag artist, among other things. On television, he has hosted, among other things Ten tons and Wheel of fortune.
