Patrick Roche - The Perfect Panic Attack

[@fromnola1]

Watching Patrick get thinner each year makes me so nervous. I really hope that he's ok. The poem is so good and I can 100% relate but i'm so sad that he has to go through so much.

[@emojules5296]

everyone is always going through crap nothing really to feel bad about. your probably going through something right now too. think about it

[@myishenhaines1706]

@@emojules5296 ummm no...it's good that people care about him.

[@emojules5296]

@@myishenhaines1706 well yeah ofc but when people say that they r sad to see someone go throught so much its like ugh nvm i dont need to explain myself

[@Slimtailz]

Emo Jules you should never excuse everyone else’s feeling and stop worrying about another’s well being because we all go through something. With no worry, that something for that someone could take their life

[@XxMiyunoxX]

"Every piece of you. Every basic primal piece of you is screaming for you to survive" I don't get panic attacks... but listening to the last bit mostly helps out when anxiety rises...

[@danberezanich7578]

If you never had a full blown panic attack, he described it very well, but during it , you can't rationalize that you'll be fine, you literally think you're dying, if you have one a year or one every hour, you are convinced you're done for

[@jmiller297]

I *GET THIS.*

[@meanbabydotcom]

Patrick's poem "21" was the first poem I heard and the reason why I fell in love with slam poetry. I think I'm falling in love all over again.

[@patootiekara1596]

Sameth

[@DeChaos137]

Me too

[@lifeofakidcosplayer5708]

"It will help if you have depression anxiety disorder or asthma" ..I have all of those...

[@aggaravatedpotatoes8533]

I have them all but aesthema

[@georgiagreene1638]

Life of a kid cosplayer HEY SAME

[@susanallen2023]

Y'all gotta stop competing over illnesses.

[@ashleypacheco7857]

Same

[@Derek-hd3ol]

Susan Allen no one is trying to compete lmao they simply stated they have all three of those??

[@dynamitetete]

wow, another breathtaking performance off patrick roche, he's incredible.

[@kennesdudley6152]

+Tyra H I've always been a fan of his work.

[@minecraftion25565]

Breathtaking....literally

[@Julhi_Verma19]

I suffer from major depressive disorder , generalized anxiety disorder, and panic disorder so I love this so much . They are awful . They feel like hours and hours

[@TheCatsReflection-me]

+Julhivermalovesyou "They feel like hours and hours" don't they, though? a second is a minute, an hour, a day, a week, a month, a year... forever.

[@Julhi_Verma19]

They are just awful

[@crystalelizabeth369]

I have all the same and including tourettes, they do suck, I hope you get better

[@laurenbooeybear123]

Julhivermalovesyou I have major depressive disorder, GAD, and panic disorder too and I used to have panic attacks for hours

[@Freddy3Jersem]

i have amix of sever anxiety and panik disorder so my panik attacks peak but the anxiety attack stays for hours.. so it feels sometimes as if the panik attack is days long even tho they just reoccur so often after ebbing down that its probably single ones in a row

[@paddison3150]

His use of imagery is absolutely wonderful. The phrase "sheets of skin" really encapsulates how thin one thinks the skin is in a moment of panic. This is probably one of my favourite pieces of his thus far.

[@daymonster730]

That last line got me, I just love how the perspective of another person can make you start rethinking your own. Like as far as panic attacks go it's easy to dilute everything else and focus on the "panic" side of it all, but he instead concluded this poem in glorifying it, not as a crushing anxiety but like a courageous fighter that refuses to give in. Love the message! You the man Patrick, most probably my second favorite Patrick next to Patrick Star from Spongebob of course, keep up the good work! ((:

[@DeChaos137]

I experienced same. I don't cry. Not on purpose, it's not part o my repertoire. I watched this observationally the first time. Disconnected from my emotions but mentally checking off boxes;" Yep, I do that, Yep. Yep. Sorta. Yeah, etc.". Then he said that last line... Fuk me! You mean the agony isn't from the terror of dying from demons with meathooks in my soul, but from the desperation to LIVE🌞?! I BURST into tears. And instead of feeling frustrated or hopeless, I was overwhelmed with compassionate and love for Myself. Where did that come from? It's evidently always been there or it wouldn't have moved me so much. Pretty damn cool relization. KZbin of all places... Wonders never cease. Godz bless Us all. 💚🤪

[@robznm79]

The perfect verbalization of panic attack. This helped me understand what some of my friends go through on the daily.

[@greydonoho1809]

"The body can only panic for a maximum of 20 minutes"

[@JackieM.]

Ha ha ha ha

[@bakaiggy]

Words can't describe how much I love this. I felt like I was reliving the moment all over again. His control of imagery is simply amazing.

[@charlottesreadsthings211]

This is the most I've ever connected to a poem on this channel. I was on medication for my panic attacks because they were so bad I would even pass out because I hyperventilated that much. I never thought I'd find something that truly puts into words what it feels like to have a panic attack.

[@jasminnicole5293]

You uploaded this at the perfect time. I was about to have one. Thank you, Button. Thank you, Patrick.

[@annajepsen2615]

I keep coming back to this because it just captures it so well. I’ve never heard anybody describe it so well

[@caileejune1807]

Instructions on having the perfect anxiety attack. Find a trigger, a job interview, claustrophobia of mass transit, deciding what to have for dinner. It will help if you have a chronic condition, severe depression, an anxiety disorder, asthma, this is ideal but may not be possible for everyone. Your body will instinctively will revert to its most primal state, fearing for your life. Your sympathetic nervous system will activate its fight or flight response in the face of this perceived danger, its decision between chipotle and Chinese food. The body can only panic for a maximum of about twenty minutes. Follow these instructions closely to make the most of this tine. Your breathing is the only part you can control, do not, this will drastically shorten the attack, focus on the construction of your rib cage, on your drum major heart control, conducting this frantic march. Mistake this for a heart attack or a stroke, if successful, you may lose control of your extremities. The cave man inside your limbs will tense every muscle to flee its predator, your arms and legs will go numb. Starting at your hands and feet, every twitch and tingle and attempt to run for you life, stay in place, do not go for a walk, do not call your friends, your mother, your physiatrist, an ambulance. By now you should be in full panic. Hypervenalation, cutting off oxygen going to your brain you will faint, become uncertain if your own death, do not call your friends, do not call your mother, do not call your physiatrist, a panic attack is a remarkable solitary experience, the presence of another person could have a calming affect, and cut the attack short, resist the temptation to fumble a hand through your desk draw for the medication you have been prescribed for this instead you locate the tool kit your grandfather gave you three years ago when he told you, "I'm giving you this so you can fix anything." place it on the desk. Open it. Steady your right hand long enough to grasp the box cutter, not how close the blood vessels lye beneath the sheets of your skin, place the blade of the box cutter to the snare drum In your wrist and at this point your panic attack may be begin to end. The body can only panic for a maximum of about twenty minutes. As your breathing and heart rate steady, find a bottle of water and hydrate yourself, drop the box cutter In the garbage can, return the tool kit to the desk draw, distract yourself with a walk or a tv show. Your body has assumed its survived another day. Until the next trigger at which point you will repeat the process, but do remember you are not having a heart attack. You are not dying. The body can only panic for a maximum of about twenty minutes and in that time every piece of you, every basic primal piece of you is screaming for you to survive.

[@mariadicianu7284]

A friend of mine had once recited this poem at one of our social group meeting. It hit me hard, harder than I expected, not only because of the talent of my friend, but also because of the heartbreakingly true message.

[@DanielaFariaSings]

This poem brought me to tears, it's absolutely incredible

[@CuteWallflowergirl]

Wow, he really discribe what my panic attacks feel like. Its even freaking worse when you dont know you have them. Like it was for me and it felt like i was dying, so him saying that was like wow.

[@danad1971]

CuteWallflowergirl same

[@timbertimber8260]

Am I the only one who thinks this guys is cute as fck???

[@melissadawn9779]

omg yesss

[@oriax8770]

Really? I feel more handsome now bhaha

[@Trinityrants0121]

Oneview P lmao we'll lemme just tell you you're not and that's kinda messed up

[@poisonfoxie5415]

So hot

[@rae_diant]

I think this helps as it shows that your body is technically fighting for you. fuck yeah panic attacks suck though.

[@BodtAttack320]

I LOVE PATRICK ROCHE & HIS WORK.

[@Goldievoi]

This man is amazing. He was my first button poetry video. Thank u for your words

[@meaning1875]

Same

[@iLOVEpicklesBRO28]

Patrick is amazing. I feel this poem so much...

[@1116may11]

I've suffered panic attacks for years, and Patrick makes them art. I love this young man.

[@wadooshful]

I suffer horribly with panic attacks and this was just beautiful.

[@onnabailey998]

*uncontrollable tears flow out of my eyes*

[@Rillka]

That was absolutely amazing. The punchline at the end just made my eyes go wide. Thank you so much!

[@reneerolfes6797]

His poetry is so good. I only hope to be half as good as he is on day. These poems inspired me to create my own poetry.

[@bpdbigsister]

I think this is my favourite poem of all time, his delivery is incredible

[@221B-n2x]

I've never experienced a panic attack in my life, but I got anxiety just listening to this. My depth of understanding just increased a tenfold. This is what poetry is all about. Wonderful work, Patrick.

[@taytizle]

I suffer from panic disorder and this poem made me cry it's so accurate as to what I go through all the time

[@KalkaCola]

This is the first thing that has ever been able to help me accurately describe to someone what a panic disorder is like. Thank you

[@fivesecondsofsummer3362]

One of my favorites that I've heard. Really describes and shows the reality of a panic attack. I feel this should really be used to show to people who do not understand.

[@quantummiendfuk9571]

They say it only happens for 20 min.. But the refarction period is like 5 min... U may finally get calm again only to go into another episode of feeling shit.

[@bumble8145]

I've never burst into tears as fast as I did at the end of this poem. I started having panic/!anxiety attacks last month, though I've always struggled with anxiety and depression. I've never needed to hear anything more than what he just said.

[@sarabrock6345]

One of my all time favorite poets. I sincerely wish I had his gift for translating cellular panic into words we can all understand.

[@tabbilea5929]

I've watched this countless times and I still get chills

[@nicoleramirez7608]

I watch this everytime I have a depressive episode and it kinda helps. It helps to know that my body is trying to protect me although the fight or flight instinct does me more harm than good.

[@MusicLuver0543]

UGH HOW I NEEDED THIS!!!! some really annoying people in my ap lang class were neglecting trigger warnings and anxiety and i felt SICK to my stomach SICK and this just resonated everything I've ever felt with a trigger warning

[@lucielewis9960]

I get so excited whenever I see Patrick Roache has a new poem. What a guy.

[@ica6944]

The fact he keeps repeating that the body can only panic for about 20 minutes is so soothing

[@shaegaskin]

I love humour he used when advising to do all the "wrong" things as to not cut the panic attack short As someone who suffers from chronic anxiety this poem is not only accurate but it's comforting. I guess it's nice to know that you're not alone and that other people feel the way you do

[@lunakehrer2604]

Patrick has my heart, he's truly my inspiration for my poetry. Every line is always delivered with his raw emotion. ;-;

[@missdarkette6090]

I realized at his last word that I was pretty much holding my breath. I have panic attacks far to often over things like deciding what to eat for dinner and no matter how many times myself or someone else tells me it's fine, it's not a big deal, or get over it, for some reason..I can't.

[@anthonyginger4065]

This is by far the most accurate description possible.

[@lillianchow1935]

hes brought me to tears twice so far.....

[@Strawburry643725]

PATRICK!!! All of his peoms are amazing

[@Zanyotaku]

I hope someday to have the courage to show this poem to friends and family because it is so real it almost brings me into that moment. This is powerful.

[@musicsfan1]

Woah.. this is a sign of another great poet he can have me right on the verge of tears and then make it all okay by the next line and leave me breathless

[@TsukikoLuna26]

the thing I like about this the most is that it actually tells you how to prevent or shorten a panic attack

[@CaspiRose99]

jesus 4 years ago I had to choose a poem to recite and I chose this one and its still so good. I mean I related to it in high school but now being 22 almost 23 I relate to it even more. and I dont know if thats a good thing but I still love this poem if not more now then before.

[@TheWordynerdy]

I love Patrick so much. His words are so beautiful.

[@roadhousepress]

My daughter has panic attacks. This made me cry. Thank you.

[@KittyTeeco]

wow this was so beautiful. i felt like he captured the feelings of a panic attack perfectly into words. i didn't think anyone could understand how i feel until i heard this. i was tearing up by the end of it.

[@alondraghoul5449]

That last line was so powerful i literally hate my panic attacks so much but. What he said at the end is so beautiful

[@Ibelieveinunicorn012]

that last sentence really hit me hard. he really is amazing.

[@peytonsellers2703]

I love watching him, he's so wonderful.

[@bookwormgirl000]

PATRICK ROCHE YOU DO NOT DISAPPOINT!! what an incredibly powerful concluding line; it took a twist i wasn't expecting and it was glorious. thank youuu

[@carolinaalexandra8921]

This is my favourite one. He described it so accurately.

[@paulinazelikowicz9122]

As someone with depression and anxiety, all I can say is.. thank you.

[@EmmaHarrill]

Just to clear things up in the comments, an anxiety attack is triggered through some sort of event or something along those lines where as a panic attack can happen at any moment without a trigger. But those with anxiety tend to have panic attacks at some point in their life. The lines between an anxiety attack and a panic attack can be blurred though depending on the situation. Hope this helped. :)

[@christyburdett9125]

i love his words and his delivery oh gosh it is so. Perfect

[@sophia6854]

Patrick came to my school, last year. He read this poems: 21, Siri and the one where he is imitating Kermit upon more. He's so amazing watching him perform in person. I'm still so grateful I got that opportunity. Great guy. Although very introverted

[@valleymmm]

I don't know if it's the way he closed his eyes or his voice but I have chilllllsssss like I Teared up and all omg

[@AnythingWithAbeat]

It felt so real, his words were narrating what happens so perfectly that for those 3minutes it was like I was reliving a panic attack.

[@ederlengcorpuz3826]

This is what always happens to me. Thanks for making the process detailed.

[@sanjivanimandloi4843]

if you have not listened any other of his poems, please do.please.

[@08jeep79]

Love ya Patrick, ty for your words ,they help me deal.

[@lisabrans21]

He's so right.... I love this.... someone her from 2021??

[@michellemichael9]

I'm not sure why he thinks the body can only panic for a maximum of 20 mins. When I first started having panic attacks they lasted hours on end becuase I didn't know how to control them at all I didn't even know what it was I thought it was a heart attack at first so every time I slightly calmed down it started again. Years later Iv learned about it and how to help not have one keeping my breathing under control and taking what I'm prescribed sometimes but even now the shortest panic attack Iv had was about 20 mins and I was super proud to shorten it so much. There's different levels on panic attacks I know mine was very severe anxiety but 20 mins is surely not a max.

[@patiencekayxo]

I was so engaged and captivated! 👏 I only realized at the end that I hadn't been breathing. AMAZING

[@lilyvotta1373]

This is literally my all time favorite poem oh my god

[@tkeks007]

Thank you, Patrick

[@princesstarah2]

this hurts so bad but it's all so true. another amazing performance.

[@stephaniemaris4878]

One of the worst panic attacks I've ever had was in the living room of my old house. I don't even remember exactly what triggered it, but I remember well the feeling of my arms and legs going numb, of not being able to breathe, of thinking I was dying. My dad was confused and didn't say or do anything. And then my stepmom walked in and said "What the hell is wrong with her?" in a tone that made me think she was angry with me for panicking. That was before she got anxiety. She understands more now, but her's isn't as severe as mine. I've had severe generalized anxiety since I was a little kid. Anyway, point being, this is very accurate and had me in tears. ❤️

[@MeltyChestnut]

So glad i found all your work Patrick you are amazing.

[@DellaRsg]

this was awesome. very true. and it still sucks every time. I have BPD GAD and Panic disorder, hope one day there will be something more to help with this

[@BillyMarkley777]

20 minutes... I freak tf out for about 4-6 hours

[@itsyeboiskinnypenis]

he's talking about a panic attack. not freaking tf out

[@nicole-mn2tm]

he is a remarkable man and his poems make me feel safer about my mind. keep fighting, buddy

[@theyoungsaltine]

This gave me chills

[@justinbarton2278]

Love how he makes it into a big joke while explaining exactly what it feels like. Gives me hope.

[@ashuriixo]

THIS. this is my new favorite poem. it came up on my recommended and im so glad I listened. I have never felt the words of a poem so powerfully and deeply. his delivery on top of that was beautifully done.

[@BruceHowellVideo]

You're incredible Patrick!

[@livrainbows3745]

I had my first panic attack today. It was only a small one where I felt like I couldn’t breathe and felt like the world was ending but then it went. Honestly it was so terrifying though I felt like I was going to die then are there.

[@Moonstreamfeline]

It was such a relief to hear this. Really. Thank you.

[@sunflxwertea]

everytime i’m panicking i can’t help but think about how a panic attack can only last for a maximum of about 20 minutes

[@whitneyfitzgerald4212]

Absolutely amazing.

[@brittanyg6714]

His work is so consistently impressive, I havent been anything less than amazed by him. This one in particular reminded me of "audiobook" by Neil Hilborn and I love the concept.

[@Littlefear1]

Only 20 minutes. until it happens again and again. Thanks for this, it is dead on.

[@MrGraffittikid]

Of course he's amazing as always

[@beepboopblorp]

After having a really shitty panic attack today this made me feel alive.

[@sleepless-cc4mo]

Watched this video while having a panic attack felt like hours

[@bishbashbosh6153]

I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety two years ago, my attacks feel like my rib cage caving in and my skull quaking

[@BooksAndBrews_]

"a panic attack is a remarkably solitary experience" this is incredibly accurate.

[@Aesthetically1426]

….. a hug from me…. I’m not okay

[@shanewickham9750]

If only I could tell you how I feel, not the only one in my family that has this many thank's it;s true

[@EmerysTheCat]

He is one of the most amazing stand up poets ever

[@WideTie2008]

OMG I love this poem. I've had anxiety attacks and they are not fun.

[@nylajohnson7263]

I love his poems

[@rayjay9715]

This is so amazing I forgot to breath.