Patrick Roche - The Perfect Panic Attack

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  • @fromnola1
    @fromnola1 Před 8 lety +1267

    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
      @emojules5296 Před 5 lety +6

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

    • @myishenhaines1706
      @myishenhaines1706 Před 5 lety +98

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

    • @emojules5296
      @emojules5296 Před 5 lety +5

      @@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
      @Slimtailz Před 4 lety +24

      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

  • @meanbabydotcom
    @meanbabydotcom Před 8 lety +421

    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.

  • @lifeofakidcosplayer5708
    @lifeofakidcosplayer5708 Před 8 lety +525

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

  • @XxMiyunoxX
    @XxMiyunoxX Před 7 lety +598

    "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
      @danberezanich7578 Před 2 lety +3

      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
      @jmiller297 Před 2 lety

      I *GET THIS.*

  • @dynamitetete
    @dynamitetete Před 8 lety +932

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

  • @Julhi_Verma19
    @Julhi_Verma19 Před 8 lety +371

    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
      @TheCatsReflection-me Před 8 lety +34

      +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
      @Julhi_Verma19 Před 8 lety +1

      They are just awful

    • @crystalelizabeth369
      @crystalelizabeth369 Před 7 lety +2

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

    • @laurenbooeybear123
      @laurenbooeybear123 Před 7 lety +2

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

    • @Freddy3Jersem
      @Freddy3Jersem Před 4 lety +1

      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
    @paddison3150 Před 8 lety +86

    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.

  • @greydonoho1809
    @greydonoho1809 Před 7 lety +57

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

  • @daymonster730
    @daymonster730 Před 8 lety +256

    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
      @DeChaos137 Před 3 lety

      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. CZcams of all places... Wonders never cease. Godz bless Us all.
      💚🤪

  • @robznm79
    @robznm79 Před 7 lety +77

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

  • @timbertimber8260
    @timbertimber8260 Před 8 lety +312

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

  • @caileejune1807
    @caileejune1807 Před 8 lety +219

    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.

  • @bakaiggy
    @bakaiggy Před 8 lety +107

    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.

  • @jasminnicole5293
    @jasminnicole5293 Před 8 lety +99

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

  • @rae_diant
    @rae_diant Před 8 lety +23

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

  • @charlottesreadsthings211
    @charlottesreadsthings211 Před 8 lety +32

    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.

  • @CuteWallflowergirl
    @CuteWallflowergirl Před 8 lety +18

    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.

  • @annajepsen2615
    @annajepsen2615 Před 3 lety +4

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

  • @BodtAttack320
    @BodtAttack320 Před 8 lety +7

    I LOVE PATRICK ROCHE & HIS WORK.

  • @iLOVEpicklesBRO28
    @iLOVEpicklesBRO28 Před 8 lety +17

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

  • @mariadicianu7284
    @mariadicianu7284 Před 6 lety +5

    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
    @DanielaFariaSings Před 8 lety +10

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

  • @wadooshful
    @wadooshful Před 8 lety +9

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

  • @Goldievoi
    @Goldievoi Před 8 lety +15

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

  • @Rillka
    @Rillka Před 8 lety +5

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

  • @Strawburry643725
    @Strawburry643725 Před 8 lety +2

    PATRICK!!! All of his peoms are amazing

  • @tabbilea5929
    @tabbilea5929 Před 7 lety

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

  • @reneerolfes6797
    @reneerolfes6797 Před 2 lety +2

    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
    @bpdbigsister Před 8 lety +1

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

  • @onnabailey998
    @onnabailey998 Před 8 lety +1

    *uncontrollable tears flow out of my eyes*

  • @lillianchow1935
    @lillianchow1935 Před 7 lety

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

  • @peytonsellers2703
    @peytonsellers2703 Před 8 lety

    I love watching him, he's so wonderful.

  • @BillyMarkley777
    @BillyMarkley777 Před 7 lety +43

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

  • @TheWordynerdy
    @TheWordynerdy Před 8 lety

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

  • @bumble8145
    @bumble8145 Před 4 lety

    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.

  • @Moonstreamfeline
    @Moonstreamfeline Před 8 lety

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

  • @1116may11
    @1116may11 Před 7 lety +1

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

  • @winglessxxx
    @winglessxxx Před 7 lety +1

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

  • @fivesecondsofsummer3362
    @fivesecondsofsummer3362 Před 8 lety +1

    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.

  • @lunakehrer2604
    @lunakehrer2604 Před 8 lety +1

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

  • @christyburdett9125
    @christyburdett9125 Před 5 lety

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

  • @PaulTheillusionist
    @PaulTheillusionist Před 8 lety +32

    Very good, and love the oxymoron title.

  • @whitneyfitzgerald4212
    @whitneyfitzgerald4212 Před 8 lety +1

    Absolutely amazing.

  • @KalkaCola
    @KalkaCola Před 8 lety

    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

  • @sarabrock6345
    @sarabrock6345 Před 8 lety

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

  • @EmmaHarrill
    @EmmaHarrill Před 8 lety +10

    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. :)

  • @musicsfan1
    @musicsfan1 Před 8 lety

    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

  • @08jeep79
    @08jeep79 Před 5 lety

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

  • @anthonyginger4065
    @anthonyginger4065 Před 8 lety +1

    This is by far the most accurate description possible.

  • @MusicLuver0543
    @MusicLuver0543 Před 8 lety +2

    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
    @lucielewis9960 Před 8 lety

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

  • @SunshineKarebare
    @SunshineKarebare Před 8 lety +2

    This is amazing, and says pretty much everything.

  • @tanyasashamaswaure
    @tanyasashamaswaure Před 8 lety +1

    Absolutely amazing

  • @Zanyotaku
    @Zanyotaku Před 6 lety +1

    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.

  • @princesstarah2
    @princesstarah2 Před 8 lety +4

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

  • @KayleeUmstead
    @KayleeUmstead Před 8 lety +1

    This gave me chills

  • @samiemert
    @samiemert Před 6 lety

    Thank you, this is beautiful.

  • @rawrz0o
    @rawrz0o Před 8 lety

    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.

  • @ederlengcorpuz3826
    @ederlengcorpuz3826 Před 3 lety

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

  • @Ibelieveinunicorn012
    @Ibelieveinunicorn012 Před 8 lety +1

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

  • @taytizle
    @taytizle Před 7 lety +1

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

  • @tkeks007
    @tkeks007 Před 8 lety

    Thank you, Patrick

  • @bookwormgirl000
    @bookwormgirl000 Před 8 lety

    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

  • @BruceHowellVideo
    @BruceHowellVideo Před 8 lety

    You're incredible Patrick!

  • @skyicee4801
    @skyicee4801 Před 5 lety

    I love this poem

  • @carolinaalexandra8921
    @carolinaalexandra8921 Před 6 lety

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

  • @user-ry8lq3kr8b
    @user-ry8lq3kr8b Před 8 lety

    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.

  • @patiencekayxo
    @patiencekayxo Před 8 lety

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

  • @nylajohnson7263
    @nylajohnson7263 Před 7 lety

    I love his poems

  • @faithjones1193
    @faithjones1193 Před 7 lety +2

    this is incredible

  • @nathali1019
    @nathali1019 Před 8 lety

    I have no words

  • @suphomies2661
    @suphomies2661 Před 8 lety

    I have been waitin so long for another on of his poems

  • @lilyvotta1373
    @lilyvotta1373 Před 4 lety

    This is literally my all time favorite poem oh my god

  • @blackwallflower
    @blackwallflower Před 8 lety

    wow that was wonderful

  • @juniperfox1064
    @juniperfox1064 Před 8 lety

    Beautiful.

  • @supist
    @supist Před 8 lety

    this...is so beautiful

  • @linam4996
    @linam4996 Před 7 lety

    this is so beautiful

  • @ashuriixo
    @ashuriixo Před 2 lety

    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.

  • @missdarkette6090
    @missdarkette6090 Před 8 lety +2

    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.

  • @paigealyssa6397
    @paigealyssa6397 Před 7 lety

    this was so beautiful

  • @nicole-mn2tm
    @nicole-mn2tm Před 8 lety

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

  • @yudilasangtam9905
    @yudilasangtam9905 Před 4 lety

    I'm literally crying. 😭😭😭❤️

  • @Drancks
    @Drancks Před 8 lety

    Wow. This is beautiful

  • @rayjay9715
    @rayjay9715 Před 8 lety +9

    This is so amazing I forgot to breath.

  • @alondraghoul5449
    @alondraghoul5449 Před 6 lety

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

  • @MrGraffittikid
    @MrGraffittikid Před 8 lety

    Of course he's amazing as always

  • @shaegaskin
    @shaegaskin Před 4 lety

    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

  • @spencerqwashington
    @spencerqwashington Před 8 lety

    This hits home for me

  • @nicoleramirez7608
    @nicoleramirez7608 Před 2 lety

    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.

  • @lucerosanki7920
    @lucerosanki7920 Před 8 lety +1

    i am speechless

  • @michellemichael9
    @michellemichael9 Před 7 lety +5

    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.

  • @sanjivanimandloi4843
    @sanjivanimandloi4843 Před 8 lety +7

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

  • @darkkaze13
    @darkkaze13 Před 2 lety

    i just ordered your book!

  • @Lex-io9qm
    @Lex-io9qm Před 8 lety

    Crazy how I can relate so personally with every word and reference

  • @SkyeBuller
    @SkyeBuller Před 8 lety

    Just amazing

  • @CaspiRose99
    @CaspiRose99 Před rokem +1

    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.

  • @catsom9618
    @catsom9618 Před 7 lety

    Amazing

  • @kellyhoward1956
    @kellyhoward1956 Před 8 lety

    oh my god im shaking this was so good

  • @roadhousepress
    @roadhousepress Před 3 lety

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

  • @MarsAnita15
    @MarsAnita15 Před 8 lety

    loved it.