I think grace is mixing up an anxiety attack with a panic attack. She/people discussing her keep referring to them as panic attacks, whereas people have correctly pointed out that she has recovered from them fairly quickly and they seem to be in response to triggers rather than spontaneous. Hence the lack of "panic attacks" while away without the kids. Panic attacks don't work that way. Anxiety attacks however can be in response to a trigger- i.e. overwhelmed by the kids, fearing the level of backlash online etc. And while they can sometimes have physical traits similar to that of a panic attack, they can be handled a lot easier and are not as physically taxing. A panic attack can literally feel like the onset of a heart attack. An anxiety attack feels like adrenaline pumping through your body and heart racing, but it subsides quite quickly and because it is in response to a trigger, and the onset is gradual, it is a lot easier to manage and diffuse. Panic attacks feel like a genuine medical emergency which obviously then heightens the anxiety and lessens the ability to control them. I am not sure if grace/others know there is a difference, and may think the two are interchangeable when discussing her anxiety, which leads to inconsistencies. I dont follow her enough to know if it is her using incorrect terms when she is referring to these attacks or if some people discussing her are assuming panic attacks are the same as anxiety attacks, so please do let me know if it is her using the terms incorrectly, id be interested to know.
Either that or she is just outright lying
