i'm an annual pass holder and i do go to disney a few times a year, i'm a vet and i have mild ptsd and i get panic attacks.. usually im fine at disney i go on rides mostly at non busy times like late at night during EMH, i do either fast pass or single riders when i can. my issue is at times when im stuck in a place or building in a crowd for a long period of time i start to freak out and can have a panic attacks, it pretty much ruins my day since at that point i want to go back to the hotel room. i was just curious what getting a GAC can do for me? ive read a lot of faqs and i'm still kinda fuzzy on how it would help and i'm kinda confused as to what it does. i know its not a front of the line pass but what are the alternate lines and waiting areas and stuff. just pretty much seeing if i should just stick to
While I don't know anything about the GAC, I wanted to tell you I can absolutely sympathize.
Panic attacks are horrendous and you are right, once you have one, the day is pretty much ruined at that point.
I get them very very rarely, but my trigger is claustraphobia or "being stuck" as you described.
I had never ever had a panic attack at Disney, and then one day we got stuck on Splash Mountain. It was no big deal until I thought "Hey, I wonder if I could wiggle out of here if I had to (not that I was even going to). I quickly realized that because of the park bag around me, and the lap bar I was stuck.
Cue MASSIVE panic attack.
I managed to stay quiet and breathe, but avoided anything with restraints for the rest of our trip
One thing that works wonders for me is Lorazipam. Only as needed. I only get it for flying and vacation. Even just having it in my bag is enough to be calm and not need it.
So if you don't have a prescription please consider speaking to your doctor about something to help in Emergencies.
I hope that helps.. I don't mean to overstep your boundaries.