Is it strange to get panic attacks when hearing from the dumpee?

[Anonymous]

So I broke things off with my ex partner not to long ago. And when they reach out after I’ve told them I don’t want to keep contact, I get panic attacks. I’ve done some searching and can’t find anything that could explain why I get panic attacks. Any insight would be helpful

[Anonymous]

I think it’s just the anxiety from the past creeping in. Like it was already bad enough going through that once, you don’t want to have to deal with it again, along with whatever negativity that occurred to make you wanna break up in the first place, any signs of those things would make most feel the same way.

[FictionalCharacter]

I guess it’s normal. Like this guy here 😅

https://www.youtube.com/embed/5-Kna2tfQNs

[CallMeDave]

If the dumpee was abusive or the circumstances surrounding the break up were traumatic I can imagine that happening to some people, especially relatively soon after the breakup.