As much as I love to hear all the stories. A highlight is always 'Steve' 'Stevie' being shouted out randomly

I used to have really bad panic attacks. Part of the problem when they start is that you don't know what's going on and the fear of them becomes a trigger in itself. I haven't had one for so long now, even though I often feel anxious. The key for me was when I stopped trying to be the big man, stopped trying to soldier on and took time to understand why I felt that way. Talking to a counsellor was important - ironically, the people closest to you are the last people you can really open up to, both because you don't want to seem vulnerable and because often you want to protect them. Another key thing is this tactic: when you feel anxious, stop everything. Don't try to power through, just stop and take all pressure off yourself. You can always go again when you're feeling better. Hope this helps anybody out there who's struggling.

You sir is what i miss most about my Dad, genuinely down to earth with real person problems. No fake pretence or click bate. True gentleman through and through 🍻 i’ve learnt so much from your energy. I have been beaten up by panic attacks and i thought is was low sugars every time very similar feeling. The angry i got from not understanding was horrific. Your honesty has enabled me to see it’s not always black and white an whilst my health is very bad my mind is much more at piece. I don’t wanna go angry i wanna go free. Thank you as always 🙏

The months I've spent watching your output and information has spurned me into the care system. A long process of acceptance given my criminal record but its historical with no blips since 1998. I feel a new beginning for me after years of alcohol and drug use. No crack or heroin.... I always scared away from these things. Keep up the good work sir x

Sam checkout sleep apnea.I used to be constantly tired no matter how long I slept.Bottom line was my quality of sleep was poor.I now have a sleep apnea machine which basically keeps me breathing regularly and my sleep is better.

I'm a new subscriber. Love hearing your stories. I live in the desert and was completely jealous of all the green grass in the park! So pretty. Love Stephen too. Lovely pup. :)

Interesting vlog as always Sam your daily vlogs have become a big part of my day.respect as always.

Another great video fella I myself have been in a lot of prisons in my teens early twenties so I can relate to lot of things you say. Keep up the good work..👍

Great channel, just found it. I first saw you on a Shaun A podcast a while ago. Really interesting stuff. Keep up the great work and best wishes and health to you and your family in these crazy times 🙏

Thanks Sam and Stephen I appreciate what you do mate and I love to see the English countryside on your walks

I really love listening to your stories, the same way as I did with your book on Audible. Isn’t Stephen a handsome chap. I have always had black Labs since I was a wee girl, and seeing your boy, makes me miss them terribly. ☹️I do have a yellow Lab, a red fox, and 2 Chihuahua’s to keep me busy, thankfully 💖 Great channel, and insight into the world of prisons, for someone who has never been. 🙂

I really feel for you with the panic attacks, I used to get them on quite a regular basis and they're just horrible. I have overcame them so do yoga, meditation or whatever it takes and you will learn how to deal with them. All the best great listening to you once again👍😊

Hi mate, just found your channel and it's absolutely fascinating. Thank you so much for these brilliant stories, they are really fascinating. Also I suffer from really bad panic attacks, so I know exactly how you're feeling all the best from Cheshire in the UK...

Great upload and so important

Hey Sam love your videos, Meditation really helped me with PA and anxiety, never thought I would meditate 🤪give it a go 😁

Glad I subscribed sam my lads are in and out of jail atm breaks my heart my mental health is bad atm atleast you have given me a feel what prison life is like opened my bloody eyes thank you gonna have to give meditation ago👍🙂✌

Good job you were not alone in the motor Keep safe Best wishes Teresa 🐾🐾

I’m new to your channel and enjoy listening to your story’s. I suffered from panic attacks especially on tube trains or enclosed spaces. I used to think I was going to die every time. I have suffered too from depression and was prescribed a drug citalopram, I’ve never had a panic attack since taking it and it’s now 12 years since my last attack. Ah se thee

I find all your video content informative and interesting and passed it on. Face it mate Stephen is the star. Great fur. Well done Sir.

Great story telling. Just subbed and hit the bell

Sam all you need for this channel is yourself mate! It all lies within. I think we all prefer a natural one rather than someone being told what to say. Keep going. Views are not everything

I was a Train driver and at Waterloo Station a guy in pink short top and skirt in the late 90s. Once again great podcast Sam.Kenny

Where ya been mate? Best podcast out there and I’m friends with Marvin and billy Moore.. keep it up mate

Mate meditating is brilliant..I never ever thought I’d mediate! Give it a blast ! Try headspace first on Netflix 👍👌

carry on the good work sam from nz

panic attacks are fucked up!! I've had one in my life and I'm 30, thing is I had nothing to panic about, actually was in a good position, but doctor told me its a panic attack, I had a pressure at back of my neck also, haven't had one since, fricking crazy, hope u feel better mate. 🤔🤔👍💪🇬🇧🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

"Did you come across many gay prisoners?" I think that question could have been worded a bit better...

hi brother im in sydney origanly from wirral i watch all your vids so interesting cheers

I suffer from crippling panic/anxiety attacks been on medication for 7 years, words can't describe how they can make you feel, great episode Sam, love the channel!

Evening Mr s and Stevie boy I hate panic attacks there the worst glad your ok 🙏❤️

Did your panic attacks start during your time in the Ways? I have anxiety disorder - which often develops into severe panic - and that all started during a stay in B Wing DFU, HMP Manchester, 25 yrs ago. Never been in trouble before or since, and to be honest, were it not for half a dozen lying, corrupt NCS cops, should never have been there at all. But... I know the feeling well: fearful that something terrible is going to happen - to the point at which you're actually convinced it's going to happen, and the adreniline starts flowing. Then come the shaking/trembling and cold sweats. It's bloody awful. 25 yrs on and I've finally admitted to myself that I have a problem. I downloaded your book on Kindle and to be honest, it took me back there so completely that I had to stop reading it.

i havnt been able to drive for the past 15 yrs due to panic attacks ,had them since i was 21 yrs old...they never get better but ive managed to control them....hope you get sorted mate .

Mr Sam worth how do I find that video about the quiet man in strange ways I want to watch it again please

Did you ever come across any high profile ones like Huntley Cregan or Levi bellfield ? Great vlogs

hi Sam did you have anything to do with the handless corpse case andrew maher and others

Brilliant vlog mate. Yoga is a bit tough for me. TaiChi's a bit more lively and easier! We had a neighbour who called his dalmatian Ian. Will you read anything as interesting as that today? I doubt it.

When I was in lindholme....they caught 2 at it.... and shipped them out ....ASAP

Keep up the gud wok chief 💙💙❤

As a leeds lad I usually feel the same on entering sheffield......just messing sam, keep yer chin up charva!

Glad you're ok duck. Thas made atuff stuff. Stay strong

All ways trust a person who's best pal is an animal, you have empathy, x

Practised in Glasgow Sheriff court ! We were told you'll find the mad, the wannabe bad, the bad, and the fecking evil. You'll learn to recognise them when you see them ! Luckily, I only encountered pure evil twice ! Unforgettable though ! By the way ? Meditation is transformative !

I can say from personal experience, that yoga, meditation and more importantly, mindfulness are incredibly good for wellbeing and are beneficial to mental health.

Thumbs Up 👍🏼 , Panic attack , Horrible!! sorry to here, If you keep yoga and Meditation up your never look 👀 back , Mindfulness meditation to help going to sleep can work very well. Take care ❤️

Would like to hear some Akinwale Aroibeke (Purple Aki as portayed in the media) stories please pal

Anybody who has a Labrador is alright in my book.

I describe that as my switch ( start of a panic attack ) that you, have no control over " I just so know, of what you say " its not, an in control feeling, well done to keep driving. All hale your Mrs. ,x Bless.x

When I was on K wing the landings were caged off and a officer had to open them to get from one landing to the other, I don’t know if them was the times your on about or before that!!!!

Interesting vlog your dog looks so much like my boy who I lost three years ago brought a tear to my eye

Don't try the yoga move Pose of a Mountain in a caravan !!!

I tap myself too stop my panic attacks too I thought it was just me lol..horrible innit I've lost jobs coz off em and been hospital thinking having a heart attack the first time very scary..cheers

Question mark over the warden you gave your suspicion to,not listening because he's a good cleaner! That's a big problem!

There's probably a Buddhist Chaplain in your prison. He or She can teach you meditation. It'll probably be Samatha (Calm Abiding, Serenity) Vipassana (Insight) or Zen (Silent Illumination). Meditation helps many people in the Services to let go of Anxiety, PTSD, Combat Stress and other Mental Health issues.

Wasn't something that appealed to me but in hmp Parc, there was a fair few who were "Gay for the stay"!!

Looks like sams touched a nerve. 1 person giving the thumbs down on every vid iv watched. 👍 Love these videos

I had sciatica and yoga worked good Sam my bro

My favourite Mr Sam ❤

""Don't be giving me that one Big Lad"" - to Stevie - now were talking Sam....'there's me smile for the day. Chuffed that you're open to discussing potentially sensitive issues in jails mate. Can we expect to see you walking the Big Lad in Yoga Pants in the future..?

" Stephen! Don't be Eating Sticks. "

Sam can you share what prisoner you dealt with that had the most sadistic crime. Cheers love your work

Take yourself on holiday with your family when you can travel go to a place called Boracay in the Philippines. I sleep like a baby there but here.

Highly recommend meditation. I always thought it was a load of bollox, but when I was at a very low point, it changed my life.

Have you tried singing when you are having a panic attack. It really helps me to control my breathing.

Thanks for talking about this, you're doing a great job with the channel all round. A couple of questions coming from what you have said here... You mentioned sexual favours for protection and the impression I took from this was that the inmate giving the favours was doing this voluntarily to get something he wanted/needed. Do you know of incidents where the guy was pressured into giving these favours instead of getting a kicking? I have heard on other podcasts about these guys being pimped out in American prisons for the benefit of the tougher guy. Or on a different tangent do relationships occour within the prison, be that sexual or otherwise and how does this pan out both in terms of other inmates and if one of them gets released or moved can this cause problems ?

Evening 👍🏻

No vulnerable prisoner wing when I served in the 70s, they were all thrown in together, cell fires and beatings were common

Steven! He a Lovely Boy he IS!! Godbless You Both 🙏👍😁

Yoga is amazing enjoy mr s, love yea channel.

Hi mate, need you to know that it doesn't matter if your struggling with doin the tech side of your channel you need to realise how much your helping people an how much your helping me. I put KZfaq on each day waiting for you an Stevie to cheer me up even though your info is very important an serious you put it across in a way where it doesn't seem so bad if that makes sense. I .....just like a lot of people who enjoy this channel struggle with what some people call day to day life an good on you for raising as many issues as you can... Keep up your graft mate every minute is worth it Scott

Andrew Huberman on KZfaq is great to watch, anxiety, panic attacks etc. The breathing technique he showed has helped me amazingly. Two quick breaths in through the nose, long breath out through the mouth. It really works ✅ Thanks so much for your vlogs, really enjoy them 👍

One Saturday afternoon I was in Leeds shopping with my girlfriend 'then out of the blue the panic button went off ' as you say I felt effing awful and on 'red alert' for absolutely no reason for about 20 mins everything looked right foreboding. Book (Panic Attacks by Christine Ingham ) she explains what they are and what to do about, regards

Got to get your chakra open,get doing them yoga poses,the squat,childs repose,the dancing butterfly and not forgetting the good old two dogs f#cking,think that's what it was called or am I getting mixed up with the name of a native American chief,keep smiling and breathing Sam x 😁

I'm gay but would never come out in prison. I'm careful who I tell now. Love your videos.

I used to do Bikram yoga pre pandemic Brilliant for your head I do Vedic meditation 20 min mantra twice a day Did a short course got taught the ins and out Transcendental meditation which is what all the celebs do is based on it from what I can tell. A deep meditation ( doesn’t happen each time ) is a brilliant experience Your head feels refreshed after like you’ve had a great sleep - 20 mins. It’s class. Give it a go. Well worth it Did you end up doing it ?

Wish you all the best with the sleep mate

I feel you nothing worse then panic attacks even tho you know it's a panic attack you can't stop that fight or flight .exercise and good deit will go along way to helping plus breathing techniques maybe CBT treatment or exposure techniques worked well for me

sam,in scotland,perth prison had sps nursing team who hadnt a clue,a new doctor was hired and gave out detoxes if u said ur gettin addicted...hed help...no fights or drug problems or staff assaults but the sps ganged up on him got him sack cos he was nearly spending budget on detox n treatments..after they sacked him,an inquiry was made and all sps healthcare nurses were let go and replaced by nhs nurses who cut the detoxs down from 14 days to 7 and those who were quiet n contempt cos they got meds suddenly told they werent gettin anymore so assaults have shot up,drug captures risen,self harming n hangings cos they thought they were ultimate team to sort this jail out...i think all staff are nhs in all prisons in scotland now....was your prisons nhs or jails own english prison service?

I’m the same with sleep Sam im on two sleeping tablets to take at night 3 hours later im awake tossing and turning

How do Stephen, hi Mr Samworth 👍🇮🇪

Did you ever get Purple Aki in Strangeways? I’m not sure he falls under this category

I really enjoy listening about your time in the service well done did you ever feel sorry for a prisoner And did you ever meet someone that said they were innocent (they all do ) but as time went on eventually was proved he was innocent saw a man on a talent show he served 35 years for a crime he never committed Keep up the good videoing have you got a job now why did you pack up being a officer

Hi mate did you watch the strangeways riot documentary last week? If so what's your thought's? Did you know anyone who was on the programme? I wasn't an offer then when it happened but I remember it on TV I was an officer in a very well known victorian prison in London so probably wouldn't have been drafted in anyway even if I was in service then Stay safe pal love your Vlogs

Unless you have experienced panic attacks people will never understand the sheer terror you feel when having one, they come out of the blue and theres is absolutely nothing you can do about it, but once you learn to deal with them it becomes easier. Try to breathe through it.

My panic attacks involved me chest closing in like gona gave heartache was horrible still get them now again .I find when you conquer one symptom it creates like another

Yeah me too. I remember the exact moment it started. Major chances were happening in my life. Lost job, lost girlfriend, lost car. I suppose you could say it was a bad year, but I was only young still, 23 -24, so decided to use the money I saved and go travelling around the world for laughs. Prepping for this event, I remember going to a surfer shop in the Mander Center, Wolverhampton. The shop assistant guy in there immediately made me feel uncomfortable, like I wasn't the sort of customer they were looking for. It was an expensive shop, maybe he thought I was shoplifting. Not sure if it was how I was dressed or what but it was obvious, always dressed in suit and tie normally. I had never had this feeling before, like I was despised, it was palpable. And then it happened. I continued to look at things but it was obvious to me that something serious was going on. I left the shop and went to sit on a bench. Stayed there for 15 mins or so and then it went. I was absolutely shocked and devastated. After that time happened on a regular basis. I'm over fifty now and don't get them anymore but had them for years and years. Got used to them in the end. I knew exactly what to do. Just sit and deep breath and eventually it would subside. Funny things, just sharing.

Doctors should prescribe getting a Stevie for mental health..he's ace

Another good video. Why don’t you go back to try and help out, advisory type role?. I’ve done plenty jail in and around Glasgow, barlinnie etc and the system needs screws and cons who have plenty of experience of how things work so they can make a difference and make things far. It’s all only what both make it but I believe you could probably make a difference for the better 🙏 . Godbless 🙏

I'd love a master class on how you cope, I'm a victim, I'd love your help from the other side xx your awesome f awsomness x

No Sam do a think that keeps your well-being 👍 good

If the officer on G wing refused to do anything with regards to your suspicions about the murderer being a bully, why did you and your other colleague not report the him to his superior? After all, part of your job is making sure that the health and well-being of all of the prisoners is in tact. Julie Gill, Glasgow, Scotland.

Evening Sam 👍 Quick question... Do people in prison these days grass each other up ? Like if someone had been battered, would they tell a prison officer who did it, or keep quiet ?

when i went into hmp manchester in 2012 i remember that lad who killed his boyfriend on g wing wasnt he a listener ,i remember having a conversation with him ,did he end up on B wing were i ended up .

I caught two lads bumming in North sea camp shocked the fucking shit out of me it did .

I do love Stephen ❤

panic attacks...smell flowers,blow out candles is best way to reverse or try the breathing and inhaling into brown or any bag,breathe your expelled breath back in.....insomnia....try white noise,i listen to sound of rain hitting car but in jail id use a radio off station,the hiss is best white noise,also incidentally its sound of the big bangs radiation radios catch...look in mirror and use auto suggestion,look in mirror and say n beleive what u tell your reflection...feel down? tell yourself "im ok,im strong and im alive"...bugger sound n cam angles on podcast , we want stories mr samworth ,ur doing well..fast learner

Most off the time you’ll find out people who have them panicking attacks us addicts are on thete way to thete drug dealer to help with the panicking attacks because they did nt want too but the overwealming horror panicky attacks it’s like we feel like we can feel the complete opposite so this is why us addicts find it a daily battle I’m one off them top man you are proper sound man,me work mates was talking about you saying nice things and that’s coming from scoucers on site ha ya hook was mint hope another one come soon

Downdog is good mate!

That lad at the end 🤬

We did it in rehab once you get past the embarrassment you will love it. It makes you relax and your sleep gets better good luck with everything hope STEPHEN 🐕 and. everyone else is well Paul 🇮🇲🇮🇲🇮🇲🏍️🏍️🏍️ Paul

Nobody can have any idea what a panic attack is like or about unless they have one. They will f know then. They will spend the rest of their life in fear waiting for the next one. It's not about weakness or being feart of anything It's just THERE.