How can you stop a panic attack when you KNOW you’re about to panic!!!!!!???????
Tell yourself, "I can feel this panic attack coming. But it’s okay. I’m not in any danger. There’s no need to panic, but I’m just going to feel that way. My heart is racing, my breathing is quickening." And do then do that exercise the other poster told you to do while you’re telling yourself this. "It’s okay." During one period of my life when I used to suffer from panic attacks, I joined a theater group and went on stage. Stagefight felt exactly like a panic attack. (And psychologists will tell you that panic attacks are the stagefright of real life.) I realized when I was up on that stage that it was all mental and nothing to be frightened of. That old saying, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself" is true. Once I realized that having a panic attack didn’t mean the world was coming to an end or that I was going to die or go crazy, the panic attacks stopped. I haven’t had one since and it’s been over 10 years.
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andrea1919 said :
July 3, 2009 at 7:43 am
What used to work for me was a breathing exercise. Take a deep breath in through your nose and try to imagine you are breathing in something relaxing like fresh laundry. Then, breathe out imagining you are exhaling something awful like vomit. I know it sounds strange, but thats what works for me. Hope it helps!
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Tallfox said :
July 3, 2009 at 8:15 am
Tell yourself, "I can feel this panic attack coming. But it’s okay. I’m not in any danger. There’s no need to panic, but I’m just going to feel that way. My heart is racing, my breathing is quickening." And do then do that exercise the other poster told you to do while you’re telling yourself this. "It’s okay." During one period of my life when I used to suffer from panic attacks, I joined a theater group and went on stage. Stagefight felt exactly like a panic attack. (And psychologists will tell you that panic attacks are the stagefright of real life.) I realized when I was up on that stage that it was all mental and nothing to be frightened of. That old saying, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself" is true. Once I realized that having a panic attack didn’t mean the world was coming to an end or that I was going to die or go crazy, the panic attacks stopped. I haven’t had one since and it’s been over 10 years.
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treepeople88 said :
July 3, 2009 at 8:54 am
I have Panic Disorder. I can feel them coming on. Breathing techniques and self-talk take practice to work and sometimes you honestly forget or it simply is not the solution that I need. Screaming at the top of my lungs, Counting, Xanax, Feeling the wind on my face, Air Conditioning, Sex(I’m a guy, trying not to be perverted with that one), and trying to figure out what is causing the panic attacks.. The less i am busy the more my mind wanders into panic attacks.. Knowing what i am thinking about or what situation i am in to cause the panic attack helps me decipher what to do to prevent it..
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