While fear is unpleasant its job is to protect us from danger. When you face a threatening situation, adrenaline pumps through your body in order to help you flee or fight whatever danger you are facing.
Panic attacks are bouts of extreme fear with symptoms of trembling, sweating, nausea, dizziness and shortness of breath. They usually occur without an obvious threat.
The symptoms of panic attack last 10 minutes on average, but can range from as little as 1-5 minutes to lasting hours in the cases of reoccurring panic attack.
You can treat your panic attack. Here are some ways to help manage them.
* Slow, deep breaths - use your diaphragm and abdomen to breathe slowly and deeply.
* Try to be in the present moment. You can do this by concentrating on what is happening to you in present moment and not worrying about what could happen to you in the future.
* Acknowledge and accept that the panic attack is happening to you, and know that it will be gone soon.
* Be with the unpleasant symptoms, accept them and don't try to fight them. Go with the panic attack.
* Say things inside you head, like "This will pass, let me body do its thing" and "I can deal with this even though it feels unpleasant".
* Escape Temporarily - seek relief inside a safe area.
* Speak to someone is supportive.
* Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) - the most effective psychological treatment is consider CBT, which changes the anxious or frightening thoughts that sufferers experience.
Programs To Incorporate in to Your Daily Schedule
Several former sufferers of panic attacks have produced home-study programs. These products teach sufferers how to overcome panic attacks without drugs and have been effective for many people when traditional treatments have failed. Typically, these programs come in book, audio or video form and are any easy to incorporate panic attack relief techniques in your daily life.
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