If you need help coping with panic attacks, this information is for you.
Here are 3 quick tips: 1.
Remember, This Is Temporary Your body has been thrown into high gear by whatever it was that triggered the attack.
Just remember though that while this experience can be alarming, it is temporary.
Your body is just trying to compensate for your current mental shock.
People can usually recover from this state within a matter of minutes.
Just realizing that it usually takes only several minutes or so to ride it out has always seemed to help me recover faster when I suffered from these myself.
2.
Stop Thinking About What Led To The Attack Since your state of mind is what really set this in motion, (after all, the panic attack was triggered by your mind's reaction to something) it's best to leave those thoughts in the dust as quickly as you can.
This may seem obvious, except that when someone is undergoing a panic attack, it's an automatic reaction to become sort of hypnotized by it and end up staying fixated on the cause.
What you need to do in this situation is think about something totally unrelated.
You could even think of how much better off you'll be in a few minutes when your body slows back down.
That may sound strange, but it can actually make a huge difference, believe it or not! 3.
Don't Fear Future Attacks Another tip for coping with these symptoms of panic is not to worry about this happening again in the future.
I used to actually end up having panic attacks just because I was so worried that I might have one.
The worry ended up causing a snowball effect.
People who live in anxiety, especially over things like this, really stand an increased risk of making it happen over and over again.
Don't think about breaking the cycle as trying to avoid it.
Instead, drastically reduce your chances of experiencing these terrible symptoms again simply by focusing on more easy-going, harmless, positive aspects of life.