I am having an anxiety attack - how do I stop this?
Posted by admin on Mar 13, 2009
I have anxiety attacks that last for hours. Ive been feeling like this for half an hour I think.
I am shaking, I feel sick, my mouth is dry, and it’s not going away. I’m literally pulling my hair out.
How do I stop this? Do you have any tips? I really just want to go to sleep right now so I wake up not feeling like this. I am trying to listen to relaxing music and having a warm drink, but its not working.
I've bitten all my nails right down >_<
Take some slow deep breaths, counting in your head as you breathe in and out. If you are over breathing and its making you dizzy then get a paper bag and breathe into that. You must try and take your mind off of “yourself” think of something else (something relaxing like a beach, the sea etc). Unfortunately, the more you worry about these attacks, the more they come back, like a vicious circle. Maybe if they are getting very bad you need to get some anti-anxiety medication from the doctor for a while, take care…
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Take some slow deep breaths, counting in your head as you breathe in and out. If you are over breathing and its making you dizzy then get a paper bag and breathe into that. You must try and take your mind off of “yourself” think of something else (something relaxing like a beach, the sea etc). Unfortunately, the more you worry about these attacks, the more they come back, like a vicious circle. Maybe if they are getting very bad you need to get some anti-anxiety medication from the doctor for a while, take care…
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try watching some TV or do some breathing exercise. Usually one of those things work for me. Good luck though!
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If you have any of those brown paper lunch sacks breath in and out of one of those, concentrate on nothing but your breathing until it passes. If you have these frequently you need to make an appointment to see your doctor…
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All I can tell you is what I do when I feel a bit anxious and it really does work. Human beings tend to breath incorrectly and this mean that we are forever deficient in the amount of oxygen our heart and brain need. Take a seat with you arms and legs in front of you and take a deep breath in through your nose (< ----- important), hold it for ten seconds and then evenly and slowly exhale out of your mouth. Repeat ten to twenty times and I swear to you it will make you feel much, much better. Weird but true!
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The more you fret about it, the longer it’s going to last. Allow the feelings to pass through you. I promise you that they will leave. Our bodies aren’t designed to stay in that mode for more than a few hours, then we crash - I mean become very tired, or fall asleep from exhaustion. I’ve had to learn to do that myself. Don’t fight it, allow it to pass through you and it will end on its own. I know how awful panic attacks can be. They’re scary and I used to think I’d die, or at least I’d hoped I’d die, but I never did. There is a theory that panic attacks are about unresolved issues. Are there any decisions that you’ve shoved to the backburner? Are there current issues you aren’t dealing with? When I used to have severe panic attacks, there was a lot going on in my life and I wasn’t dealing with anything assertively. I’d bury my head, metaphorically speaking, and pretend that everything would just work itself out. If you see this going on in your own life, it’s time to sort out some things and deal with them.
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Do you have any tranquilisers? If so take the prescribed dosage and no more! Don’t panic, we all get like this at times and it is difficult but you need to relax.
Try to understand what is bothering you and to reason with yourself. Imagine that should a friend be in this state instead of yourself, then you would be able to help by giving assurance and saying the right thing. Then say these things to yourself and do so in regard to several aspects of your present problem.
For the longer-term, anxiety is recognised by psychiatrists as a serious and treatable problem. These doctors can prescribe a number of different drugs that may help, and a person in your state should definitely consult with them and get some advice about what is to be done.
You should be able to exercise and so relieve some of the tension too, but if you want to go to sleep, then this is not right time. Try to include an exercise period during your daily routine. Like most things be calm and don’t exaggerate, but do seek help when things get really difficult.
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sounds more like your worried to the extream!
Do some breathing
do this with me now!
breath in slowly 1 — 2—- 3 — 4 —-
hold your breath 1—- 2—
Breath out in a count of 8
1 — 2—- 3—4 —-5—6—7—8
repeat until you feel slightly better!
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Take a look at this site:
http://www.cureanxietydisorder.com
Hope this helps…
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Negative emotions (like sadness, stress, anger, etc.) causes your Serotonin production to be low; when your Serotonin level is low, you are more prone to getting Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Depression, etc.
Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level.
But there are natural ways to do it without medication. There’s this strange herb called “St John’s Wort” - it is said to be more effective than Prozac. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John’s Wort works like prozac. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc.
The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced… you have that “learned behavior” in your mind. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior - Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction… There are several other techniques to help cope them!
Ok, to use Distraction: Firstly, try to….
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http://PanicAttackReseach.blogspot.com