When I Have a Panic Attack, What Do I Do to Stop It?
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Sometimes, panic seems like water gushing over your head, and you’re not fully prepared for it to happen. And then, right from zero to sixty, you’re sweating, palpitating, coughing, and cursing the moment you decided to take up smoking.
It’s a situation that I would prefer not to recall too often, myself. However, what I have discovered through the years serves as good strategies to get through it.
Breathe, But Really Breathe
While it sounds cliché to say that one should pay attention to the breath to calm down, taking deep breaths can make a difference.
It begins with the process of inhaling, then exhaling deeply and consistently, to curb a perceived panic attack.
Through the lower or upper nostril, breathe in for some time, then exhale through the lips or the mouth. Generally, I try to figure out how to breathe in four steps and then breathe out in four steps.
It is useful to reduce that rapid heartbeat and offers an object for concentration that diverts from the anxiety.
