Question:
10 things to remember during a panic attack......... ?
Answer:
It does not matter if you feel frightened, bewildered, unreal or unsteady.
These feelings are nothing more than an exaggeration of the normal body
reactions to stress
Just because you have these sensations does not mean you are really sick.
These feelings are just frightening and unpleasant, nothing worse will
happen to you.
Let your feelings come, they've been in charge of you, and you have been
pumping them up and making them more acute. Don't run away from panic.
When you feel it mount take a deep breathe and as you breathe out let it go.
Keep trying. Stay there almost if you were floating in space. Don't fight
the feeling of panic, accept it.
Try to make yourself as comfortable as possible without escaping. If you
are on the street, lean against something. If you are in a store find a
quiet corner or a chair. DO NOT jump in a car and rush home in fear.
Stop adding to your panic with frightening thoughts about what is happening
and where it will lead. Don't indulge in self pity and think "Why can't I
be like normal people? Why do I have to go through this?" Just accept what
is happening to you. If you do this , what you fear most will not happen to
you.
Think about what is really happening to your body at this moment. Do not
think "Something terrible is going to happen, I must get out." Say to your
self, "I am OK, or STOP IT" Don't say the word NOT, your mind does not
understand it.
Now wait and give the fear time to pass. Do not run away. Others have
found the strength, you will too. Notice as you stop adding the frightening
thoughts, the fear starts to fade away.
One day soon you will go through the panic and say "I did it." Once you say
this you will be on your way to conquering panic. Think of the progress you
have made.
Try to distract yourself from what is going on inside you.
When the panic subsides let your body go loose, take a deep breath and go on
with your day. Remember each day you cope with panic, you reduce your fear.
Remember to take baby steps. Healing is often two steps forward and one
step back.
