Panic Attacks Support Group
A panic attack is a period of intense fear or discomfort, typically with an abrupt onset and usually lasting no more than thirty minutes. Symptoms include trembling, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, sweating, nausea, dizziness, hyperventilation, and sensations of choking or smothering. Panic attacks can be very sudden, appear to be unprovoked, and are often...
ok so when i get really panicky i think of nice things its sounds stupid and cheesey but it can work(so can alcohol)right!lol no um like i just breathe and think something really nice! whatevr it may be or listen to music it cAN CALM U DOWN! so i tinnk of stuff like-jokes or my cats etc!
so what nice things make u feel better? and what kind of things do u do to try and calm downx?
so what nice things make u feel better? and what kind of things do u do to try and calm downx?
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I concentrate on my breathing using the 7:11 technique (7 sec deep breath, 11 count breath out). If that doesnt work, I go for a nice, long walk by the lake and listen to the soothing water...and if that doesn't work, .5mg of Xanax should do the trick! Sorry, had to say it!! LOL!
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lol or morphine!lol no um i was tought to when i breathe in my tummy is ment to go out and when i breathe out my tummys ment to go in! it made me feel ill!lol um but ive tooken so many things they dont work like diassipan like 7 5mg and sleeping pills i was tired but no still bad !lol
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I try to breathe deep and hold it. Then I imagine colors in my head. Soft colors like pastels and stuff. Sometimes I just take off in a dead run. Others its .25mg of Xanax.
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