Controlling panick attacks...?
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I get them more frequently than that. You should have medication on hand in case something like this happens. What's the big deal with taking a pill every once in a while if it calms you?
cut out caffeine and chocolate, also start a yoga and meditation routine. remember to breathe.
i have the same problem unfortunatly
my doctor said that:
~ deep slow breathing will work
~ focusing on two things and move you eyes back and forth from each one
~ and an elastic on your rist to flick to keep your mind on the pain
Hope they help panick attacks can suck
Miley
i honestly dont know what to tell you..
my ex wife suffered the same affliction..
buit she heavily medicated herself..
sory..
take deep breaths.. .. take a nice long bath and read a book
that always helps me
Are you not sleeping just because or is it because of the panic attacks? anyway I get them every once and a while and I know they are very scary. I just keep my cool by concentrating on my breathing (in and out, in and out) and just I when I get scared about it I just pray for it to go easy and go quick. I hope you feel better soon.. just breath.
the brown paper bag never fails, my mum use to have them alot, just try and controll your breathing, deep breaths try and stay calm, i hope your ok.
I get them too, sometimes. I try to stay away from the few things that trigger them. I haven't had one in about 4 years. Have you talked to your doctor about them.
Okay, so you don't want to take any 'medication' ... but I think that means you don't want to be on 'medication' for a long period of time, since your attacks are so 'few and far between.' See your doctor and ask him for a prescription of Vistaril ... it's a good 'antihistamine,' it controls nausea, and it is also used to stop ANXIETY. A panic attack is a type of 'anxiety disorder' and you can 'get through' this one you 'feel coming on' by taking the 'recommended dosage' until you 'feel less anxious.' I have a Vistaril prescripiton because I may have severe gall bladder disease, but the bottle says 'take for Anxiety' not for 'nausea.' And I do 'get anxious' when my belly starts to hurt, I take one, I get 'sleepy' (although I can stay awake) and my belly stops hurting. If your doctor won't give you a prescription for Vistaril, be sure to tell him that you want a 'situational' fix, not a 'long term fix' ... then take the 'pill' he prescribes until your anxiety 'passes' ...
going to the gym always helps me, but if you cant see yourself doing that, cause I've been like that also, doing anything physical helps me, like jumping around, walking around, anything that makes me focus on what im doing and not on the negative thoughts. the other important thing is dont run away from these panic attacks if they are about to happen, i find if you just let them happen there are not as bad as you think they are going to be. working yourself up just before one makes it that much worse.
A hypochondriac sees only danger and imagined illness. A hyperchondriac sees only benefits and potential pleasures. Have you had an official diagnosis as to your condition with these anxiety attacks? Medication can be a great aid, but over time most persons are benefited from counseling on how to deal with the attacks. Here is what I have learned to do. I focus on making it through the next minute. After that minute has passed and nothing bad has happened, then I focus on making it through the next minute. After two minutes have passed, I usually realize that I'm going to make it through another two minutes without anything bad happening to me. After five or six minutes, it usually dawns on me that the worst thing that has happened to me was worry and fear. I ask myself if I want to sit through another five or six minutes worrying and then realizing once again that the worst thing that happened was worry and fear. By the time thirty minutes have passed, I usually realize that I had scared myself and that nothing truly bad had happened to me at all.
The anticipatory anxiety is quite powerful with panic attacks. Usually, the anticipation of a future attack is on par with the discomfort caused by the actual attack. Your best bet would be cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), during which time you would be changing your thinking and actually reducing the anxiety produced by the physical symptoms of the attacks. This later component is referred to as exposure, and it will bring you through the process of systematically exposing yourself to different physical symptoms so that when you do have the feeling of a panic attack, you will be used to the feelings and will not become overly anxious.
Long answer, but I hope it helps!
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