How should I prepare for Panic and Anxiety attack if I have one?
Ask your doctor about your symptoms?
Benzodiazepines are used for treating anxiety.
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Some things I do to calm down are:
Put an ice pack on the back of your head. This will cool down your brain and reduce activity in your limbic system, where emotions happen.
Do a task with simple, clear steps. I like baking. I follow the recipe, and it’s easy enough that I don’t get frustrated, but it requires enough concentration that I don’t have room to think about other things. Cleaning also helps.
Engage your five senses. This will remind you what is real and what isn’t. Listen to soothing music. Smell something pleasant, like an essential oil. Suck on a hard candy. Look at pictures of things you enjoy. Feel something with an interesting texture, like a piece of Velcro or a stress ball.
Try to levitate something with your mind. You obviously won’t succeed, but it gets you to focus all of your attention on a single point outside your body, instead of on your thoughts. I like to use this on airplanes or in public places, because it doesn’t require you to move at all. It looks like you’re just daydreaming to observers.
This stuff is helpful for reducing anxiety.
This should not be mixed with benzodiazepines and other GABAergic meds.
don’t let the panic rule you !! I had a debilitating panic disorder and the moment I learned to ignore the fear that is associated with panic I defeated all anxiety !! it’s not easy so don’t plan on it just “going away”…you have to work at it but you can do it !!
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