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Panic Attacks
7 Easy Ways to End Anxiety Fast
by Ben Lowry

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Daniel G. Amen When you suffer from panic attacks, you feel on edge almost all of the time wondering when the next one will attack and more afraid that the next one will be worse than the last. When it does attack, you often feel chest pain, nausea, dizziness, constricted breathing and often feel that you are going to die. For people with panic disorder, an anxiety attack can be so terrifying that they will do anything to stay away from any situation that might lead to an attack.

Sometimes the fear of an attack is so strong that it keeps you in your home, unable to leave. If you suffer from this problem, take comfort, there is help available. Read on to for some simple steps to help prevent a panic attack from happening.

Step 1 Remove yourself from the situation.

When you have a panic attack it often helps to remove yourself from the situation as soon as you begin to feel the warning signs of your attack. It is good to find a safe place, such as your vehicle or washroom, where you can calm down in private. Only choose a place that makes you feel in control, comfortable, and secure.

Step 2 Stay Present.

Next you need to stay mentally present and analyse what is really happening. That means you need to stay focused on what is actually happening and not what you think might happen to you. You need to analyse and pay attention to exactly what you are actually experiencing. My heart rate is elevated, my breathing is faster, I feel nauseous, and dizzy.

Do not think about what these symptoms might mean, just pay attention and analyse what your fear level is as you are noticing each symptom. My heart rate is elevated and my fear level is a 6, I feel dizzy and my fear level is a 7, etc. If you focus on the present, what you are actually feeling (without imagining scary possible meanings and consequences) you often notice your fear level drop.

Step 3 Breathe Deeply.

As you are paying attention and analysing it helps to breathe deeply. Combining deep breathing with the above technique is a very quick way to help stop a panic attack from embarrassing you. Breathing deeply enables your body to get the oxygen it needs (which helps to counteract the dizziness that often happens during a panic attack). Deep breathing is a technique that is very important to learn if you want to quickly control your panic level.

You might have also heard it called diaphragmatic breathing because you breathe deeply from the bottom of your diaphragm. When you are experiencing rising anxiety and panic it can sometimes be difficult to focus on breathing deeply from your diaphragm so it is good to practice breathing deeply when you are feeling under control to get you in the habit of breathing deeply when the panic hits.

Step 4 Use Rational Affirmations.

Another useful strategy is to repeat affirmations out loud. I like to pick a rational statement like "I am in control of my own body "or "I will be fine, this will pass" or "No one has ever died from a panic attack" repeat it to yourself slowly over and over again. Breathing deeply and repeating your statement slowly can actually have a meditative effect on you. It is important to pick a phrase that makes sense to you, and will help you feel more comfortable (even a phrase like "I like pretty flowers" can work if it helps you focus your thinking and to reduce your fear level).

Step 5: Talk to Someone.

Millions of people in our country suffer from panic attacks. One of the biggest mistakes that many of them make is to try and deal with the panic attacks on their own. Trying to hide this problem from other, especially those closest to you actually makes your panic and anxiety worse. Talking is an effective way to deal with an attack. Talk to your spouse or another person who will supportive your and listen to what you're feeling. Make sure you pick someone who can listen without being judgemental and is willing to help you work through your anxiety. Talking to someone else has an added benefit of focusing your mind on something other than the attack itself.

Step 6: Get Professional Counselling.

Remember panic attacks are a common medical condition and you do not have anything to be embarrassed about. There are many treatment options out there that can help you deal with panic attacks. Professional counselling is a wonderful treatment options that can help you see your problem from the 40,000 foot perspective and give you useful actionable strategies to work with.

Step 7: Find Out if you Need Medication.

If your anxiety symptoms are only mild to moderate level, then counselling and natural cures (such as the techniques we have discussed) will almost always help you to control your anxiety. Sometimes when the problem is severe enough or is combined with other medical problems like clinical depression you need the help of medication to put your brain in a place where you can use other techniques to control your anxiety. It has been my experience that drugs never cure the problem, but sometime there are neurological imbalances that need drugs so that you can use other strategies to cure yourself.

Remember this article is for information only and is based on strategies that have worked for me. I have found that they work very well. However, in setting up a plan to control your own anxiety and panic make sure that you always talk to a competent medical professional especially when considering medication.

Do you want to be completely panic and anxiety free? Go to Beat Panic Anxiety -- Panic Attacks to find out the best strategy I know to End Panic Attacks for good.

(c) 2008 Ben Lowry, All rights reserved.

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