Panic Attack Help

Panic attacks are common. Some people have panic attacks frequently, living their lives trying to avoid situations of fear, in many cases irrationally. With the basic panic attack help

listed below, you can learn to alleviate a panic attack in only a few minutes.

What Is A Panic Attack?

A panic attack happens when adrenaline is released into your bloodstream. A message of fear sends a signal to the

adrenal glands that there is an emergency situation.

How Does Adrenaline Work?

Adrenaline makes the heart pump extra blood. This extra blood is pumped into your major muscles to increase your

ability to run fast and to do the extraordinary.

It Only Takes A Few Minutes To Stop A Panic Attack

It takes about three minutes for your adrenal glands to fill your body with the adrenaline response. It also only takes

three minutes for your body to stop the adrenaline reaction. If you stop a panic attack as soon as it starts, the reaction

only has to last for three minutes.

If panic attacks have been a recurring problem, write these four basic steps on an index card or something about

that size and put it in your wallet or purse. Make the card noticeable so it's easy to find in the event you have an

attack.

1. Be still and relax.2. Stop the negative thoughts.3. Think of positive statements.

4. Accept your situation.

Step 1. Be still and relax.

Relax by using slow, deep, complete breaths. Be still and calm your situation by remembering that you are only having

a panic attack, that nothing more serious is happening to you. Continue to take slow, deep, complete breaths.

Step 2. Stop the negative thoughts.

Stop negative thoughts by shouting the single word "STOP!!!" loudly inside your head. By doing this you are interrupting the emergency message that your brain is

sending to your adrenal glands.

Step 3. Think of positive statements.

Try to think of a positive statement that is at least as strong as the catastrophic statement that you have been scaring yourself with. Change the negative thought with a positive

one. Choose something that addresses the negative thought.

Step 4. Accept your situation.

Accepting your condition is extremely important. Minimizing this experience usually serves to perpetuate it. Start by

identifying what emotion you are feeling. Most panic attacks are created by fear or some variation of fear. Recognize the emotion you are experiencing and find the reason that you

feel it. Validate that feeling and why you are feeling it.In all of these cases take reasonable precautions. Have a regular physical so that you know that you have a healthy heart. Don't walk in dark situations and be aware of your

surroundings on the street.

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