Ways To Stop An Anxiety Attack - Useful Techniques That Will Work

By Nathan Birnbaum

Picture yourself out in public, maybe at the movies, dinner or some other social event you've been looking forward to. You are having a great time when all of a sudden, panic sets in. Your heart begins to race ; you feel like you can't breathe, you're sweating and going to lose control. Sound familiar? You are experiencing a peculiar quantity of panic and need to be told how to stop a panic attack when it rears its hideous head.

Anxiety attacks could be controlled through medicine, but this usually involves building up a certain level of beta blockers in your body tissue. Tranquilizers can be helpful but are addictive and may exacerbate the attacks over a period of time. In the meantime, you can easily learn a few relaxation systems to bring your panic in hand or to actually forestall an incipient attack from occurring.

First, you must learn how to breathe correctly. This involves slowly inhaling through your for a count of about 4 seconds. Hold the breath for as much as 7 seconds and then slowly exhale through your mouth, making a slight whooshing sound by clenching your teeth together. Attempt to prolong the exhalation for approximately 8 seconds if feasible ( with practice it is ) .

Now, attempt to visualize your panic as if it were an object you might concentrate on. Tell it to leave, that you are in control, and that you won't panic. Reassure yourself that there's zip wrong and therefore the panic object is a rude visitor who needs to be expelled.

After a moment of 'Visualizing' your panic, it is time to relax your body's muscles. Begin with the feet by clenching the muscles and releasing them. Work your way up your body tightening and relaxing muscle groupings till you've reached your head. If you're still feeling panicky, repeat the process, starting with the respiring techniques we described.

Surprisingly, in most cases, having an attack of anxiousness in public regularly goes fully unnoticed by those around you. Outwardly, you will appear calm and picked up, notwithstanding the turmoil you're feeling. Use this to your advantage to silently control your feelings of panic as you apply the relaxation methods discussed.

These attacks of fear or dread are zilch to sneeze at, and you should follow up with your health practitioner or primary caregiver as soon as possible to figure out the root cause of the problem. In the meantime, these basic strategies to focus yourself and relax have proved effective for many sufferers of uneasiness who are struggling to find out a way to stop nervous attacks in a crisis!

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