10 Things To Do And Not To Do During An Anxiety Attacks
Almost everyone of us once or twice in our lifetime experience an anxiety attacks. Sometimes we don’t even know why it happens. Let’s look at what are the things that we should and should not do under anxiety attacks.
1) Don’t tell yourself that you are dying because you are not.
Sometimes under a severe anxiety attacks you may feel like you are dying. Just calm down because you are not dying. When the attacks is over everything is back to normal.
2) You are not suppose to breathe from the chest. Under this condition your breath should come from the abdomen.
Breathing from the chest during an anxiety attacks will make you feel dizzy and also numbness in certain parts of the body. You are supposed to take a deep breath from the abdomen.
3) Keep thinking positively.
It is natural for you to have negative thought during the attack such as I am fainting now or I cannot breathe. Try to turn the situation around since negative thinking will breed fear and worsen your situation.
4) Keep feeding your mind with positive thinking
Keep telling yourself that you are going to get through this soon. Anxiety attacks is indeed temporary. By thinking positively the whole experience is easy.
5) Get help from the health care professionals
There are arrays of health care professionals that should be able to assist you in coping with anxiety attacks. Mental health professionals such as psychiatrist, psychologist, counselors and social workers are always available.
6) Share your problems with the loved one and with people whom you can trust.
Getting your problems out of your chest would relieve half of your burden. People who are close to you could provide comfort and help to alleviate your problems.
7) Follow your doctor’s advice. If you have been prescribed with medication, then take your medication on time and follow the routine that has been scheduled by your health care professionals.
Don’t be helpless.
You have all the help you need out there. Put yourself together. Take charge of yourself, be positive get into action gear and go. You have the right to live a happy and worry free life.
9) Be happy. There are others that are with you.
Support group is a great resources to learn from as well as contribute your opinion and share your experience. I’m sure you could find many support group that suit you in your locality.
10) Open up your mind. Learn more about anxiety and panic attacks.
There are abundant of learning materials that you can benefit from. Countless to say from printed materials such as books and magazines to electronic materials such as CD’s and DVD’s
