Panic Attacks - How To Cope And Regain Control

| Friday, July 22, 2011
By Ruth F. Teague


When panic attacks happen, the physical signs can be unpleasant and in many cases scary. While those symptoms are usually not actually detrimental to your physical well being, the feelings at the time can be disturbing and have a negative impact on your daily living. The actual experience can be different from one person to the next but attacks can cause shortness of breath, sweating and a feeling of not being in control.

So what can you do to deal with panic attacks and keep them from happening again? For starters, it helps to know the you're not the only one who has anxiety attacks. And don't forget that some people only experience a single anxiety attack instead of the regular attacks other individuals experience.

Before you do anything else, it's important to find out why you experience panic attacks. Perhaps something has taken place in your life to trigger emotions that result in a panic attack. Significant events such as a job loss or the death of a loved one to a fatal illness can affect us more profoundly than we believe. However, repressing feelings does not prevent them from eventually coming out. One example of this is the way someone experiences considerable grief some months after the passing of a loved one.

The help of professional counselors can benefit you in these circumstances or indeed when needing to expose a cause that may not be apparent to the sufferer. Also, it is important to find strategies that help you cope before, during and after a panic attack strikes. As one of the chief symptoms is shallow breathing leading to palpitations and tingling limbs in some instances, any practice that helps to regulate your breathing will be useful. Stress management and breathing strategies can help you when you feel an anxiety attack coming on and can even help to decrease its severity.

If you suffer from panic attacks, it is a good idea to consult your physician. But don't forget that you can use natural methods to help you also. Vitamin and mineral supplements, as well as herbal formulations, may help. When you choose to learn natural self-help methods, you feel good about yourself and the possibility of discovering a solution for your problem.

Don't be discouraged about your situation because you may be able to avoid future panic attacks. It's a good idea to seek support from other people because it may help you to recover quickly and in the process observe that other people can benefit from your experiences.




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