How To Get Rid Of Anxiety And Panic Attacks?
Friday, December 4th, 2009 at
5:45 am
I’m about 16 years old and have been experiencing anxiety and really bad panic attacks for the past 2 years. I am really getting sick and tired of this. What are some treatments to anxiety and panic attacks.
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1) Diet. Reduce the amount of caffeine in your diet. That includes pop, chocolate, energy drinks and large amounts of sugar too. These can all increase heart rate and trigger a panic attack.
2) Breathe control. When having a panic attack, people don’t take deep breathes and it makes the attack worse. When you feel an attack coming on or you’re having one, focus on taking deep breathes. Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale.
3) Daily exercise. Studies show that light daily exercise in people with panic disorder has lessened the severity and/or frequency of their panic attacks.
4) Medications. Talk with your doctor. They may prescribe an anti-depressant, a low dose, to help with the panic attacks.
5) Recognize your triggers. After a panic attack, while it’s fresh in your mind, think about and write down what you were doing when the attack started. Write down what you’ve eaten, if you’re really stressed, how much sleep you’ve had, any cologne you’re wearing, are you wearing clothes washed in a different detergent or fabric sheets/softener that you normally don’t wear and it has a different scent than the normal stuff, are you listening to anything (particular song or style like rock or classical), basically ANYTHING! Keep a record (composition notebooks are good for this) and see if there are any similarities. Sights, sounds, smells, textures, tastes, emotions, and area temperatures can all trigger panic attacks. I discovered that I was having panic attacks a few minutes after I would get upset (angry) at someone or something and also when I would drink something that was really cold or eating something really hot and drinking something really cold. It seems like stupid things when you’re writing them down, but when you start to see patterns you don’t feel so crazy and when you test your theories (when you’re feeling fine and don’t have anything going on, you set up something to test a theory, like smelling a cologne and see if you have a panic attack) you find out if something is a trigger or a coincidence.
I hope this helps. Good luck!
If you have tried different methods and its really bad to the point where you cant function normally or its getting in the way of school, go to the dr and talk to them about. They will give you a medication that is called an anxiolytic…which many people take. That will really help control your anxiety.
You should also try some meditating. Exercise your mind and learn to control it. Train your mind and your body to stay relaxed. It sounds like it woudlnt work, but you will be surprised.
Try this website. There are many more online. http://naturalanxietycures.net/
Panic attacks are caused from fear of something dreadful happening. One starts to worry or gives thought to the event happening and turns those thoughts subconsciously into something catastrophic. So, when the attack begins, stop and think about ‘what is the worst that can happen?’
Let’s reason on this. You say you have had them for two years now. What is the worst that has happened? Some people feel shortness of breath or difficulty breathing/thinking. Stop there. Did you stop breathing or worse yet, die? Probably not. So, tell yourself, the worst thing is I think something is going to happen to me that isn’t really happening. You convince yourself tragedy is going to happen, yet it passes and the worst thing is only your fear.
It’s like this; when someone has a phobia, they face their fear. Gradually being introduced to the object or event they fear most. Once the fear starts, they are asked “what at this point are you afraid of?” What do you think is going to happen? When they find out they were not bitten, stricken at, or injured, the fear lessens. When one faces panic, stop and ask yourself, OK, what am I afraid of. AGGGGGH, I can’t breathe, my heart is going to stop beating…AGGGGGGGGH..actually, non of that is going to kill you, so not so afraid huh? Face what you fear when the event starts and lessen it’s impact on how it affects you.
It has a lot to do with core beliefs, but that requires a complete lecture.
Bottom line is, thinking yourself sick will usually be stronger than that what is really happening to you physically.
Hang in there!
I totally understand how you feel. You are going through what many people go through. A friend of mine used to have Panic Anxiety.Then she used a product called Panic Away. She is satisfied with the product. Ever since then she has brought her panic attacks down to 0 % !
Good Luck !
Source(s):http://www.wisehealthbody.com/panicaway.…
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Kava-kava!
See a psychiatrist.