I just started having these panic attacks can anyone give me some tips or advice?

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PAnic attacks are expierenced by a lot of people. Sometimes you may feel like you will collapse or faint, but you will not. As you can see no reason for these feelings, you presume something terrible will happen if you don't make a quick exit. THhis is the reason that panic attacks can terrify people, as they have no idea why they feel like this. But trust me, you will be fine. They may blame it on the place they were at the time, a cafe or maybe the cinema.





There have been many studies carried out about the cause of panic disorders and although the results are still inconclusive, in my experience and the studies of others, the main cause is due to a prolonged feeling of worry and stress.t The worry cup fills up over time until it overflows and manifests itself into a full blown panic attack. There can be other factors like a childhood event, emotional or physical abuse or, as in my case, substance withdrawal. But whatever the cause, recovery d from any form of panic is possible with the right help and support.





The scary part for most people is that these feelings of panic don’t seem to come when they are in a situation of danger, these feelings can come at any time of the day for no apparent reason. Unfortunately, what can keep people in the cycle of panic is the fear of having another attack and the avoidance that can go with it. They may have an attack of panic while driving and then associate driving with panic, thus avoiding getting back behind the wheel. In a few cases, people may retreat indoors as they believe that by doing this, they can avoid all the situations that may bring on an attack of panic. t





When you Understandwhat is happening during an attack of panic can be the first step in moving towards recovery. An attack of panic, or adrenalin as I like to call it, does not mean you are going mad nor having a heart attack. An attack of panic cannot harm you no matter how you feel; it is something that always calmse down in time.





Recovery involves using the right techniques and, again, understanding. Many people do not realise how close their thought pattern is related to how they feel. What you say to yourself before an attack of panic and during one, can have a massive effect on how you feel. You may spend all day worrying about a particular event or situation, building up the worry throughout the day. Is it any wonder when you get there you feel panicky? You may feel the first symptoms of panic and create a whole host of ‘What if I collapse?’ and ‘Oh my God I cannot cope’. By doing this, you are adding fear to fear, intensifying your feelings of panic. I tell many people to try and stay calm in their attitude while feeling the first signs of panic, to try and watch their thought pattern and watch out for all the ‘what ifs’.





The stage you really need to get to is the stage where you no longer fear another attack, easier said than done when all you may have done so far is avoid and run away from how you feel. The technique is to come out of your safety zone and try and see panic through without trying to control it or put a stop to it, to go with the feelings of panic. By doing this you are telling your body there is nothing to fear. Your body reacts to what you tell it and if you're willing to let the feelings come without trying to put a halt to them, you may feel panic rise but it will not grow. It will not grow because it has nothing to feed on and this is what panic feeds on fear, it feeds on all the “oh my God I can’t do this”, “what if I make a fool of myself?”, “I need to get away”. You are telling your body that you are in danger and it reacts accordingly by adding more adrenalin and feeding your feelings of fear. A lot of people think that if they let panic come without trying to stop it or run away from it that something terrible will happen and they will reach the point of no return. Trust me, this place does not exist. This is what helped me to recover. Your instinct to run away during an attack of panic is a normal reaction, but you really need to go through the feelings of panic, to move towards them willingly. All you fear are these feelings - FACT. It is not the cinema or the crowded shopping centre you fear it is a fear of how you will feel when you get there.





When you start to move towards these feelings, saying “Ok come on, do your worse. Do what you have to do I no longer care” you stop adding fear to fear and see what lies at the other side. When I started to do this I realised there was no dark place in which I would collapse or lose control. I had seen panic through. I had stopped avoiding as this was obviously getting me nowhere. This can take practice and I am not pretending it is easy but this is the way forward. If you do this again you have dealt with yourself and not the situation you find yourself in. In time, it will not matter where you find yourself, every situation will be like the other. You will realise for the first time that you do have some control over the way you feel, that there is hope of overcoming these feelings. Fear loves avoidance, so start to take some of its power away, by actively moving towards your feelings of fear.





Hope I helped!I just started having these panic attacks can anyone give me some tips or advice?
Cast it out in the name of Jesus. I did and never had another one.I just started having these panic attacks can anyone give me some tips or advice?
i have suffered with pannic attacks for years i have found one thing out that is that u will not die from a panic attack as i used to think! councelling helps as they teach you controlled breathing, also i would recommend that if u drink alot knock it on the head as this will make them worse.
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Take deep breaths in........ relax your mind....... you may find these are occuring in times of strees......... i have struggled with anxiety my whole life and never had to take a pill i function just fine........ let your mind take rational control of the situation......... stay away from coffee i assure u it makes it worse.......... to much caffeine also makes it worse......... there is a pill for everything now days........ but you need to focus on the situations u are in when this occurs and it is a great possibilty that you may be able to maintain these attacks on your own.......... good luck
Taking deep breaths always helps. Try not to think about the problem and try and get your mind elsewhere. Drinking cold water helps too. If they persist, see a doctor.