Stop/Recover from panic attacks?

Question

I had a huge panic attack about a week ago, only the second I've ever had but scary enough to send me to the ER in an ambulance, convinced that I was dying. Since then I've been on edge and have had at least one smaller one. Does anyone have any technique to successfully stop one before it happens? Or anything that helps you recover afterwards besides going to sleep, which is the only thing I've found that helps me? I'd appreciate any advice, thanks so much ❤

Answer

I have a panic disorder and I did a few things to make them go away.
1. I cut most caffeine out of my diet
2. Whenever you feel one coming on sit in a quiet and dark room if you can't, then go to a bathroom and start from the bottom of your body thinking "my toes are in my shoes" and slowly work your way up to your head just stating in your head where your body is in the space around you.
3. Deep breathing also helps to calm down
4. Another technique is to sit and imagine your favorite place and very slowly work through in your mind getting to that place.
I really hope this works! Just remember that panic attacks are natural and they are not harmful. Don't worry about the attacks themselves as that can make you feel worse.

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I use a safe place exercise. You develop a safe place in your mind. A good safe place involves as many sensations as possible. My mom is a therapist and many of her clients use the beach as a safe place. Images me the sensation of sand between your toes, the smell of the salty air, the sound of crashing/rolling waves, feel the wind.

Guided meditation is wonderful as well, you can find many on YouTube. Honestly, finding a good therapist might be the best option. They can teach you the skills to manage your anxiety. The Psychology Today website has a wonderful database of licensed providers that is searchable by location, area of expertise, and your insurance provider to find a good match.

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I have suffered from anxiety and panic attacks as well. 
My panic attacks tend to be very inward. By that, I mean they're totally in my head, almost in my own little world. The attacks are related to concepts and situations that may or may not be real and are ultimately formed by my awesomely anxious brain. Nothing outside of me triggers them. So, in order to calm the attack, I have to pull myself out of my head by focusing on tangible things. Seriously, the best thing for me is to place several things (a cereal box, sunglasses, the tv remote, etc) on the coffee table in front of me and then sit back on the couch and focus on them. Whenever I start to think about something that isn't right in front of me and thus allow the anxiety to build again, I just pull myself back to the things I can actually see and feel and actively keep my full attention on them.
I know it sounds healthier to face the anxiety-filled thoughts head on instead of pushing them away, but I have found my anxiety inducing thoughts and concepts to be very disceptive and not at all reflections of truth. So pushing those untrue thoughts away and choosing to focus on things that I KNOW are true because I can see them and feel them has proven to be the best way for me to come down from an anxiety attack.

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I've had these and they suck so bad😭 
I've been able to control them although they try to come back but what I did was:

-no more caffeine 
-drink decaf 7blossoms tea (it's for anxiety)
-workout/ go for a walk 
-drink cold water when I felt an attack coming on

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I take celexa for my anxiety. Doesn't make it completely go away but I have way less panic attacks

Stop/Recover from panic attacks?

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