What do you do for yourself when you’re having a panic attack that helps calm you down?

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I do “sniff the flower blow out the candle” breathe in your nose and blow out your mouth. I focus on my breaths and it filling my lungs.

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I usually just have to lay down. Then I remind myself that there is no danger. I try to be logical because my body is telling me to freak out.

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I do a grounding technique where you do:
5 things you hear
4 things you see
3 things you feel
2 things you taste
1 thing you smell 
You can change up the order but I’m a mental health worker and it’s one of the first things we do with our clients in crisis :)

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I count to 10 backwards multiple times until it ends

What do you do for yourself when you’re having a panic attack that helps calm you down?

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