10 Things To Do And Not To Do During An Anxiety Attacks
Almost everyone of us once or twice in our lifetime experience an anxiety attacks. Sometimes we don’t even know why it happens. Let’s look at what are the things that we should and should not do under anxiety attacks.
1) Please tell yourself that you are not dying.
Unnecessary fear will make your anxiety even worse. So under this circumstances, calm yourself down and tell yourself that you are going to be fine when the attack is over.
2) Do not breathe from your chest. Take a deep breath from the abdomen.
Even under normal circumstances, chest breathing would means that you are in fear. Chest breathing could lead to increase in dizziness and numbness during anxiety attacks.
3) Keep thinking positively.
Negative thinking such as telling yourself that you are going to faint or you cannot breathe will worsen your condition.
4) Keep feeding your mind with positive thinking
Positive thinking would help yourself to overcome your anxiety problem easier. Tell yourself that this is just temporary and you are going to get through this soon.
5) There are health care professionals that are ready to help you.
There are arrays of health care professionals that should be able to assist you in coping with anxiety attacks. Mental health professionals such as psychiatrist, psychologist, counselors and social workers are always available.
6) Share your problems with the loved one and with people whom you can trust.
Getting your problems out of your chest would relieve half of your burden. People who are close to you could provide comfort and help to alleviate your problems.
7) Stick to the medication schedule that was prescribed to you by your doctor. Get your medication on time and follow the routine that was advised by your health care professionals.
Don’t feel hopeless
You have all the help you need out there. Put yourself together. Take charge of yourself, be positive get into action gear and go. You have the right to live a happy and worry free life.
9) You are not the only one with anxiety problems.
Support group is a great resources to learn from as well as contribute your opinion and share your experience. I’m sure you could find many support group that suit you in your locality.
10) Continue the learning process. Knowledge is power.
There are many educational materials that you can get such as books, audio and video materials. The more educated you are about panic and anxiety attacks, the less fear you have. With more knowledge you are able to manage your problems wisely.