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You may have become aware that thoughts of a panic attack start when you are doing nothing more energetic than having another mug of joe. If this is the case, to start controlling panic attacks, move around if you can and find a distraction as quickly as you begin to feel uncomfortable.

If you are in a meeting, turn to a new page and begin to write a letter / account of the meeting so far / shopping list / anything which gets you moving, however slightly . Pass round the water jug, or ask for it. Offer to open the window, or close the curtains. If you are at a party, go in search of a 1942 claret / dish of oysters / interesting person. It’d be a futile search for any of them, but at least it gets you moving and directs your attention away from yourself.

Without knowing why, during my panic attacks I found great relief in jumping up and down, or running furiously on the spot, pumping my legs like a racing cycle rider sprinting at the gun. Being a non-exercise type of person I was rather bemused that I should wish to do something which was so uncharacteristic, but it truly did assist in alleviating the panic attack symptoms. Now that I know they are simply due to too much adrenalin which has prepared me for probably intense activity ( fight or flight ), it is smart that I should let my body respond in a way that was appropriate for it.

Running round the block could have been equally helpful in burning off this excess action fuel – adrenalin. A chum of mine, Brian, also reported finding that physical activity was handy : ‘At work, going for a walk round the building would help’. You could like to try doing something the same when you next have an attack, to see whether it has a constructive effect on you.

Another suggestion is to milk the availability and social acceptability of private stereos. Wearing one while walking round the superstore, listening to your favourite, ideally calming, music may be a method of providing yourself with a pleasing distraction. You could also play back a recording of your own positive self-statements and confirmations. Generally available relaxation tapes might be of some use, too. Try it out. It may or may not work, but you will come to no harm in trying, and if it does help you cope with complicated situations it could be just what you needed to break that cycle of panic attacks.

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