Treating Yourself for Panic Attacks
It is important to realize which types and severity of your attacks can indeed be treated and coped with by the patient.
Understanding the types of panic attacks and understanding when the panic attacks begin to affect the life of the patient can be an effective way to ensure that the patient is going to seek medical attention when required, to reduce the severity of the attacks.
Once the attacks begin to affect the lifestyle or the relationships it is important to take measures to gain control of the anxiety, including seeing a therapist.
For mild cases of anxiety and panic attacks, here are some of the coping methods that can help to reduce the severity of the anxiety attack and even stop the onset of the attack: Just Breathe For mild cases of panic attacks, something as simple as regulating the breathing can help to regulate the heart beat.
Using slow and controlled breathing methods that can include ten seconds per inhale and exhale can be an effective way to get through the anxiety attack and teach the mind to change the heart rate and calm with the slowed breathing.
Taking one breath in, holding and breathing out should take about ten seconds while controlling the breathing and once practiced, can have the ability to stop the anxiety attack in its tracks.
Find Your Focus and Hold It Finding something to focus on when the panic begins can help to offset the symptoms that are being experienced.
Having an item with you that can be used to focus, willing the negative energy from the body that is causing the attack can be an effective way to overcome anxiety and the negative energy that is associated with panic.
Herbal Supplements A quick trip to the health and natural food store can often leave the person suffering from panic attacks with a number of options that are available when it comes to the herbal supplements.
Using these types of supplements, you can reduce the overall anxiety through calming herbs that can help to heal and calm the mind.
Lavender extracts and spearmint are two of the most popular calming herbs and can be used in supplements and tea to reduce the symptoms that are experienced by a person suffering from a panic attack.