How do you deal with panic attacks when you’re on your own?
For instance during driving and at night time?
i agree with the advice about meds and therapy, but there are a couple of books i highly recommend: the relaxation response by Herbert Benson, MD and the anxiety and phobia workbook by Edmund J Bourne. good luck!
December 14th, 2009 at 6:05 am
When you have repeated panic attacks, you have a choice: medications work; and a short-term, simple therapy may be even better.
http://www.psycheducation.org/anxiety/panic/introduction.htm
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http://www.psycheducation.org/anxiety/panic/introduction.htm
December 14th, 2009 at 6:28 am
Well you’d better pull over if you are driving for a start. Me, i just tend to ride them out if i’m on my own. I know you are supposed to control your breathing, but that’s easier said than done isn’t it. The worst that can happen is that you’ll pass out, but once you have passed out your breathing will return to normal and you’ll come round.
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December 14th, 2009 at 6:55 am
Outdoor Life Rules,
first – you need to try and understand what brings on the panic attacks.
How can you sense that one is coming? Have you medication for this?
You need to work out what could trigger one whilst driving. Think about how it would affect driving….could you pull over in time? Flash you hazzard lights? Keep a phone in the car.
On your own…at home. Is there anyone you could call/talk to?
What do you do for relaxation…music….dance…exercise…art…???
Keep artefacts around you that help to soothe you.
In NLP, there is a process called ‘anchoring’. look it up.
Speak to your doc about the panic attacks. Make your partner, family, friends and employee aware. Don’t try to mask a panic attack. They are nothing to be ashamed of. Loads of people have them.
Take care.
~UKJazzCat!!
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December 14th, 2009 at 7:24 am
You should do breathing exercises,
7 seconds in through your nose ,
7 seconds out through mouth ,………………it helps a lot,do as long as you can and repeat till you feel better.
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December 14th, 2009 at 7:58 am
i agree with the advice about meds and therapy, but there are a couple of books i highly recommend: the relaxation response by Herbert Benson, MD and the anxiety and phobia workbook by Edmund J Bourne. good luck!
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December 14th, 2009 at 8:08 am
Negative emotions (like sadness, stress, anger, etc.) causes your Serotonin production to be low; when your Serotonin level is low, you are more prone to getting Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Depression, etc.
Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI – Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level.
But there are natural ways to do it without medication. There’s this strange herb called "St John’s Wort" – it is said to be more effective than Prozac. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John’s Wort works like prozac. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc.
The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced… you have that "learned behavior" in your mind. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior – Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction… There are several other techniques to help cope them!
Ok, to use Distraction: Firstly, try to….
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http://PanicAttackResearch.blogspot.com