My Panic Attack Solution

Comment from sweetfire8
Time January 19, 2010 at 12:29 am

medication and a good support friend.
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Comment from april T
Time January 19, 2010 at 1:09 am

If panic attacks start, do something to stay occupied. Play computer games or video games. Put your mind on something else.

There are good medications that can help. Sometimes it takes a while for the medication to get into your system, so give it time. Discuss this with your Dr. Also, there are kinds of therepy to help.
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Comment from Kettu
Time January 19, 2010 at 1:34 am

Talking to a psychiatrist is a good idea but I strongly believe medication should only be used for very serious issues. I don’t know the extent of your OCD or panic attacks so I don’t know if medication would be right for you. Personally I can get bad panic attacks but as time goes on they are getting less frequent and I don’t ever feel depressed. I take Saint Johns Wart, not a big amount just about what the bottle recommends and I just pick that up from the pharmacy and that helps me a lot.
All medications even herb supplements should be discussed with your psychiatrist and regular doctor. They should both know how the meds are effecting you both good and bad. Doctors today do seem to think they need to prescribe meds for everything, and sometimes that just makes it worse (especially with things like depression and other mental issues).

Eating healthy and getting regular exercise can both be very helpful in reducing panic attacks. If you feel a panic attack coming on go for a run to get rid of some of the building nervous energy.
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Comment from shaneris5
Time January 19, 2010 at 1:46 am

OCD and panic are both related to anxiety. See section 7, on OCD, at ezy build, below and also view section 6, (page N first) since some mental health professionals consider it to be an anxiety related disorder – personally, I believe it may be a way of avoiding, or reducing anxiety/fear. View: CONFRONTING YOUR FEARS, in section 6.
Ask yourself when you first started developing OCD tendencies, and what happened, around that time. You didn’t have the therapies and techniques available to you then, that are available to you, now.

If you are aware of the cause, you can use EMDR therapy (see sections 33 – 34, with therapist locator) to address it. If you aren’t aware of the cause, you can try asking for an answer in your dreams. Your subconscious mind certainly hasn’t forgotten that cause, but may currently be shielding you from it, by not allowing you to remember, and instead, forcing you to adopt your obsessive behavio(u)r. Write down 3 times, before going to sleep: "Tonight, in my dreams, I want to remember seeing what my fear is, when I get up", and put it under your pillow. Then say it aloud 3 times, after lights out.

It is important to summon as much desire as you are capable of, to more effectively communicate this to your subconscious mind. If this works, it should produce a response within 2 weeks; if not, you may not be remembering, so set an alarm to go off after, first, 3 hrs; next night 4; next night 5: have a pen & paper handy, and WRITE DOWN THOSE DREAMS!!! or, chances are, you will forget. Remember, the response may be metaphorical (figurative), rather than literal. Or you could try NeuroLinguistic Programming, (Google: "NLP" & see Wikipedia.org), or professional hypnotherapy, if you are fairly suggestible, as are around 40% of people.

Practice one of the relaxation methods on pages 2, 11, 2c, or 2i, daily, and when needed. Also, give the EFT a good tryout, to see if it helps you. There is also a version for use in public places, (if you like, you can claim to have a headache, as you massage/lightly tap your temples). "Even though I suffer from OCD, I deeply and completely accept myself." Section 53, and pages 2, 2.q and 2.o at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris also refer. One method you can try is by replacing your OCD behavio(u)r with the EFT. it takes about 30 – 40 repetitions, for most people to instill a new habit.

A variant of EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy is shown on page i, in section 42, at ezy build. I have found that the 2 – 3 minutes spent using the EMDR markedly reduces distractions to the relaxation process, and is repaid many times over.

Because OCD is considered to be related to anxiety, try getting yourself some "worry beads", (Google: "religious supplies; providers" or ask at a religious supplies store, Catholic church, or Muslim mosque) and deliberately replace your former activity with moving them about between, or around your fingers: Use a stress ball, or get a balloon, add a couple of tablespoonsful of flour, and enough water to make a stiff dough; tie and squish repeatedly. This is merely a more socially acceptable form of OCD, though, not a true therapy, as it doesn’t address the underlying problem; it’s just a coping strategy.

Panic attack treatments are shown in section 8, at ezy build.
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Comment from willy wom bat
Time January 19, 2010 at 2:08 am

no medication only if needed. the best solution is getting to the root cause of your problems. seek counselling
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