Five Tips to Helping You Avoid a Panic Attack

Has your breathing become shallow, and quick, and your heart is pounding against your chest? If you are sweating like a pig and consequently feeling hot and cold at the same time, then beware you might be having an attack and need to stop an episode. People often misinterpret these syndromes as heart attacks, but beware this is a panic attack.

Stop A Panic Attack - Acknowledge and accept

The most important and vital step is to identify that you are having an attack. Only after you acknowledge and accept that you are having a panic attack can you take the necessary steps and measures to control it. You have to realize on your own that you are experiencing an attack. Only after you accept the fact can you take necessary measures to control it and then follow the next following four steps.

Stop A Panic Attack - Physical Relaxation Techniques

First and foremost way to handle a panic attack is by sitting down and calming yourself. Running around will only worsen the situation as will experience adrenaline coursing through your body and worsening the situation, and will only aggravate the condition. So the best is to find the nearest sitting place and also put your legs in alignment with the body, and start long breathing. Try to visualize and feel your breath in every part of your body as if it's relaxing each part with each breath. Concentrate on your breathing and you will feel better.

Stop an attack from happening

The vest way to overcome an episode is to keep your mind off the incident or series of incidents and situation that has given you stress and made you panic. It is best to think affirmative and be optimistic, by saying to yourself that whatever you could do you have done, in fact you have done your best to control a situation and there is nothing more that you could do. Just leave it and say to yourself that everything will be alright.

For instance there is a fire in your workplace, you have called the fire engine and the fire fighters are doing their job, there is nothing more that you can do. Panicking will not improve the situation or light off the fire, the best that you can do is stay calm and think positive. Keep saying to yourself that, nothing bad will happen to you and believe that, everything that happens happens for good, this way you can ease yourself. Positive thoughts go along way, and you can prevent panic attacks.

All the efforts to stop a panic attack, like deep breathing and positive thinking may take you in a trance like state. One has to slowly slip off the trance like state, like slowly open your eyes and get control of the new surrounding and situation and immediately stand up, this can make a huge difference to your life. Also smile at the situation you are in, and also for the successful attempt of overcoming a panic attack. Also smile for the fact that you now know what to do when there is another attack.

One can lessen the frequency and the severity of the attack if you think positive. Also do some lifestyle changes like, take up a sport or go for walks, meditate or do yoga, all this will help you to release stress which gets piled up due to everyday work. Eating healthy food and adequate sleep will also improve your energy level and will give you more strength and stamina to stop one.