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Anyone else.
Anyone else get a jolt of panic, or fear for like 2 seconds. I'll be sitting down watching TV and I'll just start to feel panicky for like a second or 2. I usually reassure myself that its just anxiety. Although, I dont feel anxious the moment before. I would be concentrating on something else, and then bam, I just feel very panicky.
Oh, my yes. Drives my wife nuts. I usually go to my basement and good around at my workbench for a few minutes. If I'm at work, I go do a visual check of everything in my area. Everyone has coming mechanisms. Usually, so long as I get moving, the panic doesn't come back that day.
thank you trdofbeingtrd, very insightful!
I don't really get panic attacks anymore......I think its just more anxiety related now. Mainly about my heart and health. But these sudden jolts of fear and panic last for like a second, till I try to distract myself. But thanks for the tips! I shall use them next time this happens.
I don't really get panic attacks anymore......I think its just more anxiety related now. Mainly about my heart and health. But these sudden jolts of fear and panic last for like a second, till I try to distract myself. But thanks for the tips! I shall use them next time this happens.
Yep, I do, and I hate it.
Something you might want to watch for is caffeine and sugar intake. While caffeine is linked to panic/anxiety attacks and disorder, sugar has not got enough concrete proof to have it known in the medical community like caffeine is.
Please also stay away from aspartame and as much as you can, use high fructose corn syrup in moderation, which is close to impossible, but it's still worth trying. Another thing that is dangerous for many reasons and is bad for people with AD and PD is sugar substitutes like equal and sweet n low. If you or others reading this have to take sugar substitutes, I apologize because I swear I am not being unsympathetic. Just trying to give some friendly advice.
I will list some tips/techniques for you, they help me control my panic disorder. Last thing, I wanted to post mainly to let you know, your not alone with this illness and this situation you are explaining.
Ok, there are pre panic tips and full panic tips.
Let's start with the pre panic tips.
A rubber band around the wrist can help if you use it before the anxiety turns into an anxiety attack. As soon as you start to feel weird you snap the rubber band onto your wrist. For some people, this can "snap" (pun intended) them out of going into the anxiety or panic attack.
When you start to feel the anxiety coming on, think of the most odd thoughts you possibly can. Wonder what a star would look like if it were really a circle in disquise.......how many cattapilars would it take to reach from the earth to saturn if they were drinking caffine. Distracting your thoughts with such bizaare thinking will redirect your mind from getting worse.
Sit down on a bench or chair, put your head between your legs, and force yourself to breathe in deeply, and breathe out deeply. It's when the breathing gets to short and quick that the panic gets worse. At first you might feel like you can't do it, but with practice, you can.
If you wear correctional glasses, take them off. For some reason sight plays into some peoples anxiety problems.
Ok, now for when you are in an actual panic attack.
Cold water on the face, forehead, neck, and wrists can help calm the anxiety or panic down. If it's cold enough, it's kind of like shocking you out of the attack.
To add to the cold water technique, if you are in full blown panic attack, find ice as soon as you can, put it into some kind of rag or cloth, wet it, and rub it all over your head, face, neck, and behind your ears. Again, the cold shocks the mind out of the anxiety.
Here are some tips to prevent the anxiety and or panic attacks.
Stay away from caffine, as a rule, it is the MAIN reason people suffer from anxiety disorder and panic disorder.
Surround yourself with comedy whenever you start to feel off. Laughter is another technique that can fool the brain into concentrating somewhere else.
Keep a herbal tea you made handy when you are out and about. If you want, as long as you make sure it is safe for you, I will send you some "calm down" recipies that are 100% natural and legal.
Also, there are disposable instant cold packs you can buy from 99 cent stores to use for the cold, this makes it easy to find relief when driving, at work, or some other place a sink is not always available.
Something you might want to watch for is caffeine and sugar intake. While caffeine is linked to panic/anxiety attacks and disorder, sugar has not got enough concrete proof to have it known in the medical community like caffeine is.
Please also stay away from aspartame and as much as you can, use high fructose corn syrup in moderation, which is close to impossible, but it's still worth trying. Another thing that is dangerous for many reasons and is bad for people with AD and PD is sugar substitutes like equal and sweet n low. If you or others reading this have to take sugar substitutes, I apologize because I swear I am not being unsympathetic. Just trying to give some friendly advice.
I will list some tips/techniques for you, they help me control my panic disorder. Last thing, I wanted to post mainly to let you know, your not alone with this illness and this situation you are explaining.
Ok, there are pre panic tips and full panic tips.
Let's start with the pre panic tips.
A rubber band around the wrist can help if you use it before the anxiety turns into an anxiety attack. As soon as you start to feel weird you snap the rubber band onto your wrist. For some people, this can "snap" (pun intended) them out of going into the anxiety or panic attack.
When you start to feel the anxiety coming on, think of the most odd thoughts you possibly can. Wonder what a star would look like if it were really a circle in disquise.......how many cattapilars would it take to reach from the earth to saturn if they were drinking caffine. Distracting your thoughts with such bizaare thinking will redirect your mind from getting worse.
Sit down on a bench or chair, put your head between your legs, and force yourself to breathe in deeply, and breathe out deeply. It's when the breathing gets to short and quick that the panic gets worse. At first you might feel like you can't do it, but with practice, you can.
If you wear correctional glasses, take them off. For some reason sight plays into some peoples anxiety problems.
Ok, now for when you are in an actual panic attack.
Cold water on the face, forehead, neck, and wrists can help calm the anxiety or panic down. If it's cold enough, it's kind of like shocking you out of the attack.
To add to the cold water technique, if you are in full blown panic attack, find ice as soon as you can, put it into some kind of rag or cloth, wet it, and rub it all over your head, face, neck, and behind your ears. Again, the cold shocks the mind out of the anxiety.
Here are some tips to prevent the anxiety and or panic attacks.
Stay away from caffine, as a rule, it is the MAIN reason people suffer from anxiety disorder and panic disorder.
Surround yourself with comedy whenever you start to feel off. Laughter is another technique that can fool the brain into concentrating somewhere else.
Keep a herbal tea you made handy when you are out and about. If you want, as long as you make sure it is safe for you, I will send you some "calm down" recipies that are 100% natural and legal.
Also, there are disposable instant cold packs you can buy from 99 cent stores to use for the cold, this makes it easy to find relief when driving, at work, or some other place a sink is not always available.
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