DEALING WITH PANIC ATTACKS

That’s the strange thing about panic. Sometimes your
mind can play tricks on you. Even when you think you’re in
no danger of having a panic attack, your brain might be
feeling differently. That’s the scary part. The good part is
that there are ways you can combat panic attacks and cope
much better when you find yourself in that situation.
DEALING WITH PANIC ATTACKS
If you have panic attacks, it may help to comfort you
that you are not alone! You’re not even one in a million. In
America, it is estimated that almost 5% of the population
suffer from some form of anxiety disorder.
For some, it may be the infrequent panic attacks that
only crop up in particular situations-like when having to
speak in front of others, while, for other people, it can be so
frequent and recurring that it inhibits them from leaving
their home. Frequent panic attacks often develop into what
medical physicians refer to as an “anxiety disorder.”
There are many ways of coping with an anxiety
disorder. Some may not work for you, but others just
might. It helps to know some of the most common coping
techniques for dealing with panic attacks when they begin.
Your first step is to recognize when a panic attack is
about to begin. When you have enough of them, you start
to really pay attention to the tingling sensation, the
shortness of breath, and the disconnection from the real life
around you.
Many people I talk to wonder what that disconnection
is like. They have a hard time understanding it. Those of
us who have panic attacks are all too familiar with it. It’s
like you can look at a solid object and see that it is there.