| Many people the world over struggle learn to cope | | | | idea of who or what you should be. You have a |
| with panic attacks. This fact that so many people | | | | choice to be different from the crowd, in fact I advice |
| suffer from this condition is not as important as the | | | | it. Most times a panic attack can start when you feel |
| reality that there are ways to cope with this condition. | | | | that you do not fit into a particular crowd - this is one |
| This article will aim to reveal 5 easy methods that you | | | | of the triggers of this condition that I find annoying. |
| can employ today to tackle those nasty attacks... | | | | When this happens, and before it happens, just keep |
| 1. Breathe... | | | | telling yourself that you are not required to fit into any |
| One of the first signs that a panic attack is coming on | | | | "funny" crowd at all! |
| is the change in your breathing pattern. Take note of | | | | 4. Calm Down... |
| this when you are experiencing a panic attack - do | | | | We also live in a fast-paced world where we thing |
| you breathe faster? Or do you breathe heavier? This | | | | that if we slow down we would be left behind - wrong! |
| may sound easy to do but it may come as a surprise | | | | In fact if you can slow down now and then you'd be |
| to you to discover that most folks totally forget how | | | | better prepared to move when change comes |
| to control their breaths as soon as a panic attack | | | | knocking. If you notice a panic attack coming on, just |
| arrives - they either breathe too fast or completely | | | | slow down, calm down, catch your breath, take a |
| forget to breathe! If you must deal with your panic | | | | breather. There's no harm in that. Take in a few deep |
| attack, you must deal with your breathing period. | | | | breaths and remind your mind and body who's in |
| 2. Be In Control... | | | | charge. Learn to pause sometimes and just be calm. |
| You are the one in charge - always remember this | | | | 5. Be Alone... |
| and you will be 50% on your way to calmness during | | | | Getting yourself out the public is another proven way |
| any panic attack. Once you lose the feeling of being in | | | | of coping with a panic attack. It can be hard to do at |
| control, you place yourself at risk of having an attack. | | | | times especially when you aren't at home but that |
| To ease the onset of this condition overwhelming you, | | | | doesn't have to be the case because even if you are |
| it's a great idea to take a moment and remind yourself | | | | outdoors you could find a restroom where you can go |
| that you are in control. | | | | in and chill out a bit. Take that alone time to calm down |
| 3. You Don't Have To Fit Into A Pre-Cast Mould... | | | | before returning to the public place. That will help you |
| Today we have an unprecedented deluge of what I | | | | to cope with this condition while sparing you the |
| like to call the "role model syndrome". In my humble | | | | potential embarrassment of experiencing the panic |
| opinion, you do not need to fit into any other person's | | | | attack in public. |