Good relaxation & panic attack tips

I try asking myself these questions if I get caught up in worry and anxiety.

Stop worry by questioning the worried thought:

• What’s the evidence that the thought is true? That it’s not true?
• Is there a more positive, realistic way of looking at the situation?
• What’s the probability that what I’m scared of will actually happen?
• If the probability is low, what are some more likely outcomes?
• Is the thought helpful? How will worrying about it help me and how will it hurt me?
• What would I say to a friend who had this worry?

I am sure you will get lot of responses from other members too.

Let me try again . You must learn to breath properly. It is the single most important thing you can do to mitigate and relieve attacks. Practice at home and call it into practice as soon as you notice tell tale signs.  If you notice early enough and breath properly slow deep and easy you can fend off or at least take the sting out of the attack.

Try the divided breath, a favorite of SC:

The Divided Breath:

Another idea, one that has really helped me, is using  positive mantra.

This is one that is good if you are worrying about your phsycial sympotms, and scared that it may be something more serious to worry about.

Reapeat to yourself:

"I am okay.  This is only anxiety making me feel this way."

.another good one...

"I have been here before, and gotten through it, and I can do it again."

The words we speak to ourselves have power, and if we keep speaking postive. reaffirming things, they will have an empowering effect!

Best wishes.:)

S.C.