After the Panic Attack

I've been fighting with anxiety and panic for years and now on meds which generally help a lot. One thing that's perplexed me is that my body seems to resist and resist a panic attack, which gives me a general sense of uneasiness and lower level anxiety. about once a week the anxiety comes crashing through and I feel flush all over and all those crazy feelings we all know so well.

However, once the panic attack is over, generally I feel better than I did all day long. Does anyone else experience this? Am I tensing up against the panic attack causing it to build until breaking?

I try to let myself experience panic before it hits hard, but seems like I don't do that very well.

Confused...

A.Tl

All of us have different patterns...

At times after my attacks, I would feel euphoric, even giddy...

...at other times, I would be wrung out...

Sometimes I could feel them building up, and sometimes they would come out of left field!

What happens you if you start using coping skills such as breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, meditation, or physical exercise before the attack happens? Could that possibly head it off?

Worth a try! ;)

S.C.