Having a panic attack or a heart attack?

"It's going to be OK!"

Just repeat those words in your head. I know what you are going through and it's NO fun. It seems like we are hypochondriacs at times but our body really does produce real symptoms whenever we are having a panic attack. Focus on your breathing! I use the mantra to think "good" whenever I breath in and "bad" whenever I breath out. It is of course metaphorical, but it really helps me take back control of my body and symptoms often begin to disappear. I'm currently fighting an all out war against my anxiety and I am determined to beat it! I know it's hard and I can't do it alone, but I try to always remember "this is temporary, I will be normal again". I hope these words are encouraging. Please don't substitute them for therapy or actual medical advice, this is just what is helping me.

Best of luck!
-Rxclusion

How are you feeling now? Better I hope. We have been there, and it is miserable.:( I am sorry that you had to go through that.

Excellent advice by Rxclusion:) You should feel better if you give those mantras a try. What we tell ourselves is powerful medicine!

Here is a link that you might want to check out if you haven't already...it is from our Resource Guide and shows you how to breathe through an attack and lessen or stop/prevent it.;)

http://www.ehow.com/video_4405003_breathing-exercises-panic-attacks.html

Wishing you a calm and peaceful rest of the evening!

S.C.

Yeah, sometimes even with the best of our efforts and defenses against anxiety, it still ambushes us.

One good way to look at it...you are now stonger at dealing with your anxiety and getting through an attack than ever before. Each time we face it, and get through it...we get stronger and the anxiety loses!;p

I hope that you were able to get past the upleasant feelings, and can go on to have a relaxing weekend.

S.C.