I have suffered from anxiety attacks for years, and I have found some tips during that time that have helped me stop them whenever I felt I am going to have one soon. I know how frightening anxiety attacks are, that is why I am going to share these tips with you today.

Before coming to the tips though, I want you to remember that anxiety attacks are not medically harmful or dangerous, even though you may feel all those symptoms like shortness of breath, your heart may speed up, dizziness, and many more.

5 Practical Tips to Stop Anxiety Attacks

Whenever you feel an anxiety attack coming, distract yourself. Watch funny movies on TV; play your favourite music and dance to it; get out and take a walk; call a friend and talk to him about anything but your anxiety attack. It is important to do something you enjoy to get your mind off the anxiety attack. Stay calm and try not to breathe too rapidly (hyperventilating), it may cause an unbalance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in your blood, making you feel dizzy. If you catch yourself breathing too rapidly, get a paper bag and breathe into the bag. This will balance your oxygen levels again. This is a simple but effective tip: Splash your face with cool water. This will help you calm down. Learn a muscle relaxation technique like yoga or progressive muscle relaxation. It will help you relax your muscles. If muscles are relaxed, they don’t need as much oxygen as when they are tensed. This will also slow down your breathing, your heart rate, and your blood pressure will go down. Get proper treatment. This is the most important tip. All these tips won’t help you cure your anxiety attacks; they will just stop them for a while. It is extremely important to understand how anxiety attacks happen and how you can cure them forever. See a psychotherapist or get a self-help course for this.

By: James Boldman

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Panic attacks and depression can occur simultaneously and even go hand-in-hand. This makes it really difficult for the individual to lead the life normally and undertake tasks required for daily routine.

This is a serious condition wherein the patient has to undergo a lot of trauma and emotional problems. In fact, the person suffering from this disease is constantly under a threat of the panic situation attacking him at any point of his life.

He is under a constant fear when dealing with public, at home, attending a baby, studying in a class, conducting a meeting or doing anything that holds utter importance in his life. This is a great problem for the patient. The emotional turmoil becomes so intense that it takes shape of depression.

Most people live with this condition without even knowing about what is happening to them while some are too embarrassed to talk about it or even admit it. People who are serious about dealing with this condition must work towards it seriously. There is a lot to do on the part of the patient in this regard.

If one has the will power and the strength to overcome the anxiety and panic attacks, it is easy to cope up with this condition. The good news is that yes, one can combat this disease.

He must start understanding his problem and then learning about its causes, symptoms, possible treatments, steps to cope up with it and the best medical practitioner who deals with this condition around his area.

The most important part remains detection of this disease. If a person is unable to make out that he has developed this condition, one cannot cope up with it. Hence, it is very necessary to find out whether he is actually suffering from this disease.

There are several symptoms that suggest the traces of this disease present in an individual. One can recognize these symptoms via learning about them.

If you are not aware of the symptoms that suggest the development of this condition, here are some of the potential symptoms that suggest the same.

- Symptoms:

a) Feeling depressed; Depression; Disillusioned state of mind; Constant despair

b) Frequent feelings of weakness: Lack of energy

c) Dizziness; Numbness; Sensitivity

d) Trembling; Shaking visibly; Tingling feeling in hands

e) Thoughts of committing suicide; Self-abuse

f) Change in shape of eye lenses; Blurred vision

g) Staying away from driving, socialization etc.

h) Craziness; Depersonalization; Fear of losing control

i) Skin losing color; Blushing; Skin blotches

j) Urge to urinate frequently; Frequent urge to defecate

k) Rapid heart beat; Heart palpitations; Chest pain

l) Bloating; Nausea; Indigestion; Discomfort; Stomach ache

m) Feeling light headed; Choking sensations; Shortness of breath

n) Unfounded fear towards random events or objects

o) Increased body temperature; Excessive perspiration

p) Tightness in chest or neck area.

Taking professional help is the best way to treat this disorder once you make out the existence via judging the symptoms. You may also consider going for herbal treatment options widely available these days.

The key is to provide the best possible medical and professional assistance to this condition. Meditation, exercises, faith in god and diet can also help a lot.

By: Bertil Hjert

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It is an extremely horrifying feeling to have panic (Anxiety) attacks. There are many of us (yes folks, me too) who have anxiety, never mind the thousands more who have the added weight of anxiety attacks.

Approximately fourty years ago, it was not very common and many doctors were baffled by the symptoms of anxiety attacks, now in this day it is commonly known as anxiety disorder. Back then though, it was not common at all.

Now if you are one of the lucky ones who don’t suffer from these terrible anxiety attacks, then I am sorry to say people, you are NOT considered normal. You may in fact be sitting there reading this and laughing or snickering to yourself but this is no laughing matter.

The reason why we have these attacks is simple, we (the entire human race) have forgotten how to decompress properly. We have become so goal oriented that we have forgotten what real relaxation entails. Even when we go on vacations, we bring our laptops and our phones with us, we never truly take the time to stop and rest.

You need to do this now and then. You need to stop and center yourself and become more harmonic with your inner self. There are some ways in which you can fight back and loosen the hold that these anxiety attacks have over you. You have to learn that YES you can control them. It doesn’t matter if you have had these attacks for 3 months or 30 years.

These are a few different home remedies that I have found to be very helpful during my own personal suffering and my on-going battle with anxiety attacks:

1.St John’s Wort: Try to start taking these capsules which you can find in any drug store or homeopathic store. Once your body has a steady level of this St john’s wort circulating throughout your system, it will begin to reduce the amount of panic attacks and/or the intensity of the attacks themselves.

2.Cold Water: O,K people, this will sound a little crazy but bear with me, I laughed the first time I was told about this but then I tried it and it really worked! When you feel that you are beginning an attack and you are not handling it as well as you usually do, get to the nearest sink and run the cold water. Then put your wrist under the steady flow of cold water, keep alternating wrists and do this until you feel you are beginning to gain control again. You may be laughing but for some unknown reason it really works!

3.Meditation: This is a very important exercise that you should try to do at least once every day. This will be your time to decompress. Find yourself a quiet spot, inside your home or outside, wherever you feel most relaxed. Then you take 15 to 20 minutes and close your eyes, concentrate on your breathing.

Just this little bit of time will make a lot of difference and you will begin to see a difference in your inner strength and how you handle your attacks, I am not saying that this will stop them but it just might give you the upper hand.

By: Brian I Park

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Humans experience anxiety as a natural part of life. The world is a busy place with activities occurring all around us. Since most of us do not live in a bubble, we frequently come across circumstances that may not be comfortable. These situations may seem large or small, depending upon the viewpoint of the participant. That viewpoint determines whether or not the situation will precipitate a panic attack.

Choosing a dress for an important date may seem minor to most people, but to someone who suffers from an anxiety disorder, this decision may occupy their waking thoughts for days or weeks prior to the event and cause great anxiety. When the feelings of excessive worrying, abnormal fear, or continually feeling out of control in life continue to the point a person’s ability to live a normal life is affected, this is called an anxiety disorder. There are several types of these disorders, each with their own set of symptoms, causes, and treatments. The most common ones include:
Specific Phobias Panic Disorder Social Anxiety Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

One of the ties that binds all of these disorders together is that sufferers may endure some minor form of panic attacks as part of their condition. The sets of attack symptoms are not always the same between the different categories, but there are a lot of similarities, such as dizziness, difficulty breathing and a racing heartbeat.

How do you know what kind of anxiety disorder you have? Psychologists, psychiatrists, and medical doctors have spent decades of time and millions of dollars discovering the best ways to classify mental illnesses. Does it really matter if you know which anxiety disorder you suffer from? Once you identify the problem, treating it becomes much easier. This is why it is important to consult with a health care professional who is trained to recognize and treat symptoms of anxiety and panic attacks. Why prolong your healing if it is not necessary?

By: Terrie Soberg

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