Panic Attacks Cause Dysfunction

Panic attacks cause dysfunction in all levels of a person’s life.  Dealing with anxiety and high levels of stress can impact your daily life, relationships and career.  You can find yourself becoming anti social and reclusive in order to avoid the embarrassment of experiencing an attack in front of others. This is a horrible way to live and only feeds the anxiety that causes the panic attacks to begin with.

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It is unfortunate that so many choose to remove themselves from society and family as an option instead of trying techniques that have been proven to help reduce attacks caused by anxiety.  You do not have to life a dysfunctional lifestyle out of fear and embarrassment anymore.

When you start to feel an attack coming on try these techniques as quickly as possible:

• Splash cold water in your face – this shocks the body and the mind, distracting it from focusing on the attack.
• Move around – dance, run, jump, get your body moving this helps focus your physical energy away from the attack.
• Talk to yourself – out loud or in your mind.  Tell yourself that this attack is simply a release of pressure and cannot hurt you.  It is your mind and body’s way of letting your stress level out.  Take the power away from the attack and give it back to your logical side.
• Breathe- panic attacks come with fast, shallow breathing.  As soon as you feel your breathing pattern begin to change, consciously take a very deep breath and slowly let it out.  Try to slow your breathing down one breath at a time. This will relax your body and soothe your mind.
• Change your focus – pick up the closest object and start describing it aloud.  Talk about every nuance of the object from color to size to texture and anything else you can think of to say about it.  This gives your mind something else to focus on taking it away from the anxiety and the attack.

These techniques do work, but they require effort on your part.  It will take time and practice so be willing to be consistent and determined!  Don’t let panic attacks cause dysfunction in your life!  You can have friends and a social life and live normally if you learn how to lower your daily stress levels and control your mind and body at the onset of an attack.  Over time you will easily be able to stop an attack before it stops you!

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