Having a panic attack - Democratic Underground

Connonym

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Thu Jun-14-07 12:08 PM
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Having a panic attack

ARG! somebody make my heart and brain slow down please?!!

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fizzgig

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Thu Jun-14-07 12:11 PM
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1. i know how badly those sucks

just keep breathing :hug:

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philosophie_en_rose

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Thu Jun-14-07 12:12 PM
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2. breathe

focus on your breathing.

you will get through this.

:loveya:

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Rising Phoenix

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Thu Jun-14-07 12:13 PM
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3. all I can do for you

:hug: it will pass...hang in there!

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ceile

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Thu Jun-14-07 12:15 PM
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4. Count backwards from 100

while breathing deeply and slowly. If you're at home, go sit in a hot shower. These are the things I do when I'm having an attack. Hot shower works wonders.
You know-I think a hot shower is a cure for just about anything!]
:hug:

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Ariana Celeste

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Thu Jun-14-07 12:17 PM
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5. i recently started doing the same thing

i found if i can focus on the sound and feel of the water i calm down, at least for a few minutes.... sometimes that is enough to focus on my breathing again

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Ariana Celeste

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Thu Jun-14-07 12:19 PM
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6. im sorry hun

i get them all the time. take deep slow breaths. avoid hyperventilation, it makes the rest of the symptoms worse. remind yourself that you are okay and it will be over soon. :hug:

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TheProphetess

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Thu Jun-14-07 12:21 PM
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7. Step away from the computer, close your eyes,

breathe deeply and focus on the sounds of your breaths.
Picture your muscles relaxing with your steady, deep breathing.
Imagine you are going, in slow motion, down a staircase and each step you take helps your relax more deeply.
It will be ok. :hug:

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snacker

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Thu Jun-14-07 12:23 PM
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8. Square breathe....

inhale (thru nose) to count of 4, hold for 4 seconds, exhale thru mouth for 4 seconds,wait 4 seconds and repeat the cycle. This really helps me.

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MsKandice01

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Thu Jun-14-07 12:28 PM
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9. I hope it's gone by now...

:hug:

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crispini

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Thu Jun-14-07 12:30 PM
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10. HUG

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Orrex

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Thu Jun-14-07 12:45 PM
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11. Someone once told me a quote about panic attacks

The sufferer, who was a long-time skydiver, said that he would rather take his chances leaping from a plane sans parachute than suffer another panic attack.

They sound positively nightmarish.

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Starbucks Anarchist

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Thu Jun-14-07 12:47 PM
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12. Hope this helps:

:hug: :hug:

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