Monday, December 8, 2008

10 Things To Do And Not To Do During An Anxiety Attacks

By Zul Rahman

Many of us don't even know that we are under an anxiety attacks even though a lot of us had that experience at one point or another in our life. We will see the top 10 list of what to do and what not to do during an anxiety attacks.

1) Don't tell yourself that you are dying because you are not.

Unnecessary fear will make your anxiety even worse. So under this circumstances, calm yourself down and tell yourself that you are going to be fine when the attack is over.

2) You are not suppose to breathe from the chest. Under this condition your breath should come from the abdomen.

During an anxiety attack, breath deeply from the abdomen. Try not to breath from the chest since this may cause dizziness and numbness in certain body parts.

3) Keep thinking positively.

Negative thinking such as telling yourself that you are going to faint or you cannot breathe will worsen your condition.

4) Be on the positive side.

Positive thinking would help yourself to overcome your anxiety problem easier. Tell yourself that this is just temporary and you are going to get through this soon.

5) There are health care professionals that are ready to help you.

There are a lot of help available from health care professionals in many area of expertise relating to mental health. Professionals in this area includes psychologist, psychiatrist, social workers and counselors.

6) People who are close to you like your spouse, children or trusted friends deserve to know and share your problems.

It is very important for you to share your problems with trusted people around you such as spouse and good friends. Sharing problems with them will make it easy for you to cope with your situations.

7) Stick to the medication schedule that was prescribed to you by your doctor. Get your medication on time and follow the routine that was advised by your health care professionals.

8) Don't feel despair

Be energetic. Charge up your confidence level. Take a challenge to tackle the anxiety problem that you have. Remember as the saying goes, nothing to fear but the fear itself.

9) Good news, you are not alone.

There are many support groups that are available in your area that you may not aware of. They are people that are facing the same challenge as you. Join them and be an active participant so that you could benefit from their resources.

10) Start educating yourself about anxiety and panic attacks.

Knowledge is power. When you know more about anxiety attacks, you will have less fear. It is a lot easy to manage your anxiety problems when you know more about your problems. You cannot solve the problems that you don't understand.

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