What calms your panic attacks ?

[timothy19]

I would drink Chinese green tea to calm me down and if I would look up YouTube videos on panic attacks and I would calm down.

[temperancebrennan]

I don't know how to calm myself. I've tried lots of different things & I find it difficult to calm down.

[timothy19]

Temper I hope u can find ways to calm down! I had a panic attack after a work out I hyperventilated what a scare it was my first attack I went to the hospital. After that I found ways to calm down what worked for me.

[Cara1989]

I don't know how to calm myself. I've tried lots of different things & I find it difficult to calm down.

Me neither no matter how much I say its just a panic attack its ok there is still that fear

[temperancebrennan]

Exactly. I know that it's anxiety, but it's so hard to calm down :(
I feel awful at the moment & don't know what to do.

[timothy19]

First how old are you ?

[timothy19]

If you been to your doctor and he or she said your fine and ruled out everything that's all you gotta tell yourself your young and fine

[temperancebrennan]

I'm 24. Was diagnosed over 4 years ago. I've had my thyroid checked etc. I just have a low iron count, but I'm a vegetarian so that's to be expected.
I'm just fed up of feeling like this every day

[timothy19]

I'm 25 mine started back in 2009. I recently got a book enjoy the little things in life and it helped me a lot

[timothy19]

I told myself I can't have anxiety attacks anymore life's too short I don't wanna waste my young youth on worry meant so it kinda just went away my panic attacks

[temperancebrennan]

I've told myself a million times to just let it pass, it's not going to kill me etc but it's not having any effect.
I think my first attack triggered my anxiety. From then, I feel the symptoms & it happens. Then I worry about feeling that way again & it's a vicious circle.

[timothy19]

Maybe call the anxiety attack maybe since your fighting it it gets worse maybe just accept it become friends with it

[temperancebrennan]

It is hard to accept the symptoms though. They're so uncomfortable. I want to get better more than anything though.

[timothy19]

I hope you do stay positive

[timothy19]

Shooting pains through head

[temperancebrennan]

I try. I'm hoping my medication starts working soon whilst I wait for CBT

[timothy19]

U have Facebook ?

[granty]

It's all about self help aswell remember nobody dies off anxiety x

[timothy19]

Yeah man looking in the right direction and focusing on positive things.

[granty]

Yeah that's the way forward tablets and therapy does help but thinking positive and keeping busy and be happy in life generally will help the most

[timothy19]

Grant I'm Tim your names Grant ? Or something else

[timothy19]

I also feel happiness doesn't find you, you have to find it.

[granty]

Hi tim yeah my names grant where u from

[timothy19]

Grant nice to meet u bud Im in Westchester New York born and raised but I lived in 2 other states

[Cara1989]

What do y'all panic about? Ppl? Health? Heart? What triggers your attack?

[timothy19]

Granty message me add me to Facebook bud

[timothy19]

Cara just everything and anything it was my ex wife that triggered a lot of it

[granty]

Facebook name to look for is grant philpott

[timothy19]

Ok very good

[timothy19]

Granty where are u from ?

[granty]

England kent

[injj18]

To help calm mine I just tell myself that I am having one and that how crappy I'm feeling is normal. Then force myself to do something to try an occupy my mind. The keyword being force cause its incredibly hard to get my mind on something other than the panic and anxiety

[Ahlstrom]

Xanax...!!

[browneyes78]

^^^^ agree!! Even the lowest dose will help.