Rennie1989
24-02-04, 20:50
Here are 10 things to remember when having a panic attack:
1. It does not matter íf you feel frightened, bewildered, unreal, unsteady. These feelings are nothing more than an exaggeration of the normal bodily reactions to stress.
2. Just because you have these sensations doesn’t mean you are very sick. These feelings are just unpleasant & frightening, not dangerous. Nothing worse will happen to you.
3. Let your feelings come. They’ve been ín charge of you. You’ve been pumping them up & making them more acute. Stop pumping. Don’t run away from panic. When you feel the panic mount, take a deep breath & as you breathe out, let go. Keep trying. Stay there almost as íf you were floating ín space. Don’t fight the feeling of panic. Accept ít. You can do ít.
4. Try to make yourself as comfortable as possible without escaping. If you’re on a street, lean against a post or stone wall. If you’re ín the check-out line of the department store, find a quiet corner. If you’re ín a shop, tell the salesperson you don’t feel well & need to sit for a while.
5. Stop adding to your panic with frightening thoughts about what ís happening & where ít might lead. Don’t indulge ín self-pity & think, “Why can’t I be like all the other normal people? Why do I have to go through all this?” Just accept what ís happening to you. If you do this, what you fear most will not happen.
6. Think about what ís really happening to your body at that moment. Do not think, “Something terrible ís going to happen. I must get out.” Repeat to yourself, “I will not fall, faint, die or lose control.”
7. Now wait & give the fear time to pass. Do not run away. Others have found the strength. You will too. Notice that as you stop adding the frightening thoughts to your panic, the fear starts to fade away by itself.
8. This ís your opportunity to practice. Think of ít that way. Even íf you feel isolated ín space, one of these days you will not feel that way. Sometime soon you will be able to go through the panic & say “I did ít.” Once you say this, you will have gone a long way toward conquering fear. Think about the progress you have already made. You are ín control of the situation!
9. Try to distract yourself from what ís going on inside you. Look at your surroundings. See the other people on the street, ín the bus. They are with you, not against you.
10. When the panic subsides, let your body go loose, take a deep breath & go on with your day. Remember, each time you cope with a panic, you reduce your fear.
Hope this helps:D:D:D
Jade[:p]
1. It does not matter íf you feel frightened, bewildered, unreal, unsteady. These feelings are nothing more than an exaggeration of the normal bodily reactions to stress.
2. Just because you have these sensations doesn’t mean you are very sick. These feelings are just unpleasant & frightening, not dangerous. Nothing worse will happen to you.
3. Let your feelings come. They’ve been ín charge of you. You’ve been pumping them up & making them more acute. Stop pumping. Don’t run away from panic. When you feel the panic mount, take a deep breath & as you breathe out, let go. Keep trying. Stay there almost as íf you were floating ín space. Don’t fight the feeling of panic. Accept ít. You can do ít.
4. Try to make yourself as comfortable as possible without escaping. If you’re on a street, lean against a post or stone wall. If you’re ín the check-out line of the department store, find a quiet corner. If you’re ín a shop, tell the salesperson you don’t feel well & need to sit for a while.
5. Stop adding to your panic with frightening thoughts about what ís happening & where ít might lead. Don’t indulge ín self-pity & think, “Why can’t I be like all the other normal people? Why do I have to go through all this?” Just accept what ís happening to you. If you do this, what you fear most will not happen.
6. Think about what ís really happening to your body at that moment. Do not think, “Something terrible ís going to happen. I must get out.” Repeat to yourself, “I will not fall, faint, die or lose control.”
7. Now wait & give the fear time to pass. Do not run away. Others have found the strength. You will too. Notice that as you stop adding the frightening thoughts to your panic, the fear starts to fade away by itself.
8. This ís your opportunity to practice. Think of ít that way. Even íf you feel isolated ín space, one of these days you will not feel that way. Sometime soon you will be able to go through the panic & say “I did ít.” Once you say this, you will have gone a long way toward conquering fear. Think about the progress you have already made. You are ín control of the situation!
9. Try to distract yourself from what ís going on inside you. Look at your surroundings. See the other people on the street, ín the bus. They are with you, not against you.
10. When the panic subsides, let your body go loose, take a deep breath & go on with your day. Remember, each time you cope with a panic, you reduce your fear.
Hope this helps:D:D:D
Jade[:p]