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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) Please calm yourself since you are not dying.

If you are thinking that you are going to die, then it will aggravate more fear which lead to more anxiety. It is going to make your situations worse rather than solving it.

2) Take a deep breath from your abdomen. Breathing from your chest under this condition will make your anxiety attacks even worse.

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.

It is natural for you to have negative thought during the attack such as I am fainting now or I cannot breathe. Try to turn the situation around since negative thinking will breed fear and worsen your situation.

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) Share your problems with the loved one and with people whom you can trust.

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) It is very important to strictly follow your health care providers professionals advice. Take your medication on time and follow all the program that was scheduled for you.

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) Open up your mind. Learn more 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.