Comments on: Dealing With Panic: How to Calm Down During a Panic Attack http://www.thedailymind.com/stress/dealing-with-panic-how-to-calm-down-during-a-panic-attack/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:32:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Andi http://www.thedailymind.com/stress/dealing-with-panic-how-to-calm-down-during-a-panic-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-23801 Andi Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:37:42 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/?p=504#comment-23801 Hey everyone. I've been dealing with panic attacks for 3 years now. When i was 11 (14 now) i just stood up one day and felt dizzy. which is normal for me becuase i have low blood pressure. but all of a sudden i had a panic attack, i was so scared i didn't know what was wrong with me. My mom almost took me to the hospital but medical stuff scares me more. So that entire summer was horrible..i couldnt sleep..had them all the time. My condition has gotten a little better. at one point and time they went away for about a month. But not they are getting worse and worse, and i have them in school which is horrible becuase sometimes i have to ask to leave the classroom!!! All my friends dont understand when i try to explain this to them. i tell my mom about them somtimes, and she just tells me to tell myself its all in my head..and somtimes it works..but most the time it dosent. I just want to live a normal teenage life, i cant be freaking out like this all the time!! Also what tends to trigger my panic the most is talking about blood or medical situations. Just talking about it can set me off :/ Please help! and when you guys say "face your fear" what does that mean exactly? do you put your self in a panic situation? By the way- i used to get them everywhere..but now its just in school or sometimes when im in the car. Thank you for the advice written in the article..i will try to use some of these methods i havent used before. Hey everyone. I’ve been dealing with panic attacks for 3 years now. When i was 11 (14 now) i just stood up one day and felt dizzy. which is normal for me becuase i have low blood pressure. but all of a sudden i had a panic attack, i was so scared i didn’t know what was wrong with me. My mom almost took me to the hospital but medical stuff scares me more. So that entire summer was horrible..i couldnt sleep..had them all the time. My condition has gotten a little better. at one point and time they went away for about a month. But not they are getting worse and worse, and i have them in school which is horrible becuase sometimes i have to ask to leave the classroom!!! All my friends dont understand when i try to explain this to them. i tell my mom about them somtimes, and she just tells me to tell myself its all in my head..and somtimes it works..but most the time it dosent.

I just want to live a normal teenage life, i cant be freaking out like this all the time!! Also what tends to trigger my panic the most is talking about blood or medical situations. Just talking about it can set me off :/

Please help! and when you guys say “face your fear” what does that mean exactly? do you put your self in a panic situation?

By the way- i used to get them everywhere..but now its just in school or sometimes when im in the car.
Thank you for the advice written in the article..i will try to use some of these methods i havent used before.

]]> By: oohkee http://www.thedailymind.com/stress/dealing-with-panic-how-to-calm-down-during-a-panic-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-23728 oohkee Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:27:11 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/?p=504#comment-23728 Thanks for writing this article, I was in the middle of a panic attack, trying to Google some help to settle down. :) Thanks for writing this article, I was in the middle of a panic attack, trying to Google some help to settle down. :)

]]> By: Shantel http://www.thedailymind.com/stress/dealing-with-panic-how-to-calm-down-during-a-panic-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-23713 Shantel Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:32:18 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/?p=504#comment-23713 I have been suffering from severe panic attacks for a little over a year now. I have 4 small children and fear for them knowing how I cannot control my panic attacks. I usually get them really bad when my husband goes to work at night and I am left alone with my kids. I feel like the panic attacks will continue until he comes home 8 hours later. I have no friends or family to call where I live either, I need help & tips because I feel very unhappy at this stage of my life :*( I have been suffering from severe panic attacks for a little over a year now. I have 4 small children and fear for them knowing how I cannot control my panic attacks. I usually get them really bad when my husband goes to work at night and I am left alone with my kids. I feel like the panic attacks will continue until he comes home 8 hours later. I have no friends or family to call where I live either, I need help & tips because I feel very unhappy at this stage of my life :*(

]]> By: Nicole http://www.thedailymind.com/stress/dealing-with-panic-how-to-calm-down-during-a-panic-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-23706 Nicole Sun, 14 Feb 2010 05:24:42 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/?p=504#comment-23706 I am only 14 years old and I am having panic/anxiety attacks they are the scariest things ever. They always happen when I am about to go to sleep. Any advice? I am only 14 years old and I am having panic/anxiety attacks they are the scariest things ever. They always happen when I am about to go to sleep. Any advice?

]]> By: KC http://www.thedailymind.com/stress/dealing-with-panic-how-to-calm-down-during-a-panic-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-23704 KC Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:22:58 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/?p=504#comment-23704 Thanks TDM. I will put your tips to use and see if my conditions improve. I'm really hoping that it does. Thanks again. Thanks TDM. I will put your tips to use and see if my conditions improve. I’m really hoping that it does. Thanks again.

]]> By: The Daily Minder http://www.thedailymind.com/stress/dealing-with-panic-how-to-calm-down-during-a-panic-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-23703 The Daily Minder Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:39:34 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/?p=504#comment-23703 Other than the tips in the article, its important to remember that they are just interviews. They are not the end of the world. If you do badly you never have to see those people again. Its no big deal. Remember that you are not alone, thousands of people go for interviews everyday. There is no reason to get panicked. Other than the tips in the article, its important to remember that they are just interviews. They are not the end of the world. If you do badly you never have to see those people again. Its no big deal. Remember that you are not alone, thousands of people go for interviews everyday. There is no reason to get panicked.

]]> By: KC http://www.thedailymind.com/stress/dealing-with-panic-how-to-calm-down-during-a-panic-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-23702 KC Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:21:00 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/?p=504#comment-23702 My panic attacks has gotten so bad that I think I developed socialphobia, agoraphobia, and extreme embarrassment over it. Next week I have a couple of interviews and I'm afraid that i'll have a panic attack then. In fact, I'm pretty sure I will since I have been dwelling over it so much. Are there any tips you can give me. I'm panicing just thinking about it. My panic attacks has gotten so bad that I think I developed socialphobia, agoraphobia, and extreme embarrassment over it. Next week I have a couple of interviews and I’m afraid that i’ll have a panic attack then. In fact, I’m pretty sure I will since I have been dwelling over it so much. Are there any tips you can give me. I’m panicing just thinking about it.

]]> By: The Daily Minder http://www.thedailymind.com/stress/dealing-with-panic-how-to-calm-down-during-a-panic-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-23698 The Daily Minder Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:21:56 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/?p=504#comment-23698 Hi KC. I know it seems bad right now but it doesn't last. As soon as you feel the panic attack coming on just gently remind yourself that it is just a fleeting event. It has never lasted before and this one won't last forever. In ten or twenty minutes you will be wondering why you got so worked up about it! I highly encourage you to use the tips in the post as well as what other people have suggested in the comments. It is a really interesting idea to go outside and throw a ball around because it is said that it distracts your brain from the panic. Also, I'll always be here if you need to chat. So don't worry. Its just a little bit of panic. Its never killed anyone. Good luck. TDM Hi KC.

I know it seems bad right now but it doesn’t last. As soon as you feel the panic attack coming on just gently remind yourself that it is just a fleeting event. It has never lasted before and this one won’t last forever. In ten or twenty minutes you will be wondering why you got so worked up about it!

I highly encourage you to use the tips in the post as well as what other people have suggested in the comments. It is a really interesting idea to go outside and throw a ball around because it is said that it distracts your brain from the panic.

Also, I’ll always be here if you need to chat. So don’t worry. Its just a little bit of panic. Its never killed anyone.

Good luck.

TDM

]]> By: KC http://www.thedailymind.com/stress/dealing-with-panic-how-to-calm-down-during-a-panic-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-23697 KC Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:30:50 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/?p=504#comment-23697 I've been having these panic attacks since last month. And it seems like the fear is consuming me. The more I think about it the worst it gets. I really long for the days when I didn't have this disorder. I’ve been having these panic attacks since last month. And it seems like the fear is consuming me. The more I think about it the worst it gets. I really long for the days when I didn’t have this disorder.

]]> By: Shiloh http://www.thedailymind.com/stress/dealing-with-panic-how-to-calm-down-during-a-panic-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-23670 Shiloh Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:23:22 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/?p=504#comment-23670 wow reading more comments about this makes my chest tight again. great. wow reading more comments about this makes my chest tight again. great.

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