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How can you stop anxiety attacks?

Profile: FrancescaGabrielle
FrancescaGabrielle on Oct 23, 2014
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Diaphragmatic breathing is a great strategy to help calm you down during a panic or anxiety attack. Please visit one of 7 Cups of Tea's Self Help Guides dealing with Panic Attacks or Anxiety in general. There will be a video listed underneath the breathing category. Attempt to learn how to breathe and visit www.calm.com (make sure your volume is turned up!). Slowly breathe as you watch and listen to the serene imagery and meditation music. Try to clear your thoughts and think of a place where you feel the most comfortable or relaxed (the ocean, your home, etc). Let me know how it goes! I hope this helps.
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Anonymous on Oct 25, 2014
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Realizing that what your experiencing in the moment is an anxiety attack and that it will pass. The sense of impending doom might be there but telling yourself that nothing bad is happening and it will be over soon. Close your eyes and take a deep breath, try to relax and not think about anything stressful. Get up and walk around if needed to get the blood circulating. Putting your hands in warm running water seems to be a great trick to use if you are still feeling anxious. It's calming and at the same time get's the blood flowing a little better.
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Anonymous on Nov 3, 2014
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The number-one thing I do is try to shift my awareness from some feared future event to the present moment. Am I safe and relatively comfortable now? If so, I can pause, breathe, and re-assess the situation. In my experience, anxiety is often the result of distorted thinking. I have to ask myself whether my fears are rational, and explore what has caused it. What is the worst possible outcome? How likely is it? These considerations can help "right size" the problem.
Profile: Savana13
Savana13 on Nov 19, 2014
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Deep breaths, distraction, grounding techniques, therapy, medicine, facing fears slowly, avoidance only makes it worse.
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Anonymous on Nov 16, 2014
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im not sure if there is a stop. usually i just have to ride them out and use my coping mechanisms that i learned at therapy
Profile: Krovnikkk
Krovnikkk on Apr 25, 2015
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Find trustworthy friends and talk it out, mostly your true friends will listen and help you get through it :)
Profile: beccabear
beccabear on Jun 4, 2015
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It can feel childish after the fact, but covering my face is my #1 reaction. Taking away all outside stimulation like that can allow me to focus on breathing and grounding myself. I recite my name, my age, where I am, what year it is, and continue onto affirmations from there.
Profile: Emilybrewer1
Emilybrewer1 on Oct 23, 2014
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I'm sure you have heard it before. Deep breaths! You are probably tired of hearing about it but I promise you! It works! A lot! When you are doing this, don't focus on anything else but your breathing! Give it a try
Profile: Nelgatha7
Nelgatha7 on Oct 25, 2014
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I find that stopping anxiety attacks is something that can be really hard, what helps me the most is thinking about the situation, almost constantly, without letting my fear take control, thinking things over, is an ''easy'' way of remaining calmer, even if just a little, and that in turn will help keep anxiety attacks at bay.
Profile: ams96
ams96 on Nov 9, 2014
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It's very hard to stop anxiety attacks. A good way that I relieve my anxiety attacks is to find something that keeps me busy, such as reading, or something to keep me distracted.
Profile: Axelle360
Axelle360 on Sep 20, 2014
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Count to 10 and close your eyes, go to the toilet and wash your hands with cold water. Listen to your favorite not sad song.
Profile: MllePenguin
MllePenguin on Sep 22, 2014
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Take inventory of details that exist around you and what your thoughts are saying. Are these things rational? Or not?
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Anonymous on Sep 25, 2014
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You can stop anxiety attacks by just taking deep breaths I know it's clique but it helps. Over thinking things is not going to help, clear you mind and know that I'm always here to help
Profile: TheBroda
TheBroda on Oct 8, 2014
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Deep breathe and remember that there are people all over the world feeling like you feel and you are not alone!
Profile: Nervana1
Nervana1 on Oct 31, 2014
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By taking few deep breaths ..and by relaxing while you are taking those deep breaths ..you can do meditation too as it helps in releasing out anxiety ..you can also start practicing the things that you love .
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Anonymous on Nov 3, 2014
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You can stop anxiety attacks by exercising daily, Retraining Breathing and Checking your diet, although it cant affect your anxiety levels as much.
Profile: blissfulKoala22
blissfulKoala22 on Nov 4, 2014
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Seperate yourself from everyone and get to ANY location where you can meditate. Take deep breaths, inhaling from your nose and exhaling through your mouth, and clear your mind from the thoughts that are racing in your head.
Profile: AkieraFTW
AkieraFTW on Nov 4, 2014
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I typically think of the worst case scenario, getting to the very bottom of my anxiety. Once I'm faced with this fear, I try to think of a solution and eventually the panic fades and I can breathe again.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Nov 5, 2014
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Deep breathing and stress relieving techniques. 7 cups offers a variety of self help guides that can help manage this.
Profile: neothehelper
neothehelper on May 19, 2016
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by thinking about the thing you care about most and doing what you like, like start singing or do crazy dance moves anything to divert your mind
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