#4001 asked almost 2 years ago
What's your lifehack to kill a panic attack?
What's your lifehack to kill a panic attack?
What's your lifehack to kill a panic attack?
RUN. SCREM.
Running away from the situation ( usually it's an attractive person causing it ) and calm myself down
Kill whatever is causing the panic attack
Never experienced one myself but if it's someone I'm with, having them take controlled breaths with me helps
Shut down Retrospring again
Benzodiazepinics
I’ve never really had a panic attack. I think I was heading for one once when I started thinking about being in a train IN A TUNNEL, UNDER WATER when I was on the Eurostar once - I’m a raging claustrophobe. I told myself, “Don’t be so bloody stupid!” and it didn’t come to anything. I watched something a few days ago and the guy picked three objects within sight (table, chair, picture) and kept repeating those to calm himself down. I saw something else where the person repeatedly counted their fingers. I suppose the trick is to get your mind onto something else, rather than thinking you can’t breath. I think I’d have something I know well on standby: something I know I can immediately go to rather than have to think about it. Like saying song lyrics or a poem or lines from a novel or something.
Getting out of the situation, walking, breathing
As someone who has had about 50 of them in my life, I can tell you its just about riding the wave as comfortably as you can. I would vomit and cry and eventually it would settle. Sounds sad but the best thing I could do is find a quiet spot to go through the motions. In the right environment its not so bad. Going for a walk after helps though.
I just chill btw and try a few ideas combined with the usual things.
It just works.
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Fact checked and verified, that is a recommendation that works for me.