How Do You Stop A Panic Attack Without Drugs?
When a panic attack strikes, the only thing that matters is stopping it. To those that suffer from panic attacks on a regular basis, stopping them with drugs is not a viable long-term solution. If you take drugs for panic attacks, it is a temporary solution unless you are willing to get addicted to the drugs. What about those that suffer from panic attacks throughout their lives? They need an alternate method to deal with a panic attack. Identify the panic attack. Panic attacks often feel much like a heart attack or a stroke. If you have any doubts that you are suffering a heart attack, stroke, or any other emergency, get to a hospital immediately. Control your breathing. In a panic attack, you are hyperventilating and this feeds the feelings of panic. Get a paper lunch bag and breathe slow, deep breaths into it. This will help regulate your breathing. Understand that a panic attack is temporary. Often, the thoughts of panic cause the panic attack to mushroom. Most panic attacks pass w
