What to do when a panic attack occurs?

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4 years ago

Never leave situations in which you feel fear, because the fear you feel is not a consequence of the situation you are in (eg: bus, elevator, crowded places, closed space, etc.) but a consequence of your thoughts in that situation. What you are really afraid of is never the situation in which you experience a panic attack, but what you imagine could happen to you in that situation. You are actually afraid of your fear because you mistakenly believe that you can lose control of your body or mind, which in reality never happens. So stay in that situation until the fear stops. When the fear stops, stay in the situation for a while longer, in order to gain the experience of being in such situations without fear. Every time you leave a situation where you feel fear you are actually amplifying and maintaining the fear, so donโ€™t run away, stay and apply the thought and behavior strategies described above.

Recognize your avoidant behaviors, strategies you have used so far to avoid situations in which you have experienced panic attacks (eg: taking a taxi, getting off a bus, crossing bridges on foot, leaving closed rooms, carrying medication with you, etc.). Find out what your avoidance strategies are and stop applying them. Stop avoiding, start dealing with your fear in the way described above. The main mechanism for maintaining fear is precisely its avoidance, and the solution is exclusively coping. Every time you avoid a situation in which you felt scared, you only intensify your fear again, it's like saying to yourself: I have to get out of here right away because I can't stand this fear. This kind of belief further intimidates you and is actually completely incorrect, have you ever tried to stay in a given situation until your fear passes? Have you tested the hypothesis that you can't stand the fear you feel in some situations, have you? Try it!

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4 years ago

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This is interesting and well detailed

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3 years ago

Did you post this at our community Ma'am?

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User's avatar Reo
4 years ago

Yes, short stories. Awaiting approval

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I already approved your article ma'am

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User's avatar Reo
4 years ago

Thanks ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•

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My pleasure maam you joined our event ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿ’–

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Thanks. The internet is slow, so while loading.

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4 years ago

It's okay, You are good at writing an article๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ˜Š

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4 years ago

nice article

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4 years ago

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4 years ago

Great article, so cool .....

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4 years ago

Thank you ๐Ÿค“๐Ÿค“๐Ÿค“

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4 years ago

Your welcome mate โค๏ธ

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4 years ago

Thank you!

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4 years ago

This made my day

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4 years ago

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4 years ago

Wow that's seem cool

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4 years ago

Deal with our fear head on, avoiding them will make our fears grow stronger.

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4 years ago

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User's avatar Reo
4 years ago

educationa

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4 years ago

Komลกija Paniฤ‡ je radio u inostranstvu, zvali su ga panika - mr. Panic.

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4 years ago

Sta ces takvo je prezime ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

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4 years ago

Panika je strasna stvar narocito ako ti se desi nesto posle se plasis i hvata te panika misleci da ce da ti se opet desi ista stvar ovo pisem od licno iskustvo kad je bila poplava pa na svaku kisu hvata nas panika da ne bude opet . Strasno

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4 years ago

Sve se moลพe resiti, treba vremena, inace panika dodje kao stres.

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4 years ago

Thank you very much or sharing this. This can be very useful to many people!

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4 years ago

Bravo za tekst

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