Why me?
Why this happens to me is the first question that comes to mind when an attack has passed. There is no answer to it. About 2% of people are affected by panic attacks, most of them women.
Predicting an attack is almost impossible, it can occur in the street crowd, in the office, in the elevator, in the store, in your own bed.
These attacks scare more than the real harm they cause. The only comfort is that they can and should be fought with.
Attributes of the attack.
It all starts with an unreasonable anxiety, growing into fear and horror. You can do the usual thing, for example, washing dishes or going to the subway, when suddenly a wave of fear covers you with your head.
Emotions are accompanied by rapid heart rate, intermittent breathing, weakness. The body reacts to fear, sweat is released in more than usual quantity. In addition to all these "delights", pain in the chest is often seen, there is not enough air, the person starts to suffocate. You can experience stomach pain, severe nausea, dizziness, loss of orientation in space. Sometimes such attacks end up fainting.
All people, at least once in their life, have experienced such an attack, agree that at such times they are sure that they are dying. Although, in fact it is not. Panic attack - this is not a heart attack, not a stroke, not a death from fear. Of course, there is not much to enjoy, but such conditions are not fatal. This is not a sign of problems with health and mentality, a panic attack is not the consequences of any deviations of the nervous system. But against the background of such attacks can develop phobias and mania, which greatly complicates life.
All you need at such moments is to try to calm down, convince yourself that this is just another attack that will necessarily pass. The next step is to find a fulcrum so that you do not fall and do not get injured. Sit down or, if possible, lie down for a while until the attack is over. Try to control emotions and not succumb to fears.
Where to wait for the attack?
Attacks do not start from scratch, although it seems to you that this is not so. The first and most common cause of panic attacks in your life is chronic stress. If in your life there is a constant discomfort lasting a long time, then such attacks are the usual reaction of the body to anxiety and anxiety. Attentive people often become hostages to their emotions, and too restrained can not find an outlet for anger, resentment or fear.
If you lead a way of life, far from healthy, it can become another drop that leads to the development of panic attacks. The absence of any regime of the day, regular shortfalls, poor nutrition, lack of motor activity - all this leads to the development of various kinds of problems.
Panic attacks can occur in people who abuse alcohol and drugs.
Many consider themselves too strong, right or healthy for such attacks, so they are looking for the cause of panic not in themselves, but in the external environment. For example, if the last attack was in the metro, a person who is not inclined to introspection will see the cause only in the place where the attack occurred. Which is completely wrong.
How to repel an attack?
Coping with your own emotions is not so easy. First, you need to accurately determine the cause of discomfort and eliminate it. Vacation, day regimen, proper nutrition, moderate consumption of alcohol or rejection of it, a full sleep - that's the guarantee that you will be healthy.
It is important to breathe correctly during an attack. A large influx of oxygen stimulates the work of internal organs and reduces unpleasant symptoms. In addition, it is important to keep in touch with reality, to convince ourselves that the world has not collapsed, the reality has not changed, the attack did not become fatal.
People prone to such problems are recommended not only the right way of life, but also yoga, meditation, counseling psychologist.
Panic attacks can start suddenly and end as unexpectedly. If you eliminate the causes, if you learn to deal with panic, seizures may not be repeated, since this is not a sentence or a disease that can last a lifetime. If you do not start the situation and do not give up, there will be no reasons for fears and fears.