Sadly, our changing lifestyles have made stress and anxiety statistically much more common. And panic attacks are something a lot of us need to deal with. Sudden anxiety, couple with fear, dread, and sweat—that’s a panic attack.

They key to dealing with this disorder—which affects 3% of the general population—is that they often give you a bit of warning before they ‘hit’ you.

Get A Good Distraction

This can be as simple as calling a trusted friend. This distracts you from building things up in your mind, rapidly losing control—which is how a panic attack occurs. If you don’t have this option, try mental exercises—consciously filling your mind with other thoughts can help you avoid the mental onslaught of a panic attack.

Watch Your Breathing

With the onset of a panic attack, you often start hyperventilating—breathing much faster than you normally would. Learn to control breathing through a slow mental counting. This serves a double purpose; the counting controls your mind, and helps you breathe evenly.

Learn To Conquer Your Fears

Sometimes, you have to get through obstacles, and not around them. This is especially true of facing your fear. Get professional help with your deepest fears, as this is what often causes a panic attack.

Know That It Will End

However bad a panic attack is, there’s no denying that it will end—knowing this is powerful. When you are constantly aware that the end of the attack is definitely coming, this soothes your anxiety a little.

Armed with this knowledge, you can learn to ‘ride the wave’ of an unavoidable panic attack.

All these methods are great ways of getting through an anxiety-triggered panic attack.

References:

http://www.anxietycentre.com/anxiety-tips/stop-anxiety-attacks.shtml

https://www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/attacks/how-to-prevent-them