| Many people suffer from panic and anxiety attacks, | | | | fears or phobias that cause them. Other times, the |
| which are caused by severe anxiety and | | | | person may have to focus on their more recent |
| nervousness. Most of the time, the anxiety comes | | | | memories to discover the source. After the base |
| from unresolved issues in the past, which manifest | | | | cause has been discovered, the issues become more |
| themselves in the present through panic or anxiety | | | | manageable and the panic attacks easier to deal with. |
| attacks. In some cases, there are more current | | | | The next step in how to stop panic attacks is to learn |
| problems that lead to overwhelming feelings and later, | | | | different ways to deal with the attacks, or stop them, |
| panic attacks. However, there are many things they | | | | before they start. There are many different ways to |
| can do to counteract these attacks. Some techniques | | | | accomplish this. One way is to practice meditative |
| for how to stop panic attacks require the help of | | | | breathing, to help the person feel more relaxed and to |
| experienced individuals through medication and | | | | keep the oxygen flowing. This will help them think more |
| counseling, while some of them can be done at home | | | | clearly and stop the feelings of panic and |
| or otherwise on their own. | | | | claustrophobia that can tighten the chest and cause a |
| Things to try to stop panic attacks: | | | | panic attack. Another way is to try to find ways to get |
| First and foremost, an individual should seek help, | | | | the person to focus on something other than the |
| through psychologist of psychiatrist counseling on how | | | | oncoming panic or anxiety attack. Some examples of |
| to stop the onset of panic attacks. Professionals such | | | | this are drinking a glass of water or holding an ice cube |
| as those are specially trained to help individuals sort | | | | in the hand. Another good thing to try is to have the |
| through their lives and find the issues that cause the | | | | person repeat aloud strings of words or numbers so |
| panic or anxiety attack and prevent them. Many times, | | | | they lose focus on their panic or anxiety attack or the |
| this requires searching through the person's childhood | | | | issues causing it, and focus on the present world. |
| to find the root cause behind these attacks, or the | | | | |