| Help for panic attacks and anxiety attacks can be | | | | supporting environment. New techniques to deal with |
| found in many forms. Some of the most common | | | | negative stress prior to it elevating to a level that |
| forms of help can be found through health care | | | | triggers an attack may be a corollary benefit. |
| providers, psychologists, psychiatrists, homeopaths and | | | | Stimulants including but not limited to caffeine in tea, |
| Chinese medicine practitioners. But did you know that | | | | coffee, energy drinks and other drinks may contribute |
| self help is a real and very viable method that can help | | | | to a nervous or jittery feeling. Avoid or eliminate your |
| you end panic and anxiety attacks? | | | | use of caffeinated drinks and you may soon |
| For example, many find relief by making changes in | | | | experience fewer anxiety related events. I know I did! |
| their routine and making positive choices in the way | | | | Every type of alcohol including beer, wine, hard liquor, |
| they live by adding exercise, yoga or music therapy to | | | | liqueur and and illegal narcotics are problematic for |
| their daily routine. | | | | anyone. If you are a sufferer of anxiety, they may |
| Regular exercise can mitigate the effects of negative | | | | increase the feeling or cause other complicating the |
| stress by producing a calm and more content mood | | | | symptoms. The best approach is to using any of these |
| which contributes to a positive, healthy feeling. This can | | | | is to "just say no." |
| be quite beneficial in reducing or even ending the | | | | Whenever possible, get a good nights sleep. Many |
| triggering of a panic attack or anxiety. | | | | sufferers from panic attacks have trouble sleeping as |
| Some common types of helpful exercise are | | | | they worry incessantly about real and imaginary |
| racquetball, dance, a workout at the gym, golf, | | | | problems. To help you get to sleep, consider a diet. An |
| swimming, a walk with your spouse, family member, | | | | elevated intake of carbohydrates before bed time |
| friend, your dog or jogging. Make sure to ask your | | | | may help you get to sleep. Try some risotto or pasta. |
| doctor if it is OK for you to exercise,especially if you | | | | They taste great and may just help you find the path |
| are being treated for any medical reason. | | | | to slumberland. |
| Many say that after exercise they feel refreshed and | | | | Last but not least, do some things that are fun such as |
| are in a happy state of mind mood which may be | | | | a family outing to the beach, park, or mountains. Even |
| partially due to chemical interactions within your body | | | | a backyard picnic or BBQ with neighbors can be a |
| during exercise. Feeling happy and content may | | | | refreshing and relaxing change of pace. |
| contribute to a lessening or an end of panic and | | | | Positive and healthy self help techniques such as these |
| anxiety attacks. | | | | above can potentially make a tremendous difference |
| You might also participate in a support group of others | | | | in helping you end your challenges with panic attacks. I |
| who have had anxiety attacks and panic attacks. This | | | | have tried them and found that they did make a |
| may help you "unload" negative stress in a positive and | | | | positive difference for me. Why not for you as well? |