| Panic attack symptoms can be extremely different | | | | And you can use your panic attack symptoms in just |
| from one person to the next, but one thing that is | | | | the same way. All you have to do is start taking note |
| always the same if you're experiencing these | | | | of which symptoms you experience right before your |
| symptoms is that they are unpleasant, frightening, and | | | | anxiety increases. |
| very difficult to stop. | | | | If you experience palpitations prior to attacks, for |
| But they're not all bad. | | | | example, then palpitations will become your new |
| Did you know that you can actually use panic attack | | | | warning sign. And instead of trying to avoid the panic |
| symptoms to help reduce and even eliminate your | | | | and fight off the attack, you're simply going to do |
| anxiety and the problems it causes you? | | | | whatever it takes to stop the symptom instead. |
| Well, you can, and it's all based on using the symptoms | | | | In the palpitations example, that might mean taking |
| as an early indicator that a full blown panic attack is on | | | | some deep breaths. If your early warning symptom |
| its way. | | | | was sweating, then you might remove some clothes |
| Think of the symptoms as the same as dashboard | | | | when you first notice sweating, and so on. |
| lights in a car, which come on to warn you when | | | | The key here is that you're addressing the early |
| something's gone wrong. | | | | symptoms and not the panic attack itself, and when |
| When the oil light comes on in your car, for example, | | | | you stop those symptoms very early on, you'll find the |
| you know that the oil needs topping up or changing, | | | | attack often never happens. |
| and you do it before any further damage is caused. | | | | |