current panic attack

[Marschickee]

im currently in the middle of tring to hold of an anxiety attack... thanks to meds my brain us slowing, but the shakes, stomach issues, nausea, dizziness, twitching ,dry mouth... its all in full firce.
I kniw what has triggered this attack, Im just a bit overwhelmed as its been a long while that i havnt been able to contil an attack with breathing and mindfulness.
I dont want to come across self absorbed in any way.
Im just looking for alternate avenues to help me feel in control, and was hoping writing might help.
please excuse all the grammer errirs, im racing a little.

K x

[Sophie_M]

Hi Marschickee, 

Thank you so much for joining our supportive online community and please be assured you are not self absobred in any way by opening up here! 

We hope that you receive some helpful advice and reccomendations here. 

I would also suggest that the next time you feel a panic attack coming on that you try contacting our support service, they will be able to talk you through this experience in the moment and provide some real time support - you can reach them on 1300 22 4636. 

 

[romantic_thi3f]

Hi Marschickee,

Welcome to the forums! Unfortunately I only just came across your post today which I can imagine is a bit too late! How did you go through this last panic attack? What did you end up doing to cope?

There are lots of different ways to help with panic attacks but I'm not sure what your anxiety is like or how you've coped so far.

One thing that can help is the 54321 exercise: 5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things you can hear, 2 things that you can smell and 1 thing that you can taste. It's a very short exercise but can help ground you in the moment.

You can also try breathing exercises - there's lots of ways to do this but one quick way (that I do) is through an app called 'Be Okay'. It's a guided app with a circle that gets smaller/bigger - taking deeper breaths is going to help slow down your breathing and help to manage it.

Hope this helps! Would love to hear about how you got on.

RT