Guide to deal with panic attacks
Experience
Reactions
Remember that panic feelings are only normal reactions that are exaggerated.
Conequences
Panic attacks are not harmful, and nothing worse will happen.
Grounding
Notice what is happening in your body, stay in the present. Name one thing you can see, one thing you can hear and one thing you can feel.
Acceptance
Accept the feelings, let them run through you. Allowing the feelings rather than resisting means that they will subside more quickly.
Educate
Monitor
Check in with your level of anxiety. 0 being the least and 10 being the worst, observe the level decreasing
Relaxation
Consciously relax your tense muscles. Do a body scan starting at the top of your head, running through each part of your body. Try to relax each part as you go.
Breathing
Act
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