Is your heart palpitating? Is its racing so fast for no apparent reason? Are your senses impaired? Blurry vision? Numbness in feeling? Do you feel dizzy? Do you find it hard to concentrate? Are you feeling tensed? Nervous? Are you sweating profusely? Cold sweats perhaps? Are you feeling extreme terror and dread?
Most importantly, do you have a feeling that there’s something terribly wrong with you? Do you have a strong feeling that you are about to die?
Chances are, if you’re not suffering from a congenital heart disease, you’re undergoing a panic attack episode. As such, you will need anxiety cures.
Let’s get one thing straight, however, before we proceed on discussing the different kinds of anxiety cures. A panic attack won’t kill you. The only time when a panic attack can be fatal is when the subject is suffering from a preexisting medical condition that can be aggravated by the stress and tension brought about by an anxiety attack. Otherwise, a panic attack is generally harmless.
“Generally,” however, doesn’t mean “always.” The biggest danger during a panic attack is the possibility that the subject will do something about his fears, irrational as they may be, and end up hurting himself or someone proximate to him. This is because during an anxiety attack, the subject may suffer from derealization (confusion between what is real and what is not) as well as depersonalization (forgetting who he is). In his mind, the terror and dread he is experiencing are real. His body will command him to fight or flee. If he decides to fight, people may get hurt.
Hence, the anxiety cures we will be discussing in this article aren’t only about medications and medical treatments. They are also about exercises/activities that can be employed during an anxiety attack.
During an episode of a panic attack, the following anxiety cures may be resorted to:
- Reminding one’s self that a panic attack often lasts for less than 10 minutes. Hence, the episode must be allowed to pass.
- Coping up statements can be recited to remind one’s self of what is real and what should be done. “This won’t last long,” “this won’t kill me,” “it feels bad but it’s much better in reality” and “I can endure this” are just some of the things the subject can keep repeating in his mind so that he can properly deal with the situation.
- Find a person you can trust. Anxiety cures aren’t always self-implemented. Another person, either a friend or a loved one, can remind you of what’s real and what’s not. She can be your anchor during the trying minutes of a panic attack episode.
- Diversionary activities. Looking for something else to do will keep your mind off the terror and dread that accompanies a panic attack episode. This is, perhaps, the simplest of the anxiety cures.
- Establish a relaxing breathing pattern. Experts say that breathing through the nose via the diaphragm can correct any imbalance of C02 and Oxygen on the bloodstream and can help alleviate the discomforts that are caused by a panic attack episode.
- Anti-anxiety medication. Drugs such as Clonazepam and Alprazolam can be used as anxiety cures, but only if prescribed by a doctor and only as a last resort.
Anxiety cures aren’t really meant to cure an anxiety attack. Anxiety cures are meant to help you deal with the effects of an anxiety attack. Anxiety, per se, can be cured but it will take a thorough determination of the specific trigger and a complete reorientation of one’s lifestyle to defeat the root and prevent anxiety from ever taking over the life of the subject.
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