If you have ever experienced a panic attack, you know the feeling of fear that accompanies them, as well as the crippling fear it might happen again. If you are one of the three million Americans who have had multiple panic attacks, there are several ways to control panic attack symptoms.

Accept Your Fear and Panic

To ponder the past or anticipate the future only invites fear and anxiety. Possible scenarios of things that could happen often flood the mind. It doesn’t help to worry needlessly over events that have not even happened yet. And do not dwell on things that already happened in the past. If you are unhappy with a situation, take active steps to rectify it, but do not replay past actions over and over in your mind.

Needless worrying will not help you in time of anxiety, nor will it help the situation you are worrying about. Don’t let your imagination take off with ideas of all the things that could go wrong. At worst, think of all the things that could go great! Best yet, nip these thoughts in the bud and start deep breathing and relaxing. If you start to feel anxious, take a deep breath and accept those feelings for what they are. Tell yourself that you are experiencing anxiety and let it run its course.

Remember: stop and breathe. Close your eyes and mentally relax, take deep breaths from your diaphragm and envision calming images in your mind. You may want to practice this technique in less stressful situations so you will feel more comfortable using it when you need it.

Don’t Avoid Your Anxiety

Oils of lavender, ylang ylang, sage, and other herbs and flowers can have an extremely soothing effect when applied to pulse points on your neck or wrists.

While it is tempting to just avoid situations that make you feel anxious, it only serves to reinforce the idea there is something wrong and scary about these situations. Telling yourself it is your panic attack and not the place or situation in question that is stressful can help you stay integrated in your work and activities to the point where you may not associate anxiety with them anymore.

While there are many more tips to help you handle your anxiety, hopefully these tips for panic attack relief are found useful and invigorating. By using the options that work for you to help control your panic attacks, you might be able to live a life that is free of suffering from constantly being consumed with fear of your next panic attack.

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