7 Tips for Dealing with Panic Attacks

Inhale and exhale as slowly as possible

In case you did not know this before, people who have a panic attack tend to take a deep breath because they feel chest pain. But, an increased breathing level can cause more anxiety. If you breathe slowly you adjust the carbon level which will calm you down. Chest pain is caused by hyperventilating and the tightening of the muscles.

 “They go to the emergency room hyperventilating, holding their chest and belly – they are so tight that they forget to breathe. If you breathe at a rate of six to eight breathes per minute, it cues your body that everything is okay,” says Cassiday.