7 Tips for Dealing with Panic Attacks
Exercise and eat healthy
There are a lot of health experts who recommend you maintain a healthy diet and exercise because they can minimize the symptoms. All you have to do is to make sure that you eat all the essential nutrients that our body needs, stay hydrated and exercise for at least 30 minutes a day.Â
Moreover, one of the most important things that you have to take into consideration is to limit alcohol, cigarettes and caffeine. In addition, many studies have shown that a low level of physical activity can cause anxiety.Â
In case you did not know this before, a 30 minutes workout a day can increase the level of happiness and induce the feeling of euphoria, which improves the quality of your life.Â
“If you are experiencing anxiety and stress, the average person can minimize that by exercising, practicing mindfulness-based movements such as yoga and Tai Chi,” says Dr. Cassiday.
This article was very helpful to me. Although I don’t exactly have “panic attacks” I do have a lot of stress and it is making me have anxiety. My son approached me the other day just to say something to me, and I practically jumped out of my skin. I know, you’re probably thinking that he surprised me, but this has happens all the time and he tells me “Ma, calm down” and I say to him “why do you keep creeping up on me like that” and he says, I’m not and apologizes every time and I feel really bad about that cause deep down inside I know it’s not his fault and then of course I apologize and tell him it’s not his fault. I’m very jumpy, it’s hard to explain.
I read this article and hope that this will not be the next symptom that I will experience. First it was the stress, then my anxiety levels are off the charts so of course I hope that I won’t get “panic attacks.” After reading this article, and knowing why I’m so darn jumpy all the time, I’ll at least be prepared if something like that should happen to me. I do have a lot of stress, I do worry too much and I really do not get enough sleep but it’s because I’ve been thinking too much about my monetary problems and I am doing the best that I can and I know this, but I still get stressed and then the anxiety takes over. Sometimes I get so angry with myself because I know that this is why I’m feeling like this but I cannot control it, even though I do try, it becomes a little overwhelming. I’m going to try harder and be more aware when it tries to take control of me again.
You know what, actually, just writing to you about this I feel a little better, getting it off my chest (like therapy if you will). It’s as though it’s “written in stone” for me since I’ve taken my time to write this and I can actually see the words that I’ve written. For me, something visual always stays on my mind much longer if that makes any sense to you.