Panic Attacks Can be Scary

It's a scary thing to see your child having a panic attack. The first thing that you should do is to try to get them to slow their breathing down. Many anxiety attacks consist of rapid breathing. You child may not be able to gain their composure without the help of your guidance.

Panic attacks can be incredibly scary and feel like you are having a serious health crisis. That is true on a certain level, you can start to relax though once you realize that you are not having a heart attack, nor are you dying. Remembering what is actually happening will help you to relax much sooner.

Children who have panic attacks need to exercise often. Stress often causes children to feel overwhelmed and can cause them to have a panic attack. You can encourage your children to take part in sports so that they can get exercise to cut down on the stress that they have and ultimately limit the panic attacks that they have.

When you have a panic attack sit down and figure out how it's making you feel at the moment. On a scale from one to ten to rate your feelings. Wait for a while and then rate your anxiety again. Continue until your anxiety is back to a 0.

During a panic attack you can be overtaken by worrisome "what if" statements, so a great way to get out of that mindset is to change them to "So what?" For example, "What if I fail my test?" turns into "SO WHAT if I fail my test?" Nothing is so bad it's worth suffering over!

Find something you really love to do and then, engage in it when you're having a panic attack. Choose something that is meditative, like gentle yoga or knitting, so that you'll get lost in it and forget what is happening to your body. Make sure you're able to do this whenever an attack hits.