Everything you need to know about anxiety attack

If you suffer from anxiety attacks or know someone who suffers, you should read this.

You're prone to anxiety or not, you should know what is a crisis of anxiety about and how to deal with it. Since there is great ignorance about these anxious episodes, I will nicely define the symptoms and causes of anxiety attacks and propose some tricks and strategies to minimize their impact on the lives of people who suffer.

Anxiety crisis: when panic takes over your body and mind

To begin with, anxiety crises are sudden panic reactions often caused by various triggers.

What symptoms warn you of an anxiety attack?

The symptoms that can present the person suffering an anxiety attack include: repeatedly touching their face, hyperventilation, chest pains, palpitations, sweating, shortness of breath, tremors, feeling choked, instability, panic, feeling of loss of control and numbness of the limbs.

What if I suffer an anxiety attack?

Controlled breathing

If you suffer an anxiety attack when alone, I recommend counting the seconds with a clock while you put your hands on your abdomen. Slowly breathe deeply with your abdomen and focus on the mechanics of breathing.

Take distance from the source that generates anxiety

If you find yourself next to a person who is suffering an anxiety attack try to distance him from the source of anxiety if you know what it is. Try to calm them by applying the dynamics of breaths and encouraging them to follow your instructions: breathe in and out slowly and calmly. Inhale through your nose and exhale drawing air through the mouth. Go to them in a calm and confident tone. Never provide medication, nor any kind of snack that contains caffeine.

It is important to emphasize the importance of abdominal breathing.

A paper bag to avoid hyperventilation

If within one minute and the person still continues to hyperventilate and there's stiffness in their hands and arms, you let them know that you'll put a paper bag so they can breathe into it so that they will transfer the discomfort. You must not cover the entire face or head with the bag, just for the person to breathe within it. Occasionally, you can remove the bag from the mouth so the affected person can breathe normally. Continue applying the paper bag until they feel better.

If things do not improve you have to call medical services

If it was the case that the person who is suffering the crisis had never suffered any incident before, or if the person present oppressive pain and constraint in the chest, sweating and breathing heavily, you must notify medical services immediately. In this case, it is not advisable to give a bag to breathe in.

The crisis of anxiety can be stopped relatively quickly, or for several minutes if it persists. In the latter case, especially if the symptoms worsen it will be imperative to seek help from medical emergencies.

Prevent anxiety

One of the best ways to prevent anxiety is to exercise routinely, perform breathing techniques and relaxation, maintain a healthy diet, sleep at least eight hours a day and if possible control situations that can cause anxiety.

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