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Panic attack - what to do immediately
I think i am having a panic attack. Feeling choked and a pressure/heat rush in my chest left side. What should I do immediately and for long term as well?
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Hi please connect with a clinical psychologist who will take an account of your symptoms and also provide u with therapy. I’m also a clin psych and u can connect me thru graycellsmatter.com
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You can try to do deep breathing sitting or lying on one place and saying positive affirmations to self that all will be fine soon.
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Hello Friend, Good day. I can understand your concern. Be aware panic attacks is an outcome of deep emotional disturbance caused by overwhelming thoughts running in your mind.
As body and mind are closely interconnected any such emotional disturbance can easily affect your body to react with such panic suitation and cause short breaths, nervousness, headache, high blood pressure, body pain etc.
These are just symptoms. Root causes is your thoughts and anxiety caused either by your personal or professional issues or stress.
Be positive. It's an addressable issue if you take the next step by consulting a mental health professionals like us and discuss the issues.
Feel free to reach me online for further assistance to analysis your physical and mental symptoms to recommend suitable alternative solutions. Be positive. You will be alright soon.
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I understand it seemed like a emergency situation to u. Hope u felt better soon. When we feel anxiety / panic attacks it’s a false signal from our mind that this is like a heart attack or we may not survive this. But we always do buddy.
I know it’s a lot of things in the moment that cause u discomfort. U need to focus on ur breathing at that moment and check ur thoughts that are mostly negative.
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We can sync up over a session and explore some techniques that will help u when u feel attacked again.
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Dr. Mustafa Mun (PhD)
Clinical Psychologist
4 yrs exp
Mumbai
Immediately meet your general GP and get yourself checked if everything is fine then please meet a psychologist in person nearest to your residence to enable follow ups sessions easily
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Don’t delay
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Ms. Kajol Birawat
Counselling Psychologist
3 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hey! Thanks for coming out with this, it actually takes a lot of courage. to do so. A panic attack can cause a significant amount of distress to the person. When the emotions become too difficult to handle, it is important to practice some breathing and grounding technqiues to understand one's emotions in a more systematic manner. The 4-7-8 breathing technique,(breathe in for 4 seconds, hold for 7 seconds, and breathe out for 8 seconds) or the box breathing technique can help clear the mind. Alternatively, one can practice exercising using or meditation every day for a while. This will encourage increase clarity and relaxation.
If/When the situation becomes to overwhelming, try and practice some grounding techniques like the 5-4-3-2-1 technique. I also suggest that you seek help through therapy for your concerns, as it can help make a considerable difference and will help you address the root cause of your concerns This will help you gain more clarity, which addressing it in the longer run.
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Practice the self care technqiues mentioned and get in touch with me through this app. We can schedule a session together. More power to you :)
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Dr. Charanya
Psychologist
12 yrs exp
Coimbatore
Am just giving you few tips to handle the panic attack..
1) Don’t beat yourself up with fear,because it is just your mind making up the physical pain to manifest.
2) You can find this by analyzing the situation which triggers it like stress or any particular person or situation.
3) once if you feel hazing it start moving yourself to a open space and have deep inhalation and quick exhalation.
4) Inhale wellness belief and exhale the stressing thoughts running across your mind.
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Do feel free to book a session for further guidance .
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Believe you can overcome this because you are capable of it.
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