Ways to overcome panic attack | Help yourself

 How to survive a panic attack?

When you are a teenager going through a plethora of hitches, dealing and acting sane become one of the challenges. And when you start losing the sense of consciousness and your brain hits its saturation - you feel fuzzy in the head, the commotion in your mind is the loudest and you shake, you tremble, your heart rate soars and you experience the biggest dread - “A panic attack”.

Living life and trying to squeeze into things far from our comfort adds a lot of pressure on our frail nerves, having to talk a certain way, having to be presentable before a crowd, having to maintain that sharp and clear image - that took you years to assemble, having to ‘fit in’, having the peer pressure, having self - doubts, insecurities and what not - just pulls the trigger and you lose your solace and enter the storm. 

Money, kids, house, bills, relations, desires, rejections and doubts can be a handful to handle and quite honestly, it takes a lot of skills and responsibility to cater to any of the one above, yet you do. You do with so much panache. And the moment you are slapped by failure or utter distress, you lose control of your collected state of mind and fall in an attack - an anxiety attack.

Having experienced so many panic attacks over the years, I have come to the virtue of embracing. I embrace my flaws, I let the attack happen, I let it ruin my strong self, I let it heal on my broken self, I give myself the liberty to cry, to collapse on the floor, to pant, to get numb, shaky and hysteric. And I successfully conquer once the episode expires. The battle I victoriously lost, I am honored to be me, to be having such a strong wall that I bounce back the "panic attack" every single time. So can you !

The big question I used to ask myself during those hysteric moments was - How do I dodge these attacks? How do I survive them without hitting my wounds? How?

Now that I have gathered some answers, I am offering them to you via this blog post. Today’s post will offer you a real deal of pensive epiphanies, sit down, think them over and commend to your brave self.

• Embrace the virtue of Acceptance - accept the tattered you and allow yourself to hit the bottom. Tell yourself that it's fine, that it's fine to go down, that it's fine to feel this lost, this alone, this confused. Love your helpless self, because if you won’t then no one else will.

• Get some Water down your system - chug it, chug it, chug it! Chug like a lot of water with those trembling hands. Let your body entertain some activity other than you compressing in pain.

• Songs that get your feet stimulated, dance away the pain - Get up and blast the most wild and loud music on your phone. Assemble those airpods in and get lost in the world of noise. Get the volume so up that your inner commotion begins to fade. Hop on the tune, shake that butt with the hype, sing along and be the star of your little concert.

• Get that body hyped - move a little- Get some physical movement going during your attack, it will help your body crave for more oxygen and hence calming your stifling nerves down. Do some yoga poses, maybe a jog, or some cardio! Anything works as long as it allows vigorous body movement. 

• Fix the Temperature - Set yourself according to the environment’s temperature. If its winter, go in the warmest blanket and soothe your freezing fingertips, if it's summer, go to the AC with some cold mocktail ready to rock your tongue. It prevents anxiety and fainting out of distress. Set yourself in a comfortable place, in loose clothes.

• Get some Entertainment - what helps you crack the most? Watch or listen to something that helps you laugh, giggle as much as you can. Try watching roast videos, or funny videos or anything that soothes your upset nerves.

• Write it all down - Take that frustration out on a piece of paper and throw it away once you’re done. If not a paper - try writing digitally like on a document or some notepad. It will be your biggest silent alibi. The biggest thing that can vouch for your bravery ! Write it, let your misery translate to the paper, write unclad, all of it.

• Food could help you feel better - stuff your upset brain with some delicious food. Try going easy on yourself. Try something you really like, maybe chocolates? Maybe pizza? Maybe a salad? Anything, cut yourself some slack and devour on food.

• Scream and let it all leave you - let that suppressed agony channel its way out of your body. Scream, let it all go, let it all out. Fuck what others will think, don’t bother about the neighbor's - just scream.

• Try the “3..2…1”  trick. Are you ready? 3… 2… 1… Breathe in. 3.. 2.. 1… Breathe out. Repeat it four to five times. You must start feeling better soon enough!

Having panic attacks can be the most catastrophic thing happening to you but trust me it takes bravery and courage to overcome them. You certainly are the bravest one! Don’t lose hope, pretty person, try, breathe. Just keep flying. Will come a cliff, good enough for you to land and when you’ll look back - you’ll smile and kiss the tranquility. Don’t give up just yet. Just keep flying !