Physical Symptoms Of Panic Attacks
The physical symptoms of panic attacks can be more difficult to deal with than the normal panic attack symptoms (increased heart beat, de-realization, etc.) This is because these types of symptoms are the ones that the outside world might see, which can cause increased fears about having a panic attack in public. For instance, someone who has panic attacks in social type situations may start to develop a greater anxiety toward giving speeches as they may worry that their peers, co-workers, and friends, might see them trembling, sweating, shaking, their face flushing, etc.
This anxiety toward this sub-set of panic attack symptoms is also typically excaserbated by the fact about how the sufferer envisions his peers will view these symptoms. Someone suffering from panic disorder may start thinking that people think they are weak or not prepared to give a speech, when they start trembling. However, this type of thought process in reality cannot be further from the truth on how your typical person would in reality feel toward someone displaying these physical symptoms. Most people would feel sympathy for you and empathize with your situation about how you are having a tough time, for example, giving your big speech. It would be a very very small set of people, if any at all, that might be irritated by these physical symptoms…But, hey who cares about what that group of people thinks anyway. Anyone that is going to feel ill will toward another individual because they are having a rough time giving a speech is probably not a good person to begin with.
That all being said, deep breathing can be an excellent tool for combating these symptoms and panic attacks in general. It is probably the easiest and cheapest tool you have to fight your panic attacks. When you perform deep breathing you are physically changing the chemical reaction that is happening in your body as a result of the attacks and you are doing the most obvious of things, taking your mind off your attack and focusing your mind on something else. It is important when performing deep breathing to breath in slowly and deeply and then exhale slowly. It can be helpful to count to 5 when breathing in and when breathing out. Deep breathing is best implemented immediately when you feel yourself starting to panic.
Hopefully this has all been informative in helping you understand the physical symptoms of panic attacks and providing you with a tool to help you in your battle with panic disorder.
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