Anxiety attacks.

I need some advice for my sis. she gets these anxiety attacks and since no one in my family has really had that we dont know how to help her control them...does anyone know what she or i can do to help her?????

A doctor....... when I used to get attacks there was a lot on my mind. So I guess your sister is under extreme pressure. Just be prepared to listen and dont judge

Well, she should probably see a doctor. I have anxiety attacks also. They suck. It's like your chest is really tight and you can't breathe. And with me, I feel really anxious and nausous [sp] I would just comfort her and if she is having a hard time breathing then tell her to take deep breaths.

But I would highly recommend her seeing a doctor, they have medicine for them xD

Hope I helped.

Amber.

I started getting them when my dad was in the hospital. My dad and I are really close and he has heart issues, so when I first had one, we thought I might have the same heart condition as my dad. We went to the doctor and he told me that all I could do when they happened was work through them. I just had to try to be calm, have someone talk me through it. He also said that though they are scary and you can't breath, they aren't harmful to you. So just take comfort in that.
My attacks were different though because my body would go beyond normal symptoms and it would go through the same pain as let's say my dad went through when he had a heart attack. So my case is different but i think it's generally the same idea. good luck.
xo
ariel

Thanks...this really helps out alot...

she's been to the doctor and she's gonna have a talk with a specialist and stuff.

what do you do to calm yourself down...i just wanna hear some things to reccommend to her.
:) thanks

Thank you!
that would be a BIG help....

I would recommend deep breathing. Or imagine herself in a happy place. I know it sounds dorky, but it really works. Somewhere peaceful, and relaxing which will take her mind off of the anxiety attack ^.^

Hope I helped again :D

I've had panic attacks in the past. I didn't go on medication and I didn't go see a specialist. I'm in psychology, so I kindof put everything I had learned to the test. And it was insanely hard.

You have to take a deep breath and keep reminding yourself that you're NOT going to die. The thought of dying is what makes the panic attacks start, in most cases, and when you start panicking at the thought of dying, you're just making the attack worse. So, you need to keep telling yourself that you're going to make it through it.

Also, listening to music helps. I had these three songs that helped me take my mind off what was happening.

(1) Stamp your feet - Donna Summers
(2) Last Name - Carrie Underwood
(3) It's Not My Time - 3 Doors Down

I would run the lyrics in my head to distract me. So, in your sister's case, make her make a playlist of songs that she loves and that she knows the lyrics to. It really helps if one of the songs is upbeat- it'll really help change her emotions.

Also, I chewed gum. I know this sounds like the strangest thing, but it actually really helped. I would really concentrate on the motion of my jaw and count in my head.

Last, I would get my boyfriend to talk to me. I'd be like "say anything, just talk so that I can listen". This was actually the hardest because it took me a long time to be able to focus on what he was saying.

He'd comfort me and tell me that I was going to be fine. That I was making it all up in my head and that I wasn't going to die (I had told him to tell me this... that way, the fact that he's telling me what I already know helped bring the anxiety down).

Just keep in mind that this won't work for everyone- and that it takes a while before you can convince yourself that you're NOT going to die. But once you can do that, the attacks won't happen anymore.

Anyways, I hope my experience helped in some way, shape or form.

Thank you very very much.

all of this information and experiences really help..and i understand it more myself.

THANKS =)