Tips to Prevent Panic Attacks

This page describes some tips to prevent panic attacks that I've used in my own life, and continue to use on a daily basis.

I learned most of these tips to prevent panic attacks through a great deal of personal experience with panic attacks, through treatment from my doctor, and also through counseling.

In my own life, I would say that lifestyle is very important, as is knowing what triggered my panic attacks, and finally knowing how to deal with them effectively.

A bit of a paradox...

The first thing to mention that was most helpful in helping with overcoming panic attacks, was and still is little bit of a paradox in regards to panic attacks.

What I found most helpful in preventing them in my own life was to simply not care if I had one, thus not try and prevent panic attacks at all.

How it works for me in my own life is this: Preventing Panic Attacks = Being confident you know how to deal with panic attacks if they occur, and that you have no need to prevent them.

Therein lies the paradox for me. But when I think it through logically, it makes a lot of sense.

When I tried to focus on making panic attacks stop, I was telling myself that panic attacks are something to be afraid of. That fear and worry about having a future panic attack created a sense of anticipatory anxiety, and the anticipatory anxiety could then escalate into a full blown panic attack.

Once I knew how to cope with a panic attack as it occurred, I was then better able to calm physical symptoms. As I learned to calm physical symptoms, I learned to welcome panic attacks completely.

The more I learned to cope with panic attacks, the less I feared them in general. The less I feared them, the less I had them. That's what the process for me was in a nutshell.

Here are some things that I found to be incredibly important:

Live a balanced lifestyle.
Get enough exercise.
Practice relaxation techniques.
Eat a healthy diet.
Get enough sleep.
Stop using protective behavior (avoiding places, etc).
Manage time more effectively.
Develop confidence facing panic attacks.
Avoid putting too much pressure on yourself.
Learn to think rationally.
Let go of any fear in regards to panic attacks.

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