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Anxiety FitnessTW: How way that you can offer support to someone who is having or about to have a panic attack. Many people think that the best way to help something who get's panic attacks is to take them out of the situation, make them do a breathing exercise and try to make them calm down. But this could actually help to worsen their problem with panic in the long term. Instead, you can try to acknowledge their feelings and validate them, whilst also not encouraging them to 'escape' or leave the situation. Gently guiding them to continue what they were doing, letting them know that you are there and remaining calm yourself can help them to understand that they can experience anxiety and panic sensations and thoughts, without it meaning that something is catastrophically wrong. If you are the one experiencing panic, it may feel like you want to escape or do something to 'stop' it. But with panic "What we resist persists", instead, try allowing the feelings to persist, no matter how scary, to show your body and mind that they are safe, and build confience in your ability to cope. #fyp #anxietyattack #panicattack #exerciseanxiety #exercisepanicattack #cardiophobia #healthanxiety #anxietyrelief
On the profile · Nov 13, 11:32