How to stop panic attacks and stress

How to Stop Panic How to Stop Panic Attacks and StressAttacks and Stress

Carmen GilfillanCarmen Gilfillan

Having anxiety attacks can be a burden to Having anxiety attacks can be a burden to people who are suffering from thempeople who are suffering from them

This can greatly affect one’s life, especially This can greatly affect one’s life, especially teenagers who suffer from anxiety attacks teenagers who suffer from anxiety attacks and stress (eg from exams) and stress (eg from exams)

Such attacks can ruin their growth socially, Such attacks can ruin their growth socially, emotionally and psychologicallyemotionally and psychologically

Understanding the triggers is helpful in Understanding the triggers is helpful in finding effective ways to stop panic attacks finding effective ways to stop panic attacks and stressand stress

If you are a teenager and you suffer from If you are a teenager and you suffer from these attacks, it's best to determine what these attacks, it's best to determine what causes the condition causes the condition

Is it due to too much schoolwork, exams, Is it due to too much schoolwork, exams, your family, your girlfriend or boyfriend, or your family, your girlfriend or boyfriend, or because of your schoolmates? because of your schoolmates?

The best way to stop something from The best way to stop something from happening is to know why it’s occurring in happening is to know why it’s occurring in the first place the first place

If the stress you’re under comes from If the stress you’re under comes from schoolwork, consider sharing the burden... schoolwork, consider sharing the burden...

……Don’t be afraid to ask for help from Don’t be afraid to ask for help from those around you such as your parents, those around you such as your parents, siblings or schoolmates siblings or schoolmates

Developing a support group and hence Developing a support group and hence sharing the difficulties you’re facing…sharing the difficulties you’re facing…

……will help ease the kind of stress and will help ease the kind of stress and anxiety that can lead to a panic attack anxiety that can lead to a panic attack

For those at school, these attacks can For those at school, these attacks can sometimes be caused by bullying…sometimes be caused by bullying…

……and children feeling that they are and children feeling that they are disliked by others in schooldisliked by others in school

If this is you, look at ways you can start to If this is you, look at ways you can start to become more assertive and confidentbecome more assertive and confident

……so that bullies find it less easy to so that bullies find it less easy to intimidate you intimidate you

Using an Using an assertive ‘inner voice’assertive ‘inner voice’ to talk to talk positively to yourself each day about your positively to yourself each day about your strong points helps raise your self esteemstrong points helps raise your self esteem

Showing others they cannot scare you is Showing others they cannot scare you is the beginning of the beginning of taking controltaking control of, and of, and eventually stopping…eventually stopping…

……the harassment, and the anxiety that the harassment, and the anxiety that results from it.results from it.

If, on the other hand, you are suffering If, on the other hand, you are suffering from these attacks due to family issues, from these attacks due to family issues,

……choose someone who is close to you choose someone who is close to you and whom you trust to and whom you trust to talk talk toto

Work with this person to find ways to Work with this person to find ways to air air your feelingsyour feelings in a constructive way… in a constructive way…

……with a view to dealing with the issues with a view to dealing with the issues that are troubling you that are troubling you

Feeling alone and saddled with a burden Feeling alone and saddled with a burden can worsen the kind of stress and anxiety can worsen the kind of stress and anxiety that can lead to panic attacks that can lead to panic attacks

Finding ways to Finding ways to talk through issuestalk through issues with with family members you trustfamily members you trust

……may ease the anxiety and hence stop may ease the anxiety and hence stop the associated panic attacks and stressthe associated panic attacks and stress

For more ways to stop panic attacks For more ways to stop panic attacks and stress go toand stress go to

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