Hello everyone,
I'am reading this book and I wanted to share this,
When I had an anxiety attack last night, I read this in a book, and when I had the attack I tried this and it seemed to work, I wanted to put it on here.
This is what it says in the book:
DIVERT YOUR MIND WHILE HAVING AN ATTACK,
DIVERSION TACTICS............
Here are a few examples of diversion tactics to use whilst having an attack. Practice them, they really work!
1. Splash face with cold water- this produces the dive reflex and causes your brain to send messages to your body to slow down.
2. Distraction- Count down from 100 as fast as you can, repeat over and over. Do maths problems or anything else that occupies your mind.
3. Listen to your favourite music loudly and sing along with it.
4. Say to yourself 'this has never hurt me, it has never hurt anyone else and it never will. I know what it is and it means nothing' disempower the attack.
5. Tell yourself that what you are feeling are sensations, nothing more and that sensations never hurt anyone.
6. Watch a funny video on TV, laugh out loud.
7. Don't look at yourself in the mirror.
8. Keep some apples in the fridge. Eat one, then another if you wish.
9. Gently slap your cheeks and dance around- confuse your thoughts to distract them.
10. In the night, get out of bed, turn on the TV, get a drink, eat an apple and distract yourself.
11. Do something physical if you can.
12. DO NOT SIT DOWN! Keep moving.
Do any amount of these diversion tactics.
The reason I put this on here, is while I had the panic attack last night, I tried this and it helped,
so I'am hoping it might help other people who suffer with anxiety.
:)
