Self Help Techniques For Immediate Anxiety Relief
Panic attacks are dreadful and extremely terrifying for the person suffering from them, and although medication is commonly used to provide immediate anxiety relief, there are other non medical treatments which work just as well.
People who go through a panic attack will describe the feeling of suffocation or not being able to catch their breath.
This is probably hyperventilation, which is caused from breathing too rapidly, which in turn depletes the body's supply of carbon dioxide.
A remedy which works very well for immediate anxiety relief is to slow down the breathing.
This is done by inhaling deeply and slowly in through the nose, while at the same time pushing the stomach outward.
Hold for about three seconds, then exhale slowly through the mouth, while pulling the stomach in tightly.
This exercise lowers blood pressure and calms the mind.
Another exercise for immediate anxiety relief, is to relax the tension in the body caused from stress buildup.
Muscle tension is usually located in the neck and shoulder area, so relaxing these helps tremendously.
First, one should roll the head from side to side to release tension in the neck, then pull up the shoulders and squeeze tightly for a few seconds, and release.
This exercise should be done three or four times or until a feeling of calm release is apparent.
From there, relaxation of each muscle group should be implemented by concentrating on relaxing them one by one throughout the body.
Walking or jumping into the swimming pool, are other ways to obtain immediate anxiety relief.
Because the adrenalin that feeds into the fight or flight response brought on by the panic attack, is at such a high level, walking, running, swimming, or any form of fast exercise will bring the levels back down to normal.
One exercise that doesn't involve movement of the body, is done solely for the mind.
Concentrating the thoughts on something pleasant, such as a beautiful waterfall, or a tropical breeze may help in addition to simply concentrating on one item, such as a statue, favorite plant, the gentle swaying of the branches of a tree, or even a piece of jewelry.
Acquiring these techniques for preventing attacks may also stop them completely.
People who go through a panic attack will describe the feeling of suffocation or not being able to catch their breath.
This is probably hyperventilation, which is caused from breathing too rapidly, which in turn depletes the body's supply of carbon dioxide.
A remedy which works very well for immediate anxiety relief is to slow down the breathing.
This is done by inhaling deeply and slowly in through the nose, while at the same time pushing the stomach outward.
Hold for about three seconds, then exhale slowly through the mouth, while pulling the stomach in tightly.
This exercise lowers blood pressure and calms the mind.
Another exercise for immediate anxiety relief, is to relax the tension in the body caused from stress buildup.
Muscle tension is usually located in the neck and shoulder area, so relaxing these helps tremendously.
First, one should roll the head from side to side to release tension in the neck, then pull up the shoulders and squeeze tightly for a few seconds, and release.
This exercise should be done three or four times or until a feeling of calm release is apparent.
From there, relaxation of each muscle group should be implemented by concentrating on relaxing them one by one throughout the body.
Walking or jumping into the swimming pool, are other ways to obtain immediate anxiety relief.
Because the adrenalin that feeds into the fight or flight response brought on by the panic attack, is at such a high level, walking, running, swimming, or any form of fast exercise will bring the levels back down to normal.
One exercise that doesn't involve movement of the body, is done solely for the mind.
Concentrating the thoughts on something pleasant, such as a beautiful waterfall, or a tropical breeze may help in addition to simply concentrating on one item, such as a statue, favorite plant, the gentle swaying of the branches of a tree, or even a piece of jewelry.
Acquiring these techniques for preventing attacks may also stop them completely.
