How To Deal With Panic Attacks

tanya Singh

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Slow Breathing

Take long deep breaths and try to relax. Breathing slowly and deeply slows down your heart rate.

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Look Around

Look around and try to observe the things in your vicinity. This is a way of distracting yourself to avoid the problematic thought for a while.

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Listen Carefully

Listening to the sounds around you is another way of shifting your focus from the source of anxiety.

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Close Your Eyes

Closing your eyes and turning inwards helps you calm down.  Visualising a safe place gives your mind comforting thoughts.

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Find A Focus Object

Find a point or an object and keep your eye contact intact for as long as possible. Keep repeating this with the same object or different ones until you feel calmer.

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