Do you know someone that is experiencing panic attacks? If you do, this information could be beneficial to you. How a person suffering panic attacks is treated by their friends and loved ones can make a big difference in how they can control their panic attacks.
First off, NEVER make the person feel like they should just be ok, or that it’s no big deal. It is a big deal to them and it needs to be treated as such. Panic attacks are a real disorder. They are not something that is made up or just in their head.
You need to understand that when a person is going through a panic attack, they need understanding, not berating or telling them that it’s all in their head or playing down the symptoms. These symptoms are real. You may believe that they are not, but, please, don’t voice this opinion, that would just feed fuel to the other part of Panic Attacks, which is depression. Instead, concentrate on what the person you care about needs at this time. They are very distressed and frightened and need support. You can not make this panic attack go away, you may want to, but only the person having the panic attack can do that.
Think of it this way, your loved one or dear friend was just in a horrible accident right in front of you. You would do anything and everything to help them, now wouldn’t you. You wouldn’t tell them that they had imagined this accident. Well, that’s how you need to treat this panic attack. They in a sense feel like they were in an accident and need help getting out. You need to be their lifeline and do whatever you can to help.
How can you help you ask? The main thing, just be there for them. Let them know that you may not understand what they are going through, but, you will be there for them until they feel better.
Don’t force the person out of the panic attack. Let it happen naturally. Forcing them out of it can actually make it last longer by stressing them out even more. They need to be made calm and if anything else, just be someone that listens to them. I will never forget my best friend who was available at “ALL” hours of the night for me to call and talk to her. That’s all I needed, just someone to talk to. After about 15 minutes, I felt fine and most of the time, she never said a word.
I hope this information will help you out some in what you might be able to do to help the person you are close to that has panic attacks.
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Striving for Life Without Panic Attacks,
Shawnna
http://www.helpwithpanicattack.com/free/index.htm
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Get Your Ex Back: I usually just write what’s in my heart when it comes to this blog. I’ve had panic attacks for many years and this subject was near and dear to my heart. I have a few friends, that, I found where really not my friends because they just were not there for me when I really needed them. Their problems where always more important. I found some friends though that I didn’t know where there. They asked me what they could do to help, and I told them. Just listen and be there for me. That’s about all you can do.
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