Anxiety attacks, also known as panic attacks, can be a very frightening experience and one of the worst feelings imaginable. Its effect can be so traumatizing that it will leave you anxious and fearful that it might happen again. Incidentally, this fear of another anxiety attack so happens to increase the chance of it happening again.

You can now learn how to stop this anxious feeling instantly through the following methods:

Relaxing Through Controlled Breathing

By learning how to control your breath, you can ease the uncomfortable symptoms significantly. Start while lying on your back. Place one hand on your chest and one hand on your belly. Focus on allowing the belly to rise easily when inhaling and fall when exhaling. Hold your chest still with your hand on your chest. The objective is to breathe all the time with the belly (diaphragm) and not the chest. This is a slow relaxed process and there should be no sense of effort.

Cutting down on Stimulants

Certain stimulants such as alcohol and caffeine, can aggravate or induce anxiety attacks. Anxiety attacks sufferers are usually advised to cut down or stop their intake of such stimulants, including drinks such as coffee, tea, coke, Pepsi, beer, etc. If you can not stop drinking these substances, opt for decaffeinated tea or coffee.

Instead, drink more plain water and try to reach the recommended target of eight glasses a day.

Stop Smoking

There’s no better time to stop smoking! Research has shown that nicotine will affect the cardiovascular system, causing rapid heartbeat and elevating the blood pressure. Smoking will only increase the symptoms of anxiety attack.

Try cutting down on smoking or completely stopping, and see the difference it can make!

Start Exercising

Although you may not feel like exercising, you can make significant progress with anxiety attacks through regular exercise.

You can participate in simple exercises such as Jogging, swimming, cycling, etc.  Devote 30 minutes each day and see the huge difference it can make to your life.

Not only will your anxiety attack go away, you will be much healthier and fitter than before. Do you even need more incentive? Start exercising today!

Instead of viewing anxiety attacks in bad light, take it positively! Take it as a wake up call to do something about your life. Make change to your diet and lifestyle today. Two weeks is all that it takes to recondition your lifestyle, and you get to reap the benefits for a lifetime!

About the Author

Andrew Lim is a contributing writer for Panic Attacks.