subject: Panic and Anxiety Attacks Treatments and Management Ideas [print this page] Panic and Anxiety Attacks Treatments and Management Ideas
Panic and anxiety attack victims have tried many different methods to relieve their condition without using medications. Everybody is different and what will help one person may not do anything for another. Studying and testing different things seems to be the best approach of finding genuine help.
Something that starts a panic attack is referred to as a trigger. It is important for sufferers to recognize their own triggers. If a specific situation or event is going to trigger stress it's best to stay away from it.
One simple example is: If being in a lot of people has brought on stress in the past try to keep away from it by going early or later when the place is not as crowded. Thinking and planning ahead can decrease the possibility of encountering anxiety or even a trigger.
A lot of times this is not possible and the situation must be addressed "head on" with self-confidence and maybe through the use of relaxation techniques or exercises. If you must drive on the interstate, for instance, and you know it causes you a lot of stress, then you need to figure out how to do this with the smallest amount of stress. Maybe you could drive at a different time of day or possibly put something on the radio that takes the edge off for you.
Physical relaxing techniques do seem to be a helpful stress relief tool for some sufferers. But many aren't helped by them. They include common exercise such as walking or running to keep the body fit and to relieve general stress. Everyone faces a certain amount of nervous tension and remaining active will prevent it from building into more serious anxiety.
Although breathing exercises are among the most used and known ways of relaxing during stressful times, they are only useful to a small proportion of true panic attack sufferers. Also, other physical and mental exercises such as meditation and yoga can play a part in relaxing and anxiety relief for some sufferers.
