5 Ways To Overcome Panic Attack

A panic attack is characterized by a deluge of anxiety that storms through your system without warning.

It could be triggered by an event, or it could be a manifestation of chronic stress or even your genetic makeup. Whatever be the reason, panic gets invoked when the sympathetic nervous system tunes itself to a response to flight (a state of fear).

As a result, fear and anxiety manifests from every part of our body. We begin to sweat, the breath begins to falter, the heart starts to race, and sometimes, even there is chest pain. Events collide with each other and gives rise to a panic attack.

And while a panic attack may get over sooner or later, it still keeps its presence felt through uncomfortable after-effects in the stomach: constipation, indigestion and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

There are ways to feel better - whatever be the type and magnitude of the discomfort of our panic disorder. Here is a five-fold strategy to help us deal with a panic attack:

#1. Acknowledge it