[TheLastChapter]

Lately I have been have panic attacks almost daily. They last for over an hour. The one I had last friday lasted about two hours. I do not know what to do. My counselor is more focused on my anxiety than these. Any ideas on how to help with this?

[Blue_Bird]

Hi TheLastChapter, you may want to try posting this in our Anxiety forum:
Anxiety, Panic and Phobias - Forums at Psych Central

[kaliope]

the best advice i ever got was to relax. i know this may sound impossible, but you just have to physically relax. this is something you can practice when you are not in a panic state so you can use it when you are. it is physically impossible to panic and relax at the same time. i really suck at relaxing with my ptsd background, i am usually hypervigilant, but this worked for me based on what little experience i had with relaxing from a few meditations i had done where the speaker walked me through relaxing my whole body and made it feel like a limp noodle. or if you ever got a massage, the limp feeling you had afterward, hot tub? whenever you had felt relaxed, the tension gone from your muscles, that limp feeling you have, like your body has let go. that is what you are after. you can practice this. so when you have a panic attack, just tell your body to go for that limp noodle feeling. let all your muscles go. and the panic attack will stop. the first time i did it, i had to do it three times. i felt possessed. but then it went away completely. i never had a problem stopping a panic attack again and now i just dont have them anymore since i know how to control them. i post this for people all the time and someone had read it and responded to me thanking me because they tried it and it worked. so give it a try. practice that relaxing so you can recall it. good luck.

[Curupira]

Sounds like you are getting good advice. I would just add you are not alone. I deal with them as well. They suck.

[waterknob1234]

I have had panic attacks. They are miserable. When I get one I just have to take a minute's break and get away from the situation causing it, if that is possible. I may have to study the relaxation technique described by kaliope. Best wishes.

[Beanbag0]

When I have a panic attack it helps if I tense every muscle and release each one slowly while breathing deeply. Xxx

[puzzclar]

Daily practicing of meditation can help, 5 minutes a day.

[Altered Moment]

I would also suggest taking up meditation. Not when you are in panic but when you can do it. The more you practice the easier it will become to get control of your breathing. It's all in the breath.

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