[GirlOfManyFaces]

I can feel a panic attack coming on. I can't breathe I'm so freaked out. I'm afraid if I let the panic attack happen I will have a terrible flashback of being abused and raped...
But the time someone responds to this I probably already have started or finished a panic attack.

I just wanted to know for future reference how to fix this problem.

How can I calm down?
How can I prevent panic attacks?
Help!?

I'm shaking violently. Can't breathe. And I can't think straight. My rapist is going to come back to kill me... I'm scared help!

[Onward2wards]

These may help

http://psychcentral.com/lib/2007/tip...-attack/all/1/
http://www.anxietyandstress.com/deal...icattacks.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...c-attacks.html

[krisakira]

Take deep breaths. Try to relax your tensed up muscles. Draw, perhaps simple shapes such as circles or squares, or triangles. Lying down sometimes helped me with panic attacks. Let yourself know that you will not be physically harmed in any way by the attack. Recognize the different stages, let yourself know you have gone through stage 1, 2, 3, knowing the end will be near. It's not the end of the world, and you will be healthy and happy once it is over. Focus your attention on one object, or one scent, or one sound. Listen to the sound over and over, as a continuous line that pulls you out of the panic.

Hope you are feeling better now.