How to Help in a Panic Attack | Mental Health First Aid
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ก.ค. 2019
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How to help someone who is having a panic attack.
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This is true.. Everytime i got panic attacks i keep forgetting about how to breath and when my friends told me to breath properly i started to feel a little better
That's really good advice from your friends, thanks for watching
If you have a panic attack again breath in for 4 seconds hold for 7 and out 8
@@Ennard_664 Or focusing on counting to 10 to realize that you need to try to breath slower
people that have never been through a panic attack have zero clue!!
It is very frightening
Panic is the worst😢 especially when you don’t know how long will it take to calm down
Tell me about it, I've lived with them since I was 21 I'm now 38 and still get them.
I had 6 today and one lasted 45 minutes
I swear, I literally don't understand what it feels like to get a panic attack..
thought I was the only one who felt light headed
I feel like someone's choking me, the world spins around me, want to push everything from my desk and fall down. Can't cry...but run out of breath.🥺
I just feel bad that I wasn't empathetic enough to help my girlfriend by watching something like this before she tried to get rid of me.
I don't know why I was liking in empathy I think the whole situation was just getting to me
It’s stressful especially when you don’t understand what is happening. It can actually send you into having one. Don’t be too hard on yourself.
I have a panic attack when there is no bog roll left . !
I have anxiety and panic attacks and flashbacks because of my past and I have two panic attacks everyday at school and one at home ones a day
This is good advice, making people look away from the problem is also very good. I get them on trains. and I lose control of my legs and my arms shake, get a lot of sweating and cry in anxiety
Are their any specific breathing techniques that you’d recommend for example how long to inhale and exhale for?
I had a panic attack because I thought I was dead and when it got I never had it and I thought I was maybe having a heart attack to or something and I went to my room to lay down and cry because I thought I was dead I really apologize for ever making fun of any illness because I never knew something could be this bad I made fun of all types of illness I'm so sorry for ever doing that it brings a whole new perspective I also used the r word alot because I thought it was cool it's calming down now the adrenaline seemed to last all day from it I would not admit this to the public if I did not feel so bad about saying this stuff and now is a new start.
My mom used to make fun of my panic attacks, until she had one too. They are no joke and they are very real. Glad you won’t make fun anymore
@@toastednoodles me to man I don't think I made fun of panic attacks it was more about joking about that stuff like dark humor you see on TH-cam I apologise you had them and has to get through it on your own it's scary mine just started settling down and the adrenaline from it would come back when I tried to sleep and I would just be sitting there and my adrenaline would go crazy no one deserves to have this and now I know how to help someone who is though and get them through it i would never sit there and make fun of someone having one I would help them even before I had one but before I just made little jokes about like crossed eyed or something like that and it made me feel worse when it wore off because after the adrenaline wore off I had waves of depression and would cry about it I will be more careful with how I act now I'm 17 and have had it before but never knew I did until now I just thought it was like maybe me being tired but it was not this was the worst I had it
@@MasterSwift I hope your panic attacks continue to improve! Mine started at 25 and I'm 30 now and it gets better trust me!
They also tell people Lavender but i found something strong and attacking gor a smell snaps me to faster. I also find music(songs my parents listened to) stand-up comedy, a chanfe of where Im at (outside or inside), tart or lemon tastes, and or a cold shower. I hope that helps someone and I cant wait to read what all your viewers write to help. Alcohol is fast vut nit the solution! In the ling run it makes ut worse.
I have a panic disorder. It’s extremely hard when you just need someone to be there for you in the moment, but they have no clue how to handle it. It in turn makes me feel even worse for being like that.
It must be really tricky! You could tell some close friends what would be helpful for you when you have a panic so that they can help you in a way that's useful for you.
Hey! I have a question, but first I want to show how the situation it is: a person who i love so much has general anxiety but in march she get a diagnostic of the panic disorder (episodic paroxysmal anxiety). I was studyng about the disorder but I cant understand clearly how his mind can do this and nearly I dont know how I can help her. Im asperger person and i dont know how this work it out. So, you can give me more tips? I need to know specific things to do in this circunstances. What can I say? what she need? I dont know how I can ask her because Im a honest person and i dont want to ruin our relationship. I feeling fear because things that I tell her broke her inside and makes her angry. My psicologue told me some tips but isnt enough. I want more specific tips: how i can help her in this specific situation? how i can help her to calm down? what can i say? Please, help me, I need make a plan for this. I want to make her a proposal the next time...
All the answers should be in the video and our Mental Health First Aid course on www.onlinefirstaid.com
I don’t know if you even still need help with this and I’m not the best at comforting people either, but I want to try to help...
Breathing is really important, not being able to breathe properly can be really scary. If she isn’t breathing slowly you could count for her, use your hands as shown in the video or just say 'in and out'. I can’t tell you if she wants to be touched or not, because for some it would be horrible and increase the panic and for some it can really help. I highly advise you talking to her about this, if you haven’t already, I know it can be scary. You could ask her something like: "I know that you’re having these panic attacks and I’m feeling a bit insecure about how to help you? What do you need?" During a panic attack it can be important to not frighten the person even more. Don’t stand above her and touch her head or something, if she hasn’t told you it’s okay. For me it helps, but for many it doesn’t and can increase panic. If you wanna touch her, stay away from her head and torso if she or a psychologist or someone like that hasn’t told you otherwise. As I said, I can’t really tell you if you should come closely or better stay far away. Tell, her, it’s going to be okay. You are here. She is not alone. And tell her to breathe. She is safe. In and out. If she is able to breathe properly that’s already great.
Those are things I know from experience or that I read, I’m not a psychologist. I hope everything went well! It’s great how you care about her, you seem to really love her.
How do you stay calm during a panic attack when it makes you just feel just as angry and helpless
Like I hated watching my girl go through panic attacks but for the life of me I felt shackled as to what I could actually do
Hi Taylor, I'm sorry to hear this. We have an article all about panic attacks and how to help - firstaidforlife.org.uk/how-to-help-someone-having-a-panic-attack/ We also have many other articles on how to support loved ones struggling with mental illness. Check out our blogs on firstaidforlife.org.uk and onlinefirstaid.com to find out more
A hug can make the difference...
Not everyone likes to be hugged though, it depends on the person. I personally hate being hugged, but a girl I used to be friends with said it really helped her
@@cat_goose9592 yaa...life gives...positivity...when someone is there to love you and care you..
My brother more than 10 year not work and he remain all time angry how treat them please help me
Just be there for him and show him how much you care, if your angry about a specific thing I’d highly recommend focusing on your breathing and relaxing your posture. There are some good videos on TH-cam if you search for them
Good luck
@@sunnahwear7540 thax
@@sunnahwear7540 thank you very much
@@JagdishMakwana12 I’m no expert so do your own research on this topic
Paper bags actually work if you are hyperventilating.
Someone telling me to calm down makes it worse. God for give me if they tell me to breathe. It freaks me out so bad. I'm like what? Am I not breathing well? They I hyperventilate. Sooo in short you should edit that because I know many people that get freaked about it.
Lavender is one of the most popular anti-anxiety/panic herbs, and combining it with valerian root and passionflower it make one serious, stress-fighting triple threat. I use them often and the techniques in DELONONAX with great effect
No one knows why it happens maybe that's paranormal..activity