Attacks such as these unfortunately affect millions of people each and every year.
The experience is an intense one, and simply thinking about it can bring back negative memories and emotions from those experiences back to us.
How do you stop a panic attack from happening? The first thing we look at when considering this question is one of the core issues that surround this.
Knowing the cause can go a long way.
Briefly, some of the causes can be hereditary, accidents, or constant high pressure situations or responsibilities.
Finding ways to deal with those situations, cope with them, and accept what needs to be accepted to start moving past it and into the future can help.
If this is something that runs in the family however, there are some things that may help.
When the feeling that a panic attack may be on the way, if possible you can try to relax.
While a commonly mentioned method is to take Deep breaths, it is effective for most people.
Try focusing on controlling the breathing, and taking the breaths - doing this will help you to relax, and shift some of the attention off of the actual attack.
Lastly, a little known factor when trying to Stop a Panic Attack, is the issue that previous experiences with them may actually help to cause more! Previous experiences can leave a lasting impression on us, we may remember the situation, the environment - and whenever we find ourselves in such a setting, the memories may return and cause anxiety and worry that another attack may happen.
By dissolving this cycle we can help to prevent other attacks from occurring.