Panic attacks | how to help

Panic attack or anxiety attack

A person having a panic attack may show the following symptoms:

• The person may starts sweating excessively.
• He starts shaking.
• He gets out of breath.
• He may chock.
• He starts having nausea.
• He starts feeling dizziness.
• He may experiences chest pain.
• His heart starts racing.

Whenever you are having a panic attack you should do the following:

• Pay attention to what is going on.
• Take deep breaths.
• Think realistic. Don’t imagine things in your head.

When the person near you is having a panic attack:

• Be supportive.
• Don’t ever say anything like be relax or calm down. Calming down for them may be not easy and they may become more panic.
• Ask them what they want to do and allow them to do that.