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Talk therapy and a prescription for anti-anxiety medication helped me manage symptoms overall.
Still, when intense anxiety hit, no amount of logic or self-talk could fix it.
It lets us know when were dealing with a threat.
But sometimes, the fight or flight system kicks in when we dont need it.
When this happens, telling yourself to relax doesnt always cut it.
Kathy Wilmering is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Psychiatric Nursing, as well as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatry.
Enter: my panic attack pack.
Its a small portable bag that has nine drug-store tools I use to manage panic and anxiousness.
I purchased apink sequin-covered fanny packbecause sequins make me happy, and it keeps my hands-free.
you might also try putting one on your neck or wrists for the same effect.
Essential oil
Aromatherapy is a longheld relaxation tool, and therapeutic grade essential oils can be helpful.
AsWell+Good previously reported, essential oils are aromatic liquids that are derived from plants.
Some of my favorites include lavender, chamomile, and citrus oils.
Additionally, you might play somemusicthat calms you down.
Research shows that music can assist inshifting your nervous systemout of autonomic arousal and into a parasympathetic state.
Kathy Wilmering is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Psychiatric Nursing, as well as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatry.
Pick your favorite music and save it on your phone.
A rough stone and a smooth stone
Grounding techniques like touchare some of the best ways to reduce anxiety.
I love personally ginger because of its incrediblycalming and soothing effect on the nervous system.
It can also alleviate nausea from stress and anxiety.
Bubble Wand
This might sound silly, but blowing bubbles with abubble wandcan stop anxiousness.
First, blowing bubbles requires me tobreathe slowly, which helps foster relaxation.
Second, blowing bubbles canblock the transmission of stress impulses to the brain.
Finally, it might make you giggle a little bitand laughter is a major stress-reliever.
For years, I took my panic attack pack with me everywhere.
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