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Are you tired of anxiety attacks?  Would you like to know how to stop them?  I used to fear having panic attacks from the first moment I woke up.  My anxiety was out of control and I would sweat uncontrollably and my heart would race.  Was I having a heart attack?  Sometimes I couldn’t even feel my hands and feet.

Now, I am thankfully free from anxiety attacks.  These are a few things I used to move past anxiety attacks:

These are just some of the basics.  If you can master these, you’ll be able to stop a panic attack.

Breathing — Master your breathing, and you will soon master your panic attacks.  When you control your breath, you can start to turn down the volume on your panic attacks.  Controlling your breath is critical to controlling your panic attacks.  In as little as five minutes you can use your breathing to calm down.  Negative thoughts begin to flood your mind during a panic attack.  Start to turn those thoughts around by breathing in your nose and out your mouth.  Panic attacks tend to originate with breathing, so that’s where you must go to stop them.

Stretching — When stress builds up it can cause a panic attack.  Stretching will help ease the stress and relax your body.  This will also influence you mental health.  You will be more receptive and new things won’t stress you out so much.  Regular stretching will reduce a panic attack by ninety percent.  Stretching is a good way to keep in control of your body when you start to feel a panic attack coming on.

Gratitude — Once you begin being grateful for what you already have, you’ll find that the panic attacks simply stop on their own.  Start each day by making a list of what you are grateful for.  Even if it is something as simple as being thankful for being alive.  No matter what, there is always something to be happy about and grateful for.  This will begin to condition your brain to focusing on the brighter side of things.  When you start to change your focus in life, you’ll find that the panic attacks just fall away.

Use these tips to help with panic attacks.