anxiety attack right now

[the_mad00]

I’m having an anxiety attack and I need help feeling grounded or ways to distract myself please help

[Callie429]

Hello, I would like to talk with you!!

[Callie429]

I would like to help you through this if I can.

[Callie429]

When I have attacks I like for people to just distract me with anything to get my head settled.

[Callie429]

Has your attack passed?

[the_mad00 in reply to Callie429]

Yes it passed I ended up falling asleep while watching a funny movie! Thank you for caring!

[Callie429 in reply to the_mad00]

Awesome

[Hidden]

I had one last night. This may sound a little corny but find Bob Ross on You Tube. That man can call an angry rhino on red bull. It helped me last night.

[the_mad00 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you for the tip I will definitely try that next time

[aaronm]

This is the grounding strategy I use:

Look around you. Identify and name:

5 things you see

4 things you feel

3 things you hear

2 things you smell

1 thing you taste

[the_mad00 in reply to aaronm]

This is very useful thank you I’ll try this next time

[Soni_miss-1980]

Do listen to some gud music it’s really helpful ... as I do the same during such situations

[Jdavid2000]

Sometimes when I'm having a panic attack I feel claustrophobic inside, and then anxiety from all sides when I go outside. Weirdly, going for a short drive with the windows down for 10-15 minutes makes it usually go away. I don't know if it's the right combination of inside/outside :), or just the process of distracting myself in a way I find just reading or watching movies can't, but it may be something you can try next time.

[the_mad00 in reply to Jdavid2000]

Thank you for reaching out I’ll try this because I have that same feeling!!