How do you calm down from a panic attack? It's one of the million dollar questions when it comes to dealing with recurring panic attacks, panic disorder, agoraphobia or other chronic anxiety conditions.

So today on the anxious truth, we're going to dive into how to

calm down from a panic attack. But if calming down doesn't always require some sort of all-out battle?

What if in those moments embracing the panic might be the key to finding peace. Things that make you go, hmm, right? I'm Drew

Linselada, creator and host of the anxious truth, a therapist in training as of early 2024,

specializing in anxiety and anxiety disorders. and Let's explore this somewhat unconventional approach to calming down from a panic attack,

shall we? But before we get started, I just want to take a moment to thank long-term viewers and

listeners for being so patient while I go back to basics in this series

to help the newer members of our community. I appreciate you doing that and I

appreciate you all more than you're ever going to know. Also if you'd like more

detailed information about panic attacks and

related issues consider checking out my recovery guidebook which is also called

the anxious truth or my panic attacks explained agoraphobia explained workshops and other goodies on my website.

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on Apple Podcast or Spotify. It all really helps and I do appreciate all that support. So panic

attacks are often met with a standard set of sort of calming techniques. We've all

heard them.

Take deep breaths, practice mindfulness, focus on grounding techniques, put your toes in the grass,

count five blue things.

These methods undoubtedly have their But in the community of people that develop an intense fear of panic attacks and then engage in excessive avoidance and retreat that has serious negative life impacts,

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