8 Tips to Help Someone Through a Panic Attack

[@Isak-H]

When my friend has a panic attack I tell her that she’s safe, remind her to breath slowly and do not leave her side

[@sofu2077]

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[@chloeparker2494]

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[@louisehake4372]

you are a good freind

[@LazarKosticdonickoce]

This is glorious, I've been looking for "what does anxiety attacks feel like" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Supreme Panic Magic - (should be on google have a look ) ? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my co-worker got amazing results with it.

[@SummerLove217]

You are a great friend!

[@Naeviie]

When my girlfriend has a panic attack, "you'll be okay" can be really beneficial, in the context of "It's going to be okay, you're safe, it'll all be okay" as well as telling her to breathe, things like "It'll be okay, breathe for me baby, it's all going to be okay" can really help. Depending on the trigger, she also might want to talk about it, validation can also really help, even saying "you're valid, you matter, you make a difference, you make my life better" she also loves physical contact, and rocking also helps a lot, whether she rocks herself, or has me rock her in her arms, whilst it doesnt work for all people, it's soothing to her, helping to bring her down quicker My request would be a video on more specific phrases to help people through panic attacks, for times where you might be texting the person panicking, or it isnt a situation they can leave, in an event where they encounter a trigger or flashback and so on

[@hannahscott6604]

Amelia Sketches yeah physical contact helps me.... I’m different that way from some

[@theclerisavarghese]

My partner, while he has panic attacks also gets worried about how I am dealing with it and often says: I don't deserve to see him go through this. Which is worrisome, becuase not only is he fighting the panic attack but is concerned about all of this other spiralling thoughts.

[@00RaveRat]

This is exactly how my panic attacks should be resolved, don't let me ride my attack out! It has lasted for4 hours once. At school. I couldn't stop shaking, having short breath, and I was just so cold. I also want to be hugged and held, am smol so is not that hard. Just hug me please

[@suacar1972]

2 days ago, i had a severe panic attack. When my bf saw me closing my face and not breathing (literally) he came closer and slowly hugged me. He didn't stop hugging until the bell rang and we had to go to our classes. He helped me getting through it and it went away nearly in 20 minutes. Just be around when someone is having a panic attack. Ask them before touching and if its ok to touch, hold their hand slowly or hug them. It really helps.

[@smithkirsty03]

I had a panic attack in the post office a few weeks ago. I wanted to run away but I had my partner with me and he was incredible. He put his arm around me and said, " You're safe, I'm here. All you need to do is wait and post your letter, you will be so proud of yourself for not running". A lot of you who have panic attacks will relate to this but in the moment I just kept thinking no you don't understand I cannot do this. So he picked up a children's colouring book off the shelf and found a puzzle maze and he said, "Right do the maze". It sounds so silly but it focused me enough to get through it. And I did it! Small victories but when you're terrified to leave the house it's a big step. He's amazing ❤

[@koiffeedraws2431]

I remember in late 2016 I had a particularly strong panic attack, followed by my first real/intentional suicide attempt (It was lame and I failed). That time nobody could restrain me from attempting because I was feeling incredibly trapped, but I remember that some months earlier while I was having another one, a really close online friend realised what was wrong judging by the text I sent her and skype called me. She just talked to me about her cats and her dogs and just her day, about the weather, whatever. It really helped to ground me back to reality and I really treasure her a lot for that. She also once dissuaded me from jumping off the window earlier in that year. Since my parents nor anybody know about my suicidal thoughts or panic attacks or my feelings of loneliness and stuff (or don't really care) , she has been the only one who helped me and I am eternally grateful for that.

[@francescamonteverdi2560]

Hi. My name is Franz, I’m 18 and 5 years ago I attempted suicide. I am writing this to let you know you are not alone, and to please seek medical help and treatment. I promise you it will be life changing. You have the strength it takes to get better, I promise.❤️ love you

[@stylegirl1342]

I do 5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell and 1 thing you can taste. My friend used to do this with me in school a lot and my councillor made a card with it on for me

[@zoehawman2290]

StyleGirl13 that would help me too sometimes. Then other times I would panic more about the sources. So that didn't work

[@jillianweitz9303]

StyleGirl13 that helps me too

[@carolinadepaulafonseca2325]

Thank you for the tip! That might help ground me during a panic attack

[@cainoahl]

i always do that but i never know which is which so it changes everytime i do it 😭

[@skylargalbraith7121]

I get really bad panic attacks all the time and something that I have found not useful is just to tell the person to calm down. They’re already trying but sometimes it’s impossible to just stop. Instead of saying “you NEED to calm down”, I find it helpful when people say “It’s okay to calm down. You’re safe.” this helps by giving them permission and giving them a choice of calming down rather than feeling like their being forced to be calmed down.

[@pheolixliamchalk6733]

I have panic attacks but usually I run off so no one I know fids out. Some of my friends get them too. But as I don't know how to help myself or how others should help me I don't usually have an idea what to do when it happens to them.

[@jessicascarallred7705]

Diddo I am the same way, majority of my panic attacks happen to me when I am alone. Out in public I am just hypervigliant and will fast walk to get what I need to done,or I have tunnel vision and won't hear if someone tries to get my attention then when I get home I smoke a cig and I can somewhat put off the attack till later.

[@brandoncutchin8713]

I don’t have them. And if I do there nowhere near as severe as some of my friends. But I’ve found distracting yourself can honestly help. Don’t run from your friends or family they’re there to help. Talk through it(what your feeling etc), or talk about something you find fun or comforting. it’s mainly about calming and distracting the brain. Hope you can find something though

[@bugboy6676]

my friend peter has severe anxity disorder and this is super useful. thanks

[@bugboy6676]

he had a panic attack on an airplane yesterday and i was so clueless on what to do. i felt so bad. and he was so afraid of the people who worked on the plane. he called me on skype and he was crying at first i thought he was having a heart attack because he has severe heart problems and he hadnt taken his meds yet that day and he took them and after about 2 hours he was like "i think im going to pass out" i was like it might be a panic attack. so he took his anxiety meds and he finally stopped having it but i felt so bad about being clueless, i mean hes my best friend i should at least have a clue what to do.

[@bugboy6676]

and the best part of it is he called me instead of his boyfriend, who actually knows how to help him and yes peter is gay deal with it

[@adammacmillan9123]

I've recently been diagnosed with serious anxiety disorder and mild panic disorder and I've just started anxiety management, this video will help people I do things with thank you 😊

[@LikeKristen]

I wish you well in your recovery. I took an anxiety management group last semester and it was EXTREMELY beneficial and really helped me with my anxieties. I hope it helps you too :)

[@adammacmillan9123]

Thank you! I hope it is also :)

[@bramblechaser162]

When I'm having a panic attack my father will suddenly scare or spook me. This helps my heart rate return to normal. I don't know why but I think that with adrenaline already flowing and I think it gives it a reason so it ends faster... maybe. My father has his reasons.

[@natalieparker9710]

Bramble Chaser That's interesting. I've never heard of that before. How did you discover that that helped you?

[@brandoncutchin8713]

I totally think it’s about distracting and calming the mind. Joking and talking about funny things can help some people! I don’t see why not with a lil friendly scare 😂

[@Jewol]

Something that triggers my anxiety or even an attack is when people touch or crowd around me. I am not aware of what originally triggered me to make my afraid of being surrounded. If you're helping someone through an attack and you're with a group of people, don't surround them. Have 1 or two people take them off to the side and be sure to stay on their level. If they're sitting, don't stand over them. It can be frightening. By all means, try not to make a crowd and attract more people. That's the first step for me in calming myself down.

[@vickyflores6346]

I had a big panic attack at homecoming. Luckily my cousin calmed me down and her friend grabbed me some water to calm down. Her friends hugged me and even got me on the dance floor with others. :')

[@undeadqueen1212]

my boyfriend helps me when I have a panic attack by doing skin to skin breathing and he bear hugs me when he does this

[@hannahscott6604]

undead queen12 Yes this is helpful when someone else is there

[@ammrro]

Mine does too

[@mabelrose2586]

when i have a panic attack, my best friend (she's absolutely amazing) knows to take me somewhere quiet and alone, hold me and tell me i'm safe. it works well, especially in overwhelming situations. when i'm alone i shut my eyes and count to ten, after ten, i open my eyes and control my breathing. my best friend is amazing and she invites me round to her house as often as she can because she knows i find it comforting to have her around.

[@hisshiss5186]

I remember a few months ago a certain thing that made me feel good. So I'm in a group called Theatre Troop at my school. We help and sponsor the school musical and we do an act to get everyone ready for the show. So it was our first day for the act, and we all were scared. I saw this girl go pale and she was having an awful panic attack. She was also in the actually show. Most people around me were saying, "Why are you so scared? It's just a dance." "You'll be fine, just calm down." I knew they didn't know what was happening because I was also having a panic attack, but I did a breathing exercise with her and she calmed down so much and she relaxed. The people were very impressed with what I did. I don't know, i juat wanted to share

[@jazzishuman]

When I have panic attacks outside of my home, I remove myself from the room and go to a bathroom (We have bathrooms for 1 person at a time here, no girls or boys bathrooms) and then I sit myself down near a sink. Then I begin counting 1,4,9,16,25,36,49,68,81,100 that helps me a lot and if it doesn't then I repeat names to myself (Can be any names from siblings to mounts and everything in between. As long as there is more then one) If that doesn't help then I repeat to myself "We're gonna be fine, I'm fine, You're fine, we're fine" until I'm calm. I have also tried to imagined that I'm trying to help someone else down. I'm NOT the person with the panic attack, I'm helping someone else.That is just a couple of ways someone could coop with a panic attack. It helps me a lot...

[@LikeKristen]

What helps you calm down from a panic attack? How have you helped someone in the past calm down from a panic attack? I would love to know because what helps you could help someone else! :)

[@jazminm2678]

LikeKristen what mostly helps me is breathing exercises or counting

[@stylegirl1342]

LikeKristen my councillor told me to do "grounding"'I always get panic attacks in McDonald's for some reason but I get them quite often

[@minseo8692]

LikeKristen I just had one in my exam today :( going to show my friend this thanks!

[@augusteangers970]

LikeKristen Well, I got my first panic attack when I was with my boyfriend, and I think he had really good ideas to calm me down :) He told me I was a strong person, and even though I hate compliments in real life, it did calm me a little... Another thing he did was to remind me some beautiful memories we had together and I was so happy to remember those, that I just began to smile and to do breathing exercises ^^'

[@rufaidahthabet]

LikeKristen ive never gotten help during a panic attack unfortunately. I just made it through it myslef. and the reason why I havent received help is cz the teacher who I told about whats going on with my depression at that time was a male, and whenever I sense a panic attack I hide, I usuallt go to the toilet. but at some point he saw me going and I wasnt looking gd at all cz I was having a panic attack, then at some point of that day he came up to me and asked what was wrong, and I told him im getting panic attacks. and he asked me if its under control, I lied and said it was, but it really wasnt. so its kinda my fault that I didnt receive help, hiding from the public and lying about it being in control. but once I had a oanic attack and cz I wasnt breathing properly for so long, I fainted a little. I went to him cz he offered saying that I could go to him whenver I feel like I needed a break from lessons, and I did. I stayed in his office for about 20 minutes then I had to go cz he had a meeting in his office, I was really glad that he allowed me to stay in the library instead. he is literally a blessing in my teenage life ever sincr I was 13. god bless him♥♥ unlike my math teacher.. in my math class, I was sensing a panic attack coming, and I told her can I go to the bathroom, she said no. and I told her plz miss I need to.. she insisted and said no, im like miss im getting a panic attack can I go? she still said no..... she just let me be in class ans have it. which I truely found annoying. thinking about it now makes me feel more annoyed, cz in such situations u wouldn't want to stay in ur class that has 24 ppl in....

[@michaelfamily4632]

My brother had one one time.............. I helped him get a drink of water and got him his kindle, and sang softly to him.

[@Ghostie_bunny]

When I have a panic or anxiety attack what kinda helps me is 1: candy (Hi-chew lollypops or any hard candy) 2: listening to music really loudly 3: if I'm with someone i will hug their arm very tightly

[@rileygifford7645]

I really hope people see this. I have severe social anxiety. One of my breathing experiences that I do...after someone reminds to breath... you breath in for four. Breath out for four. That over and over again really helps me even out my breathing enough for me to calm down.

[@chinitalatina2524]

I once had a panic attack right in front of teachers AND my friends. They didn't even help me. I started crying because of how scared I was. I had the urge to run at the time, but I couldnt because this all happened during lunchtime. I don't really remember what year this happened in, but at the time it happened, I knew that I never felt like I had the right to tell others about my problems because I didn't want to be a burden.

[@thenarrowpath6661]

This might sound sadistic as hell, but I watch other people on un utube have panic attacks - it helps me realise I'm being irrational and it's all in my head

[@zombee8542]

TW panic attack Does anybody else start shaking and thinking "I want to get out"? It happens to me in crowds, sounds like SAD but I am not sure.

[@LuciferVonMorningstar]

I like when someone asks me about the things in the room. Like "Name three things that you see right now" because I have this problem staying in the moment and disassociating from the world so to have that prompted to me helps out. It also gets me talking. I hate bothering others so if I can get someone to coax me into talking like they truly need to hear me it helps a lot.

[@camik6185]

I FRIKEN LOVE YOUR TEETH, and thank you cause I don’t know how to tell my friends I have high anxiety and those attacks happen once every other day

[@stephaniefazekas6693]

I was at school and I went to my school nurse. She just talks me through it. Sometimes we play a 20 questions game with questions that do not talk about my anxiety problems. Sometimes she calms me down a bit and then we play a little bit of catch with a tiny foam like football.

[@1ksubswithnovids764]

My friend is going through emotional attacks and panic attacks and my friends and I are helping her to the best of our ability. Pray for her :(

[@grahamkakerel4183]

but the worst thing is that i'm too embrassed to tell that i have a panic attack, even to my mom

[@lunarsolstice7081]

grahamkakerel same

[@rianne3963]

Same

[@twentyoneheathens3922]

Same

[@ameliakernick2658]

Same I don’t tell my mum I have anxiety I just say I’m sad

[@maxcrossman8574]

Me too, my mom doesn’t know about my panic attacks bc I’m too scared and embarrassed to tell her about them.

[@Cozybelle30]

I recently had a very lengthy panic attack while sitting with a client in the psych ward after they were taken there for self harm. Being in the ward reminded me of my mother being taken away to places like that for months at a time when I was little. It was very hard bc I had no one there and had to stay strong and act normal with the client. I thought I was going to pass out or throw up after a while bc it kept getting worse. The only thing i could do was force myself to talk to myself like my partner would and keep telling myself "you CAN breathe, this happens all the time and you never die. You wont die this time".

[@notperfectbutstillbeautifu2077]

i do the same too. keep fighting! 💪

[@amabusflock113]

am I the only one that simply forgets to breathe durring a panick attack? like? yes i hyperventilate but there comes. a point where im simply trying to take in as much breathe as possible. Im not sure how to explain. I notice myself yawning a lot just trying to get more air in. Or i'll hold in my breathe longer and there are points when I'm not even breathing anymorw. I dunno just wondering.

[@chazzagleeson5175]

Rising Fire Amabu No way. Me too. :0

[@gtplayz178]

I know when a panic attack is starting when I get cold start to yawn and then like 30 seconds later I start getting the thoughts

[@aliciajo4618]

It can be different for different people. If I am calming my friend down, I talk to her soothingly and assure her that she is going to be okay; she hates being cuddled or touched. However if I am panicking, I like someone to hold me really close and tight, but not talk.

[@katiekilgore6918]

This is a great video! I have social anxiety, and I feel it most strongly whenever I have to talk or perform alone in front of others. I'm a music major in college, so playing by myself in front of others is part of the requirements for my major. There was one time when I had a really bad panic attack during my end of semester playing assessment, called a jury, and I literally couldn't keep playing anymore. I'm a trumpet player, so not being able to breathe presents a lot of issues with my playing. My mouth also got super dry, and I was shaking really hard, and my hands felt tingly. I had to retry the end of one of my pieces three times, because I just couldn't play. Eventually, one of the professors in the room told me to sit down, and they got me a bottle of water. I drank some of the water, and they told me to breathe and calm down. That professor stayed up on the stage with me for a few minutes, then got down and told me to retry the end of that piece one more time. I did, and it was quite a bit better. Just the fact that they supported me, got me some water, and helped me calm down before asking me to start playing again was really helpful. It was great knowing that I had the support I needed, and that my professors cared enough for me to see that I needed to pause and reset.

[@carolinadepaulafonseca2325]

I usually have panic attacks in classrooms, because it's closed, and there's many people and it's very triggering for me. When it happens my first instinct is to run but I have very physical symptoms, so my legs shake so bad I can't walk by myself. The first things my friends do to help is hold me and help me get out of the closed space. I also cry a lot so I can't open my eyes (it makes me dizzy) after I'm in a open space I like them to stay with me but not to stare, talk me through. Sometimes my hands get the tingling feeling and they close into a fist, so it helps if someone holds them, and sometimes put them under running water, because it makes me feel them better. To ground me, the best thing they do is asking simple things (is hard to talk a lot because of all the crying and the not breathing thing) like, what's your name, how old are you, do you know where you are? And giving me something to hold, like a wall or something

[@thesoftestsatan5386]

What helps me is if someone reminds me to breathe and counts out the breathing so I can try and sync myself to it. I hyperventilate when I have panic attacks so that really helps me a lot

[@juliejealousy]

This is so hard for me to answer because I have similar coping strategies for panic itself but not panic attacks. I don't have panic attacks nearly as often as I used to because I take medication and consistently see my therapist but when I do, they're debilitating. I think the most important thing for me is to not be alone and it helps if one of my parents holds me and gives me my medication. Typically when I have a panic attack I become physically paralyzed and curl up into the fetal position out of embarrassment so I'm barely able to get up and get my own meds. Part of panic disorder is the embarrassment which I appreciate you described.. and that's also the fault of the stigma too. It's nice your partner helps you out of situations.. my panic disorder is largely in sync with agoraphobia so if it's too much for me to be at a public place I say "we need to go" when I feel panicky and sometimes that brings me down so I don't have a panic attack afterward. I had a friend who used to hyperventilate or fall backward and if I told her to take some deep breaths she'd stop, stand up and be cracking up laughing a minute later.. to this day I've never met anyone like that nor do I understand it because I don't think anyone with panic disorder would have a panic attack and comedown like that.

[@chloeeasterbrook5631]

guiltmenot after having panic attack, no matter how bad it is, I always make sure I'm with someone who makes me happy because that helps me distract myself from the feeling on embarrassment afterwards. it is possible because she might have been using happiness as a distraction like I do.

[@zoehawman2290]

I will get an adrenallin crash. then an adrenalin rush. Then another crash

[@zoe.gg1]

When I have panic attacks it really helps me when I'm held really tight because I tend to shake really bad so being held can help stop that shaking and calm me down

[@ttauh]

To me one of the best things is for someone to touch me. Either just laying their hand on my shoulder or taking my hand in theirs or even giving me a hug. I feel like that's the best way to ground myself. I guess it won't work for everyone, especially if you are the type of person who needs a lot of space around them, but with my attacks (which usually are more like anxiety attacks than panic attacks) it works the best. It's just important to ask the person who is having an attack, what they need and what they want so you just don't push yourself too close.

[@tylerswindell3653]

i struggle from a sever socialized anxiety disorder, and have panic attacks when im around large groups of people. what helps me the most is, like you said, someone holding me or someone being right there to talk to

[@exclarabur8808]

I had a panic attack once and I was alone but I was texting a friend about something that was messing with me and it caused a full out panic and my friend texted me and calmed me down a lot and one thing that I still use now that they told me to do at the time was to look around the room and name all the colors I could see and it really helped.

[@jessek.1351]

so i remember, recently at lunch at school, a person i know kept on running to the table that my friends and i were at, and he kept on annoying one of my friends. soon enough, she snapped and tried chasing him, but backed down after ten seconds or so (she also deals with anger and such). so, i went over to him to tell him to stop, and then come back to the table to see her having a panic attack. i have panic attacks frequently, but i didn’t exactly know how to help her, because i usually wait them out, or go to the counselor. but my friend is uncomfortable with stuff like counseling. so, my friend and i ended up writing stuff down on a paper to ask her questions, because she couldn’t really talk. but, now that i know how to help her in a more efficient way, i’ll do some of the thing you mentioned in this video, so thanks ^^

[@danastillwagon5655]

One thing I have learned from my own experiences, is having a friend tell me random numbers, then I repeat them. Apparently your brain can't handle focusing on random numbers, and panicking at the same time. I don't know if it will work for others, but it works for me. :)

[@zoehawman2290]

my friend tried that once on me during math. Then realised that part of my anxiety is that I remember random things. mostly numbers. apparently it works on people who don't remember things easily.

[@erinnicoleyt]

My boyfriend had panic attacks pretty often as a teenager, but gradually stopped having them when he got into his twenties. It had been a good 15 years since he had had one, but he seems to be relapsing and is experiencing really intense anxiety and anxiety attacks (but not full-blown panic attacks), mostly centered around work stress. Because of this he has distanced himself from our relationship, saying that he needs to process by himself and that a dating relationship feels too intense for him right now. I think it's healthy for him to reserve some space for himself to think about and deal with what he's going through, but at the same time I'm disappointed that he feels he needs to back away instead of lean on me for support. I think he feels like he is burdening me and I try to assure him that that's not the case, but I don't think he believes it. I think it would be good for him to open up and understand that he doesn't have to go through this alone, but I know I can't force him to do that. Any advice?

[@TheIceQueen]

A girl at my school had a panic attack once when we had to cross a really high swing bridge cause she hates heights and the teachers knew exactly what to do, they just helped her calm down and they told everybody to give her space

[@fatmaghayyour1001]

the way my friend calms me down is first he takes me somewhere there are fewer people and then he will try to talk to me about what happened and like physically hold me like holding my hand putting his arm around me hugging me and showing affection it really helps me a lot

[@darthkolvin3210]

Thank you Kristen. My girlfriend has very bad anxiety and panic attacks. I have never experienced this and so it's very hard to relate. It really helps to hear how I can better support her and be there for her. Thanks again and great video!

[@ds-bv7oi]

Thank you, LikeKristen. This viedo helps a lot. Please know that, because of you, many people have been spared the experience of a panic attack and many were informed on how to help, due to you. Thank you.

[@rm2915]

I had an anxiety attack at school during gym. The reason why was I was overloaded with a game and freaked out in the moment; but the reason hey I'm telling this story is because one of my gym teachers came over, walked me out of the room and calmed me down, Just by telling me to breathe and saying everything's alright. My friends couldn't help because I couldn't tell them what was going on, but the teacher knew which was great for me.

[@annajones5211]

My boyfriend had an anxiety attack during class (I sit next to him) , the bell rang, he dropped his work and broke down and cried. I wanted to cry with him

[@alexishill3277]

Great video, my mom and I have panic attacks some times. I'm here to watch this to help myself and my mom.

[@grahamkakerel4183]

usually when i have an panic attack, I don't want to talk because it makes it even worse but i want my friend/mom, depends where i am, to know that i have it and make me feel safe if that makes sense

[@grahamkakerel4183]

oh and of course it would be the best if i'd take my medication

[@bojo2770]

A "code word" is a great idea, I never thought of that- I'm gonna use this with my husband who can have 2 or 3 panic attacks a day.😓 I try to distract him, talking about other things or trying to get him outside for a walk, changing his surroundings/environment really seems to help him & talking to him about other things (no questions though) helps to move his mind forward, instead of staying stuck in the terror of what's going on in his head. It helps but there have been times when he's just too far gone and talking to him just aggravates him & he tells me to shut the f--- up. But if I can recognize his early symptoms, these tactics help. God Bless

[@ch0rkie]

I guess I've had a few minor ones. I never thought I had an actual panic attack. I just mostly contained inside my head, with external feelings of nausea, dizziness, difficulty breathing, and racing heart, not including the whirling tornado in my brain.

[@imajinallthepurple]

My hands tingeling is the first warning and it gives me just enough time to find my medication and sit down. So listening to your body is really important.

[@whimsimoth]

Being alone helps me, having someone try to help me only makes me freak out worse because they freak out(especially if they aren’t aware)

[@charlieconkling2733]

I find that me and a lot of my friends need to talk about what’s happening and why they’re so anxious. Like if I’m able to focus on one thing (even if it’s a combined amount of things that caused the panic) it helps me chill out and get everything out of my system.

[@broooonwyn]

I usually have multiple panic attacks daily so I've learned when I am having one and I know how to deal with it. Ive taken acting classes so its easy for me and some of my friends dont even know about it because I'm so calm.

[@TobiasFrehley]

Thx a lot, my older sister just had a HUGE anxiety attack today and wanted to help, I have her water, tissues since she was crying and throwing up. And next this happens, I’ll use ur tips 😌

[@silvervixen1111]

I get tingling sensations in my hands and legs when I have a panic attack. I didn't realise it was a common symptom but I feel better about it now tbh that it's not odd. And talking helps me so much especially little reminders that I'm doing okay and I'm safe. Describing happy memories also helps me a lot and puts me in a much better frame of mind.

[@lizsun261]

So I've had panic attacks before, and my one friend knows phone calls and talking give me anxiety so he literally texts me through it and it's really helpful especially when we're out somewhere like a restaurant or at school, he'll like text me to breathe in and out and just be really supportive.

[@SamK9817]

There is a girl at my college who experienced a panic attack yesterday and I don't think she was helped by the fact that some members of staff weren't nice. She came to see me and talked to me about it and I've experienced panic attacks before and also I have depression so I understood. The girl said that during her panic attack she accidentally ran into her best friend's class room where luckily she was the only one but she was doing a test. The member of staff who saw her I think suspended her from the college which I think was disrespectful. The girl said to me when she saw me that she wanted to run and hide from the member of staff but there wasn't really anywhere to go. I think I was able to help her a little bit but what I might do if she is up to it is to talk to the member of staff as he is the course manager of business which we both do but we are in different classes.

[@Ummuri2000]

For my panic attacks I do breathing techniques. I breathe in rhythm of my heartbeats and eventually they slow and so my breathing slows and it feeds back until I'm calmed down

[@aryne903]

Omg thank you! My mom has them all the time, I needed help figuring out how to help her. Your my life savior.

[@theskinwalker]

This will really help me with my friend who frequently has panic attacks, thanks Kristen!

[@colorlessoz]

I have two co-workers and a friend who have anxiety and have panic attacks and I have been at work on two different occasions with my co-workers having one and I tried talking to them a bit, I think I hugged one, and another one I gave her a tester thing for essential oils stress relief that we sell. And I felt completely helpless. So this helps a lot in 1 myself knowing that I was doing a few things right. And 2 there are a few more things I can do and I'm better prepared.

[@samm5594]

When I have a panic attack or somebody is having a panic attack I try to get to a place where I have something I can lean against because I tend to get very dizzy. It always calms me down when someone hugs me. One main thing I do is the 5 things "game"

[@SaltinatorThe3rd]

I had a panic attack in my English class and cooking class and i couldnt breath but my friend next to me helped me out and calmed down

[@abbyrobinson721]

I know I’m a bit late but I’m glad you are doing this. I suffer servere panic attacks and don’t normally get help I get bullied for them. My friend helped me through one and she said she learned how to help from this video so I just wanted to say thank you for educating people how to help

[@raynchang]

when i had a panic attack earlier i was really scared and doubting whether i should contact my friend or not. and then i texted her and said, "tell me a story, please" "any story will do". and she told me where she was and what she's seeing and it calmed me down right away ; -; it's my first time watching this video and i guess i've made the right decision then :3

[@greeneyesmetblack]

One of my best friends was diagnosed with panic disorder, but the the thing is she lives in AZ and I live in NJ :( Still, I'll keep this in mind for whenever we get the chance to visit each other. This was sooo helpful, especially the code word. She's never had anything like that before.

[@SquishyMain]

One time i was having a panic attack before i was going to go to sleep. I was scared that a dog was going to grab/bite my arm. My dog did bite my hand.

[@jagbanks6280]

This channel is great because it really does help a lot of people

[@mei-br7ch]

Usually when I have a panic attack, something that helps me alot is someone holding my hand. I don't know but something about that just makes me snap back to reality and slowly calm down. Also, breathing and encouraging words help alot because my brain likes to assume and think of worse case scenarios of everything when I'm having a panic attack.

[@zoehawman2290]

When I have attacks I can't deal with social interactions. So the best thing is to recognise the panic attack and to stay away. I live with a near constent mild panic attack. I feel like I'm choking on my own skin. And my hands can't hold temperatures. when they get bed I start to hyperventalate and my heart rate skyrockets. My balenice will be skewed so I have to sit down and litterally put my hands on the ground to calm me. Most people think that the vast thing to do is to talk to me. But the truth is the opposite. I had a really bad panic attack, luckily this one has a trigger. most of mine do not. during a pole vaulting practice. I had taken off with the wrong foot and ended up stalling about nine feet in the air. It got to the point were I had to sit on the opposite end of the runway because I was about to fall over, still have not told them what was happening that day because when they asked I would always say that I'm fine.

[@cutiehabibi2006]

I need space but i need someone by my side. I can't be touched, somehow it makes me panic even more. I need the person to talk about anything, just not the actual situation or how i'm feeling

[@TheIceQueen]

Whenever I feel panicky or anxious I leave the room so that nobody sees me have a panic attack, nobody's ever seen me have one but I've had a lot, if I can't leave the room I hide my face and act like I'm sleeping, I can hide it pretty well

[@dorotheaanna2290]

I never tell anyone if I'm having a panic attack, like I'm just sitting or standing and feeling like "Okay, my heart is about to stop" and it's obvious for my friends that something is not okay, when I cover my face, exp: lying on the school desk, when we're in the class, or hiding it with my hands, and it's simply because when I'm having an attack, I immediately start to cry and I hate when somebody figures it out. But if someone does, I definitely need a hug, or to play volleyball, these things can calm me down.

[@kaylahevans8334]

Thank you for sharing, my best friend had one today and it was so scary.

[@jamescharlesswig6742]

my friend has a panic attack and everyone thought that he just faking it..I didn't know that he's having panic attack that time.Now I know how to help him.

[@VinnWong]

Thank you for making this video. My partner has it and I’m always not sure how to help in the moment of a panic attack. This really really helped.

[@laurendoig4234]

My friend just had a panic attack. And I was so scared. It brought so much bad memories. But I just stayed calm and told him to concentrate on his breathing and I breathed with him. And I was just saying about school and that just to get him to snap out of it.

[@miranda8634]

Thank you so much, I’m starting to have panic attacks more frequently and this is very helpful

[@tourmaline8347]

I'm so glad I found your channel

[@e_e_eli]

I think it depends. When I have panic attacks I don´t want to be touched at all. I lay down, try to breath, my legs, arms and especially fingers will start to shake extreamly much, I will isolate myself, the one things I know helps is calling someone I trust on the phone.

[@josephdemaree4736]

Having panic attacks is part of my hysteria conversation disorder. So when my vocal ticks won't let me talk, it always makes the situation worse.

[@tanyaguzman4649]

I had a panic attack. And i started to fill up my sink with water,and started to wave my hand in the sink,and close my eyes by imaging myself by the ocean, and hearing the waves. I try to focus a peaceful place.

[@keelymcg10]

I do breathing exercises when having a panic attack x🖤🖤

[@LikeKristen]

same here. They are really helpful! What kind of breathing exercises do you do?

[@callieg15671]

you’re awesome. God is USING you. i needed this to know how to help my best friend. if she ever has another one, i hope i’m with her. please pray for her. she hasn’t had one in a while to my knowledge! thank you so much anyway, God bless you❤️

[@lulovely2016]

Love your video. I have agoraphobia, GAD and panic attacks. So hard :( Good job for talking out about these things :)

[@geraldineammatuna1819]

I listen rain sounds or soothing music and concentrate on that while I try to breathe normally again, it helps me, If I can I sit on the ground...

[@jessicarobinsonbrennittell7240]

I have one ever day! It's hard to explain it to others. Thank you for this. ❤️

[@nicolnoort9623]

can you make a video explaining small mental illnesses or that it doesn't have to be as big as you see in media I wish something like that was there online about bullying because I always felt like my case is not so bad I can't call this bullying and I believe a lot of people have similar problems with mental health there is so much difference between different people with the same illness I like to have more awareness for this

[@nourishpilates8663]

hi I just wanted to say that my best friend had 2 panic attacks today and I think this video will help me allot because I wasn't sure what to do whilst she was having it and I didn't want to overcrowd her but I also wanted to help. This video was really helpful so thankyou. ~ Agatha

[@fiberpasta526]

i usually take deep breaths and try to find a sense of reality and realize that its not the end of the world. :)

[@shirosflower]

The thing is, you can't stop yourself from panicking and if you keep going, its ok, you stress even more, like thinking, but what if its not. my first panic attack i had was when i was 10. it wasn't fun.

[@jillianweitz9303]

I try to use breathing techniques and go somewhere where I can calm down and name things that I can hear, see and feel it really helps

[@Safeara397]

Thank you SO SO SO SO SO much for this video and all of your other one's too, Kristin!! ❤❤

[@StarryNightxx]

My significant other likes lots of hugs and water. Anything to do with water calms them down, especially rain.

[@uwu-nm4fc]

I get chest pain and my breathing starts to get faster and I can feel my heart getting faster and louder and my shoulders and chest tingle. It's horrible. I don't hyperventilate but I usually take deep breaths often to help it. I sweat a lot too. I had one today in history but because my friends don't know I have them I didn't want to tell anyone and it lasted the whole hour😬I was so scared. I used my empty water bottle to help breathe

[@altmusicperson]

For myself, I contact my best friend or my cousin, so I know I have someone to talk to. I also listen to songs I love.