Panic attacks

[Lois_Lane]

@hsap

…my worst enemy ,out there

and i can never get rid of it

tell me about it.

@diwana

Panic attacks and anxiety attacks for the most part are same.

These are psychological conditions and not necessarily a disease state.

Being fearful of exams is quite normal. The only way to get rid of it by studying more and more.

Now having said that, sweating hand, pounding chest, breathing heavy is also a part of anxiety attack but what I have advice for you is to master all the knowledge first and if still have doubt then do the followings:

No guarentee but it worked for so many I know.

1- Pretend you are asked a particular question about the subject.

Try answer it and you must smile right away. Be confident.

I used to answer all possible (and even if they were silly) questions in my head before going to bed several days before the exam.

This really gave me confidence and I did not have sweaty hands and pounding chest.

I know you can do it.

I guess one should have a balance between over confidence and under confidence. If you think you know it all then upon not getting desired result it can trigger the panic attack and same goes with not knowing much.

I guess for me the thought of “what if” triggers the panic attack. It takes me couple to few hours to make myself realize that I did what I could and I will not let it flow down the drain easily. I offer 2 rakats prayers and it pretty much calms me down.

@dhobi_bhai

Jog down the memory lane and take a look at a similar thread from a while back. Some very good advices given by members.

ahhh I wish I knew this thread was opened before.
It has great advices indeed :k:
Thankyou DhobiBhai =)

@diwana

I used to get up from bed, turn the light on and grab the book for any question possible came to my mind about the exam. This gave me a lot of confidence. I thought to myself. Bring it on. I am prepared.

Now Just to let you know so many people used the beta-blockers before they made
public speech.

This kept them calm and cool looking without using their arms and fake smiling face.

No chest pain.
No pounding in chest.
No racing thougts.
No sweaty palms.
No sweaty armpits. Euwwwwww.

I rather avoid taking unnecessarily medication unless I have to. If I know I can control my panic then I try to work on it. Giving medicine out for such symptoms should be avoided. Its even more fun and challenging to control on your own with your own motivation :k:

In my case, I get hyperventilation. I breath heavily - like asthma attack. So, I shouldn’t really take beta blockers for it