Longer term solutions Contacts
Centre for Clinical Interventions
www.cci.health.wa.gov.au
You can: No Panic www.nopanic.org.uk
self refer to see the student National Helpline – 0808 808 0545
mental health adviser (link) Supports sufferers of panic attacks,
contact your GP and explain phobias and other anxiety disorders,
your situation. He or she including tranquillizer withdrawal.
may well refer you to the
primary care team who offer MIND.
CBT type self help www.mind.org.uk/Information/Factsheets/#
Panic
interventions for anxiety Students
make an appointment to
see one of the university
counsellors. Sue Crookall
keep a look out for related
workshops on the student Student Mental Health Adviser Attacks
support service mental B115 Furness College
health web site.
Take physical exercise
Telephone: 01524 594512
Try meditation
Try yoga www.lancs.ac.uk/studentservices/
Email: s.crookall@lancaster.ac.uk
www.lancs.ac.uk/studentservices/
What is a panic attack? It may become increasingly How to survive a panic attack
difficult to control your
breathing
A panic attack is the bodies fight Your digestive system may
or flight response to a perceived feel uncomfortable with Learn to recognise the
threat. This can involve: increased need to go to the panic attack before it takes
toilet and feelings of nausea over.
Adrenalin being pumped Acknowledge that you are
around your body not having a heart attack
Feeling like this can develop in etc.
An increase in heart rate
and blood pressure, known a matter of minutes which can Slow down your breathing
as palpitations be very alarming. This tends to Distract yourself—turn on
increase anxiety levels, which the television, read a
Blood being directed toward
in turn may lead to a panic magazine, talk to someone
your legs rather than your
attack.
internal organs
Your breathing quickening
You may feel that you are going
Your digestive system may to throw up, burst into tears,
speed up to rid itself of food have to run away or maybe that
products Using these techniques may
you are having a heart attack. prevent a full blown attack.
However, they are only a short
As a result you may experience People who have panic attacks term solution and you may well
the following symptoms: start to fear having another one want to take some further steps
and this may contribute to an to help you cope with your
increasing cycle of anxiety. attacks.
You may become very
aware of your heartbeat
If your fear of panic is
You may start sweating preventing you from going to a
Your legs may become specific place, then it is affecting
shaky and your body tenses your everyday life.