{"id":5877,"date":"2021-06-04T17:33:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T17:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mindspa.me\/?p=5877"},"modified":"2021-06-04T17:33:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T17:33:19","slug":"panic-attacks-how-to-help-another-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindspa-dev.ru\/it\/panic-attacks-how-to-help-another-person\/","title":{"rendered":"Panic attacks: how to help another person"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kegan was driving home after spending a weekend with his friend who lived a few hours away. Suddenly, on an impulse, he decided to drop by a small town where his parents used to own a summer house. He hasn\u2019t been there for many years: when his Dad passed away at 45, Mom sold the house. She could no longer take care of it by herself\u2026 It was a long time ago. Kegan himself would be turning 45 in a week\u2026 He walked around the town and saw that their old house is no longer there. It was demolished and a new modern house was built in its place: the huge bay windows were reflecting the evening sun. Kegan felt a ping of pain in his heart and suddenly remembered how his grandma used to say that in their family men don\u2019t live past 45. They don\u2019t survive \u2013 they give way to the young. As if the family is cursed: it happened to his granddad, it happened to his dad\u2026 Now there is this brand-new house instead of their old one\u2026 Kegan shook off the haze, got into the car, and drove home. On the way, he picked up a hitchhiking woman who needed to get to the city. Suddenly, while he was driving, Kegan experienced a panic attack. At first, he started shivering. He felt that his T-shirt got stuck to his back, his hands went cold, and he felt as if the air stopped entering his lungs. Kegan felt so scared as never before in his life. But what he was scared of \u2013 he couldn\u2019t explain later. He turned the steering wheel and stopped, almost sliding into the ditch. Unlike Kegan, the woman immediately understood what was happening to him. She took him by the hand and started guiding him on how to breathe. Kegan could not hear anything, but he recognized one phrase: \u201cYou are not dying, it is just a panic attack. It will end soon! You need to breathe!\u201d. It turned out that the woman was a psychologist. She gave him a paper bag and asked to breathe into it. Then she started asking various questions. For example, \u201cWhat do you hear right now?\u201d Kegan thought that this is a stupid question, but tried to pay attention to the sounds, and felt that the attack was receding\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any of us can experience a situation like this. You can be next to a person overwhelmed by a panic. It would be useful to know how to help them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to help another person who is experiencing a PA:<\/strong>
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