i found out by accident that laughing works for me. my husband and my best friend have a great sense of humor. they have made me start laughing by imitating me when i get paniciky. they remind me of the funniest things we've done or something hilarious. the more i crack up it seems like my xanax and phenergan get in my system faster. being able to contact one of them over the phone reading facebook posts crack me up too (i keep facebook logged in on my cell). i have a lot of humorous" friends. " if no one is around or it's so bad i can't look on fb i am on my own. my prewarning symptoms are breaking out in red measle looking hives scratching up my arms i get nauseated and experience shortness of breath. i still take my xanax no matter what. i always have my xanax and phenergan (for nausea) in my purse. additionally i have both in my medical bad at home.
what can i say to a friend while she is having an anxiety attack? . my friend has generalized anxiety disorder and she has panic attacks pretty often. once or twice a week typically and when it's the worst daily. they get bad and it's pretty scary. i was wondering what i can do/say to her that will stop the anxiety attack or make it less bad so she doesn't have to leave class. she has a fear of throwing up that's often what causes the panic attacks even when she just has a stomachache she freaks out. she is on treatment but it can only help so much.