How to stop a panic attack: Practical tips to deal with sudden anxiety

To stop a panic attack, try coping strategies like breathing techniques, therapy, and medication.
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What to Do If You’re Experiencing a Panic Attack

During panic attacks, sufferers may feel as if they’re experiencing an urgent medical issue such as heart attack, stroke or asthma attack, but you technically can’t die from one (which is something ...

Panic attack vs. anxiety attack: Distinguishing symptoms and how to tell the difference

Anxiety attacks can have varying symptoms and are not officially recognized in the DSM-5.
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9 Ways to to Calm Anxiety & Stress

This article was reviewed by Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD. Stress and anxiety are normal parts of life, but that doesn’t make them any easier to deal with. Whether you’re living with an anxiety disorder, ...
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Ask the Doctors: Breathing into paper bag can calm anxiety attack

Dear Doctor: I was having a panic attack and thought I might faint. My dad had me breathe into a paper bag, and it helped me calm down. I’ve only ever seen that on TV. Why did it work? Was it because ...
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Bill Hader Had Anxiety Attacks at ‘SNL,’ Says Lorne Michaels Came to His Dressing Room to Tell Him to ‘Calm the F— Down. Just Have Fun. Jesus Christ’

“Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels is the subject of Susan Morrison’s upcoming biography “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live,” a lengthy excerpt from which was published by The ...
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Lorne Michaels Told Bill Hader, Who Was 'Prone to Anxiety Attacks,' to 'Calm the F--- Down' Before Hosting SNL

The co-founder of the late-night sketch comedy show has "different approaches" for "different personalities," Susan Morrison writes in her biography of him Mike Coppola/Getty; Amanda Edwards/FilmMagic ...