how do you help someone with a panick attack?

[vital]

a friend of mine is on the phone with me right now and she is having a panick attack. had trouble breathing and now is very paraniod/crying...i dunno what to do..

 

[Aimster]

I swear if you pull a spider...

go over there.

 

[vital]

i can't because we live in different states

 

[amol]

tell her to calm down in a soothing voice

 

[Aimster]

Originally posted by: vital
i can't because we live in different states

Listen to what she has to say. You can't really say anything. Whatever you say will just make it worse (you are talking to a female afterall and this is like her being on her period).

Why is she having a panic attack?

 

[vital]

i'm not sure why she is having one. she keeps telling me not to talk because she thinks i'm yelling at her when i speak. she's hiding in her closet...

 

[amol]

Originally posted by: vital
i'm not sure why she is having one. she keeps telling me not to talk because she thinks i'm yelling at her when i speak. she's hiding in her closet...

it's definitely a problem with a person

try to talk in a soothing tone

 

[upsciLLion]

That's a tough one. Nothing short of laying down and trying to sleep ever helped me. Good luck.

 

[Aimster]

Did she hang up on you yet?

 

[CalamitousSoul]

Run over to her house, and shake the ish out of her. Then hug her and leave. Works everytime.

 

[Baked]

Scare her straight. Go over and smack her until she calms down. Or tell her to drink half a bottle of JD.

 

[screw3d]

Your avatar is a PAPER BAG!!

 

[spaceman]

panic attacks are no fun, tell her to see a doctor and get some meds for them.

 

[Conky]

Tell them to stop being so dramatic and go to sleep.

 

[y2kc]

that's tough... maybe you can try to distract her, get her attention and start talking about a really great time you too had... you know, "remember that time we blah blah blah..." just to try to get her to focus on something different, it may calm her long enough to bring her down from the state she's in right now.

edit: 2 hours late, sorry. hope she's ok.

 

[LeadMagnet]

just like hicups - you need to scare the crap out of her

 

[LeadMagnet]

double post

 

[rudeguy]

just for the record scaring her will only make it worse. If you want a quick fix, get her angry at you. It is impossible to feel anger and panick at the same time.

 

[da loser]

what's a panic attack?

 

[gsaldivar]

Originally posted by: screw3d
Your avatar is a PAPER BAG!!

😀

 

[moshquerade]

did she come out of the closet yet?

 

[quakefiend420]

have we been syringered?

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
have we been syringered?

that's what i'm thinking...

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
did she come out of the closet yet?

😛

 

[Paulson]

Believe me, panick attacks suck... but just talking should calm the person down... I know when I get them if I call up someone and start talking with them I settle down and feel better...