I had them for quite a while. I tried valium,xanex,therapy,and all the rest.
Three things helped me to end them for good.
1. when i had them i found I was breathing very short,fast breathes high in my chest.So I would consciously breath slowly and deeply into my abdomen. Letting the air fill and push out my belly.
2. Get up and move around and just touch stuff. I found I was caught in my mind and sensing things real with my body would help get me out of it.
3. the one that finally ended them for good was I sincerely got really pissed off at feeling like I was going to go insane,but not go insane. After a while I caught on. It was all bullshit. I started saying as many times as needed, " OK, IF IM GOING TO GO F&*#^* CRAZY
LET`S GO RIGHT F%^&@% NOW!!!!!!" While up and walking and moving my arms around acting crazy.And I meant it!That`s the key to MEAN it. and theyslowly went away.{ you may want to go off alone somewhere to try it
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They came back for a visit about 10 years later,but I did the same and they went away. That was 15 years ago. I felt one coming on last week with some noops I was taking. I blew it away in less than a minute.
Just keep trying these things until it works.I have taught these to a few friends who it has worked for as well.
Always remember if you think you are going crazy,you aren`t.
Because when you are crazy,you don`t know it.It`s the NOT knowing it that defines insanity.
Treat the attack as a maliciuos intruder,because it is. It is not YOU.
It`s just a passing state.Just dont buy into the bullshit. And keep trying it.It`s a loop/cycle that needs some shocks to be broken. The cycle can`t stand up to a good whoopin` for long.
As for a magic pill,I never found one,and man did I look. Most made them worse.In fact benzos{valium,ect} and SSRI`s {paxil,zoloft} had a very nasty rebound effect and withdraw. paul