How can I hide an anxiety attack from others?
Athena86
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Sep 15, 2015
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I used to have anxiety attacks at work sometimes. I would excuse myself to the restroom. Or go to my room if I was at home. The best way to hide the attacks is to figure out how to stem them before they become full-blown. I know for me, I could feel it coming a couple of minutes before. I did diaphragm breathing exercises quietly to myself and would do a simple grounding technique. ID things wherever I was: something I could touch, something I could hear, something I could smell, something I could taste, something I see. It would just say the things in my head until the feeling passed.
DancingAlong
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Dec 15, 2015
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I would encourage you to not try to hide an anxiety attack and reach out for help, but if you really feel you must hide it: take some deep breathes. Try to do some easy grounding exercises or find a moment of calm. Remember that taking care of yourself is the most important.
Anonymous
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Jan 11, 2016
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Hiding an anxiety attack isn't always the best way to deal with it, but sometimes you have to. I would suggest that you take controlled steady and deep breaths and try to laugh and smile, it may be hard but eventually youll forget that you are having an anxiety attack in the first place.
SnugglyDreamer95
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Jun 6, 2016
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Deep breathing is always a good exercise for a panic attack. Focusing on breathing in and out for a certain amount of time each, keeps your mind off the bad things
SilentSerenityy
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Jul 11, 2016
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It's pretty hard to hide one. All you can do is excuse yourself to a room you're alone in or even into the bathroom. It can help to have people around you who know you have anxiety, that can reassure you during attacks.
Anonymous
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Aug 9, 2016
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You can't, when you have an anxiety attack it takes over your whole body, your body just shuts down it thinks it's in danger so your body panics and just shuts down
PandaIsHere08
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Aug 22, 2016
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Learn some basic breathing techniques! Or if it gets too much for you, try to find a quiet and comfortable place where you can calm down and easily relax.
Teddy522
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Apr 25, 2017
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Removing yourself from the situation when you feel you are about to have an anxiety attack can help you gain control and give you space to calm yourself. Anxiety attacks can be embarrassing as many people don`t understand them, but there`s no shame in getting help and letting others know (you never know, maybe by telling your story, it may encourage someone else to do so)
miraculousJoy7
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Jun 19, 2017
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It's best to just take a second to breathe and evaluate your surroundings. Is there somewhere you can go to be alone to think clear and just breathe? (Bathroom, room, outside).
hopefulParadise19
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Nov 21, 2017
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be calm from other and live your own world thinks no one is watching you and there is no anexity if you react
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