What are some good techniques to try to stop a panic attack before it happens?

When I feel a panic attack coming a try to separate myself from the situation or place I am in. I go to some place cool and quiet, like a bathroom. Splashing some cold water on my face and taking some deep breathes in through the nose out through the mouth can help slow down my thoughts and prevent the panic from continuing.

I also suffer from panic attacks and usually I can never predict when they happen... I've taught myself to deal with them relatively quickly though: the key is breathing. When you have a panic attack you start breathing really hard and really quickly. This is called hyperventilation. It basically drives your panic attack forward and keeps the anxiety going. To stop this, you need to concentrate on your breathing and try and breathe as slowly as you can. I know in real life it is really hard to think about how you breath when you are having a panic attack, but if you practice you will eventually learn to control your anxiety and you will be able to recover much faster. Good luck:)

when you feel like you are being triggered try to relax do what ever relaxes you. go away from crowds. listen to music. try to eliminate things that trigger you.

Understanding the symptoms of a panic attack are key to stopping it before it happens. When you feel the onset of the attack, it is important to control your breathing by taking long, even breaths in through the nose, and out through the mouth. This will allow you to focus, and calm down your system, preventing the panic attack.

Breathing techniques can be surprisingly effective. Hyperventilating causes many of the panic symptoms such as hold/numb extremities and spaceyness/loss of focus. Breathe slowly into your nostrils and slower still out of your mouth. Avoid quick, shallow breaths at all costs.

It all depends on you. For me, panic attacks can be sudden or it can be a build up of my anxiety over time which leads to a panic attack. I find meditation sometimes helps me to reduce my anxiety but you also need to think about the triggers for your attacks and ways to approach this. Click on Path at the top of your page and look at the self help guides for tips on how to help you. There is no shame in needing to try different things to find one that works best for you.

Become aware of the physical and cognitive symptoms that usually come for you when you have a panic attack. Once you know them, you'll be able to know pretty early on that you're about to have an attack and you can employ your coping skills. Breathing exercises work for me.

Focus on something entirely new and really focus on it. If you're panicking about a crowd, focus on a random building really hard and start thinking of questions about it so that your brain stops worrying about the other thing.

I can share what has worked for me. Understand that this is just my experience and so I can't speak for anyone else. Almost every article you will find that talks about dealing with things like anxiety will eventually talk about the breath. What I have done now is to write out a list of things that trigger my attacks, and that helps me to watch for things piling up that I might not notice. It might be stress, change in weather, pain, life changes, drugs, overeating etc. Then, when I see that there are a number of things piling up, I try to control the things I can (I can't control the weather, for example but I can control if I overeat). Then, if I still feel that "shaky" feeling like I am going to have an attack, I do deep breathing. Sometimes I have to leave my work and find a place to breathe. I used to force myself to stay, but I have learned that that usually leads to me having an attack.