Remarkably Foolish Ways to Disrupt a Panic Attack

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Jump in a lake. You’ll no longer be focused on the panic.

Push someone else in a lake. Your panic will be justified fear. Run.

Bite a dog. They’ll be just as confused as you are.

Time your panic attacks. Try to make it longer than the last one.

Have a friend make fun of you. You’ll be pissed off (no longer panic), or laughing (no longer panic) or in tears because they hurt your feelings - no longer in panic.

Chew down a tree like a beaver would. Bleeding gums and chipped teeth will change the frame of focus for you and the panic will stop.

Think about all of your dead pets. You’ll cry. That’s were panic attacks go anyway. Why not get there more quickly?

Fart. Loudly. People will focus on that and not your panic. Then you can focus on your shame and not the panic. This is another quick route to crying.

Decide that right now is the time to shave your head. Get some clippers. Shave your head. This doesn’t work often. And? There’s nothing quite like sheering off a full head of hair to change your…