Coaching practices for Stay During Panic Attack

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• The instant it hits in a store or a meeting, the only thought is get out now
• When it grips me it feels like this is the time it won’t stop
• A while after one passes, all that’s left in my memory is how terrifying the worst moment was
• I’ll force myself into the scary thing, but the second the panic peaks I bolt for the exit because it feels unbearable
• When a panic attack peaks, all the breathing and reasoning techniques I’ve learned just slip right through my fingers

Practices that may help

1. Stay in the situation for the full arc
   Leave only after the attack has peaked and begun to subside — not in the middle, no matter how strong the urge.
   Panic Surfing
2. Know the panic arc before the next attack
   A panic attack peaks within 10 minutes and always subsides — not because you controlled it, but because the physiology is time-limited.
   Panic Surfing
3. Conduct a post-panic review to counter catastrophic memory
   After every attack, record what actually happened — because anxiety memory is biased toward danger.
   Panic Surfing
4. Stay in the situation until anxiety drops
   Remain in the feared situation long enough for distress to fall — leaving early teaches the wrong lesson.
   The Fear Ladder: Graded Exposure Made Practical
5. Use the dive reflex as a first-response to panic
   When panic peaks and cognitive tools fail, cold water on the face gives the body a hardwired override.
   The Dive Reflex, Made Practical
6. Panic Surfing
   Panic surfing is the practice of allowing panic to peak and pass without fighting it, fleeing the situation, or using safety behaviors — based on the understanding that panic attacks are physiologically self-limiting and cannot escalate indefinitely. The approach is drawn from panic treatment research and from acceptance-based models; it is one of the most effective behavioral components of modern panic disorder treatment.
7. Use somatic tracking instead of distraction
   Observe sensations with neutral curiosity rather than distracting from them — the curiosity interrupts the threat appraisal.
   Panic Surfing
8. Identify and reduce safety behaviors
   Notice the things you do to prevent catastrophe during panic — and experiment with dropping them.
   The Clark Panic Model, Made Practical
9. Allow the sensations instead of fighting them
   Do not try to stop the racing heart, the dizziness, the breathlessness — allow them and observe.
   Panic Surfing
10. Use grounding before anxiety peaks, not after
    Start the technique at the first sign of anxiety — not once the wave is overwhelming.
    The 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Technique

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