Panic is a psychological state, a response to a threat. It is expressed in bouts of feelings of acute fear, excitement and uncontrollable desire to avoid a dangerous situation by any means. If you let panic take over, you can easily lose control of the situation and prevent your own salvation.
Instruction manual
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To understand what kind of behavior during difficult moments of life - during a terrorist threat, floods, earthquakes, shipwrecks, etc. - it is considered correct, draw in your imagination an alloy along a turbulent mountain river. If you suddenly fall out of the boat, what would you do to be saved? Waving hands, screaming - so you just swallow water and inevitably go to the bottom. If you group, concentrate and go with the flow, the water stream will take you to a quieter area.
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To preserve the presence of mind in any critical situation, get together and clearly imagine what actions should be taken at the moment. Remember all the emergency instructions that you have ever read and studied, try to calm down and reassure others.
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Anxiety is the body’s natural reaction to defend itself against what seems scary and dangerous. Do not dramatize the situation. In the case of increased anxiety and excitement, you will naturally expect the worst possible scenario, while you will underestimate your capabilities. Of course, you can’t cancel feelings or order your brain to stop experiencing unrest. However, the strength of a person’s character is manifested not in controlling their feelings, but in performing the right actions in a critical situation. So that the sense of danger does not increase, stop imagining the worst of the scenarios. Internal security can be learned to create, it can be educated in yourself. You never know what problems happen in life, a confident person can cope with even the most terrible of them.
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Practice solving problems. Even if at first glance the problem that appears seems completely hopeless, look at it from the side, try to make a list of options for resolving it. If you can’t find a way out, and panic and horror cross all possible boundaries, do not hesitate to ask for help from those you trust, or from professionals.
Useful advice
Simple psychotechnics will help harmonize the internal panic: concentrate on your own breathing for 10-15 minutes, free your head from all thoughts, while trying to completely relax. Let nothing distract you from this activity - just listen to your breath.