How to Stop a Panic Attack in UNDER 60 Seconds (Dr. Steven Fonso)

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  • Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
  • How to Stop a Panic Attack in UNDER 60 Seconds | Dr. Steven Fonso
    Have you ever had such bad anxiety that you felt like the walls were closing in, your heart was pounding a thousand miles a minutes and no matter how hard you tried you just couldn't seem to catch your breath? In this episode of The Connected Life, Dr. Steve shows you how a SIMPLE breathing technique can stop or prevent a panic attack in LESS than a minute.
    Click the link to download Dr. Steve's FREE GUIDE: 7 Essential Steps to Harnessing Resilience
    stevenfonso.com

Комментарии • 423

  • @jurajchobot
    @jurajchobot 7 месяцев назад +57

    I used to have daily severe panic attacks since I was 18. My head would turn to the side, I would feel like I am about to levitate and the only thing I could hear was my breath and my heart beat while feeling like I am about to scream. It lasted for quite some time, but I learned to master it.
    My technique for handling panic attacks:
    I just imagine a large fire shooting out of my chest into the space in front of me, the more severe the panic attack, the larger the flame. Kind of as if I was a Pokemon Cyndaquil, but I shoot the fire from my chest. It helps me every time as I switched my attention from being in panic to releasing all of the pressure through the fire. Eventually the panic attack burns itself out and the fire grows smaller until it eventually disappears and I am good again.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  7 месяцев назад +4

      thanks for sharing what’s worked for you ❤👊

  • @arniekando6846
    @arniekando6846 8 месяцев назад +29

    Panic attack...I say Thank you Jesus focus on Him and enter by prayer God presence. And the peace of God that passes all understanding will guard your heart. That works for me...seriously.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад +8

      Some find genuine peace in connecting with the divine almighty. ❤…and God also gave us a home for our consciousness called our body for us to trust, have a relationship with, and be at peace with. Let’s do both!

    • @RenewalCreations
      @RenewalCreations 7 месяцев назад +2

      Amen. Sometimes Jesus is the only one who can break off the fear. Sometimes I can't even breathe and then all of a sudden I am finding myself calling out Yeshua.

    • @eca7773
      @eca7773 7 месяцев назад

      Whatever works for you...

  • @dauman1442
    @dauman1442 8 месяцев назад +47

    Finally mental first aid. I could have used this 2 years ago when a co-worker of mine had a panic attack. Thank you ❤

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад +3

      Really appreciate you taking the time to share that. 👊🙏❤️

  • @TheStormyDebris
    @TheStormyDebris 9 месяцев назад +78

    notes on the breathing method I like to add when you breathe in: "You're smelling the Roses (or your preferred flower or scent" when you breathe out" You're blowing out your Birthday Candles" it helps to latch on to something positive, familiar and centering yourself

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  9 месяцев назад +9

      sweet, great addition 👊

    • @hellie_el
      @hellie_el 8 месяцев назад +2

      i think that's a brilliant idea! ❤

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад +1

      @@hellie_elyou are a brilliant idea from the universe 👍❤️

    • @patriciademol2299
      @patriciademol2299 7 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@hellie_el
      And so do I! ❤

  • @barnabybot
    @barnabybot 8 месяцев назад +18

    I found that directly challenging the panic attack to try and kill me.
    I would say externally, come on then, try to kill me. The logic that my panic attack wouldnt kill me and directly challenging my fear made my panic attack go away forever. After a few goes, my attacks never came back.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад +3

      I can totally resonate with that. That strategy is done when someone has enough energy and sense of ‘self’ to be able to take command. For people that have had two or more attacks, it may be a great strategy, thanks for sharing. 😊

    • @FranciTurner
      @FranciTurner 7 месяцев назад +2

      I've done that as well. kill me already if you are going to!

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  7 месяцев назад +2

      @@FranciTurneryes! I recall sitting in my chair saying “give me everything you’ve got, finish me if you must, I’m not moving”

    • @betyadrydiaz476
      @betyadrydiaz476 7 месяцев назад

      This does not WORK for me. Fighting the panic attack made it even worst.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  7 месяцев назад +1

      @@betyadrydiaz476I think more of an “invitation to consume you” is more the suggestion as opposed to ‘fighting’ it ❤…I agree, if you try to fight panic or anxiety you will lose.

  • @sanfo2003
    @sanfo2003 8 месяцев назад +8

    I think of a panic attack as being a momentary andrenaline dump for no apparent reason. When the adrenaline dumps in it's as if you're trying to run away from a monster but you're not moving. Your heart starts palpitating, you get flush and you can get dizzy. This scares you and now more adrenaline gets dumped into your system making matters worse. You need to stop producing more adrenaline and then that initial dump of adrenaline will fade away and all is well. The key is to stop producing that secondary adrenaline. I'm a Christian and was on a plane when a panic attack hit me, I thought I was going to pass out and got scared making matters worse. It was at that time I remembered Romans 8:28 which says that all things work together for good to those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose. So I thought oh well if I pass out it would be ultimately for my good so suddenly I didn't care if I passed out or not and I just put my trust in the Lord, and lo and behold I stopped producing that extra adrenaline and the panic attack stopped.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад +3

      trust in life…and panic as well as chronic anxiety are interwoven for sure. Thank you for mentioning that. For those that won’t quite resonate with Christian texts, trust placed in the body is also effective which is what this exercise also looks to reinforce. Trust. ❤🙏

    • @davidblaske6911
      @davidblaske6911 7 месяцев назад +1

      I used to wake up in the middle of the night heart pounding like a kick drum, sweating ferociously, had to get up out of bed and get away from it every time. I'd been convinced otherwise that the diet will have some effect but a stressful life in the first place, I believe, is even worse in terms of contributing factors. Went on for two - three years every other night or so. Two to three cups of coffee every day and something tantamount to a candy bar every other day for pure sugar more or less. But I've gradually improved over some more time. Always dilute a mega dose of sugar with other foods or it will blast your blood sugars if you go with that alone. Hope that helps.

  • @KatKiwi_
    @KatKiwi_ 3 года назад +77

    My dad always say “Stop” like dude you have panic attacks too you should understand

    • @yeongchoi2206
      @yeongchoi2206 8 месяцев назад +2

      Lmao wrf

    • @arifbeg4822
      @arifbeg4822 8 месяцев назад +3

      When panic hits, you yourself don’t understand what’s going on with you. One moment you’re just fine and next moment you’re almost dying.
      So it’s hard for someone else to understand too

    • @kcjd8659
      @kcjd8659 8 месяцев назад +1

      Lol just like that Bob Newhart skit-“Stop it.”

    • @MayimHastings
      @MayimHastings 8 месяцев назад +1

      I was in the ER one fine 2AM, sick, in excruciating pain and terrified. The nurse was super rude and that was my breaking point (I'm autistic, so it doesn't take much). I started hyperventilating and she kept screaming at me to stop it! That was also the day when i learned that when I'm angry my accent goes from 'mild Atlantan' to 'backwoods Appalachian' 🤣

    • @sanchitsharma3260
      @sanchitsharma3260 7 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@MayimHastingsoh god even reading this makes me anxious! I hope you are fine now!?

  • @kathleenking888
    @kathleenking888 8 месяцев назад +15

    One hand on the heart and one hand on the stomach brings the attention from the head to the heart and instantly one is removed from the mind where the thoughts are thought of to generate from and focus on the heart. Now your thought is somewhere other than the head and you can only think one thought at a time but now you are connected to the heart giving you a feeling of safety, security and love. The anxious feelings are the same as feeling of excitement, the subconscious can't tell the difference between both, its a trick of the mind so start telling yourself you feel excited. Guess what the anxious panic will slowly disperse, and you will become more in control again and most of all feeling good. 😀

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад +4

      Have you thought to do a video on what you wrote? It seems like it could be of value…❤

  • @Nobody-Nowhere
    @Nobody-Nowhere 7 месяцев назад +5

    Luckily learned how to do it quite fast, after i think 2 attacks. Breathing helps, you cant be panicing if you are berthing calmly. Breathing is connected to your mental state.

  • @AngelasJoys
    @AngelasJoys 8 месяцев назад +11

    Vicks Vaporub under the nose. You smell it as you're gasping for breath, realize you're breathing and stop hyperventilating right away.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад +2

      lots of fun tools to use. I personally don’t carry vicks around, but if someone wants to carry a little jar, have at er’ 👍

    • @AngelasJoys
      @AngelasJoys 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@drstevefonso They have little jars now too. One third the size of the regular jars.

    • @deanframe9095
      @deanframe9095 8 месяцев назад +1

      I do that when I’m driving…..??? Cars. Passing..???

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад

      @@deanframe9095probably not? at least inform me and i’ll stay off the road 😂 …pull over!!! and breathe

  • @mariapapa992
    @mariapapa992 Год назад +37

    This actually worked. Thank you do much. I woke up and immediately was in the middle of a whopper of a panic attack, found you dear sir and I felt my attack lessen.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much for posting, and grateful that it added value to you ❤️

  • @Socks53
    @Socks53 9 месяцев назад +85

    First time seeing your video and you showed something I never knew. You made it easy to follow. I do suffer from panic attacks and this is something I will be using. Thanks so much for sharing this information. A lot of people don't know how horrible it is when you are having one. Thanks for sharing.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  9 месяцев назад +7

      appreciate you taking the time to express those sentiments. And if you are looking to upgrade with your breathwork, reach out to me, and I will send you a link to my weekly online breathwork where you can try a session out.

    • @mahyndrachettri4141
      @mahyndrachettri4141 8 месяцев назад

      Yes exactly

    • @jewel1953
      @jewel1953 8 месяцев назад +5

      Wonderful help. It feels like you are going to die when you have one. This was so simple. I will remember this.

    • @meltedliquefied
      @meltedliquefied 8 месяцев назад

      @@jewel1953totally agree

  • @witz224
    @witz224 Год назад +67

    Great video! I used to have panic attacks every time I flew. When I fly now I really focus on my breathing and don’t have any more attacks.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  Год назад +7

      thanks for sharing. Grounding the self with breath is so crucial, hopefully you are still doing some breathwork for a lifestyle practice?

    • @ken7808
      @ken7808 Год назад +2

      When I experience a panic attack, I get very overheated and short of breath. Then I try to run away from myself, which is impossible. Breathing exercises are of little help.

    • @vitorfernandes6747
      @vitorfernandes6747 8 месяцев назад

      ​​@@ken7808i feel like youu overheatead.. Feeling very uncomfortable.. Like body cant cool down.. What do you do?

    • @roxanne_george
      @roxanne_george 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@vitorfernandes6747that sounds like a hormone-unduced panic attack which often accompanies menopausal hot flashes. I used to have them a lot too. They differ from regular panic attacks in that they have no trigger, they just HIT YOU like a ton of bricks out of nowhere. Hormonal replacement therapy helped me a lot, as well as exercise and a healthy diet.

  • @mindywillis6230
    @mindywillis6230 5 лет назад +52

    I could have used this on my last flight, thanks for sharing this.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  5 лет назад +5

      shoot! let's hope there is not a next time : )

    • @hawkscrown525
      @hawkscrown525 2 года назад +1

      @@drstevefonso I have first flight next month...and I started feeling anxious today itself...
      About motion sickness dizziness. Ear pain....and how I will react before boarding...or going into plane...
      That anxiety coming into legs which I experienced during one domestic flight is making me nervous.
      Since I calm myself that return flight was good...
      But still...
      Kindly guide

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  2 года назад +1

      @@hawkscrown525 the mind is expecting. more pain than pleasure, yet they are entangled in the mind. Please close your eyes and reveal all of the pleasure and benefits to you for feeling anxious while flying. i’ve done this even while their was turbulence on the plane and it completely balanced my nervous system. A balanced mind that sees both pain and pleasure entangled will be resilient

  • @elenafrodin6707
    @elenafrodin6707 2 года назад +15

    Beautifully explained, thank you for sharing 🙏🏻😊. Very important to help each other!

  • @Mysha-786
    @Mysha-786 9 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks so much sir shring this tips wid us it really hellpfull for me n people suffering from claustrophobic attack it really needed

  • @1969petiza
    @1969petiza 8 месяцев назад

    Thanks for this information ❤❤❤❤

  • @agamngxt8852
    @agamngxt8852 2 года назад +14

    Had a massive panic attack just now and it helped 😭😭😭😭😭

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  2 года назад +6

      hang in there, if you do this for a couple of minutes a few times a day it will drastically assist you. much love ❤️

    • @agamngxt8852
      @agamngxt8852 2 года назад +2

      @@drstevefonso I’ve been having an awful few months. I have asthma and ended up in London A&E with a massive asthma attack in august. Had horrible never ending panic attacks after for a few weeks. Tried acupuncture which calmed me down. Then got a really bad chest infection and asthma issues again so I’m on antibiotics and steroids this week and panic attacks came back like 5 per day 😭 the worst is always in the evening because that triggers my anxiety around 21:00 when I ended up at A&E
      I don’t know how to stop this 😩

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  2 года назад +3

      @@agamngxt8852 i hear you, it can really feel like it’s never going to end. Anxiety is often a gateway to us discovery more ways to create inner ease and peace for ourselves. If you make that your focus and just start with that idea, you may find a tiny level of empowerment to continue to find more and more ways to connect with yourself, your ease and your peace.

  • @junerose-sommer5494
    @junerose-sommer5494 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much for this information!!

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  7 месяцев назад

      You are very welcome. ❤Please share if you feel the call 🙏

  • @eyebutterfly
    @eyebutterfly 7 месяцев назад

    Great advice!

  • @soothetv2553
    @soothetv2553 4 года назад +2

    Great tip.

  • @ranimvegas9085
    @ranimvegas9085 9 месяцев назад +2

    Life saver video
    Thanks😊

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  9 месяцев назад +1

      grateful it was useful to you. 👍👊

  • @movepauserestore
    @movepauserestore 7 месяцев назад

    Beautiful teaching well done ❤

  • @hannahadams6085
    @hannahadams6085 Год назад +2

    Great strategy, thank you ❤️

  • @cv5119
    @cv5119 9 месяцев назад +2

    Amazing informative video....thank you so much.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  9 месяцев назад

      grateful you enjoyed. Hope it helps even just a little. 👊

  • @frankk.777
    @frankk.777 7 дней назад

    Thanks for making it quick

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  7 дней назад

      the intro song slowed it down, but we did our best 🔥

  • @Jade_902
    @Jade_902 7 месяцев назад

    Excellent advice. Thank you 😊

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  7 месяцев назад +1

      appreciate you coming to the video ❤

  • @msprecious3498
    @msprecious3498 9 месяцев назад

    Thanks will try this next time 😊❤

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  9 месяцев назад

      good as a preventive practice to stay connected to the body as well ❤️❤️🙏

  • @Marykguise
    @Marykguise 2 года назад +35

    Loved this!! I’ve never heard of this before! Especially good because you could do it inconspicuously if you need to. Thank you so much!!

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  2 года назад +1

      so grateful you enjoyed. ❤️🙏❤️🙏

  • @benguay7985
    @benguay7985 8 месяцев назад

    Ty, this is awesome

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад

      Thank you for saying so. 🙏❤️

  • @xv1c10usx
    @xv1c10usx 8 месяцев назад +4

    im on zoloft but whats helps me when im having one is remembering that you cant die from panic attacks so that calms me down knowing everything is gonna be ok

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад +3

      yeah, that can be an important piece to remember ❤

  • @IASMINAIABLONCIC-ov3ei
    @IASMINAIABLONCIC-ov3ei 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you!!!

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  7 месяцев назад

      Thank you for commenting and watching. ❤

  • @victoriadescalso6580
    @victoriadescalso6580 9 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much ❤

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад

      you’re very welcome ☺️

  • @em945
    @em945 7 месяцев назад +1

    This is great! Thank you.
    So simple.
    My brain won't follow too much complexity or detailed lists for some reason.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  7 месяцев назад +1

      grateful you enjoy 😊 🙏

  • @romaineknepp6620
    @romaineknepp6620 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад

      presence is the purpose ❤

  • @aboogieTV
    @aboogieTV 2 года назад +16

    Wow this just helped me 💙💙 I couldn’t breath for a second but this technique really helped

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  2 года назад +1

      Glad to hear that. Here's a simple incremental step you can take as a daily practice soundcloud.com/veressent-life/connect-to-peace-breathing-exercise

  • @Evejalladin
    @Evejalladin 8 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you 🙏🥰

  • @kristencrowhurst4356
    @kristencrowhurst4356 2 года назад +5

    Okay so this actually helped. Thank you so much!

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  2 года назад

      so grateful you did the exercise! Thanks for sharing

  • @shivisharma8954
    @shivisharma8954 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you

  • @parisnj1019
    @parisnj1019 7 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you man, thank you so much. I had a couple of traumas one after another in a short period of life and after that I struggle with panic attacks often. Recently I could get better with the help of a social worker but still it hunts me from time to time. This technique is going to be an addition for me. Needless to say I go through at least a couple of them for bringing myself back to the present.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  7 месяцев назад

      If you have a chance, you might really like this one
      ruclips.net/video/N3TCsywoyT0/видео.htmlsi=jkH7Wj5t1Tf8-2Zc
      it will grow your learning and understanding

  • @erleonek
    @erleonek 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you, this actually worked right now

  • @HeronCoyote1234
    @HeronCoyote1234 8 месяцев назад +2

    My stepson has panic attacks. If I’m with him during one, I will definitely try this. Thank you!

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад +2

      Thanks for sharing that, yeah the experience as you know can be scary, so it’s great that he has some support ❤

  • @renee290
    @renee290 9 месяцев назад

    I could if used this years ago, thank you for sharing. I have this problem just about every day in some way

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  9 месяцев назад

      If you've moved beyond this, consider playing with this one that I made for people's everyday life. ruclips.net/video/l_2Cz7AF5ls/видео.html

  • @CJ-jq4lv
    @CJ-jq4lv 8 месяцев назад

    I like the looked at and name out loud 5 things you see around you. It helps engage prefrontal, it works also.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад

      yes! grabbing certainty of what you know to be true in the moment. Love it.

  • @LR-yu3mx
    @LR-yu3mx 9 месяцев назад +2

    I used to get panic attacks in the early morning. One thing that helped, is to get up immediately and go make coffee. But sometimes its severe, it feels as if a big iron hand grabs. my chest loke crzmp in my chest. Usually have nobody near to help

  • @happyshortss47
    @happyshortss47 3 месяца назад

    Wow, it worked like a magic to me 🎉 Thank you

  • @Dani-ICU-RN
    @Dani-ICU-RN 8 месяцев назад

    ICU RN here.. I used to do that to patients families or patients. Except for the hands on the stomach thing,TY . New idea. 😊😊

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад +1

      oh cool. They sure are blessed to have you ❤

  • @tahmidefaz6804
    @tahmidefaz6804 2 года назад

    Works for me

  • @magic666z
    @magic666z 7 месяцев назад

    thanks

  • @GingaFairbairn
    @GingaFairbairn 7 месяцев назад +4

    Thank you so much for posting this video. it is a simple exercise which is very effective. I have practiced and found it very helpful. This can be also part of daily practice to maintain stress levels in balance when strong emotions arise. I appreciate you

  • @TheOrganicCookingTwins
    @TheOrganicCookingTwins 7 месяцев назад

    my doctor who does acupuncture taught me effecting the top of the head where vagus nerve is and showed how to do it in here.

  • @kailiekernaghan-keast500
    @kailiekernaghan-keast500 5 лет назад +10

    Never clicked so fast, BIG thanks!

  • @indarwatibudiastuti5155
    @indarwatibudiastuti5155 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you, Doctor. You handsome and smart

  • @goaskalicefool
    @goaskalicefool 2 года назад +9

    Brilliant instant relief, thank you.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  2 года назад +1

      glad it helped. thank you for sharing that.

    • @goaskalicefool
      @goaskalicefool 2 года назад

      @@drstevefonso a bit later today I could feel another one coming so I clasped my hands over my puku (stomach/belly button) and took no more than four inward and outward breaths and 'voila', stopped in it's tracks!?! I didn't really even stop what I was doing, so.....kia ora, thank you Doc for openly sharing your knowledge and expertise. I'm so grateful I stopped on your video, the ratio of relief:length of video, was spot on. Mauri Ora!!! X

  • @angiej9414
    @angiej9414 2 года назад +13

    Thank you. I used this today and it helped calm my nerves.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  2 года назад +2

      glad it helped.Please share with others : )

  • @lizzgaffneyclark8568
    @lizzgaffneyclark8568 2 года назад +1

    Thanks trying this now !

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  2 года назад

      also if you need added support, this is a nine minute version of little more advanced i made
      soundcloud.com/veressent-life/connect-to-peace-breathing-exercise?.treatment

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  2 года назад

      soundcloud.com/veressent-life/connect-to-peace-breathing-exercise?.treatment

  • @Monkeyland03
    @Monkeyland03 2 года назад

    Thank you, Dr. Steven Fonso. 😃

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  2 года назад +1

      you’re welcome 😉

    • @Monkeyland03
      @Monkeyland03 2 года назад

      @@drstevefonso Dr. Steven Fonso, I would like to ask did you invent that technique yourself?

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  2 года назад +1

      @@Monkeyland03 it’s a collection of data from my mentors and clients over 2 decades worth, some influences were, chiropractic neurology principles, donnie epstein, maria szepes, my 12 years kundalini yoga, zen, etc..great question! thanks for asking

  • @angelinaubag1807
    @angelinaubag1807 2 года назад

    Nice video

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  2 года назад

      thank you very much, it seems to be serving well for the most part, and that’s really inspiring. We have 104 videos planned for 2022, so hope you enjoy those 😁

  • @AshleyLebedev
    @AshleyLebedev 8 месяцев назад

    This is very good. So is, learning by heart, Parasympathetic breathing or pranayamic breathing. If you truly need to stop something in tracks, take a pinch of Ashwaghanda & lavender flower

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад

      thanks for adding value ❤

  • @arifbeg4822
    @arifbeg4822 8 месяцев назад +2

    Panic attacks are terrible, I pray no one ever gets it. It feels almost like a heart attack, pressure on chest and unable to breathe. You start believing you’re going to die next moment.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад +1

      thanks for sharing, yeah, you think you’re going down. ❤

  • @matthewlepak2878
    @matthewlepak2878 2 года назад +5

    Thank you Jesus bless!

  • @amalprasadma7385
    @amalprasadma7385 2 года назад +1

    Thank you from India🇮🇳

  • @Karenpayne47
    @Karenpayne47 7 месяцев назад

    You mentioned quickly building a repore…could you do a video on this?
    It is so helpful at building a level of trust in a short space of time, and I haven’t a clue how to do it.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  7 месяцев назад

      It’s a fantastic request. I’ll see what I can do, possibly on a LIVE, so if you feel okay to subscribe then you’ll be notified ❤🙏

  • @amj0215
    @amj0215 2 года назад +2

    Wow...this really helps🙂 Thank you so much🙂

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  2 года назад +1

      you’re welcome, grateful you came upon our channel

  • @ggstylz
    @ggstylz 8 месяцев назад +3

    Embracing the anxiety and completely welcoming it, or any other unwanted symptoms is by far the quickest way to mitigate them. Distractions and resistance fuels these. It might feel counterintuitive but relinquishing control is key.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад

      Thanks for commenting…clarification for others is that completely welcoming a symptom is not appropriate when someone is feeling their life being threatened. Fully welcoming it happens when you’ve advanced through a stage where your start point is empowerment. Someone feeling victimized in the early stages of healing will not welcome anything ❤

    • @ggstylz
      @ggstylz 8 месяцев назад +1

      ⁠You’re probably right. Completely welcoming panic might be an advanced approach. This is why I believe that it’s paramount in introducing people to exposure therapy, and pointing out that resisting panic will only make things worse as early as possible. It doesn’t need to be perfected over night, but not knowing that resistance is counterproductive isn’t helpful either.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад +1

      @@ggstylzand i think that’s the point of community. Not everyone can cover everything at all times. And if you’re inspired and think you add a new layer or piece to the puzzle, those that are ready to hear, will embrace it. I hope you continue to share your successes and strategies so that those students who are ready to receive will do just that and have their life improved by you. ❤

    • @ggstylz
      @ggstylz 5 месяцев назад

      @@user-zk8ck3my3l I’m not sure if you’re replying to me or the OP.

  • @rachelpops9239
    @rachelpops9239 8 месяцев назад

    Meditation especially the rosary helped me

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад

      yes! a great two for sure❤ Interesting story, my 92 year old grandmother had a hip replacement and had huge blood cysts that kept swelling, she did the rosary, it burst and fully healed in one day

  • @shellyboob4630
    @shellyboob4630 7 месяцев назад

    I had my first (that im aware of and it realy scared me.iv been having a lot to deal with on the run up to it. Luckily I have a gem of a partner, who saw me through it.❤🎉❤ By the way your stunning!

  • @babsk4071
    @babsk4071 7 месяцев назад

    ❤EXCELLENT-Feeling of a CONNECTION HELP TOO.. The Studious could have done the Same.. I’ve done this in my Customer Service job as well✌️

  • @p.steven2413
    @p.steven2413 8 месяцев назад

    Thanks , I will Try This ! I sometimes get upset with my Anxiety , and it is difficult Today for my Doctor to Prescribe " Ativan " that Works very Quickly for me and my Mom was on It Her Whole Life ! Thank You so Much and Stay Blessed 😇 🙏 🙏 🙏 Bye .....

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад

      all the best on your health journey 🙏❤️

  • @lory_luna5186
    @lory_luna5186 2 года назад +2

    I’m to go on my first flight by myself. So i’m hoping everything goes well but this really helps thx

  • @anthonydavis9382
    @anthonydavis9382 2 года назад +5

    Starting to get these attacks every day now and i don't know why. They're starting to piss me off. And now I'm stuck consciously breathing. Sob

  • @eleena1035
    @eleena1035 8 месяцев назад

    How isn't this technique viral already??

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад +1

      ❤️🙏 thank you 🙏 ❤️

  • @katashley1031
    @katashley1031 7 месяцев назад

    For me, having something alkalizing or a glass of whole milk stops them. I also breathe through the left nostril, the cooling channel, and use a far infrared heat lamp on the thyroid. With those 3 steps, even hormonal anxiety is gone in moments.

  • @jtkyber
    @jtkyber 7 месяцев назад

    I started getting panic attacks and other bad neurological symptoms immediately after (actually during) trying IV therapy (glutathione, COQ10, etc.) I don't think I ever even come close to having a panic attack before that, but now I can barely walk the neighborhood without feeling like one could come on. It usually comes with the feeling of my brain wanting to shut off and my nasal passage closing up. It's so weird, and was very extreme the first couple weeks. I couldn't even sleep because it felt like I was going to pass out or fall into a coma instead of fall asleep. I'll try this technique if I feel like a panic attack could be getting close again. One thing that seems to help me slightly is a cold pack on the forehead

  • @amyg8792
    @amyg8792 8 месяцев назад

    Just making myself focus on something else like a tv program and acting like nothing was happening helped (or listening to someone talk to me about anything except the panic attack)...and also putting very strong peppermint gum in my mouth.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад

      I love that you mentioned those, and one of the benefits beyond this particular somatic type of work is that it trains us to develop a relationship with our bodies ❤️🙏

  • @sakinainfo
    @sakinainfo 8 месяцев назад +3

    This is one of the position of a muslims prayer... it is definitely very calming and relaxing

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад +1

      cool thanks for sharing ❤

  • @christinebuckley6106
    @christinebuckley6106 Год назад +1

    I also suffer with panic attacks after thirty years they've returned must be because of menopause I've recently started wearing Hrt patches please God they will help

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  Год назад

      fingers crossed…and if you would like any help with it, you can schedule a call with me at veressentlife.com and you will see discover call. Hope is the first step…then the action around it is to create a plan for your healing ❤️‍🩹

  • @marveldc2452
    @marveldc2452 2 года назад +1

    Thank you mr.
    though the video posted 2 years ago.you are replying to all the comments even now.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  2 года назад

      Hey, life is for participating! i do the best i can with what i’ve got. have a great day 🙏

    • @marveldc2452
      @marveldc2452 2 года назад

      @@drstevefonso
      Doctor...
      Panic attack hurts my mind and heart too much..
      I had covid before 4 months.from that i'm having anxiety and panic feeling.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  2 года назад

      @@marveldc2452 i do have a great little online course that is very reasonable fee for anxiety. would you like me to give you the link to that? it’s a course i created for my patients.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  2 года назад

      @@marveldc2452 how ya hanging in there? what do you need

  • @suepeters4194
    @suepeters4194 Год назад +3

    I get panic attacks while driving so this technique wouldn’t work for me. While having an attack, my breath is shallow and I try to deep breath but I can’t.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  Год назад +1

      I have done it with my wife while driving, she was panicking, and as she kept her eyes on the road, she really accentuated a slow breath in the belly, we try for 7 seconds inhale, 7 exhale

  • @HeronCoyote1234
    @HeronCoyote1234 8 месяцев назад +1

    Not only do you explain WHAT to do, you explain WHY to do each steps

  • @FranciTurner
    @FranciTurner 7 месяцев назад +1

    I would make sensory changes. Drink something cold. Say that it is cold. See the color of the drink. Drink something warm. Again, say that it is warm, see the color of the drink. Say the color. Stare into a bright light bulb, then turn off the lights. Scratch my legs, then rub them. Etc. I had panic disorder for years. I still struggle with anxiety but I no longer have panic attacks.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  7 месяцев назад +1

      ❤ one of the reasons for this video was to be a starting point to have someone build a relationship with their body. There are thousands of things people can do to distract themselves, i wanted people to be able to develop a skill

  • @Dani-ICU-RN
    @Dani-ICU-RN 8 месяцев назад

    Hmmm. I shall try

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад

      it’s pleasant enough. Thanks for giving it a go ❤ Wish you peace and ease 🙏

  • @indigobunting2431
    @indigobunting2431 9 месяцев назад +2

    You are so hectic! I cannot possibly focus on four things at once, especially not when terrified. "Activating presence" means nothing to me.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  9 месяцев назад +1

      great observation. Don’t do this exercise when you are terrified then, do it as a preventative when you have less defences up. Also, is there a question within your comment?

  • @mrs.g.9816
    @mrs.g.9816 7 месяцев назад

    I hope the woman on the plane thanked you for your help. I've suffered anxiety for decades because of complex childhood PTSD. I've suffered especially since the loss of my husband in 2017. Since then, I retired and moved away from a large city, bought the first house I ever owned and had a few house-related scares. It is so "uncozy" to live alone in a dark old house! The anxiety, when it gets bad, is really physical. I feel it in the pit of my gut and in my chest. My therapist taught me centering exercises similar to what you just showed us. She noticed that I like to clasp my hands over my abdomen, and she encourages that. Thank you for putting this video out there to help us!

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  7 месяцев назад

      thank you for your expression of appreciation. By you adding that love into the energetic field, makes ripples for us to enjoy ❤

  • @DeenForEver14
    @DeenForEver14 7 месяцев назад

    I have an important question about anxeity subject, can physical activity increase levels of serotonin and dopamine and other anti-anxeity chemicals in the brain just like medications? Im looking for an answer to this question a lot of a time...

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  7 месяцев назад +1

      www.apa.org/topics/exercise-fitness/stress

  • @louisk319
    @louisk319 9 месяцев назад +1

    I read somewhere that if you force your mind to focus on something external that itll calm a panic attack. When mine come I grab a piece of ice and close my fist around it. Then i take the cold melted ice and put it on my face. This seeems to help me.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  9 месяцев назад

      that’s a great point. one of my mentors taught years ago about people that tend to be “externals” - find peace outside of themselves, even thinking way in the future, whereas “internals” derive peace from the past. Read “Seekers code” by donnie epstein for more info on that 👍👊

  • @LouLouTwoToo
    @LouLouTwoToo 5 месяцев назад

    I’m going through radiation and I can’t move during treatment. I’m on my third treatment and have had a panic attack each time. Since I can’t touch my stomach or move do you have any tricks?

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  5 месяцев назад +1

      Oh geez, thinking of you and hoping for a great recovery.
      My suggestion would be to close your eyes and focus on pacing your breath, 7 seconds in, 7 out or 9 in, 9 out. The 7 will promote alpha brainwaves to relax and the 9 will promote a deeper presence and relaxation.

  • @kristjanveski
    @kristjanveski 8 месяцев назад

    Does this help with anxiety attacks linked to caffeine intake earlier in the day?

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад

      I can’t say that this exercise will alter the biochemistry/hormone changes from the caffeine, regardless, grabbing more parasympathetic/vagal activity will at least temper some of the associated stress response.

  • @123f89
    @123f89 9 месяцев назад

    Can you please give me a quick tip to do right before doing public speaking/presentations

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  9 месяцев назад

      yes. before public speaking, make sure you identify anyone in the room if possible, which you think knows more than you. Once you identify them, stand tall and breathe into the front of your body and remember that every person is brilliant in the areas they value the most, and dense and slow in the areas they don’t value. You have unique perspectives to offer and so do they, AND they don’t know all of the nuances that you do.

  • @Scrottobaggns
    @Scrottobaggns 8 месяцев назад

    Have there been studies done on what is going on chemically in the brain when these attacks occur?

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад +1

      It’s part of a “mono synaptic reflex” of the lower brain stem/spinal chord. I am not sure if they have functional MRI’s of an acute attack, although I am inspired to check now that you ask.

  • @NudePostingConspiracyTheories
    @NudePostingConspiracyTheories 7 месяцев назад

    My buddy does. Ill teach the breathing to him with the hands BEFORE he has another one. That should make it easier for him to skip into it during an attack. Right ?

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  7 месяцев назад

      it should increase the odds of him being able to apply it.
      ❤👊

  • @Prettywoman138
    @Prettywoman138 8 месяцев назад +1

    This seems to be a different type of panic attack. What you describe is a stress attack, not really a “panic attack”.
    A real panic attack is feeling dizzy, sweating, weak, possible nausea. If this happens, put your face under cold water, take off your shoes, rub arms from elbows to wrist and focus on your breathing.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад

      lots of strategies out there…this is but one ❤

  • @Kapalkaranagamer
    @Kapalkaranagamer 8 месяцев назад

    Can it be useful for claustrphobia

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад +1

      Great question. In theory, you could use this type of exercise while thinking of a claustrophobic scenario to “play out” in your bodymind the essence of peace within a tight situation. 👊❤️

  • @timothykearns2232
    @timothykearns2232 9 месяцев назад

    yeah right

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  9 месяцев назад +1

      see if you can double down on something constructive for others. 🤪

  • @nicrando5223
    @nicrando5223 2 года назад

    For anyone that doesn’t like imagine your whole family and the first crumbling away and you were on the love of the world

  • @bks7842
    @bks7842 8 месяцев назад

    Do you have help with extreme claustrophobia?

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад +1

      I haven’t coached anyone personally with that particular issue, and speaking with a couple of practitioners, seems like hypnotherapy is an option, and I’m sure some behavioural strategies like exposure slowly could be helpful. Talk with someone who maybe knows a little more about you.

  • @ToBeAnnounced2024
    @ToBeAnnounced2024 7 месяцев назад

    Never heard this before but can def see how breathing from diaphragm is much better. Breathing exercises help. Another trick.. if you are hyperventilating.. sit down same way as this woman. Lean forward, resting elbows on knees.. the only place you can breathe in this position is from the diaphragm, which will calm breathing as well if you are panicking and can't get breath under control.

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  7 месяцев назад

      thanks for adding this ❤👊

  • @djjoel1
    @djjoel1 8 месяцев назад

    I like how happy the girl in this video is

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад

      she is, she breathes well. Lots of oxygen 😁

  • @sharmilakhanal7849
    @sharmilakhanal7849 2 года назад

    Please help me , what should i do if i got panic attack in exam hall

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  2 года назад +3

      practice this multiple times so that when you are in your exams you can do it on the spot on your own

  • @PURAVARAORANE
    @PURAVARAORANE 8 месяцев назад

    I have panic attacks since past 8months i want to do study but i can't focus on it because of symptoms and i used to be topper but after this i can't do anything and my parents never try to understand me inspecially my father he support me in everything but he think mental health 😢 problems are just myths

    • @drstevefonso
      @drstevefonso  8 месяцев назад

      whether they are myths or not, you can still focus on you. ❤ and you deserve to take care of yourself ❤