Welcome to the Me, Myself, and You podcast. My name is Sara, and I'm your host, and I'm really glad to have you back for today's episode. Today we're going to be talking about stopping and anxiety or panic attack in its tracks. I have had my fair share of panic attacks over the years with generalized anxiety disorder, I have just, you know, it's an experience. And I think that experience can look different for people across the board, it's not always going to be exactly the same. But I do have a few tips that I think really, really help slow down, and hopefully stop an anxiety attack or panic attack...terminology. We're not getting specific about terminology here. But here we go. Um, let's dive in. So the first tip, it's gonna sound crazy. But put an ice cube in your mouth. If you are having a panic attack, put an ice cube in your mouth. It's that simple. putting an ice cube in your mouth is basically a shock to your system. And the cold and the sucking on the cold in your mouth can be very grounding. It halts that like I don't even know how to describe it. I have only used this trick a few times. But it works, it is a really good way to focus in on your breathing. And basically focus on the sensation of cold versus the sensation of panic. So try it out. Let me know what you think. My next trick I have shared before I think on this podcast, I'm not sure could be wrong. But it's the five senses trick. So this is a little exercise that for me is definitely not as like, sudden stop, but it's a really good way to ease yourself down from a panic. So this five senses trick, what you're going to do is if you're having a panic attack, I want you to take a second pause, think and you're gonna name five things you can see. Four things that you can touch. Three things you can hear. Two things you can smell. And one thing you can taste. Again, this is something that's very, very grounding, it brings you back down to reality about what's actually going on around you, it helps you tell your body that you're okay. My last trick, the last trick I have up my sleeve is literally just drink a glass of water. I have a friend of mine, on on Instagram, actually, one of my blogger friends had talked about one of her tricks for calming herself down. And it was literally to just chug a glass of water. And typically by the end of a glass of water, she was feeling much calmer, much more settled, grounded, all of that good stuff. I think finding these little tricks to bring yourself down more quickly from an anxiety or panic attack...I think it's critical. It's knowing how to cope when it comes up. And knowing how to resolve those feelings is so important. I want you to be able to identify things like this that work for you. Because it's not necessarily going to be the same for everybody. For example, the glass of water thing isn't necessarily my thing. But I'll try it, see if it works next time. I need it. And if I'm being honest, it's been a little while since I've had a panic attack, which is nice. It's a good thing. But, you know, next time I'll try it and see what I think. So I want you to try some of the tips that I shared here, try tips that you find elsewhere, see what works for you. And do that because ultimately it's whatever thing works for you. And, you know, that's that's always going to be my opinion. When it comes to self care when it comes to coping skills, do what works for you do what helps you feel good, within reason. You know, don't do anything dumb, but do something that truly makes you feel good. That makes you you feel grounded. That's all. So I hope that one of these tricks helps you at some point, you know, um, and I guess that's it. So thank you so much for listening to today's episode of the Me, Myself, and You podcast. I'm so glad to have you as one of my listeners If you liked this episode, if you've liked my past episodes, I would love if you would give me a follow subscribe, whatever. And I would love it even more if you could leave me a review on whatever podcast app you listen on. I think Apple podcasts is the only one I know of where you can actually leave or leave a review. I personally use Spotify for my podcast listening but if I need to leave a review, it's Apple podcasts. So I would really appreciate you leaving a review if you like this. Um, thanks again for listening to this episode and I will talk at you again soon.