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What advice or tips do you have which sound like nonsense but really work? (lemmy.world)
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[–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

Standard practice for interrupting an anxiety attack is to name 5 things you can see, 4things you can hear, 3 things you can smell, 2 things you can touch and 1 thing you can taste. I've never used it myself but I've used it to de-escalate people who are having a flipout

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    I've never understood that last one. Assuming I am otherwise physically healthy and don't have any foreign objects in my mouth, I can't really taste anything but neutrality. Technically I can probably taste saliva, but I think my brain filters that out and noting it doesn't seem like it would help anyway.

    Unless I'm misinterpreting and I'm supposed to go lick something during a panic attack. I know I've read that biting into a lemon can help.

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