{"id":11373,"date":"2024-08-16T09:03:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T09:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=11373"},"modified":"2024-08-16T09:23:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T09:23:02","slug":"how-to-help-with-a-panic-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=11373","title":{"rendered":"How to Help With a Panic Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">This week a meteorologist stepped away from a live broadcast when he noticed familiar feelings of panic start to arise. We can all learn from how he and his colleagues handled it.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A meteorologist in Australia was delivering the weather report on live television this week when he started having <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@abcnewsaus\/video\/7402463206846844178\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a panic attack<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Nate Byrne, the news presenter, later <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/videos\/ckgwddzeyero\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">explained to BBC News<\/a> that he was heading to the studio\u2019s \u201cweather wall\u201d when he realized he was suddenly out of breath.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe specific position \u2014 in front of the wall \u2014 is a trigger for me,\u201d he said. \u201cMy body starts tingling. I start sweating. Just everything in my body is screaming: Run. Go. Get out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Because he had dealt with on-air panic attacks before, he and his colleagues knew what to do. Mr. Byrne explained what was happening to viewers, then quickly tossed to the anchor of the show while he went off camera to recover.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">How can you help if a friend, family member or colleague is having a panic attack? We asked experts for tips.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-35524536\">First, what is a panic attack?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2022\/11\/10\/well\/mind\/panic-attack-symptoms-causes.html\" title>panic attack<\/a> is a sudden wave of overwhelming fear and anxiety that is accompanied by physical symptoms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171d1bw\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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We can all learn from how he and his colleagues handled it.A meteorologist in Australia was delivering the weather report on live television this week when he started having a panic attack.Nate Byrne, the news presenter, later explained to BBC News that he was heading to the studio\u2019s \u201cweather wall\u201d when he realized he was suddenly out of breath.\u201cThe specific position \u2014 in front of the wall \u2014 is a trigger for me,\u201d he said. \u201cMy body starts tingling. I start sweating. Just everything in my body is screaming: Run. Go. Get out.\u201dBecause he had dealt with on-air panic attacks before, he and his colleagues knew what to do. Mr. Byrne explained what was happening to viewers, then quickly tossed to the anchor of the show while he went off camera to recover.How can you help if a friend, family member or colleague is having a panic attack? 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