• protist@mander.xyzEnglish
    21·
    23 天前

    This is TIPP skills 101. Instead of biting into a lemon, try the more socially acceptable atomic fireball or a warhead.

        • Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.clubEnglish
          4·
          22 天前

          Ppl will bewilderedly wonder “Where did they get that lemon from?? They don’t have a briefcase, or a backpack, and it would have been very noticeable in a pocket …”

    • GraniteM@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      22 天前

      I bought some super sour lemon candies for the express purpose of having them for this scenario. I’m imagining something like…

      Someone: Oh God! Oh no! I’m freaking out! I can’t stand it!

      Me: It’s okay. Here, have this; it’s impossible to have a panic attack while eating a sour candy.

      Someone: Okay, if you say so… Hey, what the fuck?! This is unreasonably fucking sour! You dick!

      Me: You’re welcome.

      • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
        1·
        21 天前

        The lime sour skittles are so sour that it works as a decongestant, ear wax remover and sinus cleanser all-in-one. They’re great, l like to eat a fistfull at a time.

  • porksnort@slrpnk.netEnglish
    211·
    22 天前

    So what if several people at work are having panic attacks?

    Do we all bite a lemon?

    Like some sort of lemon party?

  • unknownuserunknownlocation@kbin.earth
    14·
    23 天前

    Not all that surprised. I’ve prevented people from having panic attacks by intensely massaging the palm of their hand. They usually wonder WTF I’m doing - but seriously, it works.

    • kinther@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      22 天前

      Are there any other tricks you can share to help with this? I had one while driving on the highway the other day and had to get off, park, and try to calm myself down. No idea what caused it.

      • tomenzgg@midwest.socialEnglish
        4·
        22 天前

        The reason both of these work is because they shift your senses to focusing on something, thereby rerooting your brain in being conscious of the fact that you’re materially in the world (there’s probably a more normal way to phrase that but hopefully it makes sense).

        Your brain’s trying to focus on the panic so these things give it something else to focus on, thereby interrupting your brain, if that makes more sense.

        That’s why another common recommendation is popping in a Warhead; the extreme sour has the same effects as the lemon.

        Another common recommendation is rubbing your hands on a textured surface so that you can focus on the texture (bit of sandpaper might work (so long as you mind how roughly you’re rubbing); bit of corduroy, maybe). That one’s doing the same thing that unknownuserunknownlocation is doing because it’s providing a texture or sensation for you to focus on.

        Unfortunately, panic attacks can mimic heart attack symptoms (such as numbness or struggling to breath) but I usually focus on intaking breath. I figure, – if I can reasonably take in a full lungful of air and release it – then things can’t be as bad as my brain is trying to tell me. Deep and slow breathing, in general, is also a common recommendation.

      • unknownuserunknownlocation@kbin.earth
        3·
        21 天前

        If you mean what you can do to prevent your own panic attacks - I know of a number of people who have massage rings (aka therapy rings) and massage balls. When they feel a panic attack coming, they will use them by for example squeezing the massage ball pretty hard so it causes a slight amount of pain, and that has a similar effect. As @tomenzgg@midwest.social mentioned, the goal is to shift your attention from the panic attack.

        Also, since panic attacks are often coupled with hyperventilation, the breathing into a bag trick isn’t some TV trope, it actually works. I had to drive a friend of mine to the hospital for a severe panic attack and they did the bag thing, and I was blown away by how quickly she stopped hyperventilating and calmed down.

  • Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.clubEnglish
    3·
    22 天前

    Just bite them.

    They are prob super sour anyway.

    But don’t forget to maintain eye contract so they know you are paying attention to the meeting.