Mann · panic card
This will pass. Stay with me for a minute.
Read one line at a time. Slowly.
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- This is a panic attack. It feels terrible, but it passes, usually within minutes. You are not in danger from it.
- Put both feet flat on the floor. Press them down.
- Breathe out slowly, as if through a straw. Then let the breath come in by itself.
- Look for five blue things, or five things of any one colour.
- Say to yourself: "I am safe. This will pass. I have got through this before."
- Hold something cold, or splash water on your face.
Chest pain, pain spreading to the arm or jaw, fainting, or a first attack after age 40: call 108 or 112. It is safer to get checked.
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Questions people ask
Does this card work offline?
Yes. Save the emergency card for offline use and this card is saved with it.
How do I know it is panic and not my heart?
You cannot always tell. Chest pain, pain spreading to the arm or jaw, fainting, or a first attack after age 40 need a doctor: call 108 or 112.
Is this therapy?
Mann is self-help and a guide to real help. It is not therapy, diagnosis or a replacement for a doctor. For a counsellor, call Tele-MANAS on 14416, free and 24x7.
Sources
Last checked:
- Tele-MANAS, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (14416, 1-800-891-4416)
- Mental Healthcare Act 2017 (India Code), sections 5, 14, 18, 21, 23, 25 and 115
- National Mental Health Programme and District Mental Health Programme, MoHFW
- Rehabilitation Council of India: Central Rehabilitation Register
- WHO: Preventing suicide, a resource for media professionals (2023 update), adopted by the Press Council of India in 2019
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