Did you know there is a way to fend off a panic attack that does not require medication? There is and it actually works for a lot of people better than meditation, deep breathing, and other interventions, because it works quickly.
Now we know that panic attacks ramp up your sympathetic nervous system causing your blood pressure to rise, your heart to beat faster and kick in that fight or flight response. A hard gargle will activate its opposite, the parasympathetic NS. Now this is not a soft gargle, think hard and loud gargle. Try it next time you are overwhelmed with stress and panicking.
