HowTos Index
How To Talk About Your Medications
If you're having side effects from your medications, you feel your medications aren't working or you have other medication concerns, it's important to talk to your healthcare providers. Here are tips for talking effectively with your doctor and pharmacist about your medications.
How To Tell Someone About Your Panic Disorder
A challenge for many with panic disorder is explaining it to others. Whether it's a spouse or a co-worker, you can make the task easier by planning ahead.
How To Use Nature to Reduce Stress and Anxiety
Can spending time in nature reduce stress and anxiety? Environmental psychologists believe our surroundings influence our mental health. Here's how you can bring nature into your life to help your sense of well-being.
How To Put Together a Comfort Bag
How do you prepare yourself for panic attacks while away from home? Reach into your comfort bag for security, distraction or relaxation. Prepare yourself for anxiety and panic attacks by taking along comfort in a bag.
How To Manage Travel Anxiety
If you have panic disorder, an upcoming trip may be filled with any number of activities that trigger some or all of your fears and anxieties. Is it possible to travel if you have anxiety about it? Find out how to assess your situation and figure out a plan for making travel possible -- and even enjoyable!
How To Get a Good Night's Sleep
A lack of sleep can make panic and anxiety worse, and may make getting well even more difficult. If you're having trouble sleeping, it's important to find out why and to make changes that will help you get back on track.
How To Talk to Your Doctors
Good doctor-patient communication is essential for people with panic disorder, whether it's with your therapist, doctor or psychiatrist. It's not always easy to ask questions, but it's possible to learn how.
How To Breathe the Right Way
Many people with panic disorder breathe shallowly, which may lead to increased anxiety and even panic. This technique will help you learn the right way to breathe.
How To Cope With September 11 Anniversaries
Anniversaries of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 may be especially difficult times. Here are tips for coping with anxiety, trauma, loss, grief and other feelings.
How To Relax at Your Desk
Finding time to take relaxation breaks at a busy, stressful job may be difficult. This relaxation exercise may be practiced in a short time while sitting at your desk. Over time, regular practice will have long-term benefits.
How To Find a Psychiatrist
Finding a good psychiatrist is not easy, but there are many places to look. It is important to understand that you will have to do some work, first in creating a list of potential psychiatrists and then in calling each psychiatrist to find out if he or she may be the right psychiatrist for you.
How To Cope During a Panic Attack
Panic attacks often come on without warning, so it's a good idea to be prepared with a variety of methods for finding a calm place again. Here, our Forum Community member, Kati, shares 10 tips for coping during a panic attack.
How To Find a Therapist
While not everyone with an anxiety disorder requires therapy, researchers, healthcare providers, and mental health institutions often recommend therapy as a helpful treatment either with medication or alone. Finding a good therapist is not always easy, but with a little preparation, you have a better chance of finding the right therapist for your individual needs.
How To Meditate
The word meditation is burdened with a lot of religious or spiritual padding in today's society. For the panic and anxiety sufferer, it's best to put those descriptions aside and just look at meditation as an exercise in learning to relax and to focus your thoughts.
How To Breathe With Your Diaphragm - An Exercise
There are a number of different ways to do breathing exercises and to learn to breathe properly. This exercise takes you through careful steps, designed to help you learn to breathe with your diaphragm, in a slow and helpful process.