I have the same issue where I feel like I can't snap out until I use SI. What I have been trying to do is really focusing on my heart beat, grounding myself in a way to remind me where I am right at the moment and that my thoughts are not aligning with what is happening in the present.
Last night when it started getting bad I got some paper out and started drawing how the panic felt; it's less overwhelming drawing the feelings than writing them because sometimes when you write words down it just makes it even more scary because there is too many of them.
Otherwise, I try to just get out.. Go on a walk or head over to a friends. I know not everybody has that but it has been useful for me.
Wish I could be more of a help!
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