18yearold actress Mel Maia had an anxiety attack backstage at Globo while waiting to start recording Vai na Fé, the next 7 o’clock soap opera in which she will be part of the cast. On her Instagram she shared the agony of the moment with her fans early Friday (16).
Although she is doing absolutely everything to contain her anxiety, the young woman said she still has some crises at times. In those moments, Maia says she just wants to cry: “When I have an anxiety attack, I have to cry a lot to get it all out.”
However, if she shed tears during the shoot, all makeup had to be redone as the actress was ready to step on the scene when the crisis hit.
Maia didn’t give details of how she managed to calm down and return to work, but said it was a “very crazy feeling” as it seemed like everyone was looking at her while the actress cried or tried to to hold back her tears.
Is it possible to control an anxiety attack?
The anxiety crisis brings with it a sense of fear and vulnerability coupled with fear of losing control in the face of an upcoming challenge. This can range from preparing for an event, as was the case with Mel Maia, to events considered minor in daytoday life, such as: B. Housework or being on time for an appointment.
While in crisis, people are afraid that bad events might affect them and they start to experience psychological and physical symptoms Mel Maia herself reports that in these cases they experience some of the most common symptoms such as tremors, cold sweat and even crying.
In such cases, there are some attitudes that help control anxiety crises. Some tips are:
1. Use breath control techniques: Conscious breathing, for example, affects the functioning of the entire body. To do this, simply pick a moment in your day and pause to control your inhalation and exhalation, with your attention focused solely on your breathing.
2. Talk to someone in your support network: This helps to recognize that this is a moment of crisis and that the feeling of death is only subjectively negative (it doesn’t actually happen).
3. Do activities aimed at disrupting thinking and blurring the crisis: Writing, listening to music, reading, showering or any other form of expression, including engaging in religious practices for those who hold beliefs of this nature.
Long term care is also very important for the person suffering from anxiety disorders. As Mel Maia tells herself in her reports, therapy helps a lot, in addition to any medication or other types of psychological help.
Regularly engaging in aerobic physical activity, meditation, and yoga are also good tips, as is exposure to nature, pets, manual, and selfcare activities. All of this helps the anxious person to have a better quality of life and thus fewer episodes of crisis.