President's names?


Near the beginning of the film when Helen wakes up in the middle of the night and has a panic attack why is she naming presidents? Is it just a specific distraction technique she is trying?



Hmmmm puzzler. Bit of a puzzle.

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I would think so...a list,any proper list would work if it concentrated you,makes a change from counting yoga breathing?

Don't worry ever, because this is just a ride.It's just a ride.

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Just finished reading mistress byJames Patterson & his hero did something similar and also mentioned this movie (which I'd never even heard of) so I have downloaded from iTunes

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To stop a panic attack basically you need to stop panicking, sounds simple but to do that you need to focus on something else completely, remembering a list of names and/or dates, be it presidents or something else entirely, is a good way to do that. I actually have social phobia and agoraphobia and any time I feel myself start to panic I sing songs in a different language (sometimes made up fantasy ones, my favorite at the moment is the dragon born song from skyrim lol) in my head, I just do it on autopilot these days, it's stops the rush of anxious thoughts that trigger the actual panic attack.

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