Reverse Psychology Panic Attack Treatment Trick To Stop Panic Attacks Dead
By Abby Hill
If you are like me and have suffered from the debilitating and frightening effects of panic attacks (and seek a panic attacks treatment), you’ll probably cringe when you think about the following symptoms.
If you suffer from…
* Palpitations
* Your heart pounding and/or accelerated heart rate
* Excess perspiration
* Trembling or nervous shaking
* Shortness of breath
* Feel like you are choking
* Tight chest
* Nausea or stomach cramps
* Derealization (a feeling of nonreality)
* Fear of losing control or going crazy
* Fear of dying
* Numbness or a tingling sensation
* Chills or hot flashes
…then you know first hand the experience and common symptoms of a panic attack or anxiety attack.
You might alternatively be reading this article because you know of a loved one or family member who suffers from panic attacks and you want to try to understand the complexities of this form of anxiety with the hope of finding panic attacks treatment options.
If you have never experienced a panic attack yourself here is an idea of what it’s like for us..
Imagine you are standing in a store queue and you are almost at the checkout after waiting behind other customers in the line. Seemingly out of no where, you can feel it rising, a sense of impending panic? An unpleasant and sickening feeling forms in the base of your throat, your chest tightens, your breath becomes fast and labored and your heart starts racing. You are think oh no please not here not now!
You do a quick scan of the surroundings to establish the “threat level”? You all of a sudden feel claustrophobic and surrounded by strangers. Pins and needles invade your limbs, you fell lightheaded and dizzy, followed by a huge rush of fear as you dread what you fear the most. Here comes your next panic attack.
You have doubt in your mind that this is likely be a big one. You think, okay just remember the pattern interrupting steps that you have been taught – you start to apply your coping techniques. The first is usually deep breathing exercise panic attacks treatment recommended by doctors. Breathe In through your nose, out through your mouth.
You focus on relaxing thoughts, and again, while breathing correctly, think “Relax,” then exhaling. But it does not seem to make any positive difference; if anything, concentrating on breathing just makes you feel more self-conscious and more uptight.
You move on to coping technique 2:
Progressive muscle relaxation. You start by tensing both shoulders, holding for 10 seconds, before releasing. You give it another go but there is still no difference. The more you try, the greater the level of anxiety builds and this is compounded by the fast that you have used all of the coping techniques you know further driving you into your panic. You feel alone and wish there was someone to help you get through it.
This is the point where you can feel the adrenaline pumping through your system, saturating your body with uncomfortable sensations. You feel the dreaded loss of complete control overriding your emotions. No body surrounding you has a clue as to the level of sheer terror you are experiencing. The worst they are feeling is the annoyance of a frustrating slow queue they are having to deal with in the supermarket.
Your options are looking scarce. Time for Plan C.
The most primal coping skill is the fight or flight human response of “fleeing.” You escape the queue feeling rather embarrassed as you hurriedly deposit your items at the counter unpaid for. The cashier watches you leave your shopping behind and make a break for the door. You just can’t wait to get out of there and find a place to suffer your attack alone. There is always the thought that comes to the forefront of your mind that this could be the one that “drops you”. Could this be the one you are terrified will push you over the edge mentally and physically. Another 10 minutes along and the momentum of the panic attack and energy disperses.
If its only 9am you think to yourself how am I going to get through the balance of the day?
If you are a regular sufferer of panic or anxiety attacks, the scenario I just described probably sounds all too familiar. Just reading this may well have induced familiar feelings of dread and discomfort. The specific circumstances that trigger your panic and anxiety might be different and unique to you physically or mentally. You may have even had some really benign place and time that your experienced a panic attack, still the sensations are all too familiar.
If this is you and have had what is commonly known as a “panic attack,” you can be assured that you are by no means alone in your plight.
Panic attack sufferers often report an acute sense of impending doom. It’s common to feel close to losing your mind or like your body is in crisis mode like your body is speeding up of shutting down.
You are one of hundreds of thousands of people. In the USA, it is estimated that almost 5% of people suffer from one of more forms of anxiety disorder. For many they are sporadic panic attacks that are situation specific e.g. public speaking. For other people they can be a daily occurrence which can be very debilitating. Frequent panic attacks are deemed medically as “anxiety disorders”.
The key is to get the right advice from someone who understands fully the psychology and options that have been proven to work, not just the theory.
You can start right now by understanding the vital and surprisingly simple methods you can implement to stop the cycle of panic or anxiety attacks in your life. It’s by applying a few simple strategies that followed correctly will give you back your life and confidence to live life fully again.
You might be surprised to know…?
The difference between someone who is an “ex panic attack sufferer” and a current one is quite simple. If you step over the barriers that you can easy overcome, you will no longer fear panic attacks.
Would you be shocked if I told you that the key to ending panic and anxiety attacks is to wish for one. Yes I know that sounds contradictory and ridiculous, but allow me to explain.
The fact that you are calling an panic attack to you actually repels it. If I demanded that you have a panic attack right this minute you’d probably be hard pressed to achieve it right?
If you’ve heard of the saying “what you resist, persists” then this principle applied to panic attacks as well. If you resist your situation because of fear, the fear surrounding it will also persist. This is one of the secrets I learned about that totally surprised me but transformed my life and freed me forever from panic attacks.
In essence this means that if you are trying to have a panic attack – it will evade you. Try right now to create a panic attack in yourself and I can bet you’ll have difficulty. Deciding to panic is a subconscious decision and you are essentially giving it power by saying this is beyond my control. That’s all about to change if you decide to apply what I learned!
If you can imagine having a panic or anxiety attack like being at the edge of a cliff. Your anxiety is the thing that seems to be forcing you closer to the edge.
The key is to take and leap and take a metaphorical jump over the edge – despite your fear!
How does this relate to panic attacks? Wanting to have a panic attack is like jumping. You ask for anxiety and panic attacks to show up.
This sound totally contradictory and maybe even scary – that’s quite normal, but hidden in this seemingly ironic action is the key to completely eliminating panic attacks from your life – in less than a week for many people so far!!
It doesn’t matter how bad a panic attack feels, the truth is they can’t hurt you. You are not in harms way despite your body and mind screaming otherwise. Your leap becomes a 2 foot drop instead of a huge chasm….and it’s not as scary when you do it the right way with the right guidance. Remember you are not alone and thousands of other people have left panic attacks behind!
This is the concept I learned that changed my life by following the advice of Barry Mcdonagh. Barry is not only a technical expert on Panic Related disorders, he also understands the human emotional impact panic or anxiety attacks have on one’s life. It’s extremely freeing having the ability to master my own mind instead of being at the mercy of what used to be emotionally crippling panic attacks.
Abby Hill of www.treatmentpanicattack.com once suffered from chronic panic attacks. Abby shares how she applied two very effective (and surprisingly simple) panic attacks treatment techniques to totally eliminate panic & anxiety from anyones life.
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Author loves the psychological component of combatting irrational panic attacks and fears that feel very real.