Eliminate
Anxiety and Panic Attacks For Good
If
you suffer from…
*
Palpitations
* a
pounding heart, or an accelerated heart rate
* Sweating
*
Trembling or shaking
*
Shortness of breath
* A
choking sensation
* Chest
pain or discomfort
* Nausea
or stomach cramps
*
Derealization (a feeling of unreality)
* Fear of
losing control or going crazy
* Fear of
dying Numbness or a tingling sensation
* Chills
or hot flashes
(Source: American Psychiatric
Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR)
2000 Washington, DC.)
…then you’ve experienced firsthand some of the
possible symptoms of a panic or anxiety attack. If you
are reading this page because a loved one suffers from
these symptoms and you are trying to understand or help,
it’s hard to appreciate what they go through.
Just try to imagine what it feels like to experience
one, if you can.
Here is a typical example:
Standing in a supermarket queue, it’s been a long
wait but only one customer to go before you make it to
the cashier. Wait, what was that sensation? An
unpleasant feeling forms in your throat, your chest
feels tighter, now a sudden shortness of breath, and
what do you know—your heart skips a beat. “Please, God,
not here.”
A quick scan of the territory—is it threatening? Four
unfriendly faces queue behind, one person in front. Pins
and needles seem to prick you through your left arm, you
feel slightly dizzy, and then the explosion of fear as
you dread the worst. You are about to have a panic
attack.
There is no doubt in your mind now that this is going
to be a big one. Okay, focus: Remember what you have
been taught, and it is time now to apply the coping
techniques. Begin the deep breathing exercise your
doctor recommended. In through the nose, out through the
mouth.
Think relaxing thoughts, and again, while breathing
in, think “Relax,” and then breathe out. But it doesn’t
seem to be having any positive effect; in fact, just
concentrating on breathing is making you feel
self-conscious and more uptight.
Okay, coping technique 2:
Gradual muscle relaxation. Tense both shoulders, hold
for 10 seconds, then release. Try it again. No; still no
difference. The anxiety is getting worse and the very
fact that you are out of coping techniques worsens your
panic. If only you were surrounded by your family, or a
close friend were beside you so you could feel more
confident in dealing with this situation.
Now, the adrenaline is really pumping through your
system, your body is tingling with uncomfortable
sensations, and now the dreaded feeling of losing
complete control engulfs your emotions. No one around
you has any idea of the sheer terror you are
experiencing. For them, it’s just a regular day and
another frustratingly slow queue in the supermarket.
You are out of options. Time for Plan C.
The most basic coping skill of all is “fleeing.”
Excuse yourself from the queue; you are slightly
embarrassed as it is now that it is your turn to pay.
The cashier is looking bewildered as you leave your
shopping behind and stroll towards the door. There is no
time for excuses—you need to be alone. You leave the
supermarket and get into your car to ride it out alone.
Could this be the big one? The one you fear will push
you over the edge mentally and physically. Ten minutes
later the panic subsides.
It’s 10:30 a.m. How are you going to make it through
the rest of the day?
If you suffer from panic or anxiety attacks, the
above scenario probably sounds very familiar. It may
have even induced feelings of anxiety and panic just
reading it. The particular situations that trigger your
panic and anxiety may differ; maybe the bodily
sensations are a little different. Or maybe it happened
to you for the first time on a plane, in the dentist
chair, or even at home, while doing nothing in
particular.
If you have ever had what has become known as a
“panic attack,” take comfort in the fact that you are by
no means alone.
A panic attack always comes with the acute sense of
impending doom. You feel you are either about to lose
your mind or one of your vital bodily functions is about
to cease functioning and you will end your days right
there among the canned goods and frozen food.
You are by no means alone; you’re not even one in a
million. In America, it is estimated that almost 5% of
the population suffer from some form of anxiety
disorder. For some, it may be the infrequent panic
attacks that only crop up in particular situations-like
when having to speak in front of others, while, for
other people, it can be so frequent and recurring that
it inhibits them from leaving their home. Frequent panic
attacks often develop into what medical physicians refer
to as an “anxiety disorder.”
One of the first steps to regaining control of your
life is getting helpful information. This site will give
you that, and more.
The beginning of your recovery starts here. What you
will learn is that there is a very good chance you are
about to end the cycle of panic attacks in your life.
You will learn not only to regain the carefree life you
remember once having, but will also gain new confidence
in living. Your answer to living free from “panic” or
“anxiety attacks” is at hand.
This site demonstrates that the panic and anxiety
that you have experienced will be the very key to your
courage and success.
Begin the road to recovery by browsing through the
site. While many of you may have read almost everything
you can possibly read relating to panic and anxiety I
assure you this site offers something very effective.
Did you know…?
The key difference between someone who is cured of
panic attacks and those who are not is really very
simple. The people who are cured no longer fear panic
attacks. I’ll try to show you how to be one of these
people as well.
What if I told you the trick to ending panic and
anxiety attacks is to want to have one. That sounds
strange, even contradictory, but let me explain.
The trick to panic attacks is wanting to have one-the
wanting pushes it away. Can you have a panic attack in
this very second? No!
You know the saying that “what you resist, persists.”
Well that saying applies perfectly to fear. If you
resist a situation out of fear, the fear around that
issue will persist. How do you stop resisting–you move
directly into it, into the path of the anxiety, and by
doing so it cannot persist.
In essence what this means is that if you daily
voluntarily seek to have a panic attack, you cannot have
one. Try in this very moment to have a panic attack and
I will guarantee you cannot. You may not realize it but
you have always decided to panic. You make the choice by
saying this is beyond my control.
Another way to appreciate this is to imagine having a
panic attack as like standing on a cliff’s edge. The
anxiety seemingly pushes you closer to falling over the
edge.
To be rid of the fear you must metaphorically jump.
You must jump off the cliff edge and into the anxiety
and fear and all the things that you fear most.
How do you jump? You jump by wanting to have a panic
attack. You go about your day asking for anxiety and
panic attacks to appear.
Your real safety is the fact that a panic attack will
never harm you. That is medical fact. You are safe, the
sensations are wild but no harm will come to you. Your
heart is racing but no harm will come to you. The jump
becomes nothing more than a two foot drop! Perfectly
safe.
Learn more
http://www.panicportal.com
Joe Barry is an international panic disorder
coach. His informative site on all issues related to
panic and anxiety attacks can be found here:
http://www.panicportal.com
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