How To End Panic Attacks

Panic attacks are experienced annually by millions of people from all walks of life. A panic attack creates an unwanted physical occurrence evoking fear or intense anxiety. Although panic disorder is treatable many people suffer alone and do not seek help. In some cases it develops into a more debilitating condition known as Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia. The term agoraphobia has a Greek root and literally means a "fear of the marketplace". The result is that a person has a fear of being outside in open spaces. Not every sufferer of panic attacks realize that this is what they suffer from and put the unwanted sensations and overall experience down to a bout of anxiety. This may be because the symptoms of a panic attack have been experienced at some other time such as when a person is generally unwell. In some cases it has been mistaken for a heart attack and a resulting trip to the local Emergency Department. Some of the main symptoms of a panic attack are similar to those of a heart attack and to other medical conditions. Some of the symptoms experienced can be sweating, nausea, tingling or numbness, dizziness, tightness in the chest, hyperventilation, churning stomach, feeling of choking, sense of feeling detached (depersonalization), sense of feelings of unreality (derealization).

In brief, if you experience one or more of these signs and symptoms and believes you are having a panic attack one of the effective ways found to stop the attack in its tracks is to take a series of slow deep breathes counted in slowly 1-2-3-4 then out slowly 1-2-3-4. Your breath should be drawn down deeply into your abdomen. These slow deep breaths assist the brain with more oxygen and also send more oxygen to the body helping you to relax. Any negative thoughts such as "I'm going to die" or "I cannot breathe" need to be counteracted with opposing helpful thoughts to help you to regain control.

Panic attacks can either occur situationally or come out of nowhere at any place or time. If your panic attacks stems from low self esteem, low self worth and feelings of decreased confidence and you have developed a fear of fear it is important to address these matters. You may have had an awkward and embarrassing situation in the past and developed a real worry or fear of it happening again. Thus the more you fear something the more you avoid it and the worse your fear becomes. It turns into a cycle. Eradicating the fear with help will end the anxiety that causes panic attack.

Thus breathing exercises and positive thought generation are helpful in treating panic attacks. Interestingly, it is very common for those who experience panic attacks to have other problems such as social phobia, generalized anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, PTSD or even depression. Treating anxiety is important so as to take control of your life again putting an end to the worry of having another panic attack.


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