Wednesday, 16 July 2008

How can I stop panic attacks?




CLICK ABOVE TO DISCOVER HOW TO FREE YOURSELF FROM ANXIETY & DEVELOP A WONDEROUS CALM






‘How can I stop panic attacks?’ is a frequently heard cry, believe me & I hear you. There are many ways of coping with an anxiety disorder. Some may not work for you, but others just might. It helps to know some of the most common coping techniques for dealing with panic attacks when they begin.
Your first step is to recognize when a panic attack is
about to begin. When you have them regularly, you start
to really pay attention to the tingling sensation, the shortness of breath, and the disconnection from the real life around you.
So how do you start trying to stop panic attacks? What if I told you the trick to ending panic and
anxiety attacks is to WANT to have one. That sounds
strange, even contradictory, doesn’t it? But the ‘want’ really does help push it away.
Does this mean that you should be able to bring on a
panic attack at this very moment? Absolutely not! What it
means is that when you are afraid of something – in this
case a panic attack – it will more than likely appear and
wreak havoc. When you stand up to the attack, your
chances of fending it off are much greater.
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 whether it be consciously
or sub-consciously.
Your real safety is the fact that a panic attack will
never harm you. That is a 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.
Anxiety causes an imbalance in your life whereby all of
the mental worry creates a top-heavy sensation. All of your focus is moved from the centre of your body to the head.
Schools of meditation often like to demonstrate an example of this top-heavy imbalance by showing how easily the body can lose its sense of centre.
The key to overcoming panic attacks is to relax. That’s
easy to say but difficult to do. A good way to do this is to
concentrate on your breathing making sure it is slow and
steady. One of the first signs of a panic attack is difficulty
breathing, and you may find yourself panting to catch a
breath. When you focus on making those breaths even,
your heart rate will slow down and the panic attack will stop.
Breathing more slowly and deeply has a calming effect.
A good way to breathe easier is to let all the air out of your lungs. This forces your lungs to reach for a deeper breath next time. Continue to focus on your out-breath, letting all the air out of your lungs and soon you'll find your breathing is deeper and you feel calmer.
Ideally, you want to take the focus off the fact that you
are having a panic attack. Try to press your feet, one at a
time, into the ground. Feel how connected and rooted they are to the ground.
An even better way is to lie down with your bottom
near a wall. Place your feet against the wall (your knees are bent) and press your feet one at a time into the wall. If you can breathe in as you press your foot against the wall, and breathe out as you release it, it will be more effective. You should alternate between your feet. Do this for 10 – 15 minutes or until the panic attack stops.
Use all of your senses to take full notice of what you
see, hear, feel, and smell in your environment. This will help you to remain present. Panic is generally associated with remembering upsetting events from the past or anticipating something upsetting in the future. Anything that helps keep you focused in the present will continue to help you stop panic attacks from happening.



Friday, 11 July 2008

Cure for panic attacks




CLICK ON & CHECK THE ABOVE OUT FOR YOURSELF IF YOU'RE REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT FINDING A CURE FOR
PANIC ATTACKS.







Nowadays they are called panic attacks but my mother used to call fear anxiety and depression the unholy Trinity. Although she was being melodramatic when she said it, it held a lot of truth for her. She always had panic attacks whenever things got tough for her. There were also certain things that she was phobic of and, no matter how much she tried to treat them, they never quite went away. Her panic attacks, I am sorry to say, lasted from her childhood until the day of her death.
When I raised my own children, I vowed that nothing would give them panic attacks. Sadly, there is only so much you can do as a parent. I didn't know what it was, but my youngest ended up having the same symptoms as my mother - fear anxiety and depression. I was heartbroken. I thought I'd been a bad parent at first, but then one of my friends told me to wise up.
The one thing that I was certain about was that I didn't want to put my daughter on any medication. I wanted to get to the root of the panic attacks and stop them happening in the first place.
I feel that both I and my daughter were blessed as a friend made me read a brilliant book that supported me in treating my daughter without the need for any medication.
I'd like to share with you some of the things that I learned along the way to my daughter's full recovery.
Diet is very important. There are some foods that you should avoid and some that you should eat more of. What you are eating today will have an impact on the level of anxiety you experience tomorrow so it is vital to understand what effect your diet is having on you. The more balanced your diet the easier it is for your mind/body relationship to feel strong and secure. There are certain foods that are good at building inner calm and other ones that you need to avoid.
One of the most interesting things I learned is that it is the anticipation of having a panic attack that actually starts it off in the first place!
To understand that and begin to be in control of the panic, taking exercise is vital. Besides the obvious health and relaxation benefits' exercise gives you a sample of what it is like to put your body into an exerted state just as if you were having a panic attack. This way you can learn to become comfortable with the heightened state of exertion without fearing that your body will not be able to handle it. This is an important connection for your mind to make.
Next, I learned how distraction is the panic attacker's friend.
When nervous we've all had the experience of been distracted by something and as a result felt more at ease. Distraction helps you to retrain your focus and keep your attention on what is going on around you.
But most importantly I learned and witnessed how you can cure panic attacks by re-training yourself to think in a positive constructive manner rather than in negative spirals of anxious thought.
This isn't just using positive affirmations, it is so much more and as I witnessed does truly cure a panic attack.