Many people are looking for a solution to panic attacks. In some cases, they believe they have tried everything and wonder if a cure exists. They feel let down by the medical profession who prescribe symptom masking drugs, or useless psychiatric therapies. A different approach is needed.
How do panic attacks arise? Some doctors favor drug treatments, citing chemical imbalance as the culprit. But this is a theory without recognized proof.
Repressed emotions, say others, but we must all be subject to some of those. They don't cause us all to have debilitating panic attacks though.
It could be mental, physical or emotional exhaustion leading to a general state of anxiety, leaving us more sensitive to triggers to could start a panic attack. Then, just a dark thought or odd physical sensation could start the downward ward spiral.
We only feel worse when it is given a label of "Anxiety Disorder". It just confirms that there is something we should be worrying about.
When you finally go into a full blown panic attack, your 'fight or flight' response is triggered. An automatic system kicks in, to prepare your body to defend itself or to run away. It gets the adrenaline pumping and produces many of the strange sensations associated with a panic attack. But this is perfectly natural and nothing to worry about.
You are not in conscious control of this but you don't need to be. It is the same system that allows you to breathe without thinking about it. Everything is OK but it doesn't feel OK. You want to fight the feeling but that only makes it seem more frightening.
In fighting against your panic attacks, you are adding energy to them. Trying to bring them under conscious control is like trying to control your digestive system. They are a normal process of your body and cannot harm you. Normally, when a perceived threat has passed, another system begins to restore the balance. You just have to let it happen.
If you want to prevent panic attacks, a different mental approach is needed when you feel the early signs. Then you have to deal with the underlying anxiety. And you have to make the change permanent. There may be setbacks but they are a necessary part of the healing process. Anyone can prevent their panic attacks with some simple techniques.
You first need to welcome and embrace your panic attacks. Explore them and learn their limits. This takes work and practice, but remarkably quickly, your fear will melt away. No matter how long you have suffered, you can prevent panic attacks.
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