Overcoming Panic Attacks

By Harry Constantine

Panic attacks can be a serious issue for the people that suffer from them. They will stop you enjoying life and in some cases keep you housebound and lonely.

How you overcome your panic attacks could be a massive issue, because once you can overcome them you'll be able to get on with your life again. Many sufferers of panic attacks only wish to be able to live a normal life.

Here are some simple techniques that can facilitate you to beat panic attacks and stop them from being so frequent.

Firstly, when you begin to panic your breathing becomes quicker and shallower. Once you are relaxed target breathing deeply and evenly from your stomach. You want to be able to breath like this without having to think about it.

The moment you feel a panic attack beginning, concentrate on breathing in this deep, regular manner. If necessary stop what you are doing, sit down and shut your eyes and turn your attention to your breathing to make it regular. This can generally be enough to prevent a panic attack.

This can become second nature to you with some practise and you'll find yourself automatically breathing this way when you start to panic. Initially you may need to have a cue to remind you to breath in this way, perhaps write it on your hand or tell the people around you to remind you.

Practising relaxation or self hypnosis techniques can even help you address panic attacks. You can teach yourself self hypnosis or attend yoga or meditation classes.

Panic attacks happen for all sorts of various reasons. These all produce stress in you and stop you from thinking straight. With these straightforward relaxation techniques you will be in a position to prevent the strain and panic attacks from taking over.

When you understand what triggers a panic attack then you'll be ready to start avoiding those situations. There are always going to be triggers you can't avoid therefore you would like to change how you are feeling regarding them. There are a variety of techniques you may use to try and do this, but one of the most effective is for you to visualize yourself just before you enter the situation feeling relaxed. Then keep that feeling of relaxation and calm as you enter the situation and go through it in your mind.

Your sub-conscious mind does not know the distinction between reality and imagination (simply imagine one thing painful and you'll understand this is often true) therefore you will change your feelings concerning these situations

If you are doing this visualization enough, the situations that previously caused panic can only make you relaxed and calm. It can be a wierd feeling when this happens, but it's a nice one.

You can overcome panic attacks using the above techniques. With a bit of patience and time you will see some fantastic results. - 32530

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