One can never stop panic attacks successfully unless one deals with this issue courageously. Hard as it may seem at first, however, it isn’t all that difficult to master.
For years experts in the field of anxiety disorder had no clue how to deal with chronic anxiety sufferers. It is only in the last twenty years or so that the concept of panic attacks have become a subject that merited further instigation. Surprisingly enough it was first introduced by ex sufferers who, unable to find a cure for their condition, discovered that panic attacks were their number one enemy.
What Panic Attack has to do with the attacks themselves?
Try to remember what you were thinking minutes before your last panic episode. It should not come as a surprise when you discover that what you were actually dwelling on minutes before the attack was thoughts of doom and gloom that culminated with an intense fear.
If you are like most sufferers then you know the syndrome – the physical sensations that precede the attack, then comes the reaction to those sensations and before you know it, you are totally terrorized by the fear of losing control, going mad or even dying.
What can you do about it?
In order to control panic attacks you must learn how not to fear them. You see – it is proven time and time again that the fear itself is the very fuel that this condition requires in order to sustain itself. The more fearful you are of the next episode, the more intense the attack will be. The remedy therefore is to learn how not to fear it.
What can you do get rid of your fear?
The first thing is to acknowledge that such a fear exists. You may be surprised, but many sufferers are not even aware of its existence.
Once accomplished, then you proceed on to the next step. Knowing that fearing the attacks brings them on you now can begin to challenge yourself to face the idea that you will not be afraid again; examine carefully how do you feel when you begin the challenge. At first it may be scary to even dare not to fear the next attack. It is natural. So don’t take it too seriously.
After repeating the above exercise a few times, you will find out that it becomes much easier for you to live with the idea that you are not afraid of having another attack. Now you can go one step further and do the bravest thing, if you can – summon an attack! Yes, dare the attack to come and visit you right now.
If you are able to do that, you will discover that you can never use your will power to produce a panic attack. In fact – you will feel a great sense of relief each time you do that.
