Panic Attacks And Anxiety Disorder – How To Overcome Them
We live in a stressful world these days, and so it’s hardly a surprise that so many people suffer from acute forms of anxiety. In fact, a significant amount of people need to find ways of overcoming panic attacks on a daily basis. I also used to suffer from attacks of anxiety, so I know what a real and debilitating problem they are. I found a solution myself though, and it involved regaining control of my thoughts and mind – no prescription drugs were needed at all.
Of course, “myself” didn’t necessary mean that I needed to invent the methods on overcoming panic attacks. So, what did I do? Well, I searched the Internet for methods of getting rid of panic disorder and, as expected, I found tons of stuff. A heavy chunk of it was useless stuff like “breathing techniques” or “brown bag techniques” or “happy thoughts” techniques that were meant to cope with anxiety, not get rid of it. But then I came across a method that was bold and confrontative, one that made you face your fears and destroy them. It is what stopped my anxiety episodes.
At the core of the method that stopped my panic attacks was the principle that it’s not the arising of anxious thoughts that’s the problem, but rather the way in which they are reacted to. Everyone has anxious thoughts – they are as natural an occurrence as happy thoughts – so they in themselves aren’t the problem. Therefore, it something in way that those anxious thoughts are processed that is the problem. The solution lies in mimicking the thought processes of those people who don’t suffer from panic attacks. Non-sufferers don’t examine anxious thoughts, they simply arise, pass and fade away, whereas for sufferers, an anxious thought arises, gets examined, gives rise to another anxious thought, which also gets examined, then there are two anxious thoughts together, which results in an even bigger anxious thought, etc. Essentially, a cycle of fear forms, and that is what needs to be targeted. Break that cycle and you will be free from panic attacks.
Remember, it is NOT a case of “trying not to think anxious thoughts”, rather tone down the way in which you process them so that the attack can’t get a foothold. The best way to adjust and tone down your reactions is by a method called “Observe – Label – Watch – Go On”. What you do in this method is to merely observe the anxious thoughts as they are flowing through your mind and making you react. However, in this method you are trying not to react – you are observing the thought, labeling it (identifying what it is), watch the reactions your body gives, and merely go on with your life.
Doing this a couple of times will help you tone down your reactions to the anxious thoughts and will greatly help you in overcoming panic attacks.
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