How to Overcome Panic Attacks

By Harry Constantine

Anyone who has had a panic attack knows just how big a problem they are. They can prevent you enjoying life and in some cases keep you housebound and lonely.

Once you've got over your panic attacks you'll get on with your life. Many folks who have regular panic attacks solely wish to be in a position to get on with their lives.

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

Firstly, when you start to panic your breathing becomes quicker and shallower. Once you are relaxed concentrate on breathing deeply and evenly from your stomach. You want to be able to breath like this unconsciously.

When you are feeling a panic attack starting up you have to instantly turn your attention to your breathing and begin breathing in this deep and regular manner. It often helps to sit down and close your eyes to permit yourself to concentrate on your breathing. This will sometimes be enough to prevent a panic attack.

This can become second nature to you with some practise and you'll notice yourself automatically breathing this way when you begin to panic. You may need a reminder to breath this way initially, perhaps write it on your hand or ask your friends to remind you.

If you're more relaxed then you'll typically notice it easier to deal with panic attacks. You can learn yoga or meditation or self hypnosis to assist you relax more.

Panic attacks happen for all kinds of different reasons. You finish up not thinking straight because of the strain these induce. Through these relaxation techniques you'll release the strain and prevent the panic attack from taking over.

If you'll learn the triggers for your panic attacks then you'll start to avoid them. For the triggers which you simply cannot avoid you would like to vary how you feel about them. Visualizing yourself being calm and relaxed before you enter the situation is a great technique for this. Hold on to that feeling of relaxation and calmness as you expertise the situation in your mind.

Your sub-conscious mind does not know the difference between reality and imagination (simply imagine something painful and you will understand this is true) therefore you will adjust your feelings about these situations

Do this visualisation enough and you'll find that the things that used to cause panic only cause you to be relaxed and calm. It is an odd sensation when this happens.

Using these techniques you can overcome your panic attacks. Be ready to be patient and to give yourself a while and you may see nice results. - 29929

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