As a long time sufferer myself of panic attacks, I’ve sought far and wide for a non medicinal cure for panic attacks, and I am here to say that there is hope. If you’ve experience a panic attack before, and since you’re reading this it’s safe to say you have, then you know firsthand how awful and life altering they are. For some, attacks can be triggered by different types of anxiety, and others it could be triggered by certain fears or phobias, such as public speaking. Whatever causes you to fall into a panic attack, there are most definitely ways to manage them.
While it may be easier if you know the exact cause for a panic attack to occur, many people can’t really pinpoint and specific event, as it could be more of a gradual build up of anxiety that leads to the attack itself. If you do know the direct cause, then you can immediately begin working on that aspect of yourself, trying to confront that fear or phobia to a point where it becomes cognitive, or in other words, routine. For the rest of us, there are ways to stymie a panic attack the moment it starts.
Try to change whatever situation you are in at the moment your panic attack begins. If you’re stuck at home, go take a walk, just do whatever you can to change your circumstances, and that could very well help to stop the attack before it starts. Even simply thing such as drinking some tea or some ice cold water can help stop an attack at the onset, and some people have even had success in purposely causing themselves to hyperventilate. The purpose of these things is to get your mind off of whatever it’s panicking over, and focused on something else. Whatever you try and do, if you find something that seems to work, don’t forget it. While there isn’t a specific cure for panic attacks, hopefully you have and will learn from these tips and such to help you going forward.
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I used to suffer from frequent panic attacks. And I developed an anxiety disorder that lasted for many years. I used to get dizzy spells and hot flushes during meetings at work. Then, I started to feel uncomfortable in social situations and started staying home when I should have been out enjoying myself. It started to effect more and more areas of my life until it seemed to be taking over my entire life with increasing intensity. This problem just would not go away and was getting worse by the day. I was beginning to feel that I could not function as a normal human being any more… and would often think, “why is this happening to me??”
A few years ago, I went to my doctor for help who prescribed an antidepressant called Prozac. I tried it for a couple of weeks, but it just made me feel weird. I hated the feeling and stopped taking it. After this, my doctor wanted me to try Zoloft which basically gave me the same bad feelings. I finally decided that I needed to find a solution to my problems without taking anti-depressants or other mind altering drugs. Shortly after this my parents recommended I try taking St Johnswort. I do think that it helped me feel somewhat better overall, but it just wasn’t helping me when my anxiety was elevating to panic attack levels.
After all of this, I started researching panic attack treatments online. I wanted to find a solution that didn’t involve taking medicine. I was feeling like I would never get rid of this problem. The anxiety was ruining my life, and I wanted it to stop! That day I found a program online called Panic Away. I thought that it was a scam, I mean how could a simple program so quickly and easily help so many people. I read everything on their site for at least an hour, I mean I was desperate and it sounded too good to be true. I wanted it to be true and in my desperation I purchased the online course. At first, I thought what a fool I was to fall for these claims to cure panic attacks. Maybe it did help other people, but how could it possibly help me who has been struggling with this for years.
Well, I have to say that Panic Away was the best purchase I have ever made. I mean how can something that has changed my life (for the better) not be, right? I’m so happy these days. I can go anywhere and do anything without even giving my anxiety a thought. I never believed I could be this calm about everything. It has truly changed my life, for which I’m ever grateful. Thank you Panic Away!
Filed under Panic Away by on Apr 23rd, 2010. Comment.
