Get anxiety/panic attacks? Read Here, i can Help.?

Question

The attack takes 3 minutes to develop to full swing, it only takes 3 minutes to take it down again. Each time you panic, its an attack, each time you panic you need to stop it, remember the following:
1. Relax-Deep breathes,slow/complete breathing will begin to reverse the attack.
2. Stop Negative Thinking-Shout STOP!! in your mind, the attack is being carried by a series of attacks started by your brain. By shouting the word stop to yourself in your mind, although it sounds silly, it is a distraction to your brain and interrupts the cycle.
3. Use Coping Statements-Instead of thinking im going to have a panic attack, im going to faint think - im the only one here having this problem, i saw it coming, i can stop it.
4. Accept Your Feelings-Explain to yourself number 3. you thought about having a panic attack so it set you off on a panic, but you know really nothing is wrong, you just went into one because you told yourself you've done it before.

Repeat 1&2 then take your mind off it.

Answer 1

any sort of depression can be tide over by faith in GOD and sincere prayer.

Your prayer is from your heart. Further You must have to understood the fact that God is present in our heart. This can be realised in meditation. Further we are the creation of our own destiny. As per Hindu sacred religion, we carry all good and bad deeds life after life. There is no end unless we pray for unification of self with the divineliness.
Hence there is always a possible way to complete mergence with God in this life by a simple and wonderful meditation

Answer 2

Social anxiety can cause these feelings, which can also lead to severe depression,
http://www.socialanxietyinstitute.org/ds...

if not you could be suffering from Generalized Anxiety
Disorder..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/general_anx...

There is hope; I've been there, and still am there, it is a long, hard struggle. I recommend
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cognitive_b... worked best for me, with mild anti-anxiety meds. I suffered from social anxiety for over 15 years. I've tried individual therapy, and group therapy and studied psychology for 10 years, as a profession, but also with the hope to cure myself.

Depending on your comfort level, you could go to a psychologist that practices CBT and specializes in anxiety disorders, seek a group therapy, or create one. Usually those that do attend the group therapy are a bit more high functioning because as you know, it can be difficult to speak in a group.

Another idea is to see if there are any local research studies being conducted that you could participate in.

The program that finally worked the best for me is this one: http://www.socialanxiety.us/findinghelp.... and I was lucky enough to have a structured behavioral group to go along with it. Sometimes the people that actually attend this program come back home and form groups.

I recommend a mild anti-anxiety med in addition to CBT therapy.

Any questions, let me know ... I can't tell you how much this has improved my life!

Answer 3

hullo
a good advice for a patient who can control his attacks,yet it is not the whole story.

Dr solo

Answer 4

great techniques thanks!!! the key IS to stop the cycle of thinking that takes you down that spiral.
Read the book "The Power of Now" by eckart tolle
also great techniques to stop the attacks from your mind.

Answer 5

Wow thanks