Relief from Panic Attacks

By Eric J Thomas

The world today is full of stressors for the common man and woman. Work, family, and financial problem abound leading to stress on the mind and body. This overwhelming pressure can bring about anxiety and even panic attacks.

Lowering the stress in our lives in the number one thing that we need to do to keep the more serious conditions from happening. Heaping too much on at one time can be a recipe for disaster. This can be a reason for panic attacks.

Our hearts can only handle so much stress too. Stress can affect the heart seriously. This anxiety that can happen from this can give cause one's blood pressure to go up, poor eating habits, and eventually lead to panic attacks. Heart disease could follow this and make a heart attack occur. Not being able to sleep is another one of the symptom for anxiety. Too little sleep can bring on serious conditions to one's health.

Panic attacks can accompany anxiety. This malady is the paralyzing fear that something awful may occur. This may be felt physically. Sweating, shaking or shivering, nausea, dizziness, and the strong desire to flee are some of the symptoms. This is the "fight-or-flight" response, multiplied, and is usually unfounded.

One real simple, effective thing you can try when having a panic attack is deep breathing. Start inhaling air slowly into the lungs through the nostrils, the hold this breath for about 1 or 2 seconds, and then exhale gradually through your mouth. Do this multiple times while you have your eyes shut. Concentrate of relaxing your arms and shoulders. Tell yourself the panic attack will soon pass and that you are in no danger.

You could also do relaxation exercises in your home. You can purchase music either online or in the stores for this purpose. The music is normally organic and real soft. There might be instead some dialogue spoken in a soft voice that is reassuring, and is teaching you a physical and mental relaxation method. When you have a panic attack happens, you can avail yourself of this method to help manage it.

Talking with another person could help you also. If you have someone you can depend on for support visit or call them. Sometimes just talking it out with a friend who understands can relieve the anxiety and the stress that caused it.

Positive thinking, on an intentional level, is important. Assure yourself on waking that the day's stress is nothing personal, and that you can handle it. Having a good attitude before striking out can be a buffer against whatever the world may throw at you. Panic attacks do not always have to be unfounded...they can result from an outlook that is bleak or bound for failure.

Getting some counseling is an effective method of relief, an without taking medications. Many services are offered by professionals to help you manage panic and anxiety disorders. Cognitive therapy has helped many people during the many years it has been around. This kind of therapy makes the panic attack sufferer realize their surroundings and own behavior patterns can create the stress and the anxiety they are feeling. Hopefully through this therapy they can start managing their stress by altering their behavioral patterns and lifestyle.

No need to have to endure panic attacks though. There are too many treatments or therapies to help alleviate anxiety and the panic attacks that one suffers that are free from medications. - 32513

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