5 Natural Anxiety Attack Treatments

Anxiety attacks are absolutely terrifying, but the goodCONTROLLED BREATHING
news is that they are generally harmless. The intensityThis can be used during an anxiety attack to help
of their symptoms peaks after around 10 minutes andreduce the severity of the symptoms and the length
the symptoms don't usually last more than 30 minutes.of time they persist. Proper controlled breathing helps
Here, you'll learn about 5 natural anxiety attackto re-balance your carbon dioxide / oxygen ratio,
treatments you can do at home, or, where appropriate,slowdown your heartbeat, and, calm your tense
the workplace.muscles and your mind. Plus, the very act of
First though, let's look at why so many people are nowconcentrating your mind on proper controlled breathing,
turning to natural treatment for anxiety attacks...diverts your attention away from your anxiety attack
Things such as antidepressants, beta-blockers andsymptoms, so helping to shorten the attack.
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) areTHERAPIES
generally prescribed to help relieve the psychologicalThese are used in the treatment of the psychological
and / or physical symptoms of anxiety and anxietyside of anxiety. One of the most popular is Cognitive
attacks. And for most people they can work givenBehavioural Therapy (CBT). CBT helps you alter the
time. But, they can have some very severe sideway you think about anxiety and anxiety attacks and,
effects, including dependency issues.in so doing, helps you transform negative thoughts into
The other problem is that they can't address thepositive thoughts and actions. There are various
underlying anxiety issues, so that when you come offtechniques used to achieve this, such as role-playing,
them there is no guarantee that your anxiety won'trelaxation and exposure therapy. Your doctor may
return. This is why more and more sufferers arepropose CBT along with medication.
turning to natural anxiety attack treatments.HERBS
Now let's look at 5 of these natural treatments...As with many ailments and disorders, so in your
MEDITATIONtreatment for anxiety, herbs can play an important
Meditation can relieve stress and anxiety by expellingpart. The beauty is that they are natural and, for the
negative energy from your body, relaxing tensevast majority of people, have no negative side effects
muscles and calming your mind. It helps to reduce theas with drug-based medications. Typical of such herbs
fear and apprehension of having other anxiety attacks,are chamomile, passion flower, lavender, and ginkgo
which is a key element in the continuing cycle ofbiloba.
anxiety attacks. You'll need to get expert help onAll of the above can give positive outcomes, but they
meditation techniques and to practise them over agenerally just help you to 'manage' or 'cope' with your
period of time in order to get the full benefits of thiscondition. The drugs just address the symptoms by
treatment. But the result will be well worth the effort.altering the chemicals in your brain.
SELF-HYPNOSISThe key to a complete cure is to rid yourself of your
This is a super technique to help control your thoughtsubconscious (or conscious) 'fear' of having another
processes by channeling your negative thoughts intoanxiety attack. You need to do this because your fear
more positive ones. Self-hypnosis is recommended byis continually raising your already high anxiety levels to
psychiatrists as a valuable technique in the treatmentsuch an extent that it's your fear itself that can cause
of anxiety attacks and other anxiety disorders. Oncefurther anxiety attacks to occur. You're in a 'cycle of
again, you'll need to get help in how to use theanxiety' that feeds on your fear. You need to break
technique, and, you'll get better at it as you practisethis cycle in order to prevent further attacks and cure
more.your general anxiety.