| There are many anxiety treatments out there, but | | | | panic disorder. The way this is achieved is by |
| cognitive therapy for panic disorder is arguably the | | | | identifying anxious thoughts and correcting the thought |
| best long term treatment. There are many drugs out | | | | pattern of anxiety. |
| there designed to combat anxiety and panic attacks, | | | | Cognitive therapy is often paired with behavioral |
| but they really don't fight the root of the problem: your | | | | therapy for maximum effectiveness. Behavioral |
| own thoughts. | | | | therapy includes methods such as breathing exercises |
| Anti-anxiety medications are often prescribed for panic | | | | and relaxation techniques along with repeated |
| attack sufferers. They are designed to provide | | | | exposure to problem situations. |
| immediate relief in the case of an anxiety attack, and | | | | Problem situations are those which provoke thoughts |
| they are to be taken at the first sign of an attack. | | | | of anxiety. Sometimes exposure is done in real life, |
| These are not effective for long term treatment | | | | other times it is done with imagery. Either way, it helps |
| because they don't stop panic at the source, they only | | | | to really understand where the worries and fears of |
| fight the symptoms of an attack. Wouldn't it be nice if | | | | the anxious thinker come from. |
| we could find something that prevented the attacks | | | | Therapy is also available in self help form. This is also |
| altogether? | | | | found to be very effective in treating panic disorder. |
| That is where the antidepressant medications come in. | | | | This method includes reading books and watching |
| These are prescribed for anxiety sufferers because | | | | videos for methods of panic control. There are also |
| they are found to decrease the instance of panic | | | | many internet resources available to those who suffer |
| attacks and anxiety. Most people taking these, | | | | from panic attacks which include both literature and |
| however, still sometimes suffer from anxious thoughts. | | | | videos as a cognitive-behavioral therapy resource. |
| How do you get to the root of anxiety? | | | | As long as an anxiety patient has the desire to |
| The answer is to understand and analyze your own | | | | succeed, they can be one of the 75% of sufferers |
| thoughts. The best way to do this is with cognitive | | | | who are panic attack free after cognitive behavior |
| behavior therapy. | | | | treatment. This is why cognitive therapy for panic |
| Cognitive therapy is a way to understand and treat | | | | disorder is the best for long term treatment. |