| Anxiety attacks or panic attacks occur when | | | | simply concentrate on your inhaling and exhaling. Do |
| someone experiences an intense fear or apprehension | | | | not run from the situation. If you do so, you are only |
| that comes upon the individual suddenly. Overcoming | | | | postponing the inevitable in dealing with this debilitating |
| anxiety and panic attacks for good involves consistent | | | | condition. Let today be the day for a change. |
| effort to change the individual's reaction to the fear | | | | 2. Muscle Relaxation |
| and apprehension. | | | | Tense your shoulder muscles for about 10 seconds |
| Symptoms of anxiety attacks frequently occur along | | | | and slowly release. Do this again. |
| with the person's need to flee the situation in which the | | | | For the most acute panic and anxiety sufferers none |
| attack occurred. | | | | of two methods above will probably work and it shall |
| In a state of panic or anxiety, sufferers experience the | | | | be important for the sufferer not to lose hope and |
| following; | | | | resign themselves to living with this condition for the |
| - Palpitations | | | | rest of their lives. |
| - A tight chest, pounding heart, or an accelerated heart | | | | The step to recovery involves taking a courageous |
| rate | | | | step and obtain all the information available to |
| - Sweating | | | | overcome this condition and go on to lead a full an rich |
| - Visibly trembling or shaking | | | | life free form the power of fear. |
| - A shortness of breath | | | | An extremely important step to becoming free from |
| - A choking sensation | | | | the fear of a panic or anxiety attack is to not be afraid |
| - Chest pain or discomfort | | | | of the onset of a panic or anxiety attack. Sufferers |
| - Nausea or stomach cramps | | | | usually try to push the panic away which only makes it |
| - A strong feeling of unreality | | | | worse because as we know, what we resist persists. |
| - The fear of losing control or going crazy | | | | By embracing the fear and implementing techniques |
| - The fear of dying | | | | such as changing your thoughts from doom and gloom |
| - Chills or hot flashes | | | | to positive and empowering thoughts, you move one |
| - Tingling or numbness on the fingers and toes | | | | step closer to freedom. Haven't you wasted enough |
| A panic or anxiety attack leaves the sufferer with | | | | time by letting this fear take control of your life and |
| feelings of impending doom and gloom, thinking that | | | | telling you how to think? |
| they are about to lose their minds or bodily functions | | | | The trick is voluntarily seeking to have a panic and |
| will completely cease functioning. | | | | anxiety attack daily. By seeking to have a panic attack |
| Some techniques generally used to overcome panic | | | | on a daily basis, you will probably end up not |
| and anxiety attacks | | | | experiencing one and even if you do, you will have the |
| 1. Breathing | | | | tools to deal with it. |
| When you feel a panic attack coming on, it is important | | | | As you welcome these panic and anxiety attacks, you |
| to focus on your breathing. Begin the deep breathing | | | | should take comfort in the fact that the panic attack |
| techniques that include inhaling through the nose and | | | | really has no ability to harm you. You are completely |
| exhaling through the mouth. Continue this technique | | | | and totally safe. The sensations you feel may be wild |
| while thinking relaxing thoughts and telling yourself to | | | | and you may want to give into them but reject this |
| relax. Imagine you are on a beach somewhere or | | | | thought by understanding that no harm shall come to |
| other relaxing thought. If this does not seem to help, | | | | you. |