| Having an occasional panic attack is bad enough, but | | | | The first thing to do in solving this problem is find out |
| dealing with severe panic attacks is something that | | | | why these attacks are happening. There is always |
| no-one should have to go through. How do they | | | | some reason or some trigger that gets an attack |
| become so severe that for some people even | | | | going. In order to get rid of the panic attacks and stop |
| medication does not work? The good news is that | | | | them from ruining your life, it is important to work out |
| there are treatments out there that will work for any | | | | what is causing them so you can find a way of dealing |
| kind of panic attack and it is possible to overcome | | | | with them. |
| them, permanently. | | | | In most cases, it is the fear itself of having another |
| When a person has an attack, they experience some | | | | attack that primes the attack more than a specific |
| very unpleasant sensations, and the onset of the | | | | trigger. The trigger can be the last straw, so to speak. |
| attack is usually sudden and unexpected. As the | | | | Because people are more afraid of the attack itself |
| person cannot predict when the next one will occur, | | | | than anything else around them, and compounding that |
| they can become apprehensive and anxious. | | | | fear with the fact that they do not know what causes |
| Unfortunately, this increases the likelihood of having | | | | them, the attacks can get out of control and become |
| another one and can also increase the severity. | | | | severe and very hard to stop. |
| The longer a person tries to deal with this on their own, | | | | It is always better when this kind of attack starts to |
| the more severe the attacks can become so that | | | | get the right kind of help straight away before they get |
| when they do try to stop them with medication, it just | | | | out of control. There are good methods and |
| does not work. Medication by itself is not effective in | | | | techniques available that when used to train the mind, |
| curing the problem. It can help in that it can minimise or | | | | can overcome anxiety and even the severest panic |
| mask the rush of anxiety and numb down the fear felt | | | | attack to provide permanent relief. |
| during an attack, but it does not address the cause or | | | | The most important thing to remember is that it is fear |
| how the panic attack cycles. | | | | that causes panic attacks, and fear that keeps them |
| However, it is good to know that it does not have to | | | | coming, and once a person learns how to eliminate |
| be like this for the rest of your life, and there is no | | | | that fear, they can stop their severe panic attacks |
| need to fear more attacks continuing. | | | | from continuing to control their life. |