| Are you the person who has experienced having | | | | symptoms of a panic attack. |
| panic attacks lately in your life? I know what you are | | | | The symptoms of an attack, while different for each |
| going through, as these attacks were a big part of my | | | | individual usually includes some of the following traits: |
| life back in the late 1990's. Your body will suffer | | | | pain in the chest or stomach area, dizziness, sweaty |
| extensive damage if you decide to do nothing about it. | | | | palms, extreme nervousness, inability to focus, or |
| If you really want to cure panic attacks, there are | | | | headaches. |
| some key strategies that you need to be aware of to | | | | Here are some key strategies, which have been |
| overcome this disorder. | | | | proven to help you overcome these types of attacks. |
| If you have been suffering from these attacks lately, | | | | One of the best treatment plans involves a holistic |
| your physician may have put you on some type of | | | | approach: behavior alteration. This type of treatment |
| medication to help cover up the symptoms. Did your | | | | would involve you as the patient being able to change |
| doctor happen to explain to you that prescription pills | | | | the way that you perceive yourself. You are an |
| will not permanently eliminate your attacks? I hope so | | | | individual who can control your mind and body. You |
| because over an extended period of time, popping a | | | | should not relinquish total control to these attacks. Do |
| pill into your mouth twice per day may do even more | | | | not consider these attacks to be some type of life |
| damage to your body. Medication simply does not | | | | form that has taken control of your mind and body; |
| provide the answer as to why you are having your | | | | and you are powerless to do anything about it. |
| attacks. | | | | You should also employ strategies around relaxation |
| Panic attacks are a direct result of an elevated level | | | | and breathing exercises. Consider meditation or yoga |
| of anxiety and stress that you are experiencing in your | | | | to help relax your mind and body. Read a comforting |
| life. Usually there is a past (or upcoming) event which | | | | book, or listen to soothing classical music. You should |
| acts as a trigger for the high level of stress that you | | | | also consider getting involved with an activity, (or |
| feel within your being. Are you mourning the death of a | | | | hobby) that will focus your mind on something other |
| close relative who has been a source of strength in | | | | than the negative thoughts swirling around inside your |
| your life personally; and you begin to fear how you can | | | | head as of late. |
| more forward yourself? Or, do you dread having to | | | | Consider getting involved in a physical fitness regimen, |
| make a speech in public, something that you have | | | | as well as making changes to your diet. Your |
| never done before in your life? Are you concerned | | | | cardiovascular system is benefited as you work up a |
| that in your speech, the chances are that you could | | | | sweat 4-5 times per week: be it walking, jogging, riding |
| end up simply embarrassing yourself? | | | | a bicycle, or lifting weights down at the gym. Physical |
| In each one of those examples above, there was | | | | exercise has also been proven to help release |
| some type of event which could act as a trigger to a | | | | endorphins, (or toxic chemicals) out of your system, |
| future attack; if you allowed it to. What exactly what | | | | lowering your level of stress. |
| cause you to have an actual attack? In either example | | | | In your diet, eliminate the caffeine and alcohol found in |
| if you begin to constantly dwell on the negative | | | | your drinks. You should also seriously consider lowering |
| possibilities, (how you would get through life without | | | | the amount of high fat, sugar, sodium and cholesterol in |
| that beloved relative, or what could go wrong in your | | | | your foods. All of these ingredients have been proven |
| speech) you begin to react through an elevated level | | | | to do not only cause eventual damage to various |
| of stress, agitation, and tension in your body. By doing | | | | organs in your body; but they do nothing but raise the |
| nothing about it, you will soon begin experiencing the | | | | level of stress and anxiety within your being. |