| Anxiety attacks seem to come out of the blue. They | | | | relaxing to you. Fill your mind with memories of relaxed |
| come on without warning and they are impossible to | | | | times and pictures that are relaxing to you. |
| prepare for. Needless to say, anxiety attacks are | | | | If you have been practicing relaxation techniques, now |
| unwanted events. However, for those of us who have | | | | is the time to try to recall how you felt during these |
| had, or are now recovering from anxiety disorder, | | | | relaxation sessions. The key is not to force anything, |
| anxiety attacks are a fact of life. | | | | but just let go a bit. In some cases it even helps people |
| Treating anxiety for the long haul doesn't mean just | | | | to role play the part of a relaxed person that they |
| treating one issue. It requires dealing with several | | | | know. |
| factors. Still, anxiety disorder can certainly be | | | | Surrender |
| overcome. I know this for a fact. However, this article | | | | The next element in dealing with an anxiety attacks is |
| deals with those moments or hours of anxiety or panic | | | | not to fight it. Now, if you're sitting somewhere |
| attack. Here, we will discuss how to get through them | | | | comfortably, think as much as you can about relaxed |
| and how to turn the corner on panic so we can see a | | | | settings or feelings; take the attitude you're going to let |
| time when it will never bother us again. | | | | the feelings caused by adrenaline do to you whenever |
| Please take note before you begin to follow this | | | | they will. |
| advice that you have seen a health care provider who | | | | Say to yourself, "here I am adrenaline come get me!" |
| has told you anxiety is the problem you are dealing | | | | This is the opposite of what most people do. Most |
| with. | | | | people when encountering anxiety attacks try to fight it |
| It Is Adrenaline | | | | or run away from it. It is fight or flight that brings on |
| The first step in dealing with a panic attack is to | | | | adrenaline. So to stop this chain of events we have to |
| understand it is adrenaline causing this panic in our | | | | not run away from these feelings of adrenaline and |
| bodies. In extremely stressful situations, adrenaline will | | | | the only way to do this is to develop the mindset of |
| overwhelm us. It will run through our veins causing us | | | | surrendering to them. |
| to feel sensations we don't normally feel. For instance, | | | | Concentrate on the Awful Feelings |
| our hearts will race and our palms will sweat. We will | | | | An extension to the step of surrender is to actually |
| often see and hear things that may not be there. | | | | concentrate on the feelings adrenaline is bringing to |
| When we know why adrenaline is flooding our bodies | | | | you. This means you are facing them straight on. |
| we will not be overly concerned with it. It is when | | | | When you do this, you can't possibly be running away |
| adrenaline appears for no apparent reason that we | | | | from them. Don't try to change these feelings because |
| become bewildered, confused, and we try to fight off | | | | this would be fighting them. Just let these feelings do |
| the feelings it brings to us. The antidote is simply | | | | what they're going to do and take note of what they |
| knowing adrenaline is making us feel way out of | | | | are doing. If you do this, you will find these feelings are |
| whack. | | | | not as scary as you thought. |
| Remember Relaxing | | | | Because panic, or anxiety attacks can be so |
| The next step is to think relaxation. I know this sounds | | | | overwhelming and so frightening, it is easy to be |
| simple and it may in certain situations be impossible. In | | | | petrified of them. It is this very thing that makes them |
| such a situation, the best you can do is relax as much | | | | so bad. When we can bring ourselves to the point we |
| as you can. If you are in a situation where you are | | | | no longer fear having anxiety attacks, they become |
| able, sit down for a few moments and think relaxed | | | | toothless, clawless monsters. They may still be a |
| thoughts. Trying to make yourself relax is | | | | factor in our lives for a while, but they will no longer be |
| counterproductive. Just think about things that are | | | | such a major disturbance. |