| Having a high level of anxiety and panic attacks | | | | treating panic attacks correctly. |
| occurring in your life is highly disturbing, very distracting | | | | So what is causing your over sensitivity and high |
| and creates difficulty in living a normal life. Treating | | | | anxiety function? |
| panic attacks and anxiety effectively can turn your life | | | | Your brain contains a small organ called the amygdala |
| around and restore your inner calm in quite a short | | | | which regulates the reaction of the body in threatening |
| space of time, no matter how long you have had your | | | | situations. This organ has become mis-programmed |
| panic and anxiety issues, even from childhood. | | | | through either trauma, continued high stress, at work or |
| Anxiety itself is not an illness. It is an over sensitivity to | | | | within your family life, or perhaps your stress and |
| situations, objects or social engagements which would | | | | anxiety levels have changed slowly over a long period |
| not normally give you any cause of alarm or concern. | | | | of time and you cannot quite pinpoint any cause at all. |
| You may feel anxious some or all the time with peaks | | | | Most, but not all, anxiety issues stem from a feeling of |
| of anxiety on and off during the day and sudden panic | | | | losing control. Control over health, work, love, growing |
| attacks. You may also have problems sleeping as | | | | up or ageing, money problems, etc. When the mind is |
| your mind is continually 'on guard' for what it perceives | | | | bombarded with stress, fear or worry, sleeping can |
| as potential danger. | | | | easily become a problem and tiredness and irritability |
| Panic attacks stem from the anxiety you feel and are | | | | accentuates your problems, at this point the amygdala |
| a natural inbuilt system to protect you from harm. | | | | can become dislocated and its function impaired. |
| When you are placed in a 'threatening' situation, you will | | | | How to go about treating panic attacks: |
| wish to escape or to fight the threat against you. Parts | | | | First of all you must realize that medication is not the |
| of your brain will generate signals to enable you to | | | | answer. This will only mask your problem, not cure you |
| carry out these tasks. So at these times you may be | | | | of this entirely. Treating panic attacks should not be |
| thinking strangely and feeling many overwhelming | | | | aimed at managing or coping with your panic and |
| sensations and unpleasant symptoms coursing through | | | | anxiety either. A cure or complete resolution is what |
| your body. | | | | you need; Resolving your control problem, lowering |
| Whilst you realise that what you are experiencing is | | | | your general anxiety to normal and elimination of panic |
| totally illogical, you will be unable to control your | | | | attacks is the aim. |
| reactions at all. This will create even more fear within | | | | Treating panic attacks is best approached by |
| you and you will come to fear the panic attacks more | | | | implementing a simple system of techniques designed |
| and more strongly as time passes. Sometimes, even | | | | to de-sensitise your brain to react normally again. They |
| thinking about a panic attack can actually start the | | | | are quick and easy to introduce and should be |
| process off creating a cycle of self triggering, which | | | | practiced until the problem has resolved. |
| you will be unable to stop without the proper help for | | | | |