| Many people associate a panic attack and
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| | evenmore anxious about having to meet
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| public speaking. They usually havehad an
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| | with the school counselor, but she knew
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| anxiety-producing public speaking
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| | thatshe was not going to be able to
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| experience. They may test that pastmemory
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| | graduate if she could not figure out some
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| of public speaking again, but often the
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| | way toget through this class.
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| same anxiety reaction results.
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| | The school counselor was very familiar
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| People who have to speak publicly on a
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| | with the signs of apanic attack and
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| frequent basis and suffer from
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| | especially withstudents feeling
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| panicattacks are always searching for a
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| | uncomfortable about speaking in front of
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| panic attack remedy.
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| | their friends. To help
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| Amber's Story
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| | Amber get through her next day of speech
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| Amber had many risk factors for panic
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| | class the counselor recommended that
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| attacks when she entered high school.
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| | Amber stand up in front of her family
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| Hermother had a history of anxiety as
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| | every time she wanted to talk
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| well as her older brother. Amber
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| | thatevening.
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| wassuccessfully able to avoid a speech
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| | So Amber told her family what she was
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| class until her final semester of school.
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| | trying to do to help get over her fear
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| Inorder to graduate, she was going to
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| | ofpublic speaking. At dinner, Amber stood
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| have to take speech.
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| | up every time she asked to have an
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| Although she had never received a
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| | itempassed to her. Before bed, Amber
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| diagnosis of panic attacks or an
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| | stood in front of her parents and
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| anxietydisorder, Amber had always dreaded
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| | brothers anddid a pretend speech.
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| taking a public speaking class. Just the
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| | Although speaking in front of her family
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| ideaof standing up in front of a class of
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| | was a lot different than speaking infront
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| her peers caused Amber to feel dizzy
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| | of her peers, it did help her get through
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| andnauseous.
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| | the next day of class withouthaving a
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| When Amber walked into her first day of
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| | full blown panic attack. Amber was
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| class, the teacher could see how
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| | extremely uncomfortable during herspeech
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| nervousshe was. He came up to Amber after
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| | class but was able to focus and get
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| class and discussed her obvious
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| | through the class.
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| discomfortwith this public speaking
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| | As the semester continued on, Amber asked
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| class. Amber discussed her physical
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| | some of her friends to come to herhouse
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| reaction to havingto speak in front of
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| | the night before she had a big speech
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| her peers. She explained to her teacher
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| | due. She would then practice herspeech on
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| how she was:
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| | her close friends and family until she
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| * Extremely Anxious
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| | was able to get through itwithout an
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| * Dizzy
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| | extreme amount of anxiety.
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| * Nauseous
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| | The technique Amber used to overcome her
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| * Short of Breath
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| | panic attacks is called
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| Amber's teacher recommended that she
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| | systematicdesensitization and is one of
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| visit with the school counselor
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| | the most widely used remedies for people
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| beforetheir next class meeting. Amber was
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| | sufferingfrom panic attacks.
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| embarrassed by her reaction and was
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