By Dr. Stephen Antony, MD (Psychiatry)
A panic attack can appear suddenly out of the blue and cause an assault on your well-being, it can present with strong heart palpitations, head pressure, shallow breathing hot/cold flashes and dizziness, it can be so scary that you are convinced you are dying or going crazy.
Panic attacks tend to occur more in situations where you can feel trapped, these include waiting at the doctor’s office, heavy traffic on the highway, awaiting a big job interview, a major change in life etc. More often than not the stress factors in our life and our patterns of thinking have a good deal to do with the development of panic attacks.
Tips For Coping With Panic Attacks:
In order to coping with panic attacks you need to identify the reasons for your the panic attack and investigate the danger associated with the situation.
Sometimes you may have significant underlying problems in your life that you are not facing. Whenever you are feeling anxious or fearful, pull out a sheet of paper and write down all the problems and fears that you are facing in your life and list out the issues that are causing you worry.
After you have made a list of all the problems that you are facing, put a tick mark on all the problems that are significant.
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Now that you have identified your significant problems, seek professional help to solve your problems. You can seek help by talking with experts or by reading the books written by people who have successfully overcome similar problems or you can refer to the best resource which provides you with complete details on the various treatment methods for overcoming panic attacks.
For example if you are going to take a tough entrance exam and you are worried about how you are going to study for the exam and memorize everything, you can solve your problem by either talking to a student who has successfully passed the exam or you can read the books written on this topic of improved study skills and develop your studying habits. The same rule applies to all important areas of life such as health, relationships and money. You can either seek the services of a coach or read books written by them.
Understanding what is causing you to worry can be a major step towards understanding your fears, and by preparing to face your problems in an educated manner you are taking a big step towards facing and overcoming the challenges in your life as they unfold. With repeated practice you will be able to solve your major life problems one by one and get your life under control and this is a major step towards reducing the stress and anxiety in your life and eradicating panic attacks.
Apart from self help there are many panic disorder treatments but the majority or all contain a mix of psychiatric help and cognitive behavior therapy.
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