How to Overcome Panic Attacks

A lot of people make the mistake of believing that panic attacks are incurable and that they will have to cope with them for the rest of their life, but I would like to tell these people that they couldn’t be farther from the truth. Let me give you some tips on how you can prevent panic attacks from occurring, stop panic attacks before they stop you from doing whatever you were doing and tips on how you can avoid to go through panic attacks ever again.

There a lot of things that one can do to avoid panic attacks from occurring. First of all, keeping an active and healthy lifestyle is a good first step. People who are overweight and don’t exercise regularly run the risk of going through more panic attacks than people who are physically active simply because of their unstable body chemistry.

Another thing that can help reduce the occurrences of panic attacks is to practice relaxation; and by relaxation, I do not simply mean taking a few minutes for yourself, but becoming sensitive to your basic needs for peace, self-awareness and thoughtful reflection for a specific period of time. You don’t need to see a doctor to tell you that the major culprit involved in most panic attack cases is stress, and relaxation is only one way you can counteract the harmful effects of stress on your health.

Now, I can you stop a panic attack when you are right in the middle of it? Well, the most important thing is to try to keep your mind off of it. I know this sounds easier said then done, but if you use mental programming techniques such as NLP, it can actually be pretty simple. NLP, short for neuro-linguistic programming, describes the fundamental dynamics between mind and language and how their interplay affects our body and behavior.

One of the best NLP techniques you can use to divert yourself from a panic attack is by remembering the funniest thing you’ve ever seen, such as a funny scene in your favorite comedy, and bring it back to your memory every time you experience a panic attack. If you are skeptical about the effectiveness of such a technique, you should keep in mind that several reputable psychotherapists, such as Steven Sultanoff, former president of the President of the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, are using it on several of their patients with great success.

If you experience several panic attacks a day, you might need professional supervision. Some doctors will favor medication over therapy depending on the case, but make sure you weight in all the pros and cons of taking anti-depressants before you take a prescription. While they may provide a quick fix to incessant panic attacks, they can have other undesirable side-effects.

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