In the modern day, anxiety is a big problem for anyone - but for those who suffer badly, having ways of overcoming panic attacks is a must. Unfortunately, I had this problem also, and the doctors could do absolutely nothing to stop my anxiety attacks. To stop my panic attacks, I sought a solution myself, and that was to take control of my thoughts and mind again, and not to rely on prescription drugs, which can only ever really be a short term measure.

So, how did I come up with the solution that stopped my anxiety episodes? Well, let me first say that I’m not a doctor or psychologist, or a medical practitioner of any sort for that matter. I was just a desperate suffer of panic attacks that was determined to try anything to stop them. I set about reading and researching as much as I could on the topic, and tried out various methods, such as breathing techniques and thinking happy thoughts. The problem was that nearly all of the methods that I came across were coping techniques, which would never solve the problem outright. Eventually though, my persistence paid off, and I came across a method that stops anxiety episodes altogether, by really getting to the root of the problem.

The key point in the method was to understand that anxious thoughts pop up in the minds of everybody, not just panic disorder sufferers. So, the important question is then what makes us sufferers different from those non-sufferers? They don’t have the same reaction as we do to the same situations. When an anxious thought comes to our mind, our body reacts to it intensely. And when our body reacts to it so strongly, we feel the need to examine that thought even closer, which makes our bodies react even stronger. The people who don’t have anxiety attacks symptoms don’t examine the thought so closely because they don’t react that much to it. And when they don’t react much to it, they don’t examine it closely! See the “cycle of fear” that makes the attacks so persistent and strong? Event A happens, event B happens because of it; and then event A gets stronger because of event B. What you need to do is break this cycle.

Remember, it is NOT a case of “trying not to think anxious thoughts”, rather tone down the way in which you process them so that the attack can’t get a foothold. The best way to adjust and tone down your reactions is by a method called “Observe - Label - Watch - Go On”. What you do in this method is to merely observe the anxious thoughts as they are flowing through your mind and making you react. However, in this method you are trying not to react - you are observing the thought, labeling it (identifying what it is), watch the reactions your body gives, and merely go on with your life.

Doing this a couple of times will help you tone down your reactions to the anxious thoughts and will greatly help you in overcoming panic attacks.

If you would like more information on overcoming panic attacks, be sure to visit my blog. I have been a sufferer and have managed to cure panic attacks.

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