If you've suffered from panic attacks, you know how absolutely debilitating they can be. They are physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually draining. They can affect your work, relationship with your loved ones, friendships and your ability to fully enjoy your life. They have been described by some as waking nightmares. How can you cure panic attacks?
For those that are fortunate enough not to suffer these episodes, panic attacks are the sudden onset of irrational fear that begin with no reason. They can be short, sometimes only lasting minutes or they can last for up to a half an hour. The physical effects can be quite varied: from things like a rapid heart beat, sweating, trembling, hot flashes to trouble swallowing regularly, the lasting effects can be quite acute.
Symptoms of panic attacks:
- Palpitation (rapid heartbeat)
- Hot flushes - your face initlally feel warm; then the warmness spreads to the back of the neck then the whole body.
- A feeling of doom - expecting the worst scenario or the feeling that it's going to be the end of the world.
- Trembling
- Extreme sensitivity to all 5 senses (sight, smell, touch, hearing, and taste)
- Fight or Flight - A need to run or retreat a place to calm down.
Having said this, everyone is different and unique. There are those who may never be troubled again. There are others who may face another challenge years later.
Panic attacks can be compared to life itself. You never know what's in store for you. It's hard to say whether you'll get another attack or not. But if you do, it's likely to be few and far between.
The thing to remember is that it's treatable with a very good success rate. Also, having experienced it before, you're not confused when initially faced with it. You now know what needs to be done.
The issue really isn't the panic attack. It's how to react to it. It's how terrified it makes you feel. If you lose the fear (a major issue), then you gain control over it, not the other way around.
There are many commercial pharmaceuticals that can be used for panic attack relief and are widely available making them a huge profit business. I would recommend using those only if you have a severe panic attack, reason being that there are many natural alternatives that you can use that can give you the same relief. One of the first things that you should take into consideration is that the panic attack will generally stem from some sort of psychological fear. There is more often than not a certain trigger that you hit in your mind that sets off these attacks. It might be that you have a horrid fear of spiders. Some people will see one and start hyperventilating on the spot. If that is what happens to you then you need start taking deep slow breaths and remind yourself that the spider is such a small thing that can easily be squashed under your boot. It’s that simple. You have to be in control of your fear to get the panic attack relief that you need.