In order to learn how to prevent panic attacks, it is important to understand these attacks.
What most sufferers don't understand is the importance of what they think as a cause of their anxiety.
Indeed, panic attacks are a psychological problem that has physical symptoms.
You know the physical symptoms of course, racing heart, hyperventilating, sweating, shivering, hot flushes and dizziness to mention but a few.
But did you know that these feelings are merely a normal reaction to an adrenalin rush.
And that is what a panic attack is; an inappropriate adrenalin rush! So how come you get these attacks anyway? Well, everyone is programmed to have adrenalin rushes, it is just that you spend your life much closer to the trigger point than people who don't suffer this problem.
As a result, you set off an inappropriate adrenalin rush much more often than someone who is not affected by abnormal anxiety.
The secret to learning how to prevent panic attacks is to use your mind to lower your overall anxiety level.
One major cause of your anxiety is the worry that you may suffer another panic attack.
After all, they are so disturbing, they are a constant source of worry once you have had one.
The feeling that you are about to die whenever they strike can take over your day to day life.
It is this worry that helps keep you close to the trigger point.
The simplest method for overcoming the problem is to stop fearing them.
It may seem contradictory and even seem impossible but if you can take the first step in not fearing panic attacks so much, you can move closer to regaining control of your life.
What most sufferers don't understand is the importance of what they think as a cause of their anxiety.
Indeed, panic attacks are a psychological problem that has physical symptoms.
You know the physical symptoms of course, racing heart, hyperventilating, sweating, shivering, hot flushes and dizziness to mention but a few.
But did you know that these feelings are merely a normal reaction to an adrenalin rush.
And that is what a panic attack is; an inappropriate adrenalin rush! So how come you get these attacks anyway? Well, everyone is programmed to have adrenalin rushes, it is just that you spend your life much closer to the trigger point than people who don't suffer this problem.
As a result, you set off an inappropriate adrenalin rush much more often than someone who is not affected by abnormal anxiety.
The secret to learning how to prevent panic attacks is to use your mind to lower your overall anxiety level.
One major cause of your anxiety is the worry that you may suffer another panic attack.
After all, they are so disturbing, they are a constant source of worry once you have had one.
The feeling that you are about to die whenever they strike can take over your day to day life.
It is this worry that helps keep you close to the trigger point.
The simplest method for overcoming the problem is to stop fearing them.
It may seem contradictory and even seem impossible but if you can take the first step in not fearing panic attacks so much, you can move closer to regaining control of your life.