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Thank you for taking the time towards knowing more about panic and anxiety attacks.
I have developed this report just for you to give you more quality information from the best resources available on the internet.
I believe that the simple truth that you are reading this report indicates to me that you WANT to get better, change or help someone else out there on the internet.
Anxiety and panic disorders are very common and around 30% of Americans alone suffer from these afflictions at one time or another through their lives. If that is any indication then these disorders have to be the most common worldwide from New York to Sydney to London to Bejing.Luckily for most people, the majority will not suffer from ongoing attacks. I have been in the minority and have had attack of one kind or another now for over 18 years. It has been a very difficult road to travel looking for something that “worked”.
And what I found was not one single thing that worked.
What I did find was that there are combinations of things that work.
You will find that I follow the natural treatment philosophy and will not take any medication or drugs to help with my problem. I am totally against what the drug companies are doing in the world by dominating and charging high fees.
But you will find that the magic pill does not exist but natural remedies do and very low cost.You will find that if you show any of the following or even more definite, if you display a combination of these symptoms you may well have anxiety or panic disorders:
Sweating
Shortness of Breath
Racing or pounding heartbeat or palpitations
Chest pain
Nausea
Hyperventilation
Faintness
Trembling and/or shaking
Exhaustion
Other symptoms that you may show are:
Fear that the panic is a symptom of a serious illness
Fear of losing control
Fear of death
Fear of going crazy
The apparent slowing down or speeding up of time
Dreamlike sensation
Of all the terrible experience that one could possibly have, would have to be that of suffering a panic attack. I would not wish it on my worst enemy. I have shut myself away for many weeks after worrying about being in public and making a fool of myself.
This was made even worse that I lost my job at the time as I could not drive due to my fear of traffic. It is hard to imagine but very much like the movie “Falling Down” but worse.
This is the reason that I started my website and created this report. In fact it actually serves as a therapy in some respects. It takes my mind off the fear of an attack.
I had a terrible time with the methods I looked at and tried to get rid of my disorder. I subjected myself to medical tests, being prescribed a cocktail of medicines that made me ill and addicted to.
Valium is an evil drug in my experience. You can now see why I prefer natural medicines. In fact it was a visit from a friend who headed me in the direction I have taken for the last 7 years.
My experience, and I reiterate, MY EXPERIENCE, has been that of world of so many amazing people and methods to try and help me. You see not one thing for certain will work for each and every person out there.
We are all so different in our makeup and our reactions This is what led me on to the combination theory. It worked for me and I am sure it will work for the majority of other people out there
So how do we get rid of anxiety attacks. Well the first step is to:
Acknowledge To Yourself You Have A Problem
Before you can do anything else what
you must do is sit down and even better
write down on a sheet of paper, that
you have a problem. Identify WHAT your
problem is. Jot down ideas, notes,
feelings, things you are others notice
about yourself.
can you even start to help yourself?
The journey begins by learning all about it. Hence the reason you took my offer up on downloading this ebook. Excellent move!
But really, if you find that you are already in a full blown panic attack take these little pointers which could help you:
1. Regardless if you are scared by your thoughts or feelings, and they can scare the crap out of you sometimes, they are never going to kill you or harm you…
2. Do not resist the feelings you have welling up in your body. Do not try and tell them to go away and the reason why is that you need to confront them and be willing to accept them as part of you
3. You body will display what your mind is thinking and to that end they will be amplified
4. Focus on the positive and do not dwell on what might happen, because invariably that will NEVER happen. Just keep telling yourself that you don’t care what happens instead of wondering “What will happen if…?”
5. Keep really focused on what is happening to you and your mind in the present moment.
6. Use the simple count backwards technique that I developed for myself. See if it works for you, if not modify it until it does. Just start at 200 and start counting backwards in units of 2 such as 200,198,196. Try odd numbers to get your mind focused harder on something else.
7. Congratulate yourself every minute you deal with your fear. Mark it as a milestone.
Move Your Mind Off The Problem
The best trick that I learnt is to harness the power of your mind. It is something that is very fundamental to overcoming many problems and not just physical problems. You need to move your mind to something else when the problem starts to show itself.
When you feel something welling up inside,
immediately start to focus on something else,
distract yourself. There are many different
ways of doing this but the key is to engage
your mind in another activity that requires full
and total concentration.
Watching something on television you are really interested in Playing with a yoyo
Doing a crossword or puzzle
Playing some music
I would grab a dictionary look for the biggest word I could find and then see how many other words I could make from it using the letters.
It totally engages the brain and mind in something different.
Admittedly it may not work if you are driving or flying and those are triggers for your anxiety or panic. Your display of finding this ebook is evidence enough that you have the resourcefulness to find things and come up with answers.
I have faith in you.Get Physical
There is nothing that beats physical activity. If
you have a healthy lifestyle and are active then
it will reduce the stress in your life. The benefits
of physical activity are many fold. You increase
the volume of blood pumping around your body
and to your vital organs, you increase your
cardio vascular fitness (your ability to breath and
your heart health), you reduce your blood
pressure.
All these are essential in combating any anxiety
and panic you may suffer. I personally started
running. In fact it got to the point where when I
started to feel an attack coming on, I would first
do my dictionary thing and then when that lost its effect I would put on my running shoes and run.
This takes all the adrenaline out of your system and directs your mind and energy elsewhere. The other side effect of this is the endorphins that are created in your blood stream that make you feel good. Long distance runners have been known to get to highs as experienced by drug users running excessively and intensely. I don’t want you to go this extreme, but I hope you get my point.
Once again, worked for me, it may not for you. But then you will never know unless you try it.Make sure you are in shape to do some activity, if you are not I suggest you get clearance from your doctor.
Drop The Stimulants In Your Life
Anything that you put in your body that stimulates your central nervous system needs to be reduced or cut out altogether. I would tell you here and now to stop the following; smoking (that is a biggie!) and that nasty tasting pop drink Coca Cola.
These substances affect the brain in many different ways. So needless to say when you are trying to control your mind, the last thing you want is… To be pumping toxins into your body.Other stimulants that you may want to cut down on or totally stop are
Tea
Coffee
Redbull
Any sugar based sports drink
I am so sorry to say that you have to drop this also. I
used this at the beginning to chill out and relax but I
was making a bad mistake. Learning point here so take
note.
Alcohol is absorbed into the body and then starts to
break down. In doing so you are using vital vitamins
and nutrients to do this. These are required for
essential brain functions. The other thing is that you
can become addicted to it like I did. I would not have
considered myself an alcoholic per se but I was
dependant on it to relax.
Smoking
This evil habit will elevate your risk of having an anxiety or panic attack. Smoking will reduce your blood circulation and clog up your lungs, without this your body cannot operate efficiently.
I have never been a smoker so I do not know what it is like but I do know what anxiety disorders are like and know that having anxiety and smoking is not good for you.
Always adopt an air of positivity. Think of where you want to be rather than on the problems at hand. I have read many self improvement books as I have progressed on my journey through anxiety and panic. And the one thing that stands out in my mind is that you will become what you focus on.
If you want to become clear of anxiety in all shapes and forms, then focus on living that life NOW. See it in your minds eye and make it your goal, remember that regardless of what happens:
A panic attack cannot cause heart failure or a heart attack. My heart is beating fast, but it is nothing to worry about. A panic attack cannot cause you to stop breathing.
A panic attack cannot cause you to "go crazy."
These feelings are uncomfortable, but they will not last forever.
The harder you work at this one aspect the better results you will see at the other end. Unfortunately the results don’t come over night, but the decision to do something does.
So be decisive, take the action you want today to lead you to a new life tomorrow. You deserve the best that you can be and so does your family and friends.
My ebook highlights my experience over the years and what I have done to reduce my problems down to almost nil. My life is forever different and I need to thank many people in helping me through it.
I trust you have found some snippet of information in here that you did not know before and maybe learned something that will also help you in overcoming anxiety and panic attacks.
My last message to you is that of never give up. Never ever, ever, ever, give up. And you know what? If you never give up…You will succeed. There is no way you can fail at all.
Please keep reading and learning. Bookmark my blog and website and go back often as I update new ideas and information I feel is relevant to anxiety and panic disorders. For many years I searched and searched for something that would help me and I have to say without a shadow of a doubt it was due to one special piece of information I found out from a certain man. He has written a very special kind of book that I invested in, because that’s what it was.
Anything that makes your life better has to be good and has to be an investment in your way of life and future. He has countless amazing stories from people who suffered from anxiety or panic and they are just really hard to ignore. Take a look at his website here.
All the best for the future
Thomas Bredman
www.howtogetridofanxietyattacks.co.nr