What is panic? Panic is that all-consuming, uncontrollable sensation where you can't catch your breath and you feel the world collapsing in upon you. Panic is what tens of millions of people suffer from each year. It is a sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety and often causes wildly unthinkable behavior.
The National Institute of Mental Health classifies panic disorder at "an anxiety disorder characterized by unexpected and repeated episodes of intense fear accompanied by physical symptoms that may include chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, or abdominal distress." The institute describes signs and symptoms as follows: "People with panic disorder have feelings of terror that strike suddenly and repeatedly with no warning. During an attack, most likely your heart will pound and you may feel sweaty, weak, faint, or dizzy. Your hands may tingle or feel numb, and you might feel flushed or chilled. You may have nausea, chest pain or smothering sensations, a sense of unreality, or fear of impending doom or loss of control."
But why do people get panic attacks? And how can you stop them in your own life? Let's start with the first question, because if you can uncover the root cause of why you're having episodes, you can then take the necessary steps to eliminate the cause.
Panic and anxiety attacks can start after experiencing a traumatic event that happened to you at some point in your life. With a situation such as this, depending on what happened, anything could trigger an attack-- specific sounds, people, crowds, large spaces or structures, enclosed areas, the list goes on. The triggers will vary depending on the initial event.
Another cause could be from prolonged stress and anxiety. Many people, who lead average lives, experience a low to moderate level of stress and anxiety consistently throughout the day. There's no specific causes, no traumatic events, just a low level of anxiety from the petty happenings of the day and/or worries about the past or future. Most people spend a great deal of time worrying about things they can't control... and for some, it stresses their system out just enough to trigger a panic attack.
Once a person has their first panic attack, this often times starts a vicious circle. You become afraid of having another attack. This fear feeds into your anxiety and increases your chances of having another episode. For some people, the fear of having an attack is enough to trigger a full blow panic attack.
If you fall under the category of a traumatic event, then the most helpful thing you could do is to learn to come to terms with whatever happened to you. With therapy or counseling, you could bring get the tools you need to reconcile the unsettled emotions that are the reason you're getting the anxiety attacks. Some therapies I've found that have successful results include: NLP, EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), hypnosis, and Emotional Release Technique.
For those experiencing ongoing general anxiety, becoming more aware of your reactions to what's going on throughout the day is a good place to start. With more awareness, you can begin to identify what triggers your anxiety and what keeps it going. The techniques mentioned above can also be very effective with easing general anxiety. That is a good solution for the long term. However, sometimes it is hard to stop the cycle of panic and anxiety that has been established. Negative emotions- especially the strong emotions, such as anxiety, panic and fear, can have a tight hold on the mind.
A combination of certain exercises and the right information is often times all you need break the pattern. Deep breathing techniques, meditation, affirmations can all be used; then facilitate that with some emotional release work, and not only will you be rid of panic and anxiety attacks, but your quality of life will be drastically improved.
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