Cures for Anxiety and how to Deal with Panic Attacks
In order to learn how to deal with panic attacks, its important to know that panic attacks thrive on your fear of them. You can an will stop panic attacks, you just have to learn first that you can’t shy away from them, you have to stand up to them. I know this for a fact because I personally have suffered through many panic episodes before I got a handle on the situation. I can help you.
By being afraid that you will have a panic attack, you are constantly tense and nervous that one will find you any time, but if you relax and tell your panic attack to “bring it on”, you are taking away the very thing that fuels panic attacks and that’s fear.
In fact its fear that fuels all types of anxieties, and the best cures for anxiety are to face it straight on. The best way to attack anxiety and depression, including panic attacks, is to look it straight in the face and demand that a really severe panic attack come to you. As funny as that sounds this is one of the most fundamental anxiety tips I know, it really works.
Try it, right now.
No fear.
Be brave and strong and see if you wind up with a panic attack. For this to really work, though, you need to be 100% committed to not being afraid anymore. You cannot be telling your panic attack to “bring it on,” but be thinking, “oh please don’t come.” Instead, you need to dare it to show it’s ugly face in your presence anymore, then walk tall, because you know that it won’t come anywhere near you anymore.
If you’re nervous about having a panic attack that knocks your socks off, you shouldn’t because the truth is, that the worst panic attacks are the first few, when you don’t know what’s going on.
By now, you are probably pretty used to what’s going on with yourself and you can tell when you’re having a panic attack, so if you are thinking that you are going to have the worst panic attack ever, relax, you probably have already.
Now, whet you need to do is trust that you will always be able to handle your anxiousness every time you feel it, because you already know that you can handle it. All I’m doing right now is giving you the confidence in yourself and your ability to handle your anxiety.
When you’re trying to attack and beat your anxiety and depression, one of the most important things is having confidence. Anxiety can be compared to fog.
Everyone has to travel through the fog, but it’s how well you do this traveling that determines how you deal with anxiety, and how to deal with panic attacks. If you don’t keep moving, then you are stuck in the fog called anxiety and you will be stuck living with your fear.
We all know there is more to life than being afraid, so start living and doing all the things you want to do and stop being afraid.
If you’ve ever suffered from a panic attack you know how frightening they are. Remember, by facing the panic attack head on, you can stomp your panic attacks into the ground before they stomp you.
To learn more about how this is specifically done be sure to visit my anxiety story. I tell you how I did it using something called cognitive behavioral therapy, Sounds scary but its not, its actually really cool and the most effective way to stop anxiety and panic attacks period.
Controlling Anxiety: Anxiety Tips for Public Speaking… Continued
For every person, there is always a turning point where you move from being generally anxious to having a panic attack. In the case of public speaking, this point might be when you think to yourself that you won’t be able to handle speaking in front of people.
Just one split second of self-doubt can send you spiraling into the anxiety and panic attack web. The adrenaline begins to rush and your anxiety begins to attack you like waves.
You can, however, control your anxiety, by reacting with confidence that speaking in front of a group isn’t a threat to you, you’ll be able to stop the anxiety and avoid a panic attack. Coping with panic attacks isn’t about controlling your body, it’s about harnessing the energy in your mind, and deflecting it into something more positive.
This new approach can be a powerful tool when controlling anxiety because you’re acknowledging your fear of speaking. You’ll feel nervous, and you’ll go with it and the sensations in your body, but they will go right out and won’t center themselves in a way that you cannot get free of them.
Usually, the hardest part of public speaking is the beginning, but if you can get through that, you’ll probably become much more comfortable as you continue with your talk. You have not let yourself down by feeling nervous, you’re human, it’s natural.
Think of the worst of your anxiety symptoms. It could be your general sense of unease or losing your breath.
You will have an automatic reaction that tells you that you are going to have a panic attack at first.
You might think, “not now”, I cannot have this happen now. It’s at this point that most people confirm that they are having a panic attack because of the way they are feeling.
This is how your thoughts create a cycle of anxiety that can lead to panic attacks and can cause you to blow your presentation.
Im often asked for anxiety tips with public speaking. What I tell the person is next time, you have that “not now” thought, let it pass and follow it up with a thought like, well, I was wondering when you would show up. That’s okay, because I am not scared of you at all. You can’t hurt me. I am safe and I will be safe.
By not pushing all of your energy down into your stomach, you will be able to move past it. Your body will be feeling slightly excited, which is how it should feel while you’re giving a speech, so you take that energy and put it to good use. Add it to your presentation in the form of positive emotion for the topic on which you are speaking.
Don’t push the extra energy into your stomach, put it into your presentation.
PS.Read my personal story on how I cured my severe anxiety. See My Anxiety Story
Cures for Anxiety: Anxiety Tips to Promote Better Sleep- Part 1 of 5
Most doctors say there are two things that can make you suffer from sleepless nights: pain the body feels, and a worried mind. This makes it understandable that lots of people with anxiety have trouble sleeping. Many people who suffer anxiety suffer sleeplessness to the point that they are forced to take sleeping pills and an inability to sleep is really very traumatic for many.
Let’s start by understanding a couple of things about sleep. Like the fact that it’s not how much you sleep, but how well you sleep. If you get a few hours of great, deep, replenishing sleep, you will likely feel much better than if you had a whole night of restless sleep. You should also know that being rested can be a great tool in the battle to find cures for anxiety. I’m going to give you some anxiety tips, but remember, no one technique can be a cure all for anxiety, but there are many cures that, when used together can be very useful. So the first thing you need to do in order to break your sleeplessness cycle is to not assume that you will be sleeping. While some people think this is the absolute wrong attitude, the idea is that if you see each night as a chance to sleep, it will help take some of the pressure to actually sleep off your shoulders.
Believe it or not, when people think about sleeping and their inability to do so, they are actually causing themselves to suffer from performance anxiety. When they think about whether or not they will be able to sleep, the answer should be, maybe. For right now, if you are suffering through a time of sleeplessness, you should accept the fact that a good nights sleep isn’t guaranteed. The idea is that if you get a couple of hours of sleep, you should be glad for that and if you get none, then you should not dwell on it, but accept it and go from there. Every night, when you go to bed, tell yourself that you’re getting ready for bed, but that you aren’t going to force yourself to sleep. If you get lucky and sleep comes, then it’s a bonus, but if not, you’re not going to get all upset about it. Remember that this is just a sleepless patch you’re going through, but soon enough, you’ll get back to being able to sleep.
PS.Read my personal story on how I cured my severe anxiety. See My Anxiety Story
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