People who have suffered panic attacks often fear that they are going to have another really bad one at any time. They are also worried that the next big attack will really send them over the edge.
So to avoid this, they try to change their behavior and habits in an effort to avoid triggering such a terrible attack.
For example, they may avoid going out of the house, traveling on trains or meeting new people etc. There are many different scenarios that people stay away from so as to not to put themselves at risk.
By avoiding these everyday type activities, it becomes harder and harder to function properly in terms of bringing up a family, holding down a job, having healthy relationships with friends and so on. This can increase stress levels and add to an already heightened state of anxiety about having another panic attack.
I am sure you would agree that this isn’t a state of mind that you would want to be in for too long.
Here is an interesting theory in regards to facing your fear and its one that’s proposed by a very successful anxiety and panic expert, Joe Barry. He states that the secret to ending panic attacks is by actually wanting to have one!
Think about that for a minute. It sounds simple and most gems of information often are.
So rather than waiting in a state of general anxiety for the next panic attack to happen, I could actually invite one to occur right now and that very process would help to diffuse my fear of it.
If I said to myself, ‘give me a panic attack now!’ chances are that one wouldn’t happen. Why is that? Is it because I’m facing my biggest fear directly?
Hmmm…thinking about that theory, it certainly would reduce my anticipation of wondering when the next panic attack will occur because I’ve just invited it myself. I’ve taken an unknown element out of the equation. This really is an interesting notion. Not resisting and even inviting what I fear most will actually remove or certainly decrease the fear factor in my emotions.
To discover more about this excellent approach and all the techniques that support it, visit the panic attack help center and find out what you need to do to help stop panic attacks today!
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