How to Stop Anxiety and Panic Attack Symptoms | How to Deal with Anxiety and Panic Attacks!
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My Anxiety and Panic Attack Symptoms
The fear in you head prevents you from living a normal life. This problem affected my life to the point where I did not want to socialize?
And because of this, I implemented a lot of home remedies into my life to reduce number of anxiety and panic attacks, in addition, Joe Berry's Panic Away guide has helped me enormously! Because it is about stopping the fear, once that is done, you will be panic free.
I can rembember My First Panic Attack Like it Was Yesterday
I woke up early. Around 5 am...My heart was pounding like crazy.... Sweating all over and hands shaking....I thought I probably had a night mare. But I could not sleep any more so I got up and went to work.
An hour later, I had a full blown Panic attack. I could not breathe..I was white as a sheet... And my co-workers were ready to call 911. Which made me freak out even more...
BUT...That wasn't the worst of it...The fear after was even worse...I simply could not get over that fear...And that fear was taking over my life!
What Does Joe Berry's Guide Do?
The way most of us approach it, is to start fighting with that first thought of fear that enters our mind! I don't want to think about it! I refuse to acknowledge this thought that entered my mind! So now with that fear, we combine the unhappy feelings! And we get anxiety from it and the next is panic attack.
Joe Berry's Panic Away showed me how to control those thoughts without getting disturbed by it!
The difference: Cured and not Cured!
That is what bothered me with medication for panic attacks. You see, I used to carry my pills with me where ever I went. On vacation, to visit with family or friends. I did not take the medication all the time, but when ever I started feeling anxious and started fearing panic coming my way, I felt better if the medication was close to me. Sometimes I took it and sometimes it felt good just to know they are close to my hand.
That is why I say it is all in our mind. My mind felt better knowing there was temporary solution to that problem!
Cure without medicine?
I have been able to almost cure myself with home remedies and Joe Berry's Techniques. I do not take medication any more. I know others have done the same. I believe the cure is within us. What is your opinion?
Do not get me wrong. Medication was a great quick fix, but I wanted to resolve my problem permanently. I needed to take action to fix my anxieties.
You CAN Cure the Anxiety WITHOUT Medication!
Top Five Things To Do to Stop Your Panic Attacks!
- Change Your Eating and Drinking Habits
- Change Your Exercising Plan
- Learn Relaxation Methods
- Talk it Out
- Start Getting some whole body exercise!
My Symptoms!
You will notice that I refer to Anxiety and Panic Attacks, as the same thing. There is a difference between the two! During my research, I discovered that symptoms are very similar, the only main difference is that anxiety attacks last longer than panic attacks. But at the same time, ways to deal with the problem are the same.
Most common anxiety attack symptoms:
2. Either too fatigued or excess of energy
3. Feeling of getting sick such as catching a cold or flu
4. Chest pain or discomfort
5. Fear of dying
6. Heart beat problems
7. Waking up ill in the middle of the night and Jolting awake
8. Frequent bad dreams
9. Lack of appetite or taste
10. Frequently being in a bed mood sometime depression as well
11. New fears are born (such as losing control)
12. Feeling overwhelmed or that it is too much to handle
13. Constant fear of what people think about you, that you will make a fool of yourself (Insecurities!)
14. Having to force yourself to breath
I almost completely cured my panic attacks and it was done with two things! Making changes to my lifestyle and using Joe's Panic Away Guide! Changes in my diet really reduced the number of panic attacks, but I still lived with that fear!
What is your symptom?
There are so many symptoms to anxiety attacks but here are the top 6!
Possibly Why it Happened to Me!
Second, my wife was ordered to bed rest because she hurt her back and baby was due any day!
Third, too much pressure from work, school (getting my Bachelor degree) and all of a sudden I just had to keep it all in, and it had to happen!
Your opinion!
Since it is my belief that anxiety is cause by distress (psychological suffering - upsetting circumstances) or stress (fatigue and emotion tension) I thought it would be nice to know what you think!
6 Steps to deal with Anxiety
1. The most important issue for me was alcohol and coffee (Nicotine can trigger the attacks as well.)Now a glass of wine may calm you, but if you over drink, the next day you may get anxiety or panic attack!
2. Once I got rid of coffee and alcohol, I started looking for natural teas in local health stores for anxieties. Those really help me and instead of coffee I drink the tea. Here is one that is good Yogi Calming tea! and you can also try this products A+ TestCalmer it is a 100% natural formula.
3. Talking to my wife and some very close friends about the fears I was facing made the difference as well. Basically just getting it out of my system. Trust me, I saved a lot of money this way, instead of going to therapist.
4. In addition, talking with others who had the same or similar issues.
5. Methods of relaxation such as breathing or if possible some light exercise (Which in my case was more difficult but still possible.)
6. Avoiding sugar and adding more fruits and vegetables to my diet.
However the fact is, that these steps will help lower the number of anxiety attacks, but you need to change your mind set. You do not want to live in fear, you want to live in peace!
You can also Do Yoga Exercises to Help with Anxiety Attacks!
If you have not done Yoga before, don't worry, there are a lot of people who have not. I can't do it due to my physical abilities, but I know few friends who are into Yoga, and they are so much more positive and relaxed.
There is a great DVD for the Beginners to yoga that you can get. It is really good at explaining all the steps and exercises you can do. You most likely won't regret it.
Click Here to Read More about Yoga For Beginners
I had three options!
2. Taking the pills Doctors prescribe and be dependent on them, some people are o.k. with that, for me that was not the solution! I don't mind a pill every once in a while for headache, but I just do not like being dependent on it!
3. And try Panic Away
I opted for the first and the third choice. I am almost completely panic attack free!
This Has Worked for Me and Many others!
Panic Away and surrounding myself with the good friends have helped me deal with my anxieties.
No matter what your situation is, make sure you don't let it get out of hand. Don't wait too long. If you have a problem seek help. Get ready to use some natural remedies to easy your anxieties.
The anxiety attacks are scary. I was so close to real death 15 years ago, but when anxiety attacks started to happen, somehow it was scarier than the real deal.
Of course this is all based on my anxiety attack symptoms (and research I did) and ways I learned to deal with anxiety attacks! I truly hope this will help you as well.
Helpful Articles on Anxiety
- The Most Common Physical Symptoms of Anxiety Disorder
- Here is a helpful article on The Most Common Physical Symptoms of Anxiety Disorder
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- Is There Such a Thing As a Natural Anxiety Cure? Is Prescription Medication a Cure?
- If you are wondering about a natural cure for the anxiety, check this article on the Is There Such a Thing As a Natural Anxiety Cure? Is Prescription Medication a Cure?
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- FinallyHealthy FinallyHealthy Oct 31, 2009 @ 10:56 am
- This is a great lens. Panic attacks are very real and debilitating. Thank you for sharing your experience.
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- panicked66 panicked66 Jul 27, 2009 @ 5:51 pm
- I am on several medications for panic anxiety..my doctor just increased the dose again i am thinking about ect therapy is anyone here familiar with that also i am having panic attacks when i take my meds it is driving me crazy..i also have several physical symptoms the newest and worse on not being able to swallow..it happens often my muscles in my throat will not swallow i need to gag myself ..does anyone have that experience and what can i do about it...thanks for your time
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- wally_b wally_b Mar 22, 2009 @ 10:10 pm
- Nice lens, 5 stars from an ex-anxiety sufferer. Good job.
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- Panic_Attack Panic_Attack Mar 9, 2009 @ 8:43 pm
- Hey, great squidoo lens. Great tips on panic attacks.
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- Panic_Attack Panic_Attack Mar 8, 2009 @ 2:50 pm
- Hey just wanted to stop by and say nice lens. 5 stars.
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