understanding panic attacks and overcoming fear

Understanding Panic Attacks And Overcoming Fear

Understanding panic attacks and overcoming fear is the main motivation of a person that suffers with panic attacks. There are some interesting element’s to having a panic attack. Once you’ve had your first one, you tend to fear the next one. Each panic attack reinforces the idea “I should be afraid of a panic attack”.

Of course, in order to overcome panic attacks, you’ve got to understand that a panic attack is no more serious than breaking wind. I often compare a panic attack to testing your fire alarm. While you are testing it, it’s loud and uncomfortable. However, if you don’t test it, how would you know if it works for when you really might need it.

Our ability to panic is the same thing. We have an in-built “fight or flight” response. It’s there to protect us at a time where we need to fight in order to save our lives, or to run away really fast to avoid being killed. This is a good thing. It’s how the human species has survived for millions of years.

When you have a panic attack, it’s simply that (really good) system triggering off at the wrong time. What you need to understand is that a panic attack reassures you that your fight or flight system actually works. Listening to a self hypnosis audio for thirty days can help embed these thoughts deep in your unconscious mind and help you to overcome the fear.