Panic Attacks and Panic Attack Symptoms Can be Relieved with Hypnosis
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A panic attack may leave the person feeling utterly exhausted afterward. This may be caused by the flood of adrenaline and other stress hormones released when the panic attack starts. These "fight or flight" hormones cause an enormous output of the body's energy resources. When the attack is over, exhaustion ensues as the body tries to recover.
A lot of people who experience panic attack symptoms initially think they are having a heart attack. They may run to an emergency room or call an ambulance, only to be told no physical ailments have caused the intense feelings, sensations and other symptoms. Over time, the sufferer may feel as if he or she is losing his or her mind.
It is hard to overestimate the debilitating and widespread effects of these attacks. People who suffer from panic attacks often live in fear of the next attack, especially since they can be unpredictable. The attacks seem random and unwarranted and the sufferer worries they may have an attack when they are out among other people, or while driving or in other worrisome situations. Panic attack victims sometimes become reclusive or agoraphobic (afraid to leave their home); they may lose important relationships and friends. These types of coping skills arise because of the randomness of the panic attacks. The person having the panic attacks withdraws from social interaction because they fear being around other people when the panic attack starts. The fear of losing control in public and of not being able to stop the attack adds to the negative impact the panic attacks have on the person's life.
Thus, we have the vicious circle aspect of panic attacks: the fear of panic attacks leads to anxiety about the leeway of a panic attack occurring randomly, which can lead to a full-blown panic attack. Often patients cannot lead normal lives and end up on disability, unable to maintain a job. The panic attacks and panic attack symptoms literally control their lives.
How can hypnosis help with panic attacks and panic attack symptoms? The key reason hypnosis can help with panic attacks is that fears, anxieties, and, in fact, all emotions, originate in the subconscious. The subconscious also controls involuntary physical functions, such as heart beat, respiration, etc. Hypnosis works in the realm of the subconscious. Therefore, the good news is that the subconscious mind can be retrained to reinterpret both fear responses and panic-inducing situations. There is a good chance that the person can use his mind to finally free himself from panic attacks completely.
A hypnotherapist will usually take multiple approaches to working with a panic attack sufferer.* For example, the person may be taught physical and mental relaxation techniques (significant for calming the racing heart and other physical panic attack symptoms), self-hypnosis, visualization, and guided imagery to use when he or she feels a panic attack approaching. The panic attack sufferer may be taught how to reinterpret sensations and feelings so that the early stages of the panic attack do not escalate and become "full-blown.
A lot of people who experience panic attack symptoms initially think they are having a heart attack. They may run to an emergency room or call an ambulance, only to be told no physical ailments have caused the intense feelings, sensations and other symptoms. Over time, the sufferer may feel as if he or she is losing his or her mind.
It is hard to overestimate the debilitating and widespread effects of these attacks. People who suffer from panic attacks often live in fear of the next attack, especially since they can be unpredictable. The attacks seem random and unwarranted and the sufferer worries they may have an attack when they are out among other people, or while driving or in other worrisome situations. Panic attack victims sometimes become reclusive or agoraphobic (afraid to leave their home); they may lose important relationships and friends. These types of coping skills arise because of the randomness of the panic attacks. The person having the panic attacks withdraws from social interaction because they fear being around other people when the panic attack starts. The fear of losing control in public and of not being able to stop the attack adds to the negative impact the panic attacks have on the person's life.
Thus, we have the vicious circle aspect of panic attacks: the fear of panic attacks leads to anxiety about the leeway of a panic attack occurring randomly, which can lead to a full-blown panic attack. Often patients cannot lead normal lives and end up on disability, unable to maintain a job. The panic attacks and panic attack symptoms literally control their lives.
How can hypnosis help with panic attacks and panic attack symptoms? The key reason hypnosis can help with panic attacks is that fears, anxieties, and, in fact, all emotions, originate in the subconscious. The subconscious also controls involuntary physical functions, such as heart beat, respiration, etc. Hypnosis works in the realm of the subconscious. Therefore, the good news is that the subconscious mind can be retrained to reinterpret both fear responses and panic-inducing situations. There is a good chance that the person can use his mind to finally free himself from panic attacks completely.
A hypnotherapist will usually take multiple approaches to working with a panic attack sufferer.* For example, the person may be taught physical and mental relaxation techniques (significant for calming the racing heart and other physical panic attack symptoms), self-hypnosis, visualization, and guided imagery to use when he or she feels a panic attack approaching. The panic attack sufferer may be taught how to reinterpret sensations and feelings so that the early stages of the panic attack do not escalate and become "full-blown.
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