Remedy For Panic
The best remedy for panic is a bit counter intuitive, but first here are some common approaches which could provide some remedy for your panic attacks. The most common method is to get therapy along with prescribed medication. This has worked well for some people however a good professional is sometimes hard to find. Limited options may be an issue if you are in an area where the specialty is too general and doesn’t quite fit your specific problem. It is very common to hear a lack of lasting results from frustrated anxiety sufferers who have gone this route but did not find a good fit.
Cognitive behavior therapy is a common approach to dealing with anxiety. This method deals with your thinking and your actions towards a feared situation. The goal is to gradually change the way you automatically process information, as in the case where a situation produces panic. The automatic negative thoughts we have that results in fear and panic is gradually changed through rational thought – using alternative ways to approach and think of the feared situation.
This better perspective allows you to slowly expose yourself to a fearful situation to show that it does not really harm you. This in turn builds up your confidence to face these dreaded fears. The drawback to this method is that it takes a bit of time to master and not always effective for people who experience frequent panic attacks.
Therapy is often combined with medication. This will give you some relief from anxiety while you practice the required sessions. This also allows you function properly in your daily routines, long enough for the therapy to work to a point where you are confident enough that you are able to handle those situations or places where a panic is likely to occur.
Side effects and dependency are some reasons why medication is not a good fit for everyone. It definitely has its place but if you are able to do without medication in the first place, going all natural might be worth the effort. If you hate the thought of being dependent on a drug to make you feel better, there are all natural alternative solutions that work very well.
Breathing techniques are often used to calm your symptoms of a panic. Deep diaphramic breathing is the proper way to execute this technique. When you are feeling anxiety your respiration rate increases. This is because of the change in balance of the oxygen and carbon dioxide in your bloodstream. When your breathing speeds up, you will get too much oxygen relative to the amount of carbon dioxide in your blood stream. When there is little carbon dioxide in your blood stream, your body feels oxygen deprived and you begin to breathe even faster. Sometimes you will feel dizzy or experience a feeling like you are about to pass out.
To combat this you will use slow and steady deep breathing which helps combat the source of panic.
What you do is breathe down deeply into your lungs which causes your belly to expand and contract (not the chest). Breathe in deeply and slowly and watch you belly expand. Hold for 2 seconds and breathe out twice as long as you’ve inhaled. Use slow, steady and deep breaths when you do this.
By slowing down your breathing you will build up higher carbon dioxide saturation. This will also cue your body to relax. Long exhales will mimic the body’s relaxation process and gets more oxygen to the brain so it can perform better.
By far the best all natural remedy for panic is described in my previous post – Panic Attacks Treatment – Easy Technique to Cure Your Panic.
You can also learn more and read about people’s different life experiences with this method at the Panic Away official website.
