Anxiety and Panic Attacks.... Break The Cycle

Many people suffer from anxiety and or panic attacks on a regularly. You should know that the anxiety you may be experiencing now, feeds off of that previous panic attack, sending your emotions into stressful worry and doubt, promoting that apparent hopeless cycle of fear. Fear of losing control again, fear of embarrassment associated with some panic attacks. Even in some cases, the fear of death.
The mere thought or anticipation of a panic attack sends the cycle of anxiety in motion, as the building blocks of a future panic attack are laid hours before you experience one. The slightest stress trigger can then set the full blown panic attack into action. Panic manifests itself in about 20 minute wave-like formations.
Because of this, your everyday plans are bound to change, for one reason. You simply need to avoid that intense fear of anxiety and panic. You may choose to avoid going to certain places and meeting certain people, or situations perceived as dangerous.
Some may feel the need to lie, so that you will not be faced with that uncomfortable moment. You are not a bad person because of this! You are simply caught up in the irrational cycle of avoidance behavior. Anyone understands the desire to avoid situations that make us uneasy. That induce feelings of anxiety, that could possibly send us into an internal frenzy of panic.
When you come to the realization that.... YOU ARE NOT ALONE! And that there is hope, you may then begin the process of circumventing that irrational cycle.
There is one key factor that separates those who eliminate panic attacks, and those who do not. The key ingredient is not medication, nor is it lifestyle changes. It is when the person no longer fears the thought of having a panic attack.
Please be clear on that...
This may seem like a simple observation but please give it careful consideration. The thing that may have you searching for a solution to anxiety and panic attacks this very moment is the fear of having another one.
When a person experiences a panic attack, it can feel like their world is crumbling around them. No place feels safe, as the anxiety becomes like a criminal waiting in the background. As mentioned earlier... when this happens, one begins to either avoid situations that make them anxious, or they medicate themselves to the point where they are numb to the fear. Neither of the above is an acceptable solution.
After a person has a panic attack, the experience can be so powerful, that it leaves a strong imprint in their mind. This mental imprint generates a cycle of anxiety whereby they develop a fear of having another panic attack. People can spend a very long time caught in this repetitive cycle of anxiety.
There are medications available that mask these uneasy feelings of anxiety.
But, medication is not the only option. If you choose to stop those life altering feelings of panic, that in many cases lead to full blown panic attacks....
You must BREAK the "cycle" of in order to return to normal everyday living.
Once this is done, you will be amazed at how much more productive life will be. How much calmer you can be when you understand the problem, and find the solution. You too, can have your old self back, and be in control. Thanks for looking, and I wish you the best.
Also remember....YOU ARE NOT ALONE.