Do you fear the arrival of another panic attack?
People who have experienced panic attacks often go around with a grave sense of unease that at any moment, they will experience a major panic attack.
It’s a fear of the ultimate panic attack that would finally push them over the edge.
This leads people to make changes to their behavior in order not to do anything that might trigger a panic episode.
When people feel this way, simple daily tasks can become big challenges. Some people start to fear driving their car in traffic. Others fear leaving their safe zone or simply any situation where they have responsibilities to perform.
This state of apprehension keeps a person’s anxiety level high, leading to feelings of general anxiety.
If you are such a person I hope to put your mind at rest. Panic attacks as well as general anxiety (even when not accompanied by panic disorder) can be eliminated in simple steps regardless of how long the anxiety has been a problem.
I am speaking not just from my own personal experience but from having worked with thousands of people right around the world.
Here is an important observation:
The key difference between someone who is cured of panic attacks and those who are not is really very simple. The one who is cured is not afraid of panic attacks. I’ll try to show you how to one of these people as well.
What if I told you the trick to ending panic attacks is to want to have one!
That sounds strange but let me explain.
A simple trick to ending panic attacks is wanting to have one because the wanting causes an immediate diffusion of the anticipatory fear.
Can you have a panic attack in this very second?
No !
You know the saying “what you resist persists.” Well that saying applies perfectly to fear. If you resist a situation out of fear, the fear around that issue will persist.
How do you stop resisting?
You move directly into the path of the anxiety; by doing so it cannot persist because you process the fear out through your emotions.
In essence what that means is that if you voluntarily seek out a panic attack you won’t have one.
Try in this very moment to have a panic attack and I will bet you cannot… Yes, I know the idea of calling on a panic attack is scary at first but play with the concept and watch what happens.
You may not realize it but you have always decided to panic. You make the choice by thinking
“This is beyond my control.”
“These scary sensations are beyond my bodies control.”
It may help if you imagine that having a panic attack is like standing on a cliff edge.
The anxiety, it seems, is pushing you closer to falling over the edge. Each time you fight back using poor coping strategies the more desperate you feel.
To be rid of the fear you must metaphorically jump. You must jump off the cliff edge and into the anxiety and fear and all the things that you fear most. How do you jump?
You jump by wanting to have a panic attack. You go about your day asking for a panic attack to appear. Your real safety is the fact that a panic attack will never harm you. That is medical fact.
You are safe, -Yes, the sensations are wild and uncomfortable, but no harm will come to you.
Your body is in a heightened state but no harm will come to you.
The jump becomes nothing more than a two inch drop! You are safe.
You always were.
Think of all the panic attacks you have had to date and come out the other end. Was there any lasting physical damage to you, other than the mounting feeling of panic?
Now you are going to approach this problem differently. You actively seek out the attack like an adventure seeker. Take the opposite approach.
YOU bring it on!!!
To Learn more about Panic Away visit: www.PanicAway.com
Here are some of the things you will learn from Panic Away…
-Learn how to be empowered and gain confidence by engaging a simple technique to defuse any panic attack.
-The four most powerful approaches to creating an enduring anxiety buffer zone (particularly useful for those who experience GAD).
-Learn to avoid making the one mistake almost everyone makes during a panic attack episode.
Here is a small sample of how the course has helped others:
…learned more from reading your program than I did from all the psychologists and other practitioners I had seen in the 25 years
I must tell you that out of all the items you can purchase regarding anxiety related products on the internet, I learned more from reading your program than I did from all the psychologists and other practitioners I had seen in the 25 years that I’ve had this condition.
I had been on Xanax and Klonopin for about 10 years, but this December, I decided to withdraw from it thinking I didn’t need the pills anymore according to some of the programs I ordered claiming “miracle cures”. That’s when all my symptoms started again. I felt as if I had wasted the past 20 years trying to get better.That’s when I started searching the web for home based “cures”. I ordered so many programs I started to get confused from too much conflicting advice. Also, I was promised support but I am still waiting replies from some of the more expensive programs!
You are a true gentleman, and I am going to post a very positive feedback on a website you might be familiar about called: Tapir?
Talk to ya, Andy
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…I DEBATED ORDERING YOUR PROGRAM BECAUSE I HAVE SPENT APPROX. $8,000 IN THE LAST 5 YEARS
, I RAN ACROSS YOUR PROGRAM SUNDAY, FEB. 5th. I DEBATED ORDERING YOUR PROGRAM BECAUSE I HAVE SPENT APPROX. $8,000 IN THE LAST 5 YEARS OF MY LIFE TRYING EVERYTHING FROM PANIC SUPPORT CLASSES, MEDICATION, COUNSELING AND THE LIST GOES ON, ALL TO RID MYSELF OF PANIC ATTACKS. SOMETHING INSIDE ME SAID, JUST KEEP TRYING, SO I DID. AFTER 5 YEARS OF OF LIVING MY LIFE WITH THE WORLD ON MY SHOULDERS I AM EXCITED TO SAY THAT I AM NOW PANIC FREE. AFTER ONE TIME OF APPLYING YOUR ONE MOVE TECHNIQUE, I AM A NEW PERSON.
ONE OF MY MANY FEARS THAT I DEVELOPED WAS DRIVING. AFTER READING YOUR PROGRAM AT 12.30 AT NIGHT I WROTE DOWN SOME QUICK NOTES FROM YOUR “ONE MOVE TECH.” I RAN OUT OF MY HOUSE AND DROVE TOWARD THE DARKEST SCARIEST ROAD WHERE NOBODY WAS NEAR BY.
THIS WOULD DEFINITLY BRING ON AN FULL PANIC ATTACK, WHICH IT DID. WHILE LETTING MYSELF FEEL THE EMOTIONS RUN THROUGH ME, I DID EXACTLY WHAT YOU TOLD ME TO DO, I WAS SCARED AS HELL BUT STOOD MY GROUND. I INSTANTLY CALMED AND EVEN TRIED TO BRING THE ATTACK BACK ON, BUT COULD NOT. I LITTERALLY LAUGHED OUT LOUD AND SAT IN MY TRUCK AMAZED. AFTER ALL THIS TIME THAT WAS ALL I HAD TO DO. THE COMPLETE OPPOSIT OF EVERYTHING THAT I WAS TOLD. THIS WHOLE WEEK I HAVE DRIVEN WHERE EVER I WANTED,AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY. I AM SO GLAD I FOUND YOUR PROGRAM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR RESEARCH, TIME, AND DEDICATION SO THAT PEOPLE LIKE US CAN NOW LIVE A NORMAL AND HAPPY LIFE. JACKSON CA, AARON
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…I prayed to God to show me what to do
I experienced my first panic attack in July of this year and ended up going to the hospital by ambulance thinking I was having a stroke or heart attack! I have had a bunch of attacks since then. Monday morning I awoke to an immediate attack and prayed to God to show me what to do. To make a long story short, I was led to your website but was afraid it was like the other ones where they try to sell you their products. However, your introductory information really spoke to me and I decided to take a chance. I read your book and it gave me the tools I was searching for to deal with my attacks.
I could tell immediately that you have suffered from panic attacks yourself because you spoke with authority that can only have come from having dealt with the terrors yourself. I am 42 years of age and have been noticing the psychological effects of perimenopause (one of which is panic attacks in my case). Thanks again!!
Sincerely, Cynthia
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To Learn more about Panic Away visit:
I encourage you to take a chance with this course. As a former sufferer I would not pretend to have a solution if I did not honestly believe it could be of great benefit to you.
Together we can get you truly back to the person you were before anxiety became an issue.
P.S. Additional bonus- I am currently offering an opportunity to have a one to one session with me so that I can ensure you get the results you need. All I ask is that should you feel the course has been of tremendous benefit to you that I add you to a database I am currently updating of success stories.
If you want to learn more about this course and how to get started right away visit:
Talk soon
Barry Joe McDonagh
All material provided in these emails are for informational or educational purposes only. No content is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Consult your physician regarding the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your symptoms or medical condition.
Yosef
Hi
I don’t know how i found you but you have no idea how good i feel when i read your words, you just give me faith and energie to keep going without beeing afraid and thinking all the time about what if i got a panic attac in the middle of driving, flying, elivetor, need to be somewhere safe all the time near to a hospital or doctors…
plz keep in touch with me
mario
hi, i believe that i suffered from a panic attack or anxiety attack about a week ago. i went to the emergency room that night thinking that i was going to die. and ever since i am constantly thinking about what happened, and i just haven’t been the same person i was. i really want to return to the person i was where i could nap whenever i wanted during the day without my heart starting to pound of the feeling of becoming dizzy. i had a blood test chest xray ekg and the doctor says nothing is wrong with me. Your words have uplifted my spirit, and to all of you that suffer from the same thing i hope everything gets better. i Just want to never feel these symptoms again, and go back to living the life i was before i suffered my first attack.
Thank you,
Mario
Jordan
Hello, I am 19 years old and I had my first panic attack while I was driving to work back in December. This resulted with me pulling over on the side of the road and my someone had to come get me. I was so incredibly dizzy and shaky that I thought I was dying and was scared I would pass out and hurt another driver. The worst part of panic attacks for me is the derealization. I start to feel that I am dreaming, or feel like I am watching my life through a movie. I had gone for almost 3 months with no attacks then had an extremely bad one which the after shocks lasted for almost 5 days. I was leaving for a concert in Dallas when I came across this site. After just watching your video I felt more like myself than I had in months. Anyone who has had a panic attack knows how horrific it is, but just remember that nothing is physically wrong with you, these can not harm you, and you are not a lone. Just reading that hundreds of people felt like me everyday put my mind at ease that I am not insane. Just remember that you are not alone in this fight, and there is hope for us.
emerald
hello I’ve had anxiety and did’y know what exactly was going on with me…
i thought I was alone on this… Didn’t know there weere so much people with the same problems
I thank you all for this much needed knowledge… Can you please send me the letter with how much water and magnesium can help anxiety… I accidentally deleted it… thank you all and God bless
Tyler
My first panic attack happened about two months ago. I seriously thought i was having a heart attack, but im only 20 years old. My chest was beating really fast, loss of breath, and i even had burning sensations in my legs. Ever since then i have been thinking im having heart problems, and every sudden pain in my chest or stomach makes me panic. I’ve wasted two ER visits just for the doctors to tell me everything is normal, and ask if i have been under alot of stress. The best advice you give is attempting to have a panic attack at your own will. It just wont happen!
Hayley Loveday
omg thats exactly what happened to me last night, I rang NHS Direct and they told me to go to A & E but as I had to leave my husband at home with the kids at 3am I felt I couldn’t of gone on my own. I’m exhausted today from lack of sleep I was restless all night until my system gave up at 6.30am! In a weird way its nice to know ure not alone. I feel ive just been working too much and having the kids off school for a ridiculous length of time in the Summer Holidays doesnt help. But I’m trying to think positive, the kids go back to School soon and I enjoy my job and am very lucky to be able to choose my hours, so I’ll cut back a bit and relax.
Tracy
Hi, try not to worry about the panic attacks, although they are frigtening they cant do you any harm. i have had them for 17 years on and off, i find this website a great help, its good to know that your not alone, personally i find visualisation very comforting, i do this when feeling stressed and when not stressed, this seems to prevent mine from occuring, give it a try.
magic
I practiced bringing my attacks on and not being affraid. I call them my frodo fears. Now I can control them thankyou.
Lisa
I was taught to think of a panic attack as a little dog barking at you. If you try to run away, it will chase you down and try to bite you (because you are allowing a fear reaction). If you look it in the face and tell it, “I know what you are – come and get me” and stand your ground, it will wander away because it has lost its power. This kept me from going through a cycle of panic attacks for almost 4 years. It has a lot of the same empowerment aspects mentioned here, which is comforting/confirming.
Panic attacks run in my family. I watched my father having them when I was growing up, and I spent so much of my childhood in the emergency room waiting room. I learned from that that they aren’t fatal, so I have had tests, but I’ve never been to the emergency room, thankfully. Nonetheless, I’ve been having them off and on for over 25 years, and have been out of work for over a month now because the background noise (constant anxiety) is high enough that my concentration is off. My job requires focus and concentration. My hope is that I can find something through this program to help me clear out the background noise.
Amelia
Well, I seem to get bad anxiety everyday, meaning I can’t sit still for very long, don’t like going out etc always fearing that I’m going to get another panic attack but after reading this, i still can’t relax properly but i also don’t seem so anxious so it’s a start….would like to thank you very much
jason
Tyler, don’t waste the rest of your life in fear like me, not worth it i have had sooo many panic attacks that sent me too the hospital, pretty confident i broke records in my area but i always came out alive, but you remind me of myself i always worry something is wrong with my heart, and now i’m worried about this whole swine flu going around, i worry about EVERYTHING but continue to read Barry’s advice, i just started reading my emails tonight its 5am and i never sleep at night thats when most of my anxiety does occur, but take care nothing is wrong with you, your only 20 and have alot of life left, take care.
zulkifls
Tyler,
Jason is right… u better carry on your beautiful life. U still very young and lots of things can be done. Don’t worry too much dear…. I’m experience a few times of this panic attack until now.
Ashok
I have been suffering from panic attack for last 2 years – in India we dont have proper consulation for these types of problems but after reading your website i am feeling very relived now.
Thank you .
Regards……
Ashok
katie
your newsletters are all i can afford at the moment ,no money to buy the book and i really appreciate them, its great to think you still help even if theres no sale at the end. I got my first newsletter this morning and im already learning how to deal my anxiety, its still bad but i feel i might finally have some information that is making a slight differencece already, thank you,
From Katie ,
Ireland
jay
Thanks for the tip. i too have had ER visits due to this . I am on maintenance dose and have ,adopted the ancient Indian philosophy of acceptance of all experiences with an open mind.
At the end, life is a series of experiences, good and bad, happy and scary.The only thing to fear is fear itself.
CLARISSA
I OFTEN HAVE PANIC ATTACKS I EXPERIENCED MY FIRST ONE WHEN I WAS 16 I THOUGHT I WAS HAVIN A HEART ATTACK I WENT TO THE ER AND I WAS AND STILL IS AT 22 PERFECTLY HEALTHY IT TRIGGED BECAUSE I HAD ACID REFLUX AND I THOUGHT IT WAS HEART PROBLEMS I WAS OFTEN SCARED TO BE ALONE AND TO GO TO SCHOOL, MOVIES OR ANY OTHER INCLOSED PLACES BUT I REALIZED THE ONLY WAY TO BEAT FEAR IS TO FACE IT I STILL HAVE PANIC ATTACKS SOMETIMES BUT NOW I JUST IGNORE THEM CAUSE THEY ALWAYS GO AWAY CAUSING NO HARM TO MY BODY.
Heidi
Thanks again – Have any advice when general anxiety causes you to feel nasuas?
Malaki
I just wanted to let you know that I get nausea from my anxiety and panic attacks and ive read that other people have aswell, I have TERRIBLE panic attacks that make everyday dreadful to think of where im going to have one next. Im only 14 years old but i know exactly how everyone else feels and I myself have gone to the ER and had Ekg’s done on me yet am always told im ok . Ive been looking at anxiety and panic attack coping websites and websites referring to getting rid of them and i would have to say that this and http://www.panic-attacks.co.uk/ are the best things ive read that im going to try tomorrow to help with my problems for i fear going to school, out to eat with my girlfirend, going to the movies, and many other things. I can barley go home at times because I have lots of panic attacks there so I try and stay away from there but im going home tomorrow and im going to try and have a panic attack and see how that works. Then if that doesnt help im going to try the AWARE method along with the 7:11 breathing guide. Hope this helped you!
Gerry
I like Madeline have the biggest fear with panic attacks while driving. It is just like she explained. My first attack was when I was 23. I am now 55. This however led to an agrorophobia state. I was a mess just to go into a grocery store, especially standing in line. But learned to either pick up a magazine and read or talk to a customer in front or behind me. Bascially I feel a safe zone anywhere other than being out on the road. Since my second panic attack was from driving – the same spot brings on an attack. Even though I felt as if I’ve came a long way – I still seem so far behind. But, your newletters have made so much sense. We wake up with anxiety. That’s how our day is geared. We may start out with good attitude – but sometime during the day, someone or something will light that fuse. Yes, it is true what you said about being angry when attacks happens. It makes me down right ferious because it has robbed me of years and still robbing. The fear controls your life instead of you controlling the fear.
angelica
HI, THANKS, I HAVE PANIC ATTACKS ONLY WEN I DRINK CAFFEINE , THIS HAPPEN TO ME THO MONTHS AGO BUT I HAVE ANXIETY ALL THE TIME AND WHEN I FOUND YOU SOME HOW I FEEL GOOD . I LIKE TO KNOW IF ONE DAY I CAN DRINK CAFFEINE AGAIN .
Valencya
I too have had several attacks brought on by either consumption of a caffeinated beverage or an energy drink. In every scenario, I’ve HAD to take my medicine because I couldn’t calm myself down on my own. I now DO NOT drink anything containing caffeine or anything energy boosting. I have though found that exercise, eating healthy and surrounding myself with positive people and environments has helped in decreasing the odds of one occuring.
cheryl reed
I have had panic attacks in the past when i started the change but after much research discovered mine are brought on by aspartame toxcicity- b/c Iquit drinking diet soda * years ago and recently have been drinking one occasionally but found my panic was slowly returning- my naturepathic dr. confirmed this also
Matthew
I have been having panic attacks for almost two years. I checked myself into a treatment center, because they said it was a ten day program, and stayed there for a month. If you really want to have a good panic attack, have someone tell you that you cant go home. You can imagine how I felt. When I got out I had to fly home, and they started all over. I learned ways to cope with the attacks, but they were still very uncomfortable. I came across this website, and decided to take a chance on it. I stayed up all night reading the book. The next morning I felt better than I have in a long time.
vzz
I have been having the panic attacks since July. I have the fear of driving, yet I still drive. I figure the worst that will happen is that I will have to pull my truck over for a little while and let the attack pass and then I can continue driving. But I am more afraid to be home alone at night. I think this is because I had my first attack at 2 in the morning and went to the hospital. I never have thought about actually trying to make myself have a attack. I am not sure I would want to make myself have a attack, since they are so uncomfortable and can be very frightening. But at least I know when I am having one and I can try to calm myself down. They say that Time is a great healer. Maybe with time and this program I can have at least moderate relief. Or maybe cure it all together so god help me.
simon
Hi,i been suffering from panic attack for nearly 3 months,and its a terrible 3 months,i been to so many doctors in my area,all of them told me i am perfectly fine,because of the anxiety symptoms so severe,like shortness of breathe,rapid hearbeat,extreme dizziness its so hard to convinced myself its just anxiety,very hard i can tell you because these physical symptoms are really unpleasant,i also convinced i have either heartproblems,but last month i did multiple ECGs,then a Stress test threadmill and then finally a ECHOdiagram,after all this test the cardiologist and doctor told me i had an sportmans heart,because my heart were perfectly fine,then did 3 chest xrays nothing came out negative.all fine..its really suffering..imgained feeling those sensations of anxiety all day long and its also quite frustrating for others who just told us to calm down..relaz..then ur anxiety will be gone,no one understand who terrible is it untill they themself experienced this anxiety attack.
Eda
hello.i am 21 year old. i started to have panic attack at the period that i was ill and no one of doctors could find me what i had. i cryed everyday and i thinked that my life was in danger. and now from that day have pased about 6 months that i am not well. i have find your web and i am more quiet. only the thought that there are other peoples like me makes me feel better. all the things you have sent to me are true, all the sentations you have described. before i find your web i didnt know what was happening to me, i thought i was going crazy. and i dont know where to go for a visit because i have afried to tell to others for my problem because i think that no one will understand me,this is even of my country that is not so emancipate. now i can control the panic attack but i have problems with anxiety. i am well for some days and i forgot all the bad things but anxiety comes back to me every 5 days (for example) . i want to control my anxiety. i am tired of this feeling. please help me.
thank you
Sharon
I too, have had panic attacks except mine have lasted for 40 years. Some years will go by without any then they will start back up. Breathing is most important during the onset of an attack. When you feel an attack coming on, take a slow deep breath through the nose, hold, then release slowly through the mouth. You can feel your body relaxing with each exhale but make sure you blow ALL the air out during the exhale. This works wonders. You can only focus on one thing at a time and if focusing on your breathing, you cannot focus on the attack. You can actually train your body to relax by doing this. There is another little trick that I use and that is after your breathing is under control, try using the words “my mind is calm, my body relaxed”. Use this WITH the breathing exercise and you should within a few weeks eliminate the anxiety and attacks. This works because you are training your body to relax at your command. Had I continued these exercises all those years, I would have never had another full blown panic attack and quite possibly not another anxiety attack. I know and understand what you are going through but I also know it is something you can control with a little effort and willingness.
Calculus Davis
Again sir thank you…another step for us to take…life is really a journey…but for us that fear almost everything…we are more than a stagnant being feel so lost…please do continue to guide us…
Gerry
The best advise I can offer to others at this point is to act quickly. I’m a senior compaired to alot of you that’s been sufferers for only a short while. Even though I’ve paved my way through many moons – I’ve also developed more habits and patterns of negative thinking. If I in the very beginning would have known what to do and not try and mask my problem – I to could have had a more speedy recovery. Instead, I kept silent in hopes I could pull off having this disability and wing it. Best wishes to you all!!
Eric
Guys this thoughts really works out but along with this if one can hold their Index Finger at the time of Panic Attacks & Anxiety thats a great help one can relived within secs hope this helps
regard’s
Eric
James
I had my first panic attack about 2 years ago. They always seem to come when I am trying to go to sleep or lying in bed trying to rest. These words do help, but there seems to be this voice that I can’t quiet that reminds me that I can always have one. I think about how I spent all night wondering the streets in the freezing rain, mind racing, stomach aching, and being so afraid of never feeling better again and going insane. My panic attacks last for days at a time. I am trying to cope with it, and thank god for such a website and people like you! It feels good to know that I am not alone, and hopefully not going insane. I’ll continue to battle, and hopefully I will defeat this war waging inside. Thank you!
James
Von
I know how all of you feel. I started having panic attacks in my early 20’s and now at 39 I am still having them…I have generalized GAD and always worry about my health thinking this can not be anxiety rather something physical. According to the doctors stress and anxiety can manifest itself with physical symptoms. I have shortness of breath and acid reflux and chest pain that makes me feel like its shooting through my chest to my back and sometimes get a feeling of detachement and that is probably from my breathing not using my whole lungs to breath rather just the top half. I have started Yoga, and taking sometime off work due to lay-offs talk about more anxiety now that I have to spend time with just me. I just stumbled upon this web site so I am just getting my e-mails. I really hope this will help and I have to stay positive that it will. Change your thoughts from negative to positive as soon as you feel anxious keep yourself busy this is what I try to do. My anxiety is mostly at night when things are quite. I wish you all the best in your adventure and hope we can help each other along the way. We are not crazy there are many people like us.
Susan Muteru
I developed my anxiety after going through an ectopic surgery last year.My first attack was in December while at home having dinner with family.Since then I have been struggling with it but what I hate most is the derealizaion and the feeling of going insane.At first beforeI read about anxiety I thought I had gone crazy and that is the most scary thing I have experienced in my life,.
It is comforting to know that am not alone and many people the world over suffer from anxiety.I have also read the newsletter since i dont have money to buy the book right now and already I feel much better from the content.Am hoping I will get me back again coz I dont feel like I felt before my anxiety started.I take this oppprtunity to thank you for the good work you are doing helping people the world over.
Vanessa
James,
I feel for you deeply – as I know how horrible this can be – but you have to know this WILL pass – I thought I was heading off the planet and would never be recognised again as myself, that’s how bad it got – but thanks to Panic Away – God Bless him – and an angry stubborn will power inside I have learned to edge back into control. Yeah, I get some dodgy days when it can sneak up on me, but then I remind myself of all the things about ME that are important ..you see, a lot of this stems from not feeling “good enough” in the world..maybe people tread on your dreams and your feelings about life in this stressful, screwed up world we have to inhabit for now . They dont mean, to but for sensitive souls this stuff of life can creep in to your mind and chatter away until you doubt yourself on every level. You begin to lose touch with WHO you are? Does that make any sense? The truth is YOU are the one you have been waiting for – find yourself James, again, love yourself and make this your finest truth about yourself…..this IS your life – we know life can and will take your very Soul and try to turn it on itself ..and your self respect …and the reality of your place in the world and what you are trying to achieve here and now becomes a blur. Find your passion and what works for you –
The trick is to take each day at a time and live the best way you can for YOU. So many others are in the same situation. You are not alone. You are a winner!!!
Take care
Vanessa
Mark
Vanessa,
That was such a considerate an thoughtful response that it gives me hope for a true expression of goodness in people. You are right, even if many people don’t realize it. The problem seems to seek people who feel inadequate in their responsibilities as parent, guardian, protector, boss, etc, etc, etc. There are so many jackasses who think only of themselves, what they can get for themselves, what they have etc and they never experience this type of anxiety. It’s only the empathetic, sympathetic, caring loving people who have this problem. So where does that leave us?
Together.
Have you ever thought of the effect your attack would have on your children who are in your car, at the time, with you, during the period when you’re trying to fight it off? Yes, some of you have. That’s because you care, and that care adds to your anxiety,
Have you ever thought, “what if I die, right now, and my family is left in this financial state without me?” Yes, some of you have. That’s because you care and that care adds to you anxiety.
Have you ever thought, “I can’t die right now, I have to change [insert a thing] or I have to finish [insert a thing] or I couldn’t bear to think that my family would have to deal with [insert a thing] without me helping them”.
Can you see a pattern? You’re a good person. It’s time that we good people understood something – we’re not alone. The person in the car in front of you may be experiencing the same thing. The person in the car behind you may be experiencing the same thing. The world can seem so crazy at times, but YOU are not wrong. Your thinking is right. So maybe tie up those loose ends so you don’t fear death. Maybe make sure that your family knows how you feel so you don’t fear death. But in any event, don’t fear death. That’s what really has a grip on you, not that you fear being dead, but you fear death! Once you tie up all the loose ends, you find that you don’t fear death. Then you find that you aren’t going to suddenly die. Then you can enjoy LIVING!
So much of what we see and hear contradicts what we believe. That’s the root of the problem. Understand that YOU are right, and sometimes the WHOLE WORLD is wrong and, most importantly, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. That realization in itself will give you strength, hope and peace of mind in ways that others will never understand. But they don’t have to. Only you do.
Find the things that really matter to you. Make peace with them so that you can know that if you left this plane of existence this very second, the ones and things you love would be OK, then stop worrying about it and live, love and enjoy life. You really do deserve it, and together, we really can experience it.
Edwin R. Villamor
What a beautiful message you have for james..Thank you so much..I was so touched.. I have also this problem.Many thanks…
insecure
I have share with you that I have only read 2 of your The Panic Away Newsletters and already I feel that I can take the bull by it’s horns…. You are so right, I have accepted the reasons for my fears and insecurities. I am one of the many in this economy that is jobless and at the rip old age of 55 have been feeling a sense of great loss.. I found that the fear of loss is what is keeping bonded to my panic attacks. I am taking baby steps to accomplish what I need to obtain for my well being.. Thank you for your advise..
manoug
Thank you for your e-mail I found it very helpful
connor
I am 13 years old and have been having panic attacks. When i read this it seriously made me feel so much better. My first one was in school . i though i was going to die ! sounds pathetic now but before i read this , i thought i was going to. thank you so much for getting me through this .
Pam
I had my first panic attack today. I’ve been dealing with pvc’s and am currently running the gauntlet of heart tests. Went to the ER thinking I was having a heart attack. Was soooo embarrased when everything was okay except for my pvc’s. It’s a scary thing and I’m hoping to get control. It’s amazing how many other people in our lives we affect because of a panic attack. I’m hoping this program will help me.
Elizabeth
Holy kittens, that’s simple! I had my first panic attack when I was 9, repressed it and then had my next one about 5 years ago during an oral exam. I started shaking so hard that I fell out of my seat and lost the ability to speak. I literally thought my life was ruined and all but shut myself inside my home. Years of therapy have brought me to the point that I could fight my way through a situation that I absolutely couldn’t avoid, otherwise I’ve basically dropped out of society. After I read this newsletter, I burst out laughing from joy! I honestly can’t remember the last time I’ve breathed so easily. There has never been a technique that I was introduced to that I’ve felt optimistic about until now. Thank you for giving me hope 🙂
vicki
i,ve been having panic attacks for about two months they have become debilitating i,m afraid to leave the house but today i have hope i,m going to go for a drive and see if i can conquer my anxiety this trip i just want to be me again wish me luck
tammi
i had my first panic attack about 3 weeks ago after drinking to many cheap energy drinks. i thought i was going to die and that it was a heart attack, and even after the paramedics and doctors reassured me it was a panic attack and i wasnt going to die i couldnt get the thought out my mind. my lifes totally changed since. i get scared and panicky when im alone and my mind races with all the bad things that could happen. the slightest twinge sets me off thinking im going to have another and i convinced myself that ive got heart problems and im going to die at any moment. but i seem to be worse at night. i try to think of something else and it seems to work but the fear is always at the back of my mind. reading these comments give me hope that it will get better and im not alone with how i feel. thank you
Tas
Hi I had my first panic attack about two years ago. I suffer some agoraphobia sometimes too. I still am sufferring they are awful but I feel I am starting to cope with them better more recently. They come on all of a sudden. I too have been in and out of the Doctor’s surgery needing confirmation that they were panic attacks. As said up in other messages you feel like you are going ‘mental’ but your’e not I have read around the subject loads and am still searching for a cure. I happened accross this website so will be trying to put it into action. I too have not tried the reverse psychology of wanting one. I will now and shall let you know how I get on! I am also seeking professional help now for the first time to see if this helps too. Wish me luck!
danah
hello just found this site having panic attacks since aug. live in holland went into a clinic it was a nasty place people smoking they put me on pills which also scare me lots of dizzyness have appointment for brain scan dont know if its good to do it or not. i am from canada 1st then usa now living in holland, looking for a psychiatrist. live with my husband and child. panic all the time head pressure and all the symptoms everyone else talks about. it all seems so over the top. i want to try your method and have some contact with people that understand. it is helpful to read you mails. hope we all get better. sincerely danah
danah
trying the 20 second count down, dont sleep much then panic from waking moment, like i cant breath. afraid to leave the house. 20 seconds helped a bit this afternoon, still very shakey. helps to see others mail.trying to have hope, thinking about ordering program. using the computer sometimes calms me down just felt attack coming. counted to 20 and then kept typing. i’m afraid of not sleeping enough which is like being in a vicious cycle,almost had another attack this is so difficult for me . i will keep trying i want to be in control again. sincerely danah
Deven
Hi, I’m Deven.. a young woman
I cannot Thank you enough for helping me through this problem.
My symptoms are quite severe, but with your help I can now walk in the mall, go to the fair, and dances. All because your helpful advise has helped me cope.
I now have my life back, and I’m eternally grateful.
I HOPE YOU MAKE MILLIONS! xD
Guy
After reading this web-site and trying to bring my anxiety on, I feel less anxious. I no its a start and feel hopeful for my future. Thanks
Tracy
Home and ello Everyone, I have depression and I also suffer panic attacks, My first panic attack was when i was pregnant 16 years ago, and these got worse, I got very depressed as my gran died when I was pregnant and I found it difficult to cope. I have been taking anti-depressants for depression and panic attacks for 15 years now. I was really bad, heart racing, dry mouth, nausea, shaking, feeling weak, scared to death. worrying what might happen to me. I saw an occupational therapist who taught some relaxation exercises and how to control my breathing which did help the symptoms. Out of these 15 years I would say i ve had two and a half years panic free, I started to tell the panic attacks “OK then, Come and get me” when they came on, and eventually I wasnt worried about them. They seemed to disapear and i managed to get a job and hold that job for 2 and a half years. Then my daughter was diagnosed with epilepsy and my grandad died. I left my job as I found it hard to cope.This in turn with my daughters condition and my grandad passing has really knocked me and the panic attacks are back. I am now reaching out to website for help. I do believe everyone can overcome this condition because I did once, but now its back im looking for support. Good luck to everyone and take care of yourselves.
Shan
I myself had panick attacks when I was seventeen years old. Im not sure how they stopped but they did, for many years. I am now 33 years old and have had anxiety for many years. I get nervous to go on long trips or even small drives to the local store. I have seen this feelings starting to progress over the last year. The fears I face have gone from starting right before I have to be somewhere to now starting days before the event is actually here. I have two very small children that I stay home with everyday. Needless to say, it can be stressfull and for as much as I love my babies, everyday of their lives without a break has taken a toll on me. My son is four and my daughter is two. Until a week and a half ago, I had never had a babysitter. The reason I finally got a “break” was that I had a major panick attack and could not take care of them. I have made four trips to the e.r thinking I was having a heart attack. after four ekg’s I still wasn’t convinced it was anxiety or panick. Reading everyone’s comments has made me feel somewhat better already. I will admit, I am afraid to force myself to have A pannick attack and I am not sure I will be able to do this. My mind and body are still feeling the affects of the one that started 2 weeks ago that has not seemed to have gone completley away, keeps sneaking u on me for some time each day since. I am however glad to see I am not the only one and that our symptoms are so simulur, gives me a little peace of mind. I will continue to read the e-mails and these comments and hopfully see a change very soon. I hope and pray we are all better fast. Thank you so much for sharing these thing’s with perfect strangers. I guess most times we can be helped from people we don’t even know rather then those we trust to help us in our everyday life, again Thank you
lori
Hi Danielle,
I wish there were a way to contact you. You are just like me. I have been in the ER several times with the “sensation” diagnosed with depression (which I am not depressed) etc. I would love to talk and share with you. My contact is [email protected]. Please Please contact me.
Dannielle
(sorry so long, so much to say!) I started having panic attacks almost 10 months ago. I thought it was from a condition (insulin resistance)I was diagnosed with a few months before (and that took months for them to figure out what was wrong with me, and the only symptom I really had was an absence of my menses). They put me on metformin until my periods resumed, then I stopped taking it a month later as I started not feeling good after taking it and the periods stayed steady). I was just sitting on the couch watching TV last Feb. with my husband after a day at work (I was a new tax preparer) with my computer on my lap and all of a sudden, I had a “sensation” and my heart started to beat fast and I felt detached and my legs were like jelly. I could walk ok, but felt like I shouldn’t be able to walk straight, but did, and I felt like I was talking but was not sure I was making sense (but I was). I asked for water, and my husband gave me an aspirin, too, thinking I might be having a heart attack. (this did not help…scared the crap out of me!) I thought I was having a sugar spike (I had just had a soda, and had had 2 or 3 that day, which is unusual for me, as I have been losing weight and staying away from them), but when I did not feel better, we went to the ER. But my blood sugars were fine and my ECG was fine. They gave me some IV adovan and I dozed off. When I woke up, I felt much better and went home. I made an appt with my Dr. (who looked at my blood work and didn’t find anything out of place, except my thyroid level was a bit high.) 2 weeks later, I went after work to a product party and while sitting there, I had another “sensation”. My first instinct was to ask for water and a retired nurse there took my pulse (was beating fast) and noted I was flushed looking. I opted not to go to the ER again (didn’t want to pay that large co-pay again) when they didn’t find anything wrong with me the first time. Not long after that, I had a big panic attack at night when I was trying to sleep. My husband couldn’t console me and I hadn’t been prescribed medicine yet (he tried to get me to take a Xanax his Mom had left at our house by mistake, but the thought of taking it freaked me out, because I thought I would fall asleep and not wake up, so I refused to take it). It was a very rough night. I used to look forward to late at night as it’s our quiet time after the kids are in bed. It’s me and my husband’s time together to talk or watch our favorite shows. Now I dread night time as my attacks are the worst at night.
My Dr. finally prescribed some Xanax after a 3hr sugar test I took came back normal, and after the heart specialist he sent me to (who wasted my money on nonsensical tests that it turned out were not covered by my insurance!) basically said my heart was fine. I play softball and outside of some light-headedness, or near panic attacks after running around the bases and breathing hard (which I control by putting my head down and hands on knees and get my breathing back under control), or from nervousness the first time I pitched. But for the most part, I would take a half of my xanax and be completely fine. If I had heart problems, I think they would have cropped up during exercise, but exercise actually made me feel better.
Anyhow, I got on thyroid meds that brought my levels back to normal and then I found a natural substitute for the meds and have regularly tested and they have been fine still, but the anxiety still persisted. I was feeling much better, with the thyroid in control and the regular exercise so, under my Dr.’s guidance, I started weaning myself off the Xanax. I still had a bad moment every so often, so I decided to start seeing my daughter’s psychologist to see if it was something psychological and not medical. That was in Sept and I’ve seen her 3 times, but after having been off Xanax and doing pretty good for 2 months, the panic attacks came back full force, usually at night. And even when I can keep my thoughts away from the scary places they go sometimes, I drift off to sleep only to wake up in the middle of the night with a full blown attack. At that time of the attack I’m still not convinced somethings not wrong with my heart, or maybe I’m having a stroke, etc.. I’ve also noticed, my feet feel like they are burning, I shiver uncontrollably and I feel so much fear. And I can pee full bladderfulls like 3 or 4 times in an hour, or sometimes I have diarrhea. I know, not pleasant, but I want to share all my symptoms to see if others share exactly the same symptoms I have.
I have started taking a quarter of my .5mg Xanax again as needed or when I feel on the verge of an attack. I hate being on the meds again, but the fear is too much to handle sometimes. Sometimes I can make myself think of other things, what I have to do today, work I can do on the computer, or some task I need to do to distract myself. The light-headedness does get annoying, but I console myself with the fact that this past year, I have not only continued to slowly lose weight (I have lost 30 lbs in the last 2 years by slowly changing my diet and exercise habits), but can play sports well still (I am 36), have never passed out or fainted or have any physical damage from these episodes, so as long as I can get thru them, I will be fine. It helps, but every so often I cannot seem to keep my mind from going to those scary places that cause my panic. (I have a wonderful life and have no desire to leave it EVER and yet I know it is inevitable, and am trying to cope with this knowledge. Sometimes I can, but sometimes it overwhelms me with stark cold fear.) My husband says he does not have these thoughts, but I have had them since I was very young, usually at night.
I have been very healthy, even when overweight, all my life, but since my health felt threatened earlier this year, it’s been almost consuming and always trying to fight the fear of knowing someday, I will not be here, alive. I try to console myself and say chances are good I will live a long life (longevity and good health run in my family) and will die a happy old lady in my sleep with my family all around me. Then I have a twinge or even a headache and I’m terrified I am having a heart attack or stroke or that I will have a terrible accident and once again, I’m in full panic mode. (although that does not keep me from driving…I feel fine while driving, but while I’ve never had a bad incident flying and have even flown to Hawaii and Australia, twice, and several times across the country, the thought of getting on a plane again terrifies me which makes my husband sad since there are so many more places he wants to take me, and this breaks my heart, too, for him).
It seems the only time I panic is at the thought of dying….does anyone feel this way too? And if so, how does one get past this overwhelming fear so that they can live and enjoy their lives? I have 4 children and a wonderful marriage and life. How do I get back to enjoying it and not fear it being ripped away? While I fear losing one of my children or husband (can’t imagine going on without any of them!), my fear of dying is even more strong and this is what causes my panic. Regardless of if God/Heaven exists, I am really attached to this life and the thought of leaving it…well, you get the point.
Do people who suffer anxiety and panic attacks have these same thoughts and is this why they have them? I have noticed an increasing agoraphobia, and ironically, while I used to enjoy being home alone sometimes (while kids are in school and hubby’s at work) I have found an increasing aversion to being completely alone, too.
I was having an anxiety/panic attack so I started searching out this place (referred by my pshychologist) and I feel better having read that others have many of the same symptoms. (I also popped a quarter of my xanax) My sister in law has suffered from anxiety attacks for 15 years but has some slightly different symptoms. I did not have chest pains like she does, but I think I am starting to get them now. It feels more like small hot prickles more then pain, and even some pressure. I have always been such a strong person and used to think, “Why is my sister in law (who has been one of my best friends since 8th grade) such a mess”? And now I can commiserate. I thought it was something she could choose to control and now I know how she feels. Talk about walking a mile in another man’s shoes!
But I don’t want to get on anti depressants and take bigger doses of Xanax like she’s doing (as it is addictive!). I just want to get back to the happy-go-lucky, simply-enjoying-life old me that I was just a year ago….
I hope this newlsetter will the first step in getting myself back…
Victoria
Hi Danielle,
Oh my god reading your story is like reading about myself. I am constantly thinking about dying and what fi something bad happens how will my chidlren cope and my fiance. I started having panic/Anxiety about 7 years ago and under medication and effort from myself and managed to control them but recently thay have just popped thier ugly head up again and I fell like I am all over the place. I have had heart, brain checks, blood tests all don and all are ok. I ended up in the ER a few weeks ago convinced something serious was wrong with me, It so distressing when they say its all anxiety & panic and say you need to learn to relax yourself. God i would be rich if I got a penny for everytime I hear that. I took xanax too just for a short while and they did help me for a brief period now I dont take them at all. I have even been prescribed anti-depressants as I felt I was going into a depression with this. I was feeling am I ever going to be normal or why cant I just be like others. I have two children and I sometimes fear they will suffer because of my anxiety/panic,maybe I will pass it on to them. I wouldnt wish this on my worst enemy. I am getting married next year and I am marrying the nicest man in the world and I just dont want to be feeling anxious or panic on the day, I want to be free from at all & thoroughly anjoy it all. I am going to start with “panic away” and see how it helps me. Its great to read so many comments and realise that I am not alone in this. Love’N’light to you all.
D
Danielle – I feel like I just read a post that I wrote….every single thing you’ve said is hitting home for me. All I ever think about is dying….I started crying as I was reading because I knew I wasn’t going crazy and wasn’t alone. I’m still suffering terribly from them but just got the program so I’m diving in….wish me luck!
K
I have the exact same thoughts, feelings, and experiences as you! And I am so grateful that you did write your story in full detail because now I comforted in knowing I am not alone and not going crazy. Thank you for sharing!
mo
hi dear
your long mail is very detailed and i really love the way you explained every single experience.im a born again christian and i believe strongly in God’s word…. fear is something we can and must control…… most times what we fear isnt real and does not exist….when we make up our minds to face that fear we most times overcome it…….another thing to note is to be consistent with our believes…….if thoughts of dying flood your mind say to yourself if i die i die…….believe me you wont die…..thouhts dont just come and go….most times they are pesistent….. so you will have to be pesistent toowith your response…..if i die i die……..finally you will see that you wll overcome it……say to youself over and over i have life and im living and will continue to live in good health……confessions are very powerful.say it to youself all the time until it becomes youe believe……fear is a mindset……so also is living in peace…….frame your mindset ard living in peace thru your confessions and see yourself being transformed….
wish you all the best in life.
Jen V
I have exactly the same situation as you described. My attacks are brought on by my fear of dying and leaving my family. ive been to the ER more than 12 times in the last 18 months. I see a shrink, a therapist, my medical doctor, a medical masage therapist, take yoga, meditate and am on a host of meds. Ive had a heart scan which was perfect and while the thoughts of dying dont consume me anymore the attacks bring the fear of dying back so its a vicious circle. I plan to download the program, how can I not? Ill let you know how it goes.
JV
Dannielle
I posted a long message on here last night, don’t know why it didn’t take, but I shared my experience of a sudden panic attack 10 months ago that (as I see now) started a cycle of fear, confusion, and frustration. My psychologist recommended this website and after reading the newsletter, I decided to buy the program. I am tired of being scared of my own thoughts. Logically I knew this was ridiculous, but still, they kept triggering immense fear, and then panic attacks. I felt so out of control.
After reading the first 1/3 of the book online, I felt hopeful and even a little empowered. I started to apply some of the techniques (which are surprisingly simple) and by the time night time came, I was, for the first time in months, not afraid to go to sleep. I was actually looking forward to a panic attack so I could apply the techniques! THIS SURPRISED ME! That quiet time as you try to fall sleep is when my anxiety comes raging in. But I fell asleep peacefully. I woke up in the middle of the night, as I sometimes do, with my heart beating hard for no reason I could explain and instead of fearing it and hiding from it (as doctors tell me I’m quite healthy), I observed it, let my heart slow down to a normal pace, “looked” for the panic attack, this time NOT hiding from my scary thoughts and before I knew it, there was no further symptoms…it dissipated like a snowflake on my tongue! I went back to sleep right away and woke up feeling GOOD!
I don’t expect this to be an overnight miracle cure, and am aware I may have set backs and I have more work to do, but for the first time since last February when I had my first attack (that I now can finally see was an actual Panic attack and not health related!), I feel some control again and hope that I can live my life with peace again!
I can’t tell you, although I’m sure you know, how your simple techniques, and just explaining how and why it was happening to me, has helped! I feel more like me this morning already then I have in months! And my husband, with whom I shared this with, is cautiously hopeful now, too, that he may get his strong, life-loving wife back!
THANK YOU!!! From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU!!
Richie
this is amzing.. Thank you sooooo much!!!!
Herb
Thank you for this website and as soon as i get enough money together i will buy this book! And with GOD and this book I know I will over come these symptoms!!! I am also glad to see I am not alone!
Thank you all and GOD bless
Zhana
I was in the market a few days ago, and started feeling anxiety, but instead of taking Xanax (which I always carry with me, 0.25 mg), I decided to tell myself, nothing is happening, and 10 min. later I started to feel relaxed without medication. But I do admit, the sensation of the anxiety is very unpleasant, especially when you feel like you’re loosing coordination, and your legs feel like they don’t belong to your body – it’s terrible! Before I used to only get difficulty breathing, but this year I noticed, I breathe easier, but I feel very weak, almost afraid to faint during a panic attack. I’ll be trying more to use these techniques, and see how gradually it reduces the fear and the symptoms as well.
Thank you! It’s so comforting to know that you’re not alone in this world suffering from this, even though I don’t wish even to my enemy (though have none) to experience a panic attack – it’s very terrible!
lani
wow, all these articles of how others have been suffering is what I am going through right now. I had a major attack while at a stop light and I could not control it. I am terrified leaving my house even to go to work.Or really anywhere. I get scared I am going to have an attack and no one will know what is happening, and my sons don’t like it when I leave my house cause they know it is a possibility I could have one.
The other thing to is the heat, caffeinated soda, watching certain shows in intense situations, crowded places and places that do not have good ventilation trigger my attacks. I hv to have any car or room ice cold for me to be stable enough to function.
I am moving with my cousin and I am 40 years old, because I fear being alone. I am moving across the United States just to be with someone 24/7. I am going to look into this. I have been on prescription meds and natural supplements to get a grip on this and it has been so depressing. If I sleep all day then I wont have one. It’s just been hard. Good luck to everyone and thank you for all your stories.
Sammy
Im 23 years old and Iv been having panic attacks for as long as i can remember. It started when i was 7 years old when i caught a virus and experienced palpitations at such a young age. I thought i was dying and the fear has never left me. I used to be scared of going to school to be away from my family and i kept all this to myself. This developed into severe agoraphobia… i used to dread P.E even though i was a very good runner, I would avoid any situation which would mean being in a wide open space. I was terrified to be too far away from a hospital incase i had a heart attack. This developed into an extreme fear of dying also which i still very much have. Its the fear of dying which brings on my panic attacks every day. But there is a trigger and it is the fact that i suffer from palpitations and im not convinced i dont have something wrong with my heart. Im in the process of getting this looked at and i have went to a private hospital where i will be getting an Eco and a heart monitor for a week. I have had times in my life where my panic attacks have been on a rare occasion for a couple of months at a time(which was amazing for me) and this is only happens when im feeling at my healthiest and my heart is feeling healthy. However for the last 2 weeks my life has spiralled out of control. My heart feels very weak even when i stand up… and the slightest thing triggers my panic attacks. Iv become a social recluse… im unable to leave my house… i dont even like sitting in the living room i can only bare to be in my bedroom. I have completely lost my appetite and the disgusting horrible thoughts are constantly there and never leave. I am depressed and i dont know what to do. I cant go on like this. This is literally ruining my life… i got a job as cabin crew which a couple of months ago i would have loved knowing that i could deal with any panic attacks… but now i cant bare the thought of it. I used to have my panic attacks and then they would slowly fade and i would feel back to normal again. But these days i just never feel normal… I feel like im constantly on a knife edge. When i have my panic attacks they r usually triggered by an irreglar heart beat which sometimes makes me jump… my heart races so fast and i cant breath, i get so dizzy and the fear is unbearable… i get hot flushes follwed by cold sweats, my palms get sweaty, i feel like i cant feel my legs and i would collapse if i started to walk, i feel a sense of detachment and like im not really there but in some other world where nothing makes sense and peoples voices r very far away…sometimes everything is going to fast all round about me, im jerky and completely weak and i feel like i am moments away from death. Nowhere feels safe, not even my bedroom and no1 can console me in any way. And like Danielle… i start to really need the toilet when this happens to me, even though thats the last thing on my mind! Only people who have experienced this can really know how it feels.
I just had to write a comment to get some of this off my chest and no-one understands what im going through. Im happy to know im not alone in some aspects. All i want is to go back to my old self that i was even a couple of weeks ago.. I really hope these newsletters can help me and as soon as i can -i am going to buy the book. I hope i can get my life back. I wish everyone luck with getting theirs back too.
Brenda
Just reading the short letters helped. Knowing i am not going mad,but the actual thought of trying to bring an attack on is to frightening.
Yolanda
It was nice to read such a positive approach to something that can be so negative. Very interested in buying the book. Thank you.
Eric
Thankyou for the kind words, I have been searching for a cure and I found you. Thank you.
lizzie
hi everyone,im 28 and have suffered bad panic attacks for a long time though i know what started them it was the death of my second chil (just over 2 years ago) i have been left with the fear of dying and constantly have negative thoughts which trigger my panic attacks i have saw counsellors and doctors but am unable to get rid of this fear i am also reluctant to take medication as i feel this would only make things worse plus i have a 5 year old son and dont want him to see me relying on medication like others here it is good to know i am not going mad and i am not alone.i will be buying this book and pray it helps as i am struggling just now and it is getting me down.
Scott
I’m 40 years old and have suffered with panic attacks for about 25 years now. I only have them when I am confronted by angry people, which is most of the time men. I can’t help but wonder if as a young child maybe I was punched or kicked or shouted at. Anyways, for years any time I have gotten into an argument with someone I suffered uncontrolled difficult breathing and tightness in my chest, fast heartbeat, shivering, flushed skin, stuttering and shaky voice as well as a feeling that I need to get away from that person or else give in to them make the fear and discomfort go away. For about 25 years I have studied martial arts and fortunately, I have not had many situations happen where there was violence. Once when I was in college me and some other guys were jumped by some fraternity guys and I just responded with self defense. I did just fine and there was literally no time to have a panic attack. Martial arts prepared me physically in the event somebody attacked me. But sometimes when I get yelled at or someone makes a threatening gesture such as when others get road rage, I can feel the feelings coming back again. About a year ago I started training in mixed martial arts and have gotten into incredible physical shape and have many years of martial arts skills to help protect me. However, recently I realized that if my mind is not trained as well, then my body can’t take care of me. I was with my family in a grocery store the other day when a rude man bumped my wife’s shoulder pretty hard which woke up our sleeping baby. I told the guy that I thought this was rude and asked him to apologize to my wife. He turned around and said something ugly at me and pointed his finger at me and said he should beat me up instead. I repeated that he had been rude and should apologize. But by that point the panic had already set in and I couldn’t control my breathing or talking. So when he replied for me to “stick it”, all I could say was to my wife that maybe we should leave if he was going to be rude. I know that this was the smart thing to do, and in the same situation I would have still remained civilized and a gentleman about what happened. But it was humiliating to get nervous and fearful and to give in without remaining calm right there in front of my wife and children. For the past few days I have beaten myself up pretty good with all the things I should have said to try and defuse the situation rather than running away like a scared child. I can tell that this has affected my wife to some degree. I know she loves me, and she’s told me several times now that it’s all right and I did the right thing. But now she has been more careful about locking the doors in the car and at the house and even asked about getting a burglar alarm for the house in case anyone tried to break in. She also has bought a can of pepper spray and put it on her keyring. I know these things are smart to do anyway, but they didn’t happen until the event above. So my panicky behavior in a confrontation has probably made her wonder if I can protect her and the baby if someone wanted to hurt us. What is difficult for me to reassure to her is that from my past experiences I know that if someone actually tried to hurt them my training would be very effective. Its just in situations like this when they happen and there’s time to think about things I tend to get fearful. I’m really hoping that this program will help me learn to get control of my fear so that I don’t have to live in fear of wondering when the next panic attack will happen. Thanks so much and I look forward to giving it a try.
teresa
I just want to say a big thankyou .I read your e mail and almost immediately felt more relaxed.every symptom you describe i have.i thought i was dying .my heart has been missing a beat for thew last few days and as soon as i finished reading your article i felt a bit calmer and noticed that the arrythmia or missed heart beat was not as often as before thankyou.
shannon
I too have been dealing with panic attacks for a couple of yrs now. One thing thats helped me is the simple knowledge that panic atacks will not kill you!! it took awhile to realize that but one after one i was still here still moving on with my life. Try not to take things to serious, just breathe!!!!!!!!
eric
hi
this information sounds very interesting. i have been experiencing attacks for the last few months. but it is possible that i have had them longer and was unaware of what was going on.
reading this info for the 1st time it felt as if a light was being turned on .
TRU117
Im 22 and just recently started having anxiety and panic problems. I spent all last night in the ER just for the doctor to tell me that Im fine and that my potassium was low.(now im going to get a five hundred dollar bill in the mail)( this was the secound time that this has happend to me. The first time i was driving to school and when i got on the highway i started to have this numming sensation with my hands and my fingers wanted to lock into a fist and i couldent grab the steering wheel. I was freaking out real bad and so i got off on my exit which is a block away from my school. By the time i got from my exit to my school parking lot i was feeling fine. i was a little stressed out that day because i had to give a seven minute speech in my class so i had smoked some marijuana to calm my self well i think that was what caused my anxiety but ive been smoking in for about seven years now and that was never an issue so i stoped for about a week. But now every time i smoke it triggers my anxiety and i want to stop. this was the first day since i started smoking it again and i felt like i was gonna have an anxiety attack. so i got online to find a natural way to help myself when i came across your article and signed up for it. it helped me and i feel great now. its just that no mone talked about a drug or alcohol problem( not that i have a drug or alcohol problem) so i figured i would be the first to write about it.