Re: Stress has Triggered SEVERE Anxiety/Panic Attacks. PLEASE HELP, PLEASE!
Hello Shaynickkie,
I have suffered from panic attacks for most of my life. I will show you how I have recovered from it, in those past times, and how I have relapsed back into it too. I will declare it to you precisely and extremely briefly, what you have to do to recover from it. Let us begin:
"Most of the methods that I am going to suggest may cause you to fight against them, but be assured they do work when used."
Now, the problem of panic attacks is a complicated one, so I will deal with it from several points, as they all are interlinked and inseparable from each other.
Rule and Point 1: Panic attacks and sleep:
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You will not recover from panic attacks until you get disciplined in your sleep.
It is imperative that you recondition your body to regular sleep. Your emotions are tied up and bound with tiredness. If you do not sleep on time, your emotions will surface as panic attacks.
Your bed time should being at 9.00pm and you should not wake up until after 6pm.
When disturbed at night, you should never turn the light on.
If necessary, sit up in the bed and close your eyes. Never turn the light on! No music, no sounds, no distractions!
Your panic attacks are tied up with your sleep denial. Every time you have a panic attack your body is telling you it needs good sleep.
Rule and Point 2: Panic attacks and exercise:
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Panic attacks are exasperated by exercise! Exercise increases the experience of anxiety for a number of reason, because physical exercise puts the body under stress. You are already under emotional and mental stress because of your sleep deprivation, now your body - which has emotional and metal stress is undergoing physical stress.
Stop the exercise! You will be able to return to it soon, when you have settled and reconditioned your body correctly.
Rule and Point 3: Panic attacks and Food:
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Food and drink will either help or aggravate your panic attack problems! The five panic attack sins of caffeine, sugar, alcohol, nicotine and illicit drugs should never be used until your have recovered yourself.
Being a vegan is not enough! You must stick to a "raw" food diet during the day and normal food in the evening, without using any of the stimulants above. A raw food diet: Salads, fruits, vegetables. They must be pure with no dressings.
Plenty of drinking water: Increase you water intake to 16oz or 2 litres a day. Always have a bottle of water with you when you go to bed. I will show you how to control your anxiety with water later.
Vitamins are not always good for you! Vitamin supplements will severely depress your anxiety problems. They should be used sparingly, and in your situation, you will find abstinence from vitamins will give you much relief! You can return to using them when things have settled.
Never eat before you go to bed!
Rule and Point 4: Panic attacks and Stress:
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Your body is telling you that you are too sensitive to things! You need sleep, much rest and relaxation.
Anything that will cause you emotional, mental or physical stress will set your panic attacks to fire.
Cold baths or showers, exercise, sleeping after 9pm, watching or listening to emotional media, insecurities and fears or other outside events will trigger a panic attack.
Avoid at all costs!
How to control your panic attacks when all else fails:
Point and Rule 1: Understanding Panic attacks stomach control:
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You are now going to understand the power of your panic attacks and how they can be controlled until it is not an issue anymore. You will also see how powerful your mind is and how unconscious habits affect the onset of a panic attack and how to prevent them from reoccurring or how to bring it back under control when it occurs. This passage is going to be difficult for me.
To tell you about this method is not enough, I am going to have to demonstrate it to you. You are going to see this method in practice by you doing it:
Stand up in front of a mirror with as few clothes on as possible. Now, let your stomach fall out. Important: If your stomach will not fall out then you are still not relaxing your stomach enough!
You must have a baby, beer or pregnant belly. Let it all fall out or gently ease it out. If it is uncomfortable for you to have your tight stomach leaning out then it is working. You must practice letting your stomach out until you cannot relax your stomach muscles any more. It may take a few days to master, but this is good practice for what comes next.
(Note: The Chinese say that the "stomach" is the second brain in the human body. This is true. You are now going to find this out for yourself in a very real way. All your emotions are stored in your stomach! Your panic attack depends on an emotional trigger - even if you are not conscious of it).
Point and Rule 2: Understanding Panic attacks water control:
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It is vital for you to carry water with you wherever you go!
This includes when going to sleep! You must have a 2 liter or 16oz bottle with you when in bed.
You must now make it your practice to drink water, and lots of it before you go to bed and ever time you visit the toilet at night.
Lets begin:
Controlling and Mastering Panic Attacks!
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If you have been practicing the aforementioned 2 points, stomach and water control, then you are now ready.
Controlling A Panic Attack When You Are Asleep.
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When getting up unexpectedly, knowing a panic attack is about to ensue several things need to be done.
1. Sit immediately up.
2. Drink plenty and plenty of water - as much as you can take!
3. Concentrate on your stomach and let it fall out.
4. Watch your heart rate and notice how it falls quickly when all three points are used together.
5. When everything has settled then lay down concentrating on your stomach relaxation exercises. You must search incessantly until nothing more can be found.
All this must be done in darkness.
(Note: If your heart rate does not drop then you are still unconsciously putting tension on your stomach. You must find that relaxation point until your stomach relaxes. You will find it if you persevere!)
Controlling A Panic Attack When You Are Awake.
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1. Drink plenty and plenty of water - as much as you can take!
2. Concentrate on your stomach and let it fall out.
3. Watch your heart rate and notice how it falls quickly when all two points are used together.
(Note: If your panic attack does not abate then two things are likely:
a.) You have not drunk enough water!
b.) You are not relaxing your stomach enough! Or,...
c.) You keep retensioning your stomach after it has been relaxed. -This does happen unconsciously, (because your are a stressed and sensitive individual) so the practice is to always look for tension in your stomach muscles at all times.
-This must be kept up until you spend the whole day naturally doing things with your stomach hanging out!
Once mastered you will never have a panic attack again, when done with all the other aforementioned precautions, practices and avoidances.
Dealing with Sudden Feelings of Dread and Doom.
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When this particular experience happens it is always because we have done something amiss.
1. Not drunk enough water.
2. Unconsciously tensioning our stomach.
3. Taken a vitamin supplement.
4. Gone to bed late too often.
5. Were affected by something emotional.
6. Ate something with
Sugar or used another stimulant.
7. Did some brief exercise.
8. Breathing incorrectly.
(Note: Incorrect breathing will cause panic attacks. Incorrect breathing is as follows:
a. Not breathing deeply enough.
b. Breathing from the stomach.
You must practice every day correct breathing from your chest and deeply at all times. Oversight in this will trigger your stomach, and your stomach holds all you unconscious emotions, which will be released!
I wish you all the best success.
Theories and Methods of Systematic Medicine.