A spontaneous panic attack is just that, it pops up, out of the blue, at a random time, in a random place. The problem with spontaneous panic attacks is that they make a splendid deal of uncertainty, leading to situational panic attacks.
If you have a panic attack in the nail salon, you then associate your susceptibility to panic attacks with being closed in and confined. Suddenly, you dread going to the hair salon, going to a concert, a sporting event or any place that doesn´t have an easy exit.
If you do happen to be exposed to one of these places you encounter a panic attack or panicky sensations, not necessarily because you would have originally had a panic attack there, but because now you are in such a disorder of nervousness about exposure to that situation that you end up having a panic attack.
Suddenly the anxiety you feel about the situation you associate with an earlier, spontaneous panic attack is leading to panic attacks in similar conditions when you probably wouldn´t normally have one.Â
Your nervous view, nervousness and dread that you will find yourself in another situation causes you to talk yourself into such an nervous disorder that the fight or flight response is triggered leading to another panic attack which then enables you to additional associate these situations with panic attacks, thus spiraling the association out of control.Â
Things can initiation simply enough and then suddenly one day you wake up and you have a full blown phobia and don´t know how you got there. It´s the nervous talk that fuels the self-doubt and anxiety and we are going to put a stop to it!
End your negative physical and mental reactions to stress, exhaustion and anxiety through positive self talk and alterations in your lifestyle! A few simple changes to your life can help you be better prepared to confront the feelings present in panic attacks and you can train your mind to cope with anxiety so it either doesn´t trigger your fight/flight response or allows the rush to dissipate quickly.Â
Reckon of bungee jumping or riding a rollercoaster. What an exhilarating yet terrifying encounter all at the same time. Your sensitivity races, your palms sweat, you catch your breath, you feel dizzy and confused yet you don´t panic. Why not? Many of the same physical reactions present in panic attacks are triggered by this insane leap of death or wild ride of fury. Why haven´t you had a panic attack?Â
The resolution is you know what you´re doing, you know when it´s going to end and you know it´s not life threatening if done properly. If you could accept these same facts about panic attacks, their potential over you would diminish to such an extent you probably wouldn´t have one over again.
The dread and anxiety fuel the panic reactions, once you remove that, the panic is gone.Â
Skydiving, parasailing, bungee jumping, riding a roller coaster, or taking a plane flight may all trigger a little anxiety, that´s okay, anxiety is part of life. What´s vital is that the little bit of anxiety you feel doesn´t develop into a high anxiety encounter, thus, triggering a panic attack.Â
The key to talking yourself off that ledge of panic is to accept that there is no real danger, so there is no real reason to panic. Once you accept this fundamental premise, it can help you control, manage and stop your panic attacks.Â
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