If you want to control panic attacks for good, the most effective way to do that is to face them head one. Instead of fighting against the inevitable, you should allow them to come and run their due course. Going with the flow will allow you to ride out the storm much better.How To Control Panic Attacks – Two Crucial Steps
1) The first point is that fear begets fear. The more you struggle against and attempt to prevent the anxiety attack, the more fear you’ll produce. Fear actually feeds on itself and causes the attack to become even more intense.
Yet if you confront the attack head on, it gradually loses its force and energy because it has nothing to feed off. A good analogy of this is riding a roller coaster. You may have noticed that fear and anxiety grow the more you resist and struggle against the movement of the ride. But, as you go with the flow of the ride, the more enjoyable the ride becomes.
There's an old saying, what you resist persists.
2) The second point is that the more you try to steer clear of or escape the anxiety attack, all you are doing is avoiding the consequences until the next episode.
But, if you confront the attack, accept it for what it is and ride it out, you'll discover that there actually was no real danger to fear or worry about. You'll realize that your worst fears weren't grounded in reality. No harm came upon you at all.
The more you face your attacks head and come out unharmed and okay, the more you'll come to realize that your worst fears are just the product of your thoughts, not a real, clear, and present danger.
This knowledge will help you to see your attacks for what they are and will give you faith and conviction to face future episodes and eventually know how to control panic attacks for good.
