I feel for people looking for a panic attack cure. Without the right stress training, it can literally feel like the end of the world when an attack strikes.
I had panic attacks over a 6 month period when I was twenty years old. It seemed to have come out of nowhere, but once I went through experiencing one, it was never far off from my thoughts.One burst of stress no matter how ridiculous the circumstances, and my mind would race to the end-state of a full blown panic attack. That would in turn raise the initial stress to a higher level, and the battle would be on as to whether or not I could contain it.
I was up at 4am partially due to my night owl tendencies and partially due to my anxiety; It was during one of the late nights that an infomerical came on. It was a 12 tape set on how to beat anxiety and panic attacks.
These tapes worked wonders and my panic attacks were gone within a month. In fact, other than randomly on airplanes, I haven’t suffered an attack in 17 years.
The tape set (I would call it something else if I could remember it) used guided relaxation and visualizations.I did not notice this originally, each tape was a numbered cassette.The one that solved the puzzle for me was a guided meditation.
The guided meditation placed me in a deeply relaxed state with breathing exercises. Once the deep relaxation was reached, I was instructed to picture a time when I felt safe, secure, and happy. I remember this was a tricky one – not that I didn’t feel those things, but to think of a situation that perfectly summed up all 3 was not easy to do.
My mind chose a memory of a car ride when I was about 8 years old. I was in the backseat, my parents were in the front, and the window was down.The sun was upon my face and I was sleeping with pure content.
Why that moment?No clue. But the combination of being guided to deep relaxation, then fully envisioning a moment that I felt content and happy, it made me feel the best I’d felt in a long time.
What is strange to me, and I still don’t understand why this worked, is that the anxiety immediately ceased to be an issue in my life.When the first signs of panic began to surgace, I wa able to make conscious note it had arrived, breathe through it, and let it wash over me.I still might feel tension or have a few waves of intense discomfort, but full blown attacks were a thing of the past (except airplanes...that took a little longer to get over).
If you are having issues with panic attacks I am sure you are looking for anxiety cures. Look into visualization and guided relaxation.We have a lot of choices in our Meditation Masters Network.
