Recurring, unexpected panic attacks make people's lives very difficult. A panic attack reaches its peak in about 10 minutes. Briefly, a panic attack is defined as a sudden bout of intense fear and anxiety. Attacks do not occur only when the person is stressed, but can also occur suddenly when everything is calm and going well. The following sign or symptoms are seen in people having panic attacks.
1. Palpitations, pounding heartbeat or increased heart rate.
2. Sweating.
3. Tremors or shaking.
4. Sensation of shortness of breath or suffocation.
5. Sensation of breathlessness.
6. Chest pain or chest tightness.
7. Nausea or abdominal pain.
8. Dizziness, inability to stand, light-headedness, or a feeling of fainting.
9. Sensation of shivering, chills, chills or flushing.
10. Numbness (numbness or tingling sensations).
11. Unreality (“derealization”, the feeling of being unreal) or self-alienation (“depersonalization”, the feeling of detachment from oneself).
12. Fear of losing control or “going crazy”.
13. Fear of death.
Why Do Panic Attacks Continue?
Due to the intense fear of the first panic attack, the person begins to make efforts to prevent another attack. This effort is called avoidance. Examples of avoidance can be given, such as not going into crowds for fear of being in a crowd, not drinking coffee because of fear that coffee may cause palpitations, or not taking the subway. These avoidances vary depending on the person's life and thought system. Although these avoidances relieve people momentarily, they cause panic attacks to be coded in the brain as a cause of extreme fear. Looking ahead, it is concluded that avoidance to get rid of panic attacks feeds panic attacks. If the person having an attack continues to avoid it in this way, it is not possible for it to pass.
How to Treat Panic Attacks Without Medication?
First of all, this intense fear is so strong that it cannot go away with any logical explanation. . Because our emotions contain uncertainties that we cannot explain with our logic. Make the person panic It directly triggers emotions with the symptoms it feels. One of the goals of therapy is to change this trigger mechanism. Just talking is not enough when working with symptoms. Therefore, when the practices performed during the session and the homework given at home are completed, panic attacks decrease and disappear completely after a while. It is not a miracle that panic attacks go away without using medication. Believe in yourself! You had a life before the panic attacks started, but you didn't have panic attacks. Whether or not it happens from now on depends on your preferences!
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