subject: Stop Panic Attacks - Are All The Promises Empty? [print this page] Stop Panic Attacks - Are All The Promises Empty?
Learning to stop panic attacks is not an overnight thing. First of all, I would say that it all depends on the actual severity of your anxiety and how long you have been suffering from the condition.
There are of course many different levels of anxiety but the thing to bear in mind is that if you don't act as soon as possible you may end up with a more serious anxiety-related problem such as agoraphobia for instance. You really want to avoid this at all costs because it is much harder to reverse a condition such as agoraphobia than it is to get rid of common anxiety attacks.
Now, as far as treatments for anxiety and panic attacks are concerned, you may have noticed that there is a huge number of different options available. It can sometimes be very difficult to pick the right one especially those that promise to deliver miracles! As always, some people manage to try to make a profit out of other people's misery and it becomes very difficult for those who suffer from this condition to see which solution is effective and which one is useless.
So, what are all the promises?
Well, to me they are the ones based on medication alone. Medication can be tempting since it gives instant relief to the people who experience the symptoms of panic attacks. However, there is a catch. Indeed, such relief is short-lived and once the pill has worked its "magic", you are back to square one!
However, it would be wrong to assert that medication itself is an empty promise or doesn't work at all. What I really want you to think about is how it is going to affect your body in the long run and what the side effects are going to be.
The most common medicine used to treat anxiety belongs to the family of chemicals called benzodiazepines. Valium, Xanax or Ativan are all part of this family of medications. I won't go into too much details regarding how these chemicals work and affect your brain as this is not the purpose of this short article. However, I can tell you that these drugs are mostly used for their sedative effects in the cases of anxiety control.
As far as the other "promises" are concerned, there are far too many out there for me to be able to discuss each one of them in this short article.
However, 2 of them definitely stand out and have proven very effective in treating all kinds of anxiety-related disorders.
1# CBT or cognitive behavioural therapy
This very famous and sought-after method allows anxiety sufferers to discuss their issues freely as well as develop a very sound understanding of the mechanisms of their problems in order to learn how to prevent and stop them. Often called "talking therapy", many former sufferers have successfully managed to beat their panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorders and anxiety with the help of this powerful method.
2# Exposure therapy
This therapy is a little less known than the previous one but works extremely well too. It focuses mainly on exposing someone to the feared object in order to learn how to rationalize it. The whole technique behind the therapy may sound quite weird at first but it has proven very effective in preventing anxiety from developing into more serious pathologies.
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