subject: Getting Rid of Anxiety [print this page] If you have panic attacks regularly, or even if they're scarce, you know how horrible this is as a feeling. But you're not alone. You'd be astonished to find how many people have to deal with a similar condition, and you will certainly be shown this if you speak to some of your friends or if you join forums on the internet or special associations for this. Of course people may help you, like a psychologist, or a therapist, or some other professional, but with these psychological problems there's one special thing you need to understand first: You're going to have to do 90% of the work yourself. Why? Well, it's simple: Your mind is not some object which you can take out of your head and leave with the psychologist for some days so he can fix it. It is a part of you, and as such, it is very hard to access it and a therapist can only go as far as you let him go. You have to be there in person, and he will have to give you the necessary tools to work with your anxiety, your panic or your fears, so that you can get rid of them yourself. If you're not willing to listen or to do the work, nobody can help you, not even the best psychologist in the world.
But it actually is easily possible to have a good panic attacks treatment by yourself. You don't need some quack telling you how to do it, it's a lot simpler than that. Just go around and check different sources on the internet, and you will find that many people already have a good way to get rid of such panic or anxiety, and they're willing to share it. Some professional even offer their advice online, and different informational sites will well be able to provide you with the information you need to get better and to be free from panic or other fears. Everything you need is already there: Your mind, and a good motivation, and the motivation is also there already or you wouldn't have come to this site here to get this advice in the first place, am I right?
So start by understanding how panic attacks work. They're natural reactions of your psyche to the outside world, and they're not meant to terrorize you, but to help you get along with the outside world. Imagine them as some kind of alarm which goes off to have run away and save your life in prehistoric times, but it is clear from what I just said that this reaction is just not appropriate for our modern times anymore, isn't it? Of course you are in need of very good guidance here because you cannot mess with your mind any way you want, but once you understand how this works, you'll easily be helped by your own unconscious. If you understand that you don't need to panic in front of difficult or uncomfortable situations, you will definitely stop living these panic attacks so intensively, and you'll get better in no time, that's a promise! Have a look at resources online on the mechanisms to stop your anxiety and how to get good panic attacks treatment, and you'll be on your way!
