Techniques I Used to Overcome My Panic/Anxiety Disorder

[PanicCured]

Hmmm. I am not sure what you mean exactly. My problem was I had this non stop feeling of not inhaling enough air, so I would continue to breathe more in a very anxious manner which would cause a whole series of events. By relaxing and slowing and calming my breathing, I was able to slow down the panic. Also, I felt I was resetting my respiratory center of the brain to be at a calmer rate.

[jeremyfresno]

What has helped me is to reduce my stress levels in my life and that has honestly helped me immensely!

[TheSADdaydreamer]

Wow! that's alot of stuff but all very helpful. thank you so much for writing this!

[Paulie]

Great info man! I especially like how you describe anxiery and fear as just a Bluff, very true indeed.

[07hxox]

Thank you this helps alot!!!

[fresh]

This is something I use:

When a fearful thought comes to mind.

Before you would react with anxiety try to force that thought out of your mind.

This time, however, say:

“That’s a fear of X. I could worry and even obsess over that but this time I’m going to do something different.

I’m not going to react to it. I’m also not going to try and stop it either. I’m just going to label the thought and not react.”

Then the thought comes again with more intensity and possibly with new ‘scary’ angles you never considered.

When this happens you do exactly the same. As if you were observing a cloud passing overhead, you simply

-Observe it,

-Label it e.g (this is a fear of crowds)

-Watch it as it passes by with no judgment.

then

-Continue your attention on to what you were doing.

Observe, Label, Watch, Continue

If you are a more indoors type of person then instead of thinking of the thoughts like clouds passing in the sky, you might try imagining a large cinema screen and the anxious thoughts are projected out onto the screen in front of you. Play around with this approach. Find what works for you.

[anxy]

Is anyone meditation regularly three times per day for 10-15- minutes? Results? I am looking around to find my relaxation technique.

[ivanas757]

I wish it was this easy.simply follow these steps and be cured. I've tried the majority of these through out my 11 year anxiety battle. Still pushin and fighting each and every day. If I never got properly tested how do I know there is not something wrong with me my issue usually result from.acid reflux.. and once they start .... Is over.

[amneasy]

This is really helpful. Thank you so much.

I have here in my computer a copy of "Pass Through Panic" by Claire Weeks and so far it has done wonders for me. If anyone is interested in having the files, PM me and I can send you the link. It's a 222MB file.

[panicfrank]

This is really helpful. Thank you so much.

I have here in my computer a copy of "Pass Through Panic" by Claire Weeks and so far it has done wonders for me. If anyone is interested in having the files, PM me and I can send you the link. It's a 211MB file.

Would you be able to post the link here?. I'm new an cannot dm you yet. Just wondering. Thanks.