Any one who has ever experienced panic disorder or anxiety attacks knows just how much they can disrupt your life.
Many things can trigger an attack, from the fear of getting stuck in traffic, fear at being in enclosed spaces or just anxiousness in normal situations for no apparent reason; living with panic disorder can be a real nightmare.
When an attack appears, any number of bodily sensations can occur including dizzy spells, increased heart rate and tightness in the throat and chest leading to shortness of breath.
There are many steps you can take to prevent the onset of an attack for example one good way is to learn relaxation techniques.
There are many useful relaxation techniques and two that I have found particularly helpful are yoga and meditation.
Relaxation a key factor when dealing with any stressful situation and methods like these also help as they produce feelings of joy and tranquility and give you a general feeling of well being, at least in the short term.
While I have found the use of yoga and meditation useful in preventing the onset of an attack if it occurs at home, it is not always practice and can not be used when in a public place or driving.
These techniques do have over all benefits but in many respects they only deal with the problem one incident at a time.
I understood that the attacks were brought on by stress and anxiety but I started to wonder what exactly would cause the anxiety in the first place.
The sufferer gets caught up in a cycle whereby the fear of a panic attack actually puts the process in motion.
This works on the individual at a physiological level and any sign of stress can then trigger an attack.
Recently I discovered the ONE solution that didn't just give a short term fix to the problem but provided me with a treatment that directly treats the underlying cause.
The method provided by 'Panic away' does exactly this and targets the root of the problem of panic disorder.