PANIC ATTACKS

Happy 2013 everyone.  As the faint waft of mulled wine is a distant memory and the Christmas cards have been recycled, we now bring our focus to the new year ahead of us and with many people this can bring feelings of anxiety and panic.

Millions of people every  year are affected by panic attacks, which are a form of anxiety disorder.  They usually come on suddenly and without any rational cause as to why they’re happening in the first place.

Symptoms of panic attacks can include

·         Palpitations, pounding heart, or accelerated heart rate.

·         Sweating.

·         Trembling or shaking.

·         Sensations of shortness of breath or smothering.

·         Feeling of choking.

·         Chest pain or discomfort.

·         Nausea or abdominal distress.

·         Feeling dizzy, unsteady, lightheaded, or faint.

·         Feelings of unreality or being detached from oneself.

·         Fear of losing control or going crazy.

·         Fear of dying.

·         Numbness or tingling sensations.

·         Chills or hot flashes.

The symptoms can be very traumatic for the one experiencing them, and some people mistake panic attacks for heart attacks or strokes because of the similar symptoms that are experienced with both attacks. They strike without warning and can occur with anyone, at any stage of life.

Some common causes of panic attacks can include a family history of anxiety-related disorders, nervousness, stress, a sudden traumatic event in your life, like a divorce or death of a loved-one, and childhood traumas like physical or mental abuse. You can have some of these causes, or none, and still have a panic attack anyway.

Physicians and scientists are now acknowledging that there is a strong mind-body-spirit connection that cannot be ignored. With panic attacks, they start in the mind first, with. Many panic attacks can be caused from years of emotional stress and toll on the body, especially if the person experiencing the panic attacks has a tendency to keep the emotional stress inside, without letting their emotions out and actually feeling them.

Panic attacks thrive on fear.  A panic attack feels scary, but it’s nothing to be afraid of.  If you allow yourself to entertain panicky thoughts, the panic attacks will become stronger and more frequent. 

So if one happens….

·         Allow yourself to feel the bodily sensations.

·         Don't be afraid of them.

Distract yourself: Find some way of focusing your mind on something else. This is a part of not being afraid and focus on your breathing.  Count slowly to 4 breathing in through your nose and then slowly count to 4 out as you let the air out of your mouth. Do this 3 times.  Rub your belly and visualize in your mind the colour yellow.  If this a challenge, imagine a field of gorgeous yellow daffodils.

The cause of panic attacks can be that the solar plexus chakra being out of balance or closed.

If you are open to believing in Angels then call for the archangels.......Uriel and Michael to help you heal it and visualize the colour yellow

If you like to carry gemstones or burn oils to use to balance.....amber, aquamarine, carnelion, perdot, golden topaz, tigers eye, smokey quartz, citrine

Or if you prefer essential oils....jojoba carrior oil, sandalwood, chamomille, bergamot, plus the scent of rosemary helps

Good food to eat are ......starches, yellow fruits and vegetables

Or buy Bach flower remedy.....gorse,larch, hornbram, gentian, clematis, honeysuckle.

If you wish to clear the “programs” of anxiety causing the root of the problem, then contact me for Spiritual Response Therapy and if necessary Emotional Freedom Technique (tapping).

 

love and light

Heather