Controlling Panic Attacks Using
the Mind Body Connection

     There are many techniques that claim to control panic attacks. Some are effective; some are just somebody’s idea of what you need to do.

     Now I come at this problem from a more personal point of view.  I personally was a victim of panic attacks and I know what I say about them is from actual experience. 

     Let’s take the technique that I personally use to control the anxiety and panic attacks.  It’s the called the “Mind Body Connection”.   

     Picking this technique is very natural for me, because I used to own a business called, “Stress Management”.  A great number of our customers were people trying to find a way to control what they came to realize was anxiety or a full blown panic attack. 

     The central idea that one has to accept in using this technique is there is, indeed, a mind body connection.   

     I’m sure you’ve heard the term, “Self Visualization”. I’m fairly certain you’ve seen articles where people are trained to visualize themselves as having the skills and/or control over a problem.  

     They see themselves absolutely in charge and in control of the mind body connection.  You actually see yourself anxiety free.   

     One of the more successful techniques to help control anxiety may create a little anxiety in its application.  Visualize yourself in a full blown panic attack where you believe you have no control and visualize your mind taking control as you become calm & relaxed. 

     Now, when you do this exercise correctly you start with the understanding that you do, indeed, have complete control over your mind, which in turn controls what the body is experiencing.   

     Visualization is a great tool and if you really think about it, you use it many times a day.   

     You let your mind drift back to your last vacation.  You see yourself at the ocean.  You see yourself having fun.  In fact, sometimes you get so immersed, it’s what they call daydreaming.   

     Now, back to the subject at hand.  When you’re applying control techniques to prevent future panic attacks, it helps some people to write down how you would like to see yourself in complete control.  You write down why you think you can or think you can’t control these attacks. 

     My personal experience and what I taught in my classes all took place in the mind.  There is a phrase that’s very true and that is “What’s expected tends to be realized”.   

     The trick here is to absolutely believe that, because what you put into your subconscious will absolutely control how you live your life.   

     That includes eliminating and/or controlling anxiety & panic attacks. 

     Now you have to come back to visualization.  If you can see, feel, taste and experience a vision of you on the ocean.

     You simply have to start working towards building a vision of you taking control of that anxiety& absolutely believing this is going to happen.   

     In fact, after you practice visualization a few times, you will feel yourself believing that you are, indeed, in control. 

     Our powers of imagination are extremely powerful.  You can imagine your future.  You can trust that your subconscious will start working towards the new you. 

     As I said I’m speaking from personal experience.  In a way it’s like doing battle with a monster.  Its name is “Anxiety Disorder”.   

     I sought out training in visualization techniques, controlling what my mind believed I became the owner and instructor of a business called, “Stress Management”. 

     Now at the bottom of this article, I’m going to include a couple of links, where you can go to find out more about the mind body control. 

     As I said, I know from personal experience you can do this!  You just have to expect this is going to happen.  You will, indeed, be free of anxiety and panic attacks. 

     You should consult with your doctor and make sure he is aware of your anxiety problem and what you are doing about it. 

      By Clint King - as originally published on EzineArticles.com