Panic & Anxiety
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I learned to interrupt my fear based neural networking, and to listen to my body. I learned a practice to tune into the unclear somatic sensations in my body that normally fly under the radar of the conscious mind. I learned to tap into these sensations to discover the ROOT CAUSE of my panic. Instead of focusing on my symptoms (the actual panic attack), I got beneath them to unearth the real problems causing my anxiety.
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I was living in opposition to what I wanted for my life, which triggered the release of stress hormones in my body, which I ignored for as long as I possibly could until I had a panic attack and I absolutely could not ignore them any more. My body was SCREAMING at me to slow down, pay attention, acknowledge the patterns and fears coming up and take a moment for myself.
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Now, when I start to feel stress in my body, I stop and listen to the part of me that is not ok with whatever is happening in the moment. I take some time to think through whether or not I need to make a change, and I check to make sure it isn’t a limiting belief in my life that needs to be soothed and upgraded. The practice of being able to separate the panic/stress sensations in my body, and get to the hidden root cause of my anxiety has given me back power and peace in my life and my life has become so much more fulfilling than it ever was before.
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I understand what it feels like to struggle, to be overwhelmed and to feel completely alone and out of control in your own body. I looked everywhere for help and it took me years find the solution. I am dedicated to helping others experience relief from the cycle of fear and anxiety. Change is possible and it’s available to you, right now. Email me to set up a complimentary consultation to learn how to set yourself free. Let me help give you the tools to understand and overcome your anxiety or panic.
References:
Anxiety and Depression Association of America Retrieved From https://adaa.org/about-adaa/press-room/facts-statistics
You’re going about your business living your life, when out of nowhere, your heart starts to race, your body feels like it’s simultaneously freezing and overheating, your hands and feet are tingling, you’re getting dizzy, you feel like you can’t get enough air, and you are wondering if you are about to pass out and die. The world narrows down to one emotion: intense, paralyzing, overwhelming fear.
In the United States alone, 40 million people, or 18.1% of the population is currently suffering from an anxiety disorder with an estimated 6 million people suffering specifically from Panic Disorder.*
I was one of them.
The anxiety, the fear, the PANIC, the complete and utter sense of being alone, trapped in your body with all the stress, pain, and fear is something I was all too familiar with. I struggled with panic attacks for almost 10 years. They happened every couple of months and would be completely debilitating when they occurred. I would be in tears because I was sure I was having a heart attack and was about to die, but I was also unwilling to go rack up another expensive emergency room bill just to be told AGAIN that I was having a panic attack. The attacks would last for close to an hour. My brain could not stop cycling through fear thoughts that just continued to perpetuate the panic. “I could be having a heart attack right now, but it’s probably just panic, I can’t afford another doctor bill, but if I AM having a heart attack right now then I am going to DIE because I didn’t want to spend money, but it’s probably just another panic attack, and I really can’t afford another doctor bill and my boyfriend will be pissed if I go waste money on this but I’m afraid I could be having a heart attack...”
If it happened in public and I couldn’t leave, I would do my best to struggle through and appear to behave normally and do my job. They made me scatterbrained, unable to focus and totally ashamed and embarrassed that I was out of control of my own body and mind.
I was desperate for the panic to END. I tried everything I could to make it stop.
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I tried deep breathing, meditating, sleeping them off, ignoring them, exercising, surrendering to the panic, trips to the doctor… nothing worked. I had a prescription for Xanax, but I couldn’t stand the thought of becoming addicted to a drug to solve my issues and it was rare that I could bring myself to take a pill to solve my problems. I would just suffer through them curled in a ball on the bed crying and driving my boyfriend crazy, and eventually fall asleep completely emotionally exhausted.
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It’s been over two years since my last anxiety attack.
The familiar feeling of panic rising in my body like a tea kettle about to blow has completely subsided. The relief I feel at not being afraid that they are going to happen again at any moment is absolutely incredible, and my panic attacks went away WITHOUT drugs.
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