Bill
29-08-08, 04:36
I just put this in a reply to a thread but afterwards I thought maybe if I put it in it's own thread it may be of more help to others because often the same questions arise.
A crowded gig can cause a feeling of being trapped.
Feeling trapped causes stress because you feel there's no escape.
Feeling there's no escape will cause fear.
Fear cause more stress which then causes panic.
Panic cause a feeling of being ill and dying.
Feeling ill causes more stress.
More stress intensifies the panic.
After the panic attack subsides, fear still remains.
This remaining fear will cause worry.
Worry causes stress.
Stress causes panic and so on in a cycle.
When you have a panic, you have to remember it's just a normal reaction to a stressful situation but once the stress is removed, the panics will also stop.
However, you also have to remember that if you let the attack worry you, you could induce further panics which could mean you feeling you need to retreat to a place of safety.
However, this place of safety is actually a "trap" like being in a crowded gig because you become afraid of leaving it because of fear of more panics. This worry then causes more panics every time you try to push your boundaries.
Therefore, when you suffer a panic, it's important to remember it was "normal" reaction to something caused you to feel stressed and Not to worry about it but instead carry on as you were before because if you do this, panics will never make you feel so afraid again because you'll know what's really happening and that it Does pass.
To ease symptoms of panic, just slow the breathing taking deep breaths through the nose and releasing through the mouth because all that's happening is hyperventilating (fast shallow breathing) which causes an oxygen/carbon dioxide imbalance making you feel you're going to pass out, but that's all that would happen if you don't slow your breathing pattern.
Panics can be caused by various stresses. It could be too much stress at home or in the workplace. It could also be caused by too much "emotional" stress such as a previous experience that had caused hurt. However, after one panic has occurred, fear of them occurring again also causes stress that can actually cause them. :hugs:
A crowded gig can cause a feeling of being trapped.
Feeling trapped causes stress because you feel there's no escape.
Feeling there's no escape will cause fear.
Fear cause more stress which then causes panic.
Panic cause a feeling of being ill and dying.
Feeling ill causes more stress.
More stress intensifies the panic.
After the panic attack subsides, fear still remains.
This remaining fear will cause worry.
Worry causes stress.
Stress causes panic and so on in a cycle.
When you have a panic, you have to remember it's just a normal reaction to a stressful situation but once the stress is removed, the panics will also stop.
However, you also have to remember that if you let the attack worry you, you could induce further panics which could mean you feeling you need to retreat to a place of safety.
However, this place of safety is actually a "trap" like being in a crowded gig because you become afraid of leaving it because of fear of more panics. This worry then causes more panics every time you try to push your boundaries.
Therefore, when you suffer a panic, it's important to remember it was "normal" reaction to something caused you to feel stressed and Not to worry about it but instead carry on as you were before because if you do this, panics will never make you feel so afraid again because you'll know what's really happening and that it Does pass.
To ease symptoms of panic, just slow the breathing taking deep breaths through the nose and releasing through the mouth because all that's happening is hyperventilating (fast shallow breathing) which causes an oxygen/carbon dioxide imbalance making you feel you're going to pass out, but that's all that would happen if you don't slow your breathing pattern.
Panics can be caused by various stresses. It could be too much stress at home or in the workplace. It could also be caused by too much "emotional" stress such as a previous experience that had caused hurt. However, after one panic has occurred, fear of them occurring again also causes stress that can actually cause them. :hugs: