Thistooshallpass
03-01-11, 22:31
From the Panicend.com website:
' Fear is created by your nervous system which is an automated bodily response. Trying to gain control over fear creates tension and more desire for conscious control. When we stop trying to control our fear, which includes worrying and fretting over it, we don't lose anything...sanity or consciousness or identity. We don't even get amnesia. There is no control to lose. But in reality the "old" feelings, the old "YOU" before panic attacks began, was a state of mind of NOT trying to control your fear because you didn't feel the overwhelming fear that a panic attack brings. The point is that fear is a natural response to what you are informing your nervous system about. It reacts automatically. And you can't do a thing about it except let it happen. Or medicate it away.'
When I think about before I had a massive panic attack 2 years ago, I did not fear a panic attack because I didn't know there was such a powerful feeling of fear to be scared of. When I walk around on my own especially I worry alot about panic symptoms which hence brings them on. I walk around uptight and really want that feeling to go away. Thing is, thinking I want it away or panicking/controlling it makes it worse-so I am going to try the let it happen approach as much as I can. I feel I need to constantly control a panic attack happening when in reality I probably won't have one. My brain has got caught in this way of thinking for a while. I just want to get to the point when I don't worry about having a panic attack in public or when I am alone. Suppose that will come with time and confidence in myself :yahoo:
' Fear is created by your nervous system which is an automated bodily response. Trying to gain control over fear creates tension and more desire for conscious control. When we stop trying to control our fear, which includes worrying and fretting over it, we don't lose anything...sanity or consciousness or identity. We don't even get amnesia. There is no control to lose. But in reality the "old" feelings, the old "YOU" before panic attacks began, was a state of mind of NOT trying to control your fear because you didn't feel the overwhelming fear that a panic attack brings. The point is that fear is a natural response to what you are informing your nervous system about. It reacts automatically. And you can't do a thing about it except let it happen. Or medicate it away.'
When I think about before I had a massive panic attack 2 years ago, I did not fear a panic attack because I didn't know there was such a powerful feeling of fear to be scared of. When I walk around on my own especially I worry alot about panic symptoms which hence brings them on. I walk around uptight and really want that feeling to go away. Thing is, thinking I want it away or panicking/controlling it makes it worse-so I am going to try the let it happen approach as much as I can. I feel I need to constantly control a panic attack happening when in reality I probably won't have one. My brain has got caught in this way of thinking for a while. I just want to get to the point when I don't worry about having a panic attack in public or when I am alone. Suppose that will come with time and confidence in myself :yahoo: