Re: What we are doing wrong
I agree with you OP. I used to try and fight my panics away and in the end, it just made the stronger and last longer. After a while I got to the stage were I thought "I;m getting 10+ panics a day and not once have they ever harmed me, why should I fear them?" and when I got one I would just sit there and let it do its worst and then laugh at it as it started to fade.
I was housebound for months and had severe agoraphobia but doing this helped me slowly get over it. I never used counselling or meds. I now only get an attack maybe once a week and I'm fine going out now.
It takes a while to get to the stage to have the confidence to let your panics come at you and not fear them but once you get there, its the best defence you have against panic attacks.
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C-PTSD (Complex Trauma), OCD, Panic Disorder, GAD
"Save your sympathy for someone else. I don't need it or want it. What you call a panic attack is merely a few normal chemicals that are temporarily out of place in my brain. It is of no significance whatsoever to me!"
"Recovery always lies ahead - however painful the moment"
"Recovery lies in the places and experiences you avoid"
Dr Claire Weekes.