HI Guys, sorry i havent had much time to spend discusing things but after sitting at work checking the site i see alot of you are at the stage i was a few years ago are unsure of what is actually happening to you before your attack and during. I found this picture on the web which i will give the url of in a moment.. What th epicture is is the "amygdala" which is in the centre of your brain and is what actually produces/releases all the chemicals into your brain, dont forget we have only been around for 2000 years and our minds have had to adapt and learn. Basically what has happened is that over time, you have subconsiciously taught your brain to basically over react to some sounds/sights/thoughts and if you see figure 2 you will see a rev counter, your amygdala should really be sitting in the middle most of the time and lets say you see your child open a draw and reach for a knife, your eyes tell your brain whats happening, your brain then tells your amygdala to release nessesary chemicals as you need to make a quick decision and react quickly with burst of speed the amygdala reacts by pumping chemicals into your brain thinking you actually need it, but when your actually sitting in a chair only thinking bad thougts this causes the jolts and sudden head spins strange feelings in your chest because yoru heart is pounding (only because your amygdala told it to) this all happens in a split second, now what i did and maybe your doign wrong is trying to fight this feeling your getting AFTER the release of chemicals. Will im afraid your not going to fight it, its a human response we have learnt to do that over thousands of years and is perfectly normal. What you need to realise is over the years/months of stress you have associated sounds or thoughts with this release of chemicals and yoru amygdala gets stuck in the red, you start releasing chemicals your heart beats faster, you start to sweat head pounding blood rushing faster eyes go funny and you think "whats happening to me im going to die"! BUT take it from me and 50,000 websites i have read dozens of doctors counselors physcotherapists other sufferers its not the anxiety you need to deal with, anxiety is a normal reaction to your bodily functions, you need to realise theres absolutely nothing worng with you, no chemical imbalance just like anything, your amygdala has been trained to do this because it thinks its the corrct way to do it,,, You have 2 consious states, one that makes you move your arms legs hands turn your head, the other makes you breathe, pumps your heart makes you dream sleep, digest food etc etc, your amygdala is run by the second consious state, learning to change the bad habits it has learnt to do could take 1 day or even a year, it depends on how soon you realise your not doing it to yourself and that its just a case of learnign to do it correctly, it has stopped my panic attacks knowing its not me going mad i will explain more later and if anyone wants to chat my msn is stu_art2002@REMOVEhotmail.com be positive http://www.liebermanparkinsonclinic....20amygdala.png
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