I can attack at any time; unexpected and unprovoked. At the age of 15-19, my first strike will most commonly occur. Along with these attacks, a good friend of mine, Phobia, will assist me. Tight, close spaces may trigger my onset, or possibly large groups of people. You then become frightened and avoid ever being in this situation again. That would be the work of Phobia. My job on the other hand, is your reaction to these horrific events. Your heart starts pounding faster; it’s soon accelerates to racing. Chest tightening could occur, causing you to rush to the emergency room. I’m in your company for a mere ten minutes, and here to stay. Once I attack, you are most likely to have another while in a similar situation. You want to get rid of me, but you probably can’t. You may drink coffee, alcohol or take illicit drugs, which could in turn cause my onset to become worse. I say, go ahead, enjoy life, drink coffee, that’s fine with me.
One thing that can help with panic disorders is systematic desensitization. It uses a hierarchy of anxiety. It is a long process, but slowly but surely a person with panic disorders will become less panicky when exposed to a stimulus week after week. The person is told to imagine a scene that may make them anxious. When anxiety kicks in they say something and the doctor will repeat the process until the client is no longer panicked by this scene.
ReplyDeleteCognitive behavioral therapy could be helpful for reducing panic disorders. It would allow a person to be more rational about a fear rather than being irrationally and uncontrollably afraid. When a person can finally learn that nothing THAT bad is really going to happen, they will then start to heal.
ReplyDeleteI am humanistic therapy. I aim to speak with clients and offer a genuine, accepting environment. I would empathize with you about having panic attacks, and try to mirror your feelings and rephrase what you say to make sure I have a good idea of your emotions before I make any judgements.
ReplyDeleteBy treating anxieties or phobias the best way is by facing your biggest fears. For example if your phobia is spiders then you would slowly adapt to them being in the same room as room or around you to make you feel more relax and rehearsing in your mind that they cannot hurt you.
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