Sometimes a panic attack is caused by an underlying phobia or general anxiety disorder. Though the stop panic attack technique described below will probably work in this situation, if you’ve got nothing else to go on, it is situation, it is probably best to learn from a therapist how to deal with the underlying issue. Once that issue is resolved, the panic attacks should stop on their own.

If the cause of your panic attacks is generalized or unknown, or perhaps you don’t experience them frequently enough to seek medical or psychiatric panic attack treatment, this technique for stopping a panic attack can work for you.

First, the first step in this method to stop a panic attack is to try to relax. Sounds silly, doesn’t it? After all, if you knew how to relax, you probably wouldn’t be having panic attacks in the first place. Here, I mean that you should try to physically relax. Breathe slowly and deeply and sit down. Breathing slowly tells your mind that your body is calm, which means it stops sending panic signals to the adrenal glands. Already you have begun to stop the panic attack.

Next, try to halt your negative thinking. Tell yourself that you are just having a panic attack and that you are not in any serious danger. Tell yourself that you can and will stop the panic attack in a moment. Doing so gives you a sense of control, which helps you relax mentally.

Immediately replace your negative thinking with positive thinking. I’m not talking rainbows and kittens; flower power isn’t going to stop your panic attack. You need to think positive, assertive thoughts. You already started by telling yourself that you could stop panic attack, continue in that vein with thoughts like, “My fight or flight response works really well, I bet I could run a 4-minute mile or beat up ten men.” Try “I am not going to die, this is just a panic attack, and I know that I am healthy.”

At this point, you should have stopped the panic attack, but there is one important thing to do to stop future panic attacks. Acknowledge and accept that you’ve had a panic attack. Minimizing the experience will prevent you from fully confronting and dealing with whatever may be triggering your panic attacks, which will prevent you from getting proper panic attack treatment.

I hope this has been something that will help you stop a panic attack in the future.

Lately it seems that we have been getting a lot of emails about Relaxation Cd’s. Questions are ranging from..”will a Relaxation CD help me to stop my panic attacks? Will a Relaxation CD help me to sleep better? Will a Relaxation CD cause me to feel like a zombie?

Well, there’s nothing to worry about. A Relaxation CD will simply help you to relax. And anything that can help someone reduce their anxiety in certain situations or help someone control a panic attack may be worth exploring.

In fact when I was in college, I had an anger problem. How bad was it? Well I was playing football and my coach took me out of practice and held me off the team until I could deal with my anger.

Now you REALLY have to have an anger problem if you are too much of an angry person to play a game that is based upon aggression. But, I was a danger to those around me. Why? who knows and it really doesn’t matter. But when the coach sent me to a sports therapist I was given a Relaxation CD to listen to. It basically just told me how to really relax.

FYI…just because you may sleep at night doesn’t mean you are relaxing by any means. I sure found out how tense I was. I didn’t ever have a panic attack so it’s not like I needed a cure for panic attacks or any remedy for panic attacks, I just needed to have my anger subside.

Maybe I would have had a panic attack if I had not learned to relax. Now, some 25 years later, I still use the techniques to relax and maintain my composure that I was taught in that Relaxation CD decades ago. I don’t think I could have released and controlled so much anger without it.

Do I still have anger problems. Absolutely! Can I control my anger easier now. I sure can. So I feel that if a Relaxation CD can help me with my anger and allow me to many years later control my anger, then I believe it can help you stop or control your panic attacks.

I feel the cd’s are surely something to look into to help you cure panic attacks BEFORE you begin any drug therapy. I think all options should be explored before taking drugs.

A Relaxation CD is a natural remedy for panic attacks.

Here are some of the most commonly reported benefits of the regular practice of deep relaxation:

• Sleep improves (less is more when it is better)
• Concentration and memory get a LOT better
• Stress headaches go away
• Energy levels increase (you may not know how much mental and physical energy you are capable of having)
• Work performance improves
• Unpleasant people are more easily tolerated (and you are more tolerable to others because regular practice of deep relaxation makes you more relaxed at all times!)
• Health in general improves. And treatment of any illness is more effective when stress is controlled
• Complexion and skin conditions improve (many dermatological conditions are related to stress)
• Creativity is enhanced (this is not just for artists – all our lives are improved when we are more creative at problem-solving)
• Stress-caused indigestion and ulcers clear up or become more easily controlled
• Life is more fun, and attitude is better and more positive
• Weight control, quitting smoking, and the control of other habits becomes easier

If something provides all these benefits isn’t it worth trying? We think so. To that end, we are going to start carrying Relaxation CD’s and we will be offering them to our readers in the very near future.

Check back in a few weeks as we begin featuring some very good Relaxation CD’s to help those suffering from panic attacks and anxiety disorders.

Maybe a relaxtion CD can be a panic cure.

Prevalence of Anxiety disorder: approximately 2.4 million Americans (NIMH)
Prevalence Rate: approx 1 in 113 or 0.88% or 2.4 million people in USA
Incidence (annual) of Panic disorder: 1.7% of US adults annually (NIMH)
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 58 or 1.70% or 4.6 million people in USA
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Anxiety disorder: 4,624,000 per year,
385,333 per month, 88,923 per week, 12,668 per day, 527 per hour, 8 per minute, 0 per second.
Lifetime risk for Panic disorder: 3 million Americans (NIMH); 1.6% adults (USSG)
Prevalence of Anxiety disorder: Anxiety disorder strikes between 3 and 6 million Americans, and is twice as common in women as in men.1
Incidence of Panic disorder: About 1.7% of the adult U.S. population ages
18 to 54 – approximately 2.4 million Americans – has anxiety panic disorder in a given year. 2
Prevalence of Anxiety disorder discussion: Approximately 2.4 million American adults
ages 18 to 54, or about 1.7 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have anxiety disorder. 3

In the United States, 1.6 percent of the adult population, or more than 3 million people, will have anxiety panic disorder at some time in their lives.4

Prevalence statistics about Anxiety Panic disorder: The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Anxiety Panic disorder:

3 million American adults (NIMH)

1.7% of the adult U.S. population ages 18 to 54 (NIMH) 

1. excerpt from Panic Disorder: NWHIC
2. excerpt from Facts about Panic Disorder: NIMH
3. excerpt from The Numbers Count: NIMH
4. excerpt from Understanding Panic Disorder: NIMH

All of this information underscores our need for a real cure for panic attacks.