
Panic attacks, or anxiety attacks as they are usually one and the same, can strike you out of the blue. They hit you like lightening and probably do as much damage. If you are a helpless victim of panic attacks do you wish you could magic them away? Maybe you can
BAM! The First Attack Hits
My wife was hit with a very severe panic attack while she was driving the car. As you can imagine it could have resulted in a nasty end for us both. As soon as we knew we were safe and the initial shock had died down, shock for us both I might add. We made an appointment to see our doctor.
After the lecture that it’s all in her head we eventually got prescribed beta blockers. I say “we” because even though it was my wife having it, I was feeling like part of it all. If that makes any sense. The drugs would (he promised) stop her heart from racing at the onset of an attack, thus stopping the attack. All good in theory.
We tried going out in the car again and sure enough, at the same place she felt another attack looming. The result was a panic attack but with a calm heart rate. She described it as worse than normal as she felt both out of control and calm at the same time.
Put The Drugs Where They Belong….In The Trash
We trashed the beta blockers as soon as we got safely home. My wife suffered for about nine months not being able to get behind the wheel. She never had a panic attack either, which was a mixed blessing.
She was determined we couldn’t allow the situation to continue. Not driving wasn’t a long term option for her. I constantly searched the internet for help and advice, and to be honest, hopefully a magic cure. We never found anything that really worked for long.
We Tried Hundreds…And Then Some
The search continued until we happened on another so called “cure”. We thought we may as well give it a go. We knew any success wasn’t down to drugs as she wasn’t taking them anymore. Fingers crossed it was looking good. The first attempt at driving and she got the overwhelming senses of an attack coming. She put the system into gear and managed to come out unscathed. So far so good.
In our debriefing session later she said that although there was a panic attack, it was no where near as bad as before because of the new system. Just knowing she had been able to lower the intensity was a huge boost in itself. She now felt the power within herself to stop the next attack dead. She didn’t quite manage this.
Bit By Bit
Although not stopping it fully, she did low the intensity again. Every time she had an attack she had the ability to lower the force of it. It wasn’t too long (weeks) before she felt confident enough to see an attack coming and to halt it from going any further.
If you are a sufferer you can carry on as you are, or try drugs from your doctor. Which may or may not work? Good luck.
Or you can take the matter into your own hands and stop these panic attacks without drugs; the answer is here at this website…
