The Panic Attack Recovery Book. I have no idea where she found it, but apparently it was just a random find.
Distilled, it pretty much comes down to "If you feel you're having a panic attack, don't freak out because you're having a panic attack because that will make it worse. Do something to calm yourself down instead. If you can't go do something else, then reassure yourself that everything is okay and think calming thoughts, and for god's sake don't panic about the fact that you're having a panic attack."
Which is hardly profound, I guess, but at the time when she gave it to me I was having severe panic attacks at least once a week, and it made an incredible difference.
It also goes into nutrition and exercise as factors, and addressing the way you think about things.
It doesn't help me for middle-of-the-night attacks, though, because I can't be expected to be rational enough to do anything about those, having just woken up. I'm kind of used to those, though, and afterwards it's just kind of "oh, damn, not again."
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Distilled, it pretty much comes down to "If you feel you're having a panic attack, don't freak out because you're having a panic attack because that will make it worse. Do something to calm yourself down instead. If you can't go do something else, then reassure yourself that everything is okay and think calming thoughts, and for god's sake don't panic about the fact that you're having a panic attack."
Which is hardly profound, I guess, but at the time when she gave it to me I was having severe panic attacks at least once a week, and it made an incredible difference.
It also goes into nutrition and exercise as factors, and addressing the way you think about things.
It doesn't help me for middle-of-the-night attacks, though, because I can't be expected to be rational enough to do anything about those, having just woken up. I'm kind of used to those, though, and afterwards it's just kind of "oh, damn, not again."
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