Panic Attacks
Why They Were Worth Experiencing
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By now you would have come to terms with the five essential first steps: admit that you have a problem with panic attacks, take responsibility, make peace with your past, stop worrying about the future and have learnt acceptance, and discover the importance of faith in life. And you may have completed the imagery exercise with the word TRUST.
You may have discovered what your greatest fear was and have begun to address it. For me, it was embarrassment and criticism, and I addressed it by going back mentally in my past and rewriting the incidences with positive outcomes. Also, if you have not humbly apologized to your brain if you were a person who regularly called himself names, then apologize to your brain now and unite your brain.
And by now you know that you must take the lead and have faith in your own ability to succeed. It is OK to ask for help spiritually from God, the universe, or life and help from friends, doctors, psychologists, or medication. But in the end, they cannot solve your problems; they can only help. It is you who must lead and do the hard work and have TRUST.
Now during this panic-attack simulation, there will be three main entities which are involved: you, the confident leader who is feeling the anxiety; your intelligent, helping brain, which has all the equipment to help you through it; and your subconscious mind, which is afraid and anxious. And you are also feeling its pain. And when it is over you will all become one.
At first, I used images of my subconscious as a nervous little child. But now that I have become more confident, when anxiety arrives, I just address my subconscious as my little mate without the need of a mental image. If adding images to your subconscious helps you, then go ahead; and an image can be an inspiring tool.
Now during a panic attack, and after recovery from panic attacks, or in your new beautiful life, when positive emotions come your way because of some pleasant experience or a triumph over a difficulty, never use terms like “This is so good, I can’t believe this is happening.” And don’t say, “This is too good to be true” or “this is too good to be happening to me.” Although these sayings sound positive and thankful, but your ever obedient brain will put an end to your recovery right there instantly I know, because you unknowingly told it that it can’t be true or it is too good for you. Use other positive language.
Remember a well-trained brain has all the answers to solve your problems. So when these positive emotions come your way, just know that you are on the correct path to bigger and better things and let these small rewards if positive emotion be your motivation to persist in your new direction. After all, you are a worthy of a beautiful life; you just have to believe it.
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In Panic Attacks: Why They Were Worth Experiencing, author Paul Ianni talks about his life and what has led to his panic attacks, which began at age fifty. He hopes that by sharing his experiences, others might be able to better understand their own issues. He believes that many people don’t acknowledge the fact that they have panic attacks; they just put on a brave face and ignore them.
At the height of his panic attacks, he was desperate for a miracle cure—but he soon discovered that there was no such thing. A year after the first panic attack, his life was back to normal—and it was then that he realised his normal life had always been full of anxiety and fear.
Using techniques that had previously helped him overcome academic difficulties, Paul was able to transform his life from panic and anxiety to peace and love. He conquered a lifetime of self-doubt and self-defeating negativity, learning to use his brain in a positive way to defeat his panic attacks.
These techniques are simple to use and achievable by anyone. Combining them with what he has learned about new age thinking, Panic Attacks share what enabled Paul to turn his life around—and offers hope to those suffering under the same troubles.
About the Author
PAUL IANNI began experiencing panic attacks at age fifty. He and his wife, Penny, have been married for thirty years. He worked most of his life as a fitter and turner repairing machinery in heavy industry. He currently lives in Australia.