Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Panic Attacks (CBT)

COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT) FOR PANIC ATTACKS

Cognitive  Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can be used to treat panic attacks. A large part of CBT is relaxation, counselling and discussions whereby the patient can reach the root of their problems, by clearing any unrealistic expectations. The goal is to return to a balanced state of being. As you may have figured out, panic attacks are in almost every case the result of our own thinking process.

The physical major causes of anxiety for most individuals is having muscle tension and shallow breathing, discussed here .

Relax, Stretch and Get a Massage first!

The first step is to see whether the nervous feelings are justified. Sometimes these feelings are a response to a desire to succeed or not to 'drift' aimlessley, ingrained within us, and are a 'push' factor for us to abandon procrastination and get on with what we truly value. 

If the sensations are on the other hand debilitating and hold us back, then this is part of what CBT addresses.

One of the ways in which CBT works is by identifying the causes of an individual's anxiety and then working out why fear is present.
 Gradually the therapist and client work on addressing the situation head on, identifying the 'safety behaviors' used to cope during the situation, analysing these, and then repeating the process until the anxiety has diminished and self-confidence is restored.
For successful and complete treatment both the cooperation of the patient and the practitioner is required.