I think I have a panic disorder with agoraphobia. I feel out of body like Im going passs out. I get light headed and dizzy. I get a certtain tunnel vision and I just have to try and make it home before fainting. I also get sweaty palms and in severe cases my hands curl up and go completely numb to the point of not really being able to use them. I also feel like I cant breathe. I just want it to stop! I hate it! Its taking control of my life. I need help, but dont know what to do. I dont have any health insurance at the moment. Im trying to get some, but it may take several weeks to be approved. I have tried an SSRI (peroxetine hydrochloride) in the past. It seemed to make me crazy and made all the worst side effects come true. Xanex kind of helps, but I still have to go home and pass out. This whole thing is embarasing and is hard for me to admit to myself and to other people. Alot of people dont understand it. I am becoming desperate to stop this. PLEASE HELP!!!
Q: i think i have a panic disorder with agoraphobia. PLEASE HELP!!!
What most clinicians fail to realize is that one's personality actually contributes to the panic/anxiety or agoraphobia reaction. Specifically how one deals with disappointment.
The result is that most approaches for panic and anxiety or agoraphobia result in a success rate of around 30% which is generally equal to placebo results.
This is because all approaches that I've seen utilize inward focus techniques which focus on breathing skills and body relaxation skills. Unfortunately it is these very skills that can trigger a panic attack.
Instead an effective technique that has produced 80% success rate utilizes outward focus techniques.
Other programs generally ignore the contribution of personality traits of the individual feeding into the panic reaction. An effective program focuses on handling and dealing with life disappointments which invariably yield uncomfortable emotions and feelings. For a progressive approach to dealing with anxiety and panic attack that has resulted in a documented 80% success rate please visit http://www.panicbusters.com/Overcome%20Anxiety.htm
What most clinicians fail to realize is that one's personality actually contributes to the panic/anxiety or agoraphobia reaction. Specifically how one deals with disappointment.
The result is that most approaches for panic and anxiety or agoraphobia result in a success rate of around 30% which is generally equal to placebo results.
This is because all approaches that I've seen utilize inward focus techniques which focus on breathing skills and body relaxation skills. Unfortunately it is these very skills that can trigger a panic attack.
Instead an effective technique that has produced 80% success rate utilizes outward focus techniques.
Other programs generally ignore the contribution of personality traits of the individual feeding into the panic reaction. An effective program focuses on handling and dealing with life disappointments which invariably yield uncomfortable emotions and feelings. For a progressive approach to dealing with anxiety and panic attack that has resulted in a documented 80% success rate please visit http://www.panicbusters.com/Overcome%20Anxiety.htm
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