Other Options For the Treatment of Anxiety Disorder and Panic Attacks
Anxiety and one of its key symptoms - panic attacks – need treatment. The most obvious reason to seek treatment for anxiety is to eliminate the often crippling impact it has on sufferers’ lives.
But an equally important reason is that without treatment, anxiety sufferers risk developing even more serious anxiety-based disorders and behavioral problems. It is essential to seek an effective treatment for anxiety that will address current symptoms and prevent them worsening.
In my experience the Panic Away anxiety treatment system has been by far the most successful approach. It’s natural, holistic and aims at stopping panic attacks from ever occurring rather then treating an attack after it begins.
But Panic Away is not for everyone and there are other options available. It’s important to find the right approach for you because being at ease with your anxiety treatment is of course a key element in how successful the treatment will be.
Here are the main options for the treatment of panic attacks and anxiety:
Anti-anxiety medications
There are many drugs available that treat anxiety specifically or in the process of treating related conditions. For instance, many anti-depressants also have a positive impact on anxiety and panic attacks.
Drugs specifically for anxiety include Ativan, taken “as needed” at the onset of a panic attack, and Valium (diazepam), used to reduce general anxiety levels.
While drug-based anxiety treatments can be helpful there are two major drawbacks. Firstly, drug treatments address the symptoms of anxiety but not the root causes of anxiety. Secondly, there is a high risk of becoming dependant on (addicted to) some commonly-prescribed anti-anxiety drugs.
Hypnosis - Hypnotherapy
Hypnosis is a completely natural and for many, highly effective option for treating anxiety. Hypnotherapy combats anxiety by inducing deep relaxation, allowing underlying causes to be explored and responses to be retrained through hypnotic suggestion.
Ironically, anxiety can be an obstacle to the effectiveness of hypnosis – sufferers find it more difficult than most to relax and “give themselves up” to the hypnotherapist.
Another limitation is that while hypnosis is effective at treating generalized anxiety it is far less effective (and potentially dangerous) at treating anxiety accompanied by acute panic attacks. In these cases, reputable hypnotherapists tend to accept patients only if they are also receiving professional counseling or cognitive therapy.
Self-hypnosis exercises practiced in the safe and familiar environment of home can provide some relief from anxiety but again, does little for acute anxiety expressed as panic attacks.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
In a nutshell, cognitive therapy treats anxiety (and many other disorders) by identifying and changing dysfunctional thinking.
The idea is that thoughts determine our emotions and behavior. By changing the way a person thinks about a situation, their responses to it – their emotions and behavior – will also change.
Cognitive therapy for anxiety and panic attack sufferers typically involves exercises with timetables to ensure progress but it can be a lengthy process. However, it is an anxiety treatment that safely and effectively addresses the root causes of anxiety and provides a lasting, usually life-long solution.
Panic Away is a safe and effective treatment for anxiety. Click here to learn more about what Panic Away can do for you.
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