Easy Techniques to Help With Anxiety and Panic

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All of us have a little inner voice inside our head that is always analysing what is happening around us.

This voice is generally our negative demon who us usually very brash, over the top and critical.

This voice will often say things like "I should not put myself in this uncomfortable situation”, "This is going to be very bad", “I am going to look stupid and be embarrassed", "everyone will be laughing at me".

All too often we believe that we have to be hard on ourselves in order to keep our anxiety and panic attacks under control.

We try to suppress our symptoms and this approach ends up increasing our anxiety and the control it has on our lives.

It is easy to try and hide our symptoms, but this approach usually has the opposite effect and increases our level of anxiety.

The more trapped we feel, the more uncomfortable we will feel. It is important to find our positive inner voice in order to get through the different stages of panic.

If for example I had to stand up in front of an audience and give a presentation, I would begin to feel tension in my stomach. The problem for most people is this normally triggers the "i don’t want to have an anxiety attack” thoughts which escalate the feelings. This then can spiral into the vicious circle.

This circle is very powerful and rapidly increases anxiety.
If however, I acknowledge that it is perfectly normal for anyone to feel a certain level of anxiety in this situation, then I have focussed on the positive inner voice which in turn makes the negative voices less influential.
By allowing the symptoms to exist, I am not supporting the increase of those symptoms.

Unfortunately, every day we place higher and higher expectations on ourselves and it is understandable that we may want to avoid or shy away from these uncomfortable scenarios.

To face awkward situations and succeed without panic setting in, we must break our task down into smaller easier ones, ones that allow for a larger number of acceptable outcomes.

As we permit ourselves to accept what we feel is normal, then the level of comfort will increase.

To break the cycle of negative thoughts, you must pay attention to when you are focusing on your negative voice.

Most of the time, we are not aware that our minds are rushing through negative thoughts. When you start to pay attention to these thoughts, you will notice these moments more often.

The best way to conquer this anxiety is to create a habit of always listening to the positive voice before your mind has had a chance to listen to the negative.
I am not saying that you need to ignore the negative voice, just observe what it is trying to do and acknowledge the concerns. Once you can do this, you will find it easier to replace the negativity with positive pictures.

Negative thoughts can have a massive impact on anyone let alone someone who needs help with anxiety attacks, but a useful technique I still use to this day and teach, is the "Bell Jar System".

The "Bell Jar System" is commonly used by positive thinkers and life coaches. Whenever, you hear or feel negative comments or thoughts, you imagine placing a Bell Jar over your head so that all the negativity will bounce off and leave you in a cocoon of positive well being and energy.
It sounds mumbo jumbo but works a treat. Simple but effective.

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Andrew Gowland is an anxiety and panic disorder expert. As a former anxiety sufferer for over 10 years, he wants to share the knowledge that transformed his life. To find more great information and help anxiety attacks please check out his web site anxietypanicattacksolved.com

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