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        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2017 21:59:09 +0100</pubDate>
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   <title>Everything you need to know about Agoraphobia</title>
   <link>http://www.positivepanicattacks.com/panicattackblog/read_98417/everything-you-need-to-know-about-agoraphobia.html</link>
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Agoraphobia (from Greek word, &quot;gathering place&quot;) is an anxiety disorder characterized by anxiety in situations where the sufferer perceives certain environments as dangerous or uncomfortable, often due to the environment&apos;s vast openness or crowdedness. These situations include, but are not limited to, wide-open spaces, as well as uncontrollable social situations such as the possibility of being met in shopping malls, airports, and on bridges. Agorap...]]></description>
   <pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 07:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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   <title>how to cure anxiety without medication</title>
   <link>http://www.positivepanicattacks.com/panicattackblog/read_98328/how-to-cure-anxiety-without-medication.html</link>
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One of the most popular questions I get asked is how to cure anxiety without medication?&nbsp; My program does not recommend medication as a means of recovery.&nbsp; In most cases I believe you can cure panic attacks without the need of medication.&nbsp; Why do I advocate this?&nbsp; Drugs do not address the root cause of panic attacks.&nbsp; They tend to mask the problem and give you a false sense of control.&nbsp; Alcohol can give you mor...]]></description>
   <pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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   <title>Fast Phobia Cure Technique</title>
   <link>http://www.positivepanicattacks.com/panicattackblog/read_97712/fast-phobia-cure-technique.html</link>
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This is a description of the &ldquo;rewind technique&rdquo;.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s sometimes called the &ldquo;visual-kinesthetic dissociation technique&rdquo;.&nbsp; This approach has been proposed as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and phobias.&nbsp; It essentially consists of instructions to imagine what you&rsquo;re afraid off, with suggestions for separation/distance/&rsquo;dissociation&rsquo; from the image.&nbsp...]]></description>
   <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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   <title>Anxiety Supplements that work</title>
   <link>http://www.positivepanicattacks.com/panicattackblog/read_85446/anxiety-supplements-that-work.html</link>
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Anxiety Supplements that work








There has been a huge shift over recent years to alternative medicine as people get disillusioned with conventional medicine to overcome anxiety.&nbsp; Natural and herbal supplements are becoming popular as people re-engage with nature.&nbsp; The list of potential side effects from drugs and the rebound effects from withdrawing often make the thought of taking medication unpleasant.&nbsp; Often the promise of how effective the medicati...]]></description>
   <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2013 21:28:00 +0100</pubDate>
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   <title>Diet &amp; Food For Panic Attack and Anxiety</title>
   <link>http://www.positivepanicattacks.com/panicattackblog/read_82887/diet-food-for-panic-attack-and-anxiety.html</link>
   <category><![CDATA[How to deal with Panic Attacks]]></category>
   <category><![CDATA[Overcoming Panic Attacks]]></category>
   <category><![CDATA[Panic Attack Causes]]></category>
   <category><![CDATA[Panic Attack Self Help]]></category>
   <category><![CDATA[Panic Attack Treatment]]></category>
   <category><![CDATA[Preventing Panic Attacks]]></category>
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Why is diet so important?
Food, diet, anxiety and panic attacks are all interlinked.&nbsp;







Anxious people either tend to eat too much because they comfort eat, or too little as their so nervous they don&rsquo;t feel like eating.&nbsp; If you&rsquo;re on a crash diet this is also not helpful.&nbsp; I can assure you if you stick to the diet I will recommend you will feel less anxious and panicky, and as an added benefit you will lose weight.&...]]></description>
   <pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2013 23:25:00 +0100</pubDate>
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   <title>Breathing Exercises For Anxiety</title>
   <link>http://www.positivepanicattacks.com/panicattackblog/read_74171/breathing-exercises-for-anxiety.html</link>
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The way in which we breathe is really important and so are breathing exercises for anxiety. Often anxious feelings are likely to make us breathe differently and we may not be familiar with this. How we breathe makes anxiety worse. The fantastic thing about breathing is we&apos;re able to take control and then try to influence the way we would like to breathe.
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This article will help you

Learn how to control your breathing
Show you that practicing, especial...]]></description>
   <pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 23:27:00 +0100</pubDate>
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   <title>Exercise For Anxiety, Exercise and Panic Attacks</title>
   <link>http://www.positivepanicattacks.com/panicattackblog/read_72505/exercise-for-anxiety-exercise-and-panic-attacks.html</link>
   <category><![CDATA[Panic Attack Self Help]]></category>
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Exercising has so many great benefits it&rsquo;s surprising that so many people are unaware of this.&nbsp; From my own experience it&rsquo;s just such a good way of instantly relieving the horrible sensations of panic very quickly.&nbsp; So why don&rsquo;t people do exercise?
I think the benefits are fantastic but it does require taking action and perhaps going into an area which you are uncomfortable with.&nbsp; Many panic sufferers believe that they...]]></description>
   <pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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   <title>What Are Panic Attacks</title>
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   <category><![CDATA[How to deal with Panic Attacks]]></category>
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What is a Panic Attack?







Everyone knows what panic feels like, and it is common to feel a bit panicky every now and again.

A child runs out in front of your car and you nearly hit them.
You&rsquo;re sitting an exam paper and you realize that you don&rsquo;t know any answers to the questions.
Your go to pay for something and discover your purse has been stolen.
Your car breaks down on a country lane in the evening and you do not have a mobile phone....]]></description>
   <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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   <title>The Anxiety Nervous System</title>
   <link>http://www.positivepanicattacks.com/panicattackblog/read_71046/the-anxiety-nervous-system.html</link>
   <category><![CDATA[Panic Attack Self Help]]></category>
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THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

The human nervous system has two separate parts.
The Voluntary and the Autonomic System.
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The Voluntary system This is concerned with movement and sensation.&nbsp; When we lift our hand up it&apos;s the voluntary nervous system coming into action and lots of nerves (motor and sensory nerves amongst others) are moving.
The Autonomic System This controls areas which we have less control over.&nbsp; These include heart rate, digestion ...]]></description>
   <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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   <title>How to Cure Nervous Disorder With Claire Weekes</title>
   <link>http://www.positivepanicattacks.com/panicattackblog/read_70981/how-to-cure-nervous-disorder-with-claire-weekes.html</link>
   <category><![CDATA[How to deal with Panic Attacks]]></category>
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Dr Claire Hazel Weekes was born in1903 in Australia.&nbsp; She passed away in1990.&nbsp;&nbsp;  was a health writer and GP.&nbsp; Her books are what really brought her to world wide acclaim.&nbsp; Her books on anxiety and nervous disorders would be ground breaking and from experience her self help books work.&nbsp; You can find her bestsellers here - .&nbsp; 
Her most popular books include -


 
Early Life
Claire Weekes started ...]]></description>
   <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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   <title>What are Phobias?</title>
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Understanding What Phobias Are?







If you suffer from panic attacks and anxiety then there is high probably you have developed lots of phobias.&nbsp; This is perfectly normal as sufferers tend to associate places, people or creatures with panicky feelings, and this leads to phobias.&nbsp; I developed a whole number of phobias whilst I suffered from anxiety.&nbsp; These included standing in queues, heights, social situations, driving on motorways, being in ...]]></description>
   <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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   <title>Panic Attack &amp; Anxiety Self Assessment Quiz</title>
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I thought it would be helpful to devise a quiz that you can fill out to see if how you act and think would fit into the pattern of Panic Disorder or anxiety.&nbsp; &nbsp;I know most people who read this will probably know if they are suffering anxious feelings.&nbsp; However there is large number of people (including myself) who at the start of their symptoms had no idea that they were suffering from this condition. &nbsp;
The quiz is no substitute for having...]]></description>
   <pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2012 08:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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   <title>The Fear Centre of the Brain ( The causes of panic attacks)</title>
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   <category><![CDATA[Panic Attack Causes]]></category>
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Panic attacks can be categorised into 2 areas -
&bull;The non-phobic panic attack that seems to come out of the blue (the spontaneous panic attack)
&bull;The triggered panic attack







The non-phobic panic attack tends to come out of the blue, or so the person believes, but there is often a trigger.&nbsp;&nbsp; This could be stress, diet, thoughts, etc.&nbsp; The brain usually has been stimulated by being over sensitized by a trigger which is not ...]]></description>
   <pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2012 10:25:00 +0100</pubDate>
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   <title>How to Overcome Social Anxiety</title>
   <link>http://www.positivepanicattacks.com/panicattackblog/read_62539/how-to-overcome-social-anxiety.html</link>
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Social Anxiety
How to Overcome Social Anxiety







This was a big problem for me. It tended to come and go during the period I suffered from panic attacks and anxiety. I would find I had my good days and bad days.&nbsp;
I can assure you there are techniques that can help you overcome this, and can be done inconspicuously at work or in public situations.&nbsp; For example undertaking deep breathing, challenging your symptoms, doing maths problems in your head, chat with ...]]></description>
   <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:03:00 +0100</pubDate>
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   <title>20 Strategies to Help You Cope with Panic Attacks</title>
   <link>http://www.positivepanicattacks.com/panicattackblog/read_62492/20-strategies-to-help-you-cope-with-panic-attacks.html</link>
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20 strategies to help you cope with panic attacks







The body&rsquo;s natural reaction to stress is to produce a fight or fight response.&nbsp; Everybody feels this from time to time but panic disorders sufferers may experience this several times a day. This cumulative stress can mean the bodies stress switch stays on and is ready to &lsquo;fire&rsquo; at inappropriate times.&nbsp; In medical terms it&rsquo;s often referred to as the person is SENSITIZED...]]></description>
   <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:28:00 +0100</pubDate>
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   <title>Prevent Panic Attacks - Challenging the Thoughts which Cause Panic </title>
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   <category><![CDATA[Panic Attack Self Help]]></category>
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Prevent Panic Attacks - Challenging the Thoughts which Cause Panic 







The underlying basis for panic attacks is your thoughts.&nbsp; It is so hard to believe that your own thoughts are doing this.&nbsp; At first I did not believe this; I thought I had some deadly disease.&nbsp; But the truth is your own mind is doing this to you.&nbsp; Once you have established this then you can begin to get well again. Sometimes our thoughts are so instinctive and ...]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:28:00 +0100</pubDate>
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   <title>Fear of Suffocation and Claustrophobia</title>
   <link>http://www.positivepanicattacks.com/panicattackblog/read_61859/fear-of-suffocation-and-claustrophobia.html</link>
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Fear of Suffocation and Claustrophobia







Fear of suffocation and claustrophobia tend to be interlinked. People who worry about suffocation often dread being in small rooms, hot rooms or rooms without a window as they fear they will not get enough air. The reality is none of these places have a risk of suffocation. We only breathe in small quantities of air, even in small rooms there would be large volumes of air. A room two metres high and two metres wide would hol...]]></description>
   <pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2012 20:58:00 +0100</pubDate>
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   <title>How to Cure Panic Attack Disorder</title>
   <link>http://www.positivepanicattacks.com/panicattackblog/read_61813/how-to-cure-panic-attack-disorder.html</link>
   <category><![CDATA[Overcoming Panic Attacks]]></category>
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Anticipation Anxiety is a common problem for people who suffer from panic disorder (reoccurring panic attacks).&nbsp; It is called Anticipation anxiety because the person dreads going into a place where they had a panic attack before.&nbsp; The dread can be so strong that it will trigger another panic attack just with the negative thoughts conjured up in the person&rsquo;s imagination.&nbsp; This whole process is a self-fulfilling prophecy and lead...]]></description>
   <pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 20:33:00 +0100</pubDate>
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   <title>How to Cure and Recover from Panic Attacks</title>
   <link>http://www.positivepanicattacks.com/panicattackblog/read_61789/how-to-cure-and-recover-from-panic-attacks.html</link>
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One of the worst things about panic attacks is that you can get lost in a world of doom and gloom.&nbsp; Panic attacks make your body generate sensations that can make you feel bewildered with all these new strange feelings.&nbsp; Most people at some stage visit there doctor or arrive in A&amp;E.&nbsp; I can&rsquo;t emphasize this point enough.&nbsp; If you have been to your doctor and they have tested you for every disease/medical condition you think ...]]></description>
   <pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 11:12:00 +0100</pubDate>
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   <title>Why do Some People Suffer from Panic Attacks?</title>
   <link>http://www.positivepanicattacks.com/panicattackblog/read_61760/why-do-some-people-suffer-from-panic-attacks.html</link>
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Triggers to panic attacks
What causes a panic attack in the first place?







Think back to the example of the lady walking down a quiet dark alley way and how her thoughts trigger fear responses. ( See What Triggers Panic Attacks? ).&nbsp; Therefore we know are thoughts can trigger panic attacks. However one of the most common questions panic attack sufferers ask themselves is what causes panic attacks when there is no obvious threat in front of them? And why th...]]></description>
   <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
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   <title>Treatment For Panic Attacks</title>
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If you have read my previous articles I hope you now have a much better understanding of what a panic attack is, and how to cure them.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s my opinion after suffering from them myself for over ten years, that there are numerous techniques that can help you overcome panic disorder.&nbsp; Every person is unique, what will work for me, will not work necessarily for you in quite the same way, but there are FUNDEMANTAL TOOLS WHICH WILL BE OF BENEFIT FOR EVE...]]></description>
   <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:13:00 +0100</pubDate>
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   <title>Breathing &amp; Panic Attacks</title>
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One of the first things that people notice when they get anxious is their breathing changes.&nbsp; As a person&rsquo;s body becomes tense, muscles contract, and this tends to force the sufferer to breath from their chest rather than their abdomen.&nbsp; When you&rsquo;re in a state of calm, take note on how you breathe.&nbsp; A good time to do this is when you go to bed at night.&nbsp; You will notice if you&rsquo;re relaxed, when you b...]]></description>
   <pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:21:00 +0100</pubDate>
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   <title>How to Stop a Panic Attack</title>
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How to Stop a Panic Attack
Controlling and stopping panic attacks is a technique that has to be learnt.&nbsp; You are unlikely to be successful the first few times you try to stop them as you have to put the time and effort into practising how to stop them.&nbsp;&nbsp; You have to think that in the future when you will undoubtedly have more panic attacks, each panic attack give you a chance to practice how to stop them.&nbsp; Whatever you read on the internet t...]]></description>
   <pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:59:00 +0100</pubDate>
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   <title>Why do Panic Attacks Keep Happening?</title>
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The crucial point you have to understand if you wish to overcome panic attacks is The POWER OF THOUGHTS is so in important.
Once a person has become sensitized due to their thoughts, they become anxious over things they didn&rsquo;t use too.&nbsp; I will give you several examples.
If a panic attack sufferer were to read about somebody who died unexpectedly of a heart defect, this will be enough to trigger panicky feelings.&nbsp; People will often use t...]]></description>
   <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:50:00 +0100</pubDate>
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   <title>What Triggers Panic Attacks?</title>
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What really causes panic attacks- YOUR THOUGHTS







Panic attacks usually happen during a difficult period in a person&rsquo;s life. People&rsquo;s feelings are negative simply because of the pressure&nbsp;that&nbsp;person is&nbsp;under.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;They often keep their feelings&nbsp;inside hidden away but&nbsp;the tension just will not go away. These tensions cause anxiety and worries, and overtime its builds up to such ...]]></description>
   <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:48:00 +0100</pubDate>
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