Positive Panic Attacks Treatment Programme

 

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION PART 1

• What you will discover during the program
• The key Objectives of the program
• Why I'm a better person for having panic attacks
• The benefits of the program
• The key to success
• Who suffers from anxiety
• Why anxiety is the modern epidemic.  Statistics of the number of people who suffer from this in the UK & America
• A glossary of the key words used in the program
• Challenging the road blocks to freedom

INTRODUCTION PART 2

• The aim of this eBook
• The problem with Medication
• My experiences with Doctors

INTRODUCTION PART 3

• What you can expect
• Who is the course aimed at
• The program is for.......
• How the program will work
• 3 important points you must do
• How to Prepare for the program

THE FACTS & FIGURES OF MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN UK

• How common are mental health problems?
• The 1 in 4 statistic
• Prevalence of common mental health problems
• Individual Conditions -
• Anxiety (including Panic disorder, Phobias & Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
• Depression (including Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depression & Postnatal depression)
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Eating Disorders
• Personality Disorder
• Schizophrenia
• Sleep Problems
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Understanding the Numbers

AN OVERVIEW OF PANIC ATTACKS AND ANXIETY

WHAT IS A PANIC ATTACK?

• The Symptoms
• My Story
• Why are Panic Attacks so Scary
• Why do Panic Attacks come out of the blue - What causes them?
• Why Panic attacks are Different from Simple Phobias - The Treatments are Different

THE FACTS ABOUT PANIC ATTACKS AND HOW THERE RELATED TO PHOBIAS

WHAT I WILL SHOW YOU

What you’re really experiencing when you’re having a panic attack

Why a panic attack cannot hurt you

Why some individuals get panic attacks for no apparent reason

How to Improve your self confidence

What you’re thinking whilst having a panic attack

What is triggering your panic attacks

• The feeling to run away
• Can a panic attack hurt
• Can panic attacks make you go mad or lose control 
• The facts about panic attacks
• Why confidence and phobia are interlinked
• A self-confidence guide
• How to build your confidence

ANXIETY - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• The Fight or Flight of Anxiety & Panic Attacks
• The Sympathetic Nervous System
• How the Brain is Stimulated During the Fight or Fight Response
• Why Panic Symptoms and the Fight and Flight Response are Interrelated
• The Anxiety Epidemic
• The Psychological Symptoms of Panic Attacks

WHY DO MY PANIC ATTACK SYMPTOMS KEEP HAPPENING

• How do I achieve a more balanced state. The Power Within
• The Panic Attack Cycle
• Triggers Internal & External
• Out of the Blue Panic Attacks
• Fight or Fight Symptoms
• Internalizing
• Negative Thoughts
• Summary - The Beginnings of Recovery

WHAT YOUR SYMPTOMS REALLY MEAN? DEMYSTIFY YOUR ANXIETY AND PANIC ATTACKS

• Rapid heartbeat, palpitations, thumping heart
• Feeling like you cannot breathe, hyperventilation, shallow breathing, smothered or choking feelings
• Feelings of unreality, disorientation, feeling like your disconnected
• Spinning problems, dizziness, light headed, feeling faint, vision problems
• Feeling like you're stuck on the spot, paralyzed, jelly legs
• Tingling sensations in the body
• Sweating
• Stomach problems
• The Need to escape, feeling trapped, losing control
• Headaches, pressure around the head or eyes
• Shakes, trembling, muscles spasm, aches, stiffness
• Dry Throat, Difficulty swallowing
• Confusion, Difficulty concentrating
• Feeling tired, weakness or fatigued
• Feelings of intense fear, Fear of Dying
• Hypochondria
• Panicky & Anxious Thoughts

WHY YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM IS WORKING AGAINST YOU?

• So how does the Nervous system work?
• What is the Hypothalamus?
• The sugar problem and curse of the 21st century
• Hyperventilation

CONDITIONS LINKED TO PANIC ATTACKS

• Can Periods cause Panic Attacks?
• What are Enzymes?  Why our Enzymes might not be functioning properly?
• Why do more women suffer from panic attacks
• What triggers Panic Attacks -Migraines and Depression
• How to Improve your Health?
• How is Mitral Valve Prolapse related to Anxiety & Panic Attacks
• What is Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome / Dysautonomia?
• Inner ear problems causing Panic Attacks

WHAT TO EXPECT IF YOU SERIOUSLY WANT TO RECOVER

• What are the Golden Rules?
• Removing Stress from your life
• It's your happiness at stake
• Pleasure Points
• No Good News can come from Bad News
• Regret lives in the Past
• Worry is in the Future
• Find the Good in Everything
• Reach For the Stars
• Life's ups and Downs
• The Fear of Dying
• Techniques to help de-stress yourself
• Your Doctor knows Best
• Perfection is a source of stress
• You're not going Mad
• You have a habit
• The Key to stopping panic attacks - First & Second Fear

MEDICATION VERSES NATURAL PRODUCTS

NATURAL SUPPLEMENTS, HERBS & VITAMINS TO OVERCOME ANXIETY AND PANIC ATTACKS

• The only cure for anxiety
• The Quick solution of anxiety supplements
• The Damage of herbs, supplements & vitamins for anxiety
• Why I recommend vitamins, supplements and herbs
• No personality changes or up and down feelings
• Homeopathic supplements for Anxiety
• B Vitamins for panic attacks
• Does magnesium help with panic attacks
• GABA & Institol
• Glutamine, Glycine and Taurine
• Teas, 5 Hydroxytrytophan, Omega Fatty Acids
• Kava, Kava Root
• Valerian Root
• Passion Flower
• St John's Wort
• Catnip
• Fennel
• Chamomile
• Motherwort
• Skullcap
• Vitamin D
• Omega 3's, 6's & 9's
• Lactium & L-Theanine
• Kalms & Multi Vitamins 7 Supplements

MEDICATION FOR PANIC ATTACKS

• Tranquilisers and Phobia Flooding
• Medication for Panic Attacks the Pros and Cons
• The Treatments available
• The Types of Medication
• Antidepressants
• Beta Blockers
• Sleeping Pills and Tranquilisers
• Talking Treatments
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Advice for relatives/friends who care for anxiety sufferers

MEDICATION (A summary why this program of recovery does not advocate medication)

THE GOLDEN RULES

DIET & HYPOGLYCEMIA

• The 3 Hour Rule
• Trigger Foods
• The Glycemic Index and why it's so important
• Why are Carbohydrates so important?
• Why eat complex carbohydrates?
• How Fibre tackles the fight or flight response
• Recommended intake of Fruit and Vegetables
• Why we need Proteins
• Roadblocks to recovery using Diet

EXERCISE THE ANTIDOTE TO PANIC AND ANXIETY

• Why don't people exercise?
• Unpleasant sensations
• Over Ambitious
• Tension Stress
• Roadblocks to Recovery
• Too old to Exercise
• It makes my symptoms worse
• How do I know if I'm exercising too much
• Attitude
• Changing negative thoughts
• Training with weights
• Make exercise fun
• Don't say I'm too tired to exercise
• Anger & exercise
• Summary

BREATHING

• Why is breathing so crucial?
• How do you know if you have become sensitized or are not breathing properly?
• Does it matter that I don't breath properly
• How do we reverse the situation
• Hyperventilation
• Exercise 1
• Now take action
• Exercise 2 What you Need to know
• Why relaxation is so important
• How often do I need to do it
• Should I Practice daily
• Why the way I think is so important

RELAXATION

• Deep Breathing
• Hyperventilation
• In the Moment relaxation
• Progressive Relaxation
• So what will practice do for you?
• Nerves
• Relaxation methods
• Breathing from the chest is bad
• Relaxation by association
• Body Language
• How to relax your eyes
• Audio relaxation
• The Deep relaxation experience & Practice
• Visualization and relaxation experiences combined
• First aid for the Panicky Feelings (including Fear of Child Birth)
• My Final Thoughts on Relaxation
• Message Therapy

ATTITUDE - HOW YOU PERCEIVE LIFE

• How to make your courageous self come through
• The Schema effect
• Avoid the spiral of negative self talk
• Listen to yourself
• Power of words

CHALLENGING YOU'RE THOUGHTS

• How do thoughts make you ill and cause anxiety?
• Intrusive thoughts - why they persist
• What You Must Do to Get Better
• Recognizing your Negative Thoughts
• Unhelpful thinking styles
• The pros and cons of your negative thoughts
• Think your way out of anxiety
• Confronting your Fears
• Common negative thinking patterns
• The dreaded 'What if' thoughts
• Affirmations
• Don't be the victim
• Panic attack sufferers are control freaks (I mean this in the nicest possible way)
• Perfectionism & Mistakes
• A life Plan
• Summary

COURAGE, MORALS & VALUES

• What does courage mean anyway
• Attitude
• Forgiveness
• Hope
• Do you want to produce more feel good chemicals
• Faith
• Motivation
• Inertia
• Get the feel good factor back
• Planning for the trip ahead
• Your only feel as good as you look
• 18 ways to help you start venturing out again

ANTICIPATION ANXIETY

• Let time Pass
• How did I get better?
• The damaging 'What if's'
• Counter Act the 'What if's'
• The Fear of Feeling Nervous
• Cognitive Therapy
• You Don't have to be Super Human
• Nervous about meeting someone new
• Sports Psychology and how it can be applied to anxiety

SUPPORT & FRIENDSHIP

• Making Friends
• Interaction is the Key
• Focus your attention outwards not inwards
• Stoking each other physically and mentally
• Positive & Negative Strokes
• Conditional or Unconditional strokes
• Stoking partners
• Improving your strokes
• Trust in someone
• The need to belong
• Why we should all love more
• Don't live your life worrying about what other people think
• Social Network clubs

SPONTANEOUS PANIC ATTACKS

• Road Block to recovery
• The agoraphobic cluster
• What really cause agoraphobia
• Deal with each fear at a time
• Simple Phobia compared to complex Phobia

IMAGINATION

• Fantasy
• How Sport psychology can help anxiety
• Social Anxiety
• Dreaming
• Why controlling your body does not help anxiety
• Overcoming anxiety
• Treatment of Neurosis
• The placebo effect on panic attacks and anxiety

PHOBIAS

• The extent of Mental Health Problems - self-harming, post-natal depression, Seasonal affective Disorder, Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Phobias (including Panic Attacks), Post traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
• The Facts about Phobias
• I can't believe it's anxiety
• The Nuts and Bolts of Phobias
• Things we should bear in mind with anxiety and fear
• First Aid for a Phobia Panic Attack
• When Fear becomes a Phobia
• So what has happened to produce the phobia
• Why do people develop phobias?
• The many different types of anxiety conditions
• Specific Complex Phobias
• Simple phobias
• Social phobias
• Agoraphobia
• How common is a phobia
• How does agoraphobia develop
• What are the symptoms of Agoraphobia
• General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Your Recovery Starts Here
• Are your getting help from Your GP
• How to Overcome your fears
• How much anxiety is too much
• Who can help you
• Summary of Recovery
• Tips for success - exposure
• How long does each step take
• Don't be intimidated by the number of steps
• Face up to the challenge
• Have a programme
• Keep a diary of success and failures
• The anxiety setback and improvements
• The Rewind Technique

WHY WORRYING MAKES THINGS WORSE

• The urge to run from a Panic Attack
• Distraction
• Concentration
• Improve your self-talk
• Do something physical
• Mammalian Diving Reflex
• Practicing and Implementing Strategies
 

NIGHT TIME PANIC ATTACKS

• Rules to Promote Sleep
• Have Happy Points in the Day
• Sleep Routine
• Worry Thoughts
• Guidelines to a Good Night's Sleep

THE ROAD TO RECOVERY

ROAD BLOCKS TO RECOVERY

• Anticipation Anxiety
• The Fear of Fear itself
• What causes anticipation anxiety
• Phobic avoidance behaviour
• The hole we dig ourselves gets bigger
• What if I start to feel anxiety
• How long does it take to recover
• The fear of driving
• Anger management
• Develop a code you should live by
• How to be assertive
• Assertive practice training

WORDS OF WISDOM

• Are you getting better
• A word of warning
• Take the initiative
• You must experience you're worst fears
• Get ready for freedom
• Will I fall back into my old ways

DEALING WITH THE UNKNOWN & FINAL THOUGHTS

• When we Face the unknown
• Phobias
• Fear of public speaking
• The fear of flying
• Wherever you lay your hat that's your home
• Freedom to live again
• Confidence will make you succeed
• Find passion, find life
• Why most recovery plans tend to fail
• The key to unlock the secret door of Panic Attacks
• Confidence
• Do you really need a safe person
• The first rule of recovery - you are not ill
• Running away
• The need to escape
• The power of thoughts, meditation & breathing
• Don't look back to escape, look forward
• Setbacks are really Plato's before you rise again
• Anxiety with depression
• Road blocks: The things stopping you achieving your goals
• Can panic attacks be cured forever
• THERE IS NO NEED TO PANIC! 

 

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