The Panic Attack Cycle 2/3 How to Stop Panic Attacks
Therapy in a Nutshell
Therapy in a Nutshell -Emma McAdam
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🗓️ 7 January 2022
⏱️ 11 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | In this video, you're going to learn how to stop having panic attacks. |
| 0:03.6 | You'll learn what you're doing that makes them come back. |
| 0:06.2 | You'll learn the difference between a trigger and the real cause of panic attacks. |
| 0:10.4 | And then you'll learn three steps to stop panic attacks from coming back. |
| 0:15.2 | But first, let me tell you about Steve. |
| 0:17.3 | Steve learned to stop having panic attacks, but it was kind of an unexpected journey. |
| 0:22.3 | So I once had this client who had panic attacks all the time, we'll call him Steve. |
| 0:26.7 | Steve lived out in the country. He was a good solid blue-collar worker. He was really good at a |
| 0:32.5 | lot of essential skills. He was good at welding and roofing and auto repair and gardening and |
| 0:36.9 | building and fixing |
| 0:37.7 | things with his hands. And he was just always working on projects around his house. But he really |
| 0:43.6 | struggled with panic attacks. He would, as he put it, break down at church. He would start to feel a |
| 0:49.8 | little anxious and then he'd get all freaked out and then he would start to sweat and shake. And then he would be |
| 0:55.7 | terrified that the other churchgoers would notice. He'd start to get so embarrassed and anxious and his |
| 1:01.9 | heart would pound and his face would clench up and his whole body would get drenched in sweat. |
| 1:07.1 | And then he would practically run for the door. And it didn't just happen at church, |
| 1:11.3 | it would happen at the store, at the doctor's office, and even in therapy sessions with me. |
| 1:16.3 | He would start to explore some feelings, and then he'd start to feel really anxious, and then |
| 1:21.2 | he'd clench right up. He's, oh no, not again! And then he'd break down, as he put it, and he'd shake, and he put it, and he'd shake and he'd cry and he'd feel |
| 1:30.3 | sick. Steve was locked in a cycle with panic attacks. Now, panic attacks suck. I've had a couple in my |
| 1:37.7 | life and they're scary and they make you feel sick. They get in the way of your life and your work |
| 1:43.1 | and your friends. But there is a straightforward |
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