Panic attacks
Panic episodes are a temporary state of turmoil or instability that occurs in the form of sudden tremors that cause general disorder in things and people in varying degrees, and the intensity of surprise makes the patient unable to determine the quality of onset of the disorder, whether it is because of myself or organic, where He remembers only his quick heartbeat.
Symptoms of panic
- Sudden drop in heart rate.
- Short and intermittent breathing.
- Coldness of the body especially limbs and forehead, accompanied by cold sweat.
- Contractions in the upper abdominal region.
- Weak muscles of the feet and hands; so that he could hardly stand on his feet or do anything with his hands.
- Frequent desire to urinate.
- Feeling very scared panic that drives him to hide around him or rush to a doctor or a nearby hospital.
Panic and horror scene
The panic attack lasts for several minutes, and lasts for a few hours and ends, but the fear of recurrence of the seizure is accompanied by the patient, making him afraid to travel or go out to public places such as markets, crowded places, planes and trains. There is a process of assistance that he needs or can not take shelter or to ask for help, and here adds to the panic attacks another disorder known as the phobia of the arena; the fear of going to public places for fear of falling in a situation that cause embarrassment and shyness of the patient.
Psychological techniques for the treatment of panic attacks
- Cognitive Therapy: In which it is possible to explore the sick ideas and perceptions associated with the patient’s condition, and then correct them and replace them with other logical ideas and perceptions. The person with panic attacks explains any physical feelings or changes as very dangerous things that may lead to his death. Any increase in heart rate or narrowness Breathing or coldness of the limbs is a sign of death. Hence, it is necessary for the patient to learn how the symptoms occur, and how they relate to the psychological state only, it has nothing to do with death, for example.
- Relaxation: By teaching the patient a technique of relaxation, he begins to exercise it seriously and regularly; this will greatly reduce the degree of stress associated with the seizure, and the patient feels that he is able to control himself more.
- Breathing exercises: During a panic attack, breathing speed occurs, making the patient feel dizzy or fainting. Therefore, when training the patient in the right way to breathe, he will be able to control many of the annoying symptoms associated with the seizure.