Meditation and Panic Attacks

Meditation and Panic Attacks The causes and origin are truly unknown; it is twice as common in women as in men, but panic attacks are the same for everyone. Some of you might recognize it as those chills and cold sweats that start to form during those... More

Meditation and Panic Attacks The causes and origin are truly unknown; it is twice as common in women as in men, but panic attacks are the same for everyone. Some of you might recognize it as those chills and cold sweats that start to form during those social situations. Others might associate it with an outright fear of dying! All-in-all people that suffer from panic attacks all share the same inevitable feeling of helplessness that is not only painful to endure, but outright traumatizing. Even the mere recollection of a previous attack can trigger another panic attack. There are many treatments available for the treatment of panic attacks, but these usually involve Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI’s), which is commonly used in antidepressant medication; These may include: Prozac, Zoloft, or Paxil, just as an example. But what about an effective, and non-chemical alternative that wasn’t synthesized in a glass tube? How about cancelling out the mere thought of an attac Less