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Before we Begin

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Workbook 1

  • Understanding Panic & Anxiety
  • Foreword – I had Panic Disorder myself
  • A 4 Step Recovery Plan
  • DSM Criteria for Panic Attack & Panic Disorder
  • Panic Attacks can be part of another disorder
  • Before we Begin
  • Two Weeks Towards Freedom
  • Anxiety is a perfectly normal and necessary part of life.
  • But what about STRESS ? Isn’t it a bad thing?..
  • Anxiety symptoms stem from the very helpful ‘Fight or Flight Response’
  • The Fight or Flight Response Symptoms
  • Now look at the typical symptoms of a panic attack..
  • Fight or Flight Sensations are not actually harmful
  • When Fight or Flight happens for no clear reason we panic
  • We panic because we make a MISTAKE!
  • Meet Miss-Interpretation and Mr CATASTROPHE
  • This ‘mistake’ leads to a cycle of fear, adrenaline, fear, adrenaline
  • The Panic Cycle
  • A panic attack CANNOT cause you any ‘actual’ harm
  • Adrenaline HAS to die down eventually
  • Misinterpretation and Catastrophisation get us caught in the panic cycle
  • How we ‘misinterpret’ and ‘CATASTROPHISE’ the symptoms
  • Common Catastrophic Thoughts
  • Why do we have REPEATED attacks?!!
  • It is fear of the panic itself that leads to further attacks..
  • The ANTICIPATORY ANXIETY Cycle
  • Everyone becomes caught in the same anxiety trap
  • You don’t need to get rid of stress to overcome panic
  • Panic is maintained by Safety Behaviour and Avoidance
  • The Safety Behaviours Trap
  • Safety Behaviours play a HUGE part in maintaining panic attacks
  • An example Safety Behaviour Cycle
  • The AVOIDANCE trap
  • You may start to AVOID situations where you think you might panic
  • What exactly is Agoraphobia?
  • Commonly Avoided Situations and Places
  • Why AVOIDANCE makes things worse..
  • Example ‘AVOIDANCE’ Cycle
  • Real Life Case Study
  • The four main CYCLES in PANIC
  • Summary of Step 1 – Understanding Panic
  • You are now ready for Workbook 2
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