{"id":152641,"date":"2024-06-11T13:54:48","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T17:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/?p=152641"},"modified":"2024-06-10T10:26:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T14:26:27","slug":"how-to-stop-panic-attacks-inspired-by-claire-weekes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/152641","title":{"rendered":"How to Stop Panic Attacks: Inspired by Claire Weekes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Stop Panic Attacks: Inspired by Claire Weekes\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6OZyvprLKBU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHi. I\u2019m Lynette from <a href=\"https:\/\/PanicAttackRecovery.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PanicAttackRecovery.com<\/a>. We\u2019re a collaboration of former sufferers\r\nwho are helping current sufferers of anxiety, panic attacks, and agoraphobia. Our videos are designed for those suffering\r\nfrom anxiety, panic attacks, and agoraphobia. However, anyone can benefit from them. Today I want to discuss a technique gleaned\r\nfrom Dr. Claire Weekes, M.D. We, at PanicAttackRecovery.com, like this\r\nstrategy because it is simple yet quite effective. Dr. Weekes suggested that when someone experiences\r\nincreased anxiety or a panic attack, they should simply stop doing whatever they are\r\ndoing. For example, if you find that you\u2019re becoming\r\nentrenched in your anxious thoughts, and feel like you are on the verge of a panic\r\nattack, just stop whatever you are doing. Let\u2019s provide a real-life example, that\r\ncould save your life! If you have ever spent time in the outdoors,\r\nwhether hiking, camping, or involved in another activity in the outdoors, you may have had\r\nthe experience of losing your bearings.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn other words, getting off course and feeling\r\nlike you might not be able to find your way back. You know the feeling if you\u2019ve ever experienced\r\nit. It can be pretty scary. Your heart starts racing, your mouth gets\r\ndry, it\u2019s hard to think straight, etc. The fight or flight response begins like the\r\nexperience of a panic attack. Many experienced outdoor enthusiasts have\r\nsuggested: that while someone can lose their bearings in the woods, they should not panic. Getting anxious can tend to make\r\nyou simply go in circles and tire yourself out. This can further increase your anxiety. Instead of panicking, experienced persons\r\nknow that they should remain calm. By remaining calm, they will be in a better\r\nposition to use their navigation skills and other reasoning strategies to find their way\r\nback.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThey could devise a plan and find their way\r\nout of the woods. For example, they might consult their compass. They could listen for the buzz of traffic\r\nfrom the nearest highway, or try to locate the nearest stream or river so that they can\r\nfollow it back to the nearest opening. And, in the worst case scenario, experts say\r\nthat if one finds themselves lost in the woods, one can spend a night in the woods safely\r\nby building a fire and temporary shelter. Then the next day, once they are rested and\r\ndaylight returns, they are in a much better position to navigate their way out.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pexels.com\/photos\/8410827\/pexels-photo-8410827.jpeg?auto=compress&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;h=650&amp;w=940\" \/>\r\n\r\nImagine trying to accomplish these things\r\nwhen you are in a state of panic. In such a scenario, it is the panic\r\nthat can endanger people\u2019s lives. In other words, your fear is the thing\r\nto most be concerned over when you are lost in the woods. This is not only the case with the example\r\nprovided, but in reality, fear is usually the biggest factor in anxiety and panic\r\nattacks. And that\u2019s why using Dr. Weekes\u2019 suggestion\r\ncan be so effective for anxiety. You can stop doing whatever it is that you\u2019re\r\ndoing, stop exacerbating the situation, and your sense of control returns because you\r\nare no longer feeding your anxiety and you begin to enable yourself to think more clearly. Then you will be in a more rational state\r\nto respond to the challenge you are facing. Allow yourself to think about the worst-case\r\nscenario when it comes to a panic attack. What would happen if you stopped doing whatever\r\nit is you\u2019re doing when you feel a panic attack coming on? Many people at first believe that they\u2019ll\r\nspiral out of control.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHowever, this is not the case. Rather, by not feeding your anxiety, you will\r\nbegin to feel better and regain the feeling of control that you never really did lose\r\nbut you felt like you were losing. Like anything, this technique requires practice. However, over time you can demonstrate for\r\nyourself how effective this approach can be and realize that you don\u2019t have to get stuck\r\nin a pattern that makes your emotions worse. Best of all, while this suggestion can be\r\nvery beneficial for anxiety and panic attack sufferers, it extends more broadly to other\r\nemotions that many people experience from time to time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOur videos are designed for those suffering\r\nfrom anxiety, panic attacks, and agoraphobia. However, anyone can benefit from them. To ensure you benefit from all of the information\r\nthat we share regularly, you can visit our website, and sign up for our free\r\nemail newsletter. 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I\u2019m Lynette from PanicAttackRecovery.com. We\u2019re a collaboration of former sufferers who are helping current sufferers of anxiety, panic attacks, and agoraphobia. Our videos are designed for those suffering from anxiety, panic attacks, and agoraphobia. However, anyone can benefit from them. Today I want to discuss a technique gleaned from Dr. Claire Weekes, M.D. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/152641\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Stop Panic Attacks: Inspired by Claire Weekes<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":152640,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5,6,132],"tags":[39894,41501,696,52548,61424,61422,61431,41075,61435,957,23,33777,37010,57354,34169,41199,5696,45,59917,33750],"class_list":["post-152641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-causes-and-prevention","category-reducing-triggers","category-weird-stuff","tag-agoraphobia","tag-anti-anxiety","tag-anxiety","tag-claire-weekes","tag-dr-claire-weekes-2","tag-dr-claire-weekes","tag-how-to-stop-having-panic-attacks","tag-how-to-stop-panic-attacks","tag-how-to-stop-panic-attacks-forever","tag-mental-health","tag-panic-attack","tag-panic-attacks","tag-panic-disorder","tag-self-help","tag-self-improvement","tag-stop-panic-attacks","tag-stress","tag-stress-management","tag-stress-management-technique","tag-stress-relief"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/htmlF_IMG_666705e140912.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152641"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":152681,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152641\/revisions\/152681"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}