If you have ever had a panic attack you know how powerful they are.
A these attacks will make you feel out of control of your body.
To not feel that way again, you need to find ways of treating these attacks that can help put you back in control.
A panic attack can come out of nowhere.
Suddenly you can feel a discomfort or rapid heart beat in your chest, tingling in the arms and face, shaking, chills, dizziness and possibly a fear of dying.
These feelings are almost like being carried along on a wave, here your feet don't touch the bottom and there is no way to stop it.
Once you have this type of experience then you live in fear of having it again, and that it may be even more powerful the next time it happens.
Anytime that you experience a strong feeling, good or bad, it can make a vivid impression on your mind that's hard to change.
The first thing to remember is that no matter how powerful it feels, you won't faint or die from it, it really can't physically harm you.
You need to ride out the feelings, a lot like being on a roll-a -coaster, and breathe slowly.
Find a place to sit down and slowly breathe out a little longer then you breathe in, that keeps you from hyperventilating.
An attack only lasts up to 5-10 minutes and normally the people around you can't even tell that you're having one.
Keep your head and you can overcome any panic attack.
Feeling in control of an attack can mean you experience the powerful feelings and know that it can't hurt you, then you no longer fear the experience.
Once you can feel in control then you can work on the underlining causes that set you up for the the attack in the first place.
Anxiety is just fear that hasn't got a name, so you can't find a concrete way to deal with it.