How to Alleviate Panic Attacks : How to Use a Calming Kit to Alleviate Panic Attacks - How to Alleviate Panic Attacks : How to Choose a Therapist to Treat Panic Attacks

How to Alleviate Panic Attacks : How to Use a Calming Kit to Alleviate Panic Attacks




Hi. This is Ben Brennan from Austin, Texas.
I'm coming to you on behalf of Expert Village
and today we are going to be talking about
panic attacks. Okay, now I'd like to talk
to you about a calming kit. Sometimes preparation
is the difference between an inconvenience
and a crisis. Like if you are going camping
or hiking in the mountains, you'd want to
bring a first aid kit in case of physical
injury to be prepared. In the same way, a
calming kit can be just as effective in helping
you out if you are in a situation where a
panic attack is likely to occur. And the kit
doesn't have to take up a lot of space and
it can be the security blanket (if you will)
to help you relax, knowing you have some help
on your side. One of the reasons a calming
kit can be so effective is that it is totally
personal and specialized to meet your needs
because you are the one who made it. You put
it together with things that you know are
going to calm you down, no matter how silly
or useless they might seem to other people.
To you, if they make a difference and they
calm you, you want to include them in your
calming kit. And some examples of what to
include (and what many people include in their
calming kits) are maybe a note or a letter
from a friend or loved one. Another thing
you can pack is a journal either already filled
with peaceful words and phrases that can calm
you or blank so that you can write out your
thoughts and kind of talk your way through
this intense feeling of fear or panic. Another
idea that is very helpful is making a small
card with true statements written on it that
may help you think your way through a panic
attack or at least relax your mind until the
panic attack subsides. You can write down
an encouraging message to yourself, a scripture
passage or even a calming memory that brings
a smile to your face and soothes you a little
bit. Laminating the card or decorating adds
to this effect because it reminds you to pay
more attention to this card than to the feeling
of intense fear or panic that you are feeling
inside at the moment. This can be a really
effective way of helping panic attacks subside
or reducing the severity of panic attacks
when you are experiencing them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcqP9JzULSY


How to Alleviate Panic Attacks : How to Choose a Therapist to Treat Panic Attacks




Hi this is Ben Brennan from Austin, Texas.
I'm coming to you on behalf of Expert Village
and today we're going to be talking about
panic attacks. Research shows that there are
three simple factors that help determine whether
or not a counseling relationship would be
successful. The first is do you like your
therapist? That's very important and it might
seem trait but if you don't like your therapist,
chances are your therapy isn't going to go
very well in most cases. The second key is
that you believe that your therapist likes
you. You need to know that when you're sharing
things with your therapist that they care
about you and that they genially like you
as a person, that's very important to the
therapeutic relationship. And the third proven
key to a successful counseling or therapeutic
relationship is you believing that the therapist
knows what they're doing and you're trusting
them. You might like the therapist a lot but
if you don't believe that they're on the right
track or that they're going to have good insights
for you, it's not going to be a very therapeutic
relationship. So remembering those three keys
that you like your therapist, that your therapist
likes you and that you trust and believe that
the therapist is confident and good at what
they do, those three keys can really help
you ensure that your counseling experience
is going to go well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7dXQVNijjQ