The Floating Technique: For Anxiety & Panic Disorder
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- Опубликовано: 21 июл 2016
- The floating technique includes four steps and can be used with both adults and children struggling with anxiety and panic disorder.
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When you realise that you need to stop being afraid of the symotoms of anxiety, or second fear, your life will change
She helped me overcome my 10 year stint with disordered anxiety and agoraphobia. Her work is sacred.
So happy to to hear this . I’m still struggling with car anxiety and driving long drives or out of my safe zone , but I’m committed to practising x
@@catherine9808 I hope you're doing better Catherine. X
@@catherine9808 me too am trying to extend my bubble called comfort zone
Do you take meds? Or her works is soley on not antiedicie techniques?
We need some Help or advice, thanks
This woman was born in 1909. She was far far ahead of her years. She is fantastic. One of her books freedom from nervous suffering is actually free on audible. She helps me so much
The print versions are even better, much more information. But the audio is enormously fantastic when going outside, as it almost perfectly matches all feelings or sensations one has and this very helpful to learn the technique in real life situations where you can't look it up in the book in that very moment.
Dr. Claire Weekes and her book was my light at the end of a scary dark tunnel. I am that person who wants a quick fix but dealing with anxiety and panic attacks dont happen with a quick fix. Reading her book made me feel like someone understood me and my thoughts with anxiety. She explained techniques to help recover from it. Just knowing her explain how one feels and why gave me hope that someone finally understands where I'm coming from...I finally feel like me again after 7 long months of 24/7 symptoms non stop
Which book did you read by her?
Hope and help for your nerves
@@Dani-rl5nv thank you!
THANK GOD FOR DR CLAIRE WEEKES!
My discovery of her was LIFE. CHANGING.
So far as I’m aware, Claire weekes was not a psychologist. She was a General practitioner. However, despite not being a psychologist, but rather a general practitioner, she clearly had a better understanding of psychology than even high level psychologists.
I am a psych nurse practitioner with a bachelors in psych and never heard of her. Thank you for this video ❤️
Why not?
Claire weeks books were a god send to me , I had panic attacks ,depression, and agoraphobia, but practicing her methods worked for me , it took a while, and it’s something you never forget it’s a plus to your life , you are not vulnerable to nervous illness any more, once you know how to get out of nervous illness you don’t fear it coming back, I have been over it for well over 20 years, Claire weeks was a wonderful woman , she spoke like someone who had suffered it herself, because in fact she had, I’m eternally grateful to her,
Her book SELF HELP FOR YOUR NERVES, explains what nervous illness is and how to get well again
You also have to really listen to what she says, when she says you don't ride the wave you need to let it drag you out it's so true. You can't have any hesitation you need to sit there and let everything that's happening to you, happen. And genuinely 'give up' and before you know it, it has passed.
I had the same experience, though it took me a while to get it. If I get a mild attack of it, I know what to do, and am not afraid of it.
i am habing panick attack since 2 months now ...please tell me wish book of her i should read i will order it i need it i cant stay like this
"Hope & Help For Your Nerves" is the book. I know it is a terrible feeling. I have been through it and recovered. The panic is just a feeling (a bad one for sure). It is hard to do, but you have to *accept* the feeling ( no easy task for sure) . . . like you would accept the feeling if you stumped your toe. It hurts, but if you don't start adding fear to the feeling ("what if my toe rots off ". . "what if it turns to cancer"), it will pass. - - Most people start adding fearful "what if" thoughts to their panic and anxiety. - - This causes more fear panic causing chemicals to flow (adrenaline and others). This causes more bad feelings.
You have to learn to break the vicious circle of panic and fearful thoughts and more adrenaline . . more panic, more scary thoughts. You do that by saying to yourself "this is just feeling" . . instead of adding "what if" thoughts.
Most people get in some situation that over time, makes them continually anxious. Or they have a bad thing happen to them, or a rough surgery . . .resulting in a lot of adrenaline constantly flowing. - The anxiousness temporary and will go away if one quits being afraid of the anxiety/panic.
Read the book. Also, see a doctor and or counselor who can give you advice about your situation. Hang in. Read the book. You can get over it. Sometimes, medications can help. Just don't get hooked on them Best!
I had anxiety and panic attacks for over 30 years that turned into Agoraphobia and I was housebound for almost 5 years.. After discovering Claire Weekes, learning and applying what she teaches I have fully recovered for over 10 years now.. I have also been able to help so many others by turning them onto Claire Weekes and not a single person I know hasn't benefited from her.. The most common response I always get initially is, "Oh, I tried that, it didnt work for me, not everyone is the same so it doesn't work for everyone".. If it doesn't work, its only because you don't fully understand it yet and havent properly applied it (floating without reacting with tension)!!!
I'm hoping I can get over my panic disorders it's so bad
This is a wonderful reminder! Thank you :))
@@Gman737e did you recover? Any tips on how to float
I know she has a couple of books. Would you recommend all of them? Thank you💗
@Joy Merriman I actually used her Audio tapes so I could listen to them while I was practicing leaving the house and exposing myself. Because when the anticipatory anxiety gets ahold of you, it's hard to accept it and the audios really helped.. "Hope & Help for your nerves" and 'Going on Holiday' are the 2 that helped me.
This needs to be taught in every psychology undergraduate and graduate curriculum, not the coping and managing techniques implemented now. This is the only way to get out of the anxiety/panic cycle.
I wish there were more therapists with Claire Weekes knowledge and that they would apply it in their practice. It seems like most therapists I've been to go around the bushes to keep you coming back and never find the root of the problem. I've got better just by listening and reading from Claire Weekes self help books and techniques. However, sometimes having a practitioner next to you to guide you could make a difference.
Sure. One should see a Dr. Meds have there place for sure. Agreed. Wish doctors taught her techniques. Most of my family has had it. There is an inherited component. Some people squirt off more panic inducing chemicals than others. Weekes does not consider anxiety and panic as a mental illness, but a normal reaction to too much prolonged stress or perceived stress. Hang in Everyone. It can be overcome.
Eckhart tolle and other teachers have the concept of non resistance to what is... In the eckhart tolle practice of the pain body (the pain that you feel in such moments like tension or tightness or whatever in your body,he says notes it,feel it,allow it to be and that's a very powerful practice
Weekes’s techniques brought me out of misery, and I now excel at the very things that once gave me anxiety and panic.
Did you experience anxiety on jot weather,sir?
@@AC-ej2yv Thanks for your reply. What is “jot weather”? . . Or did you mean ‘hot weather’ ? Not necessarily. Any distressing situation can make things seem worse. Particular worrisome situations vary from person to person. One learns to “float” through those situations. It is not easy. But, once one gets the concept of Ms. Weekes’s “Facing, Accepting, Floating, and Letting Time Pass,” her technique starts working.
@@AC-ej2yv Hot weather is just another situation that one can find to be distressing. Different people get more anxious over different situations. Once you get the technique of Ms. Weekes's "Facing, Accepting, Floating, and Letting Time Pass," Things will be better.
The hard part for me was "Accepting" a bad anxious feeling or fearful thought. Accepting is not being afraid of symptoms, feelings or scary thoughts.
If cut one's finger, one would normally say, "ouch . that hurt" and then just kind of forget about it. "Yep it happened" (Facing). "It hurts, but it is just a pain and a bad experience. It will go away. It won't kill me" Not adding fearful thoughts (Accepting). "Going on about ones business in spite of the situation." (Floating). "It will be better in a few days." Letting time pass will Facing, Accepting, and Floating. - Not easy.
The opposite would be. "Oh no! I cut myself. (Fearful thought . .more adrenaline pumps) What if it gets infected or turns into cancer) . . Who will take care of my children?" and on and on adding more fearful thoughts, feeling worse and worse. More Adrenaline Bang . . panic attack.
Accepting does not mean not facing the truth. But it means not making things worse by adding more and more Fearful Thoughts. In anxiety, we have to accept the uncomfortable bodily feelings of anxiety just like we would the pain and experience of cutting ones finger. "It is just a feeling . . it will pass if I don't add fearful thoughts. . . Then one even has to accept the fearful thoughts. "Oh . . they are just bad thoughts . . not true, but normal under the circumstances." and then go on about ones work or business.
Just let the fearful feelings and thoughts pass through you without adding more fear. Literally just feel them without adding more fear. Then less adrenaline will pump. Once you get into that habit, the bad bodily feelings fade away, becoming less psychologically important , you will lose your fear of them . . . and eventually they will become just a memory with no power over you.
@@glennmartin974 sorry, that's what i meant. Thank you sir.
@@AC-ej2yv It is a mental technique that works. Practice on some little things. (like the cut finger example). Good luck! I know it is hard. I have been through it, and still get minor bouts of it, but know how to get over it with Ms. Weekes's technique.
A wonderfully,smart lady so far ahead of her time. We are so blessed to have her work for those of us who need it. How could she have been so on target with every single symptom than those of us who are experiencing nervous
illness?
Still having trouble with the accepting. Trying to get there. Yes. How do you FLOAT. ?
Floating should be acknowledging the fear and simply "floating" past it. It's like you can feel it and you know it's there but you just observe it from the side letting it be there while you are doing other things. It should go together with acceptance nicely (the terms are very close from my experience).
Hope you are making progress, have a nice day :)
Floating = Don't do anything, just be in it.
It's basically taking your peace in the eye of the storm.
How are you now?
@@linnmusic thanks for clarifying it, I'm having a hard time on what does floating means
Described my exact situation...need to start practising...
Concise and clear
brilliant speaker
Christina Greaves I agree
Superb. I'm going to sign up for his course.
This works really well
Especially if Beavis stays away from the caffeine.
Huh huh, settle down, Beavis.
The end of this broke my heart... I thought there was hope until I hear your discouragement af the end of what I’m going through
I felt the same. “I’m not as excited about the referral, but I’ll take it”. Oh thanks....
Thank you 🤍
You're too calm... I feel like my anxiety needs to be met, then take it down. Your calmness makes me feel anxious because it reflects what I can't do at the moment, which makes me more anxious
red Claire's book, reread it. You will heal because you will outlive it. You will never be calm like him, because he's not facing a panic attack while speaking. Face it, share your fatalistic tought with a trusted person, apply the book principles, the attacks will become less frequent, eventually once a month till they disappear. Then maybe after a year while youre under pressure it will come out of nowhere. But you will keep learning. It's a healing journey.
Thanks
Do you do it by calming breathing?
No joke this happened to me I felt sacry fear,insane chills down my spin,I felt like I was floating,I also felt like I was going to lose my body
The Reindeer Man, God has given us life to be happy. For a relaxed life without anxiety sit on a chair, back and spine erect, hands on your lap with palms upwards, close your eyes and do nothing. Be still without moving and observe your breathing and body sensations for around 10-15 minutes. What is important is to be as still as possible. Slowly negative thoughts will reduce or vanish slowly. Do twice daily or as per your convenience. This could be life-transforming if you desire change. The mind is reprogrammed. Best wishes. Shyaaam Sir. -Counsellor.
Different people have different physiological responses. Mine was a tight feeling in my stomach, balance problems (inner ear), and buzzy electric feelings in my arms. Scary thoughts.
Whenever i get my type of vertigo,i feel like i am in an elevator,it feels like im going up and down(mostly down)and a slight floating sensation,i rarely ever get the more more common spinning/rotating sensation.I dont have to be nervous or anxious either,its constant all day,even if its very slight
Enjoyable video until the end when he decribed my situation and basically said he wouldn't be excited about recovery and I was basically screwed!
read hope and help for your nerves by dr. Claire Weekes
You are not screwed my friend. Hope and Help for Your Nerves by Dr. Claire Weeks will definitely help you if you are 100% committed to her teaching. After a long-drawn out battle with mono, I became agoraphobic and could not leave my house for several months. The very next day after reading her book, I was able to do so, though it did take a couple of months to desensitize completely. A year later, I was working and back to part-time singing career. If I could do it, so can YOU.
Yes, it makes perfect sense. Her program is simple, but it will take time to practice it. Recovery will have it's ups and downs, but keep in mind you will be headed in the right direction. By the way, as much as you'd want to punch me straight in the face for saying this, you are actually lucky for going thru this now, as you will be a much stronger person for it at the finish. Just trust me on that one. When you are on your way to recovery, you'll look back on that comment and it will make sense. Hang tough mate!
GaryEdge88 Haha, no punching mate, it’s good to hear someone has got out. I’ve read half of her book so far and it makes sense, but feels very difficult to implement. It’s the mental symptoms that are hardest to sit with because you don’t seems to have the clarity of thinking enough to look at things objectively. I’ll stick with it though and see if I get the hang of it.
Phil Roberts it would be impossible for u to have mental clarity in the early stages of recovery. Some of your foggy thinking is likely due to anxious repeated thinking. Don't push away those. Let them come and they will float away. THINK AS SLOWLY AS YOUR TIRED MIND ALLOWS. I had to reread book several times before I finally grasped the concept. Hang tough. You will recover
Well tell us what to do!
Where can I watch this video in full?Does anyone know?
This is a segment from his online course. you can learn more here: bit.ly/3koVwAw
When the anxiety is health anxiety, how do you expose yourself to dying? How do you expose yourself to been told you have terminal cancer?. Any help would be appreciated, suffered with this debilitating condition for some years. I don't suffer panic attacks. I get the idea in my head and it won't leave.
You expose yourself to the symptoms of anxiety, not the source of your anxiety. Mine too started out as anxiety triggered by health worries. By the time I got a clean bill of health, the anxiety had taken on a life of its own. I became afraid of the fear itself. When you become sensitized, your anxiety can be triggered by anything. Sometimes it would come for seemingly no reason at all. The work is in accepting your symptoms as uncomfortable but not dangerous. You also have to learn to not puzzle over what may've triggered your anxiety. Maybe you know, maybe you don't. It doesn't matter. All that matters is that you learn to accept your symptoms. Don't run from them. Don't seek comfort. Just accept what is happening to you, practice removing your fear of the fear. And it does take practice, but it works. I'm almost anxiety free in just under 3 months.
There is a book called The Depression Cure by Dr. Stephen Ilardi. (He has a TED Talk right here on RUclips.) In it he outlines 6 steps to heal depression. I mention this because one of those steps is to recognize when you are "ruminating". It's basically just like you said, getting an idea in your head that won't leave. It too takes practice to stop ruminating over negative thoughts, but you start by recognizing when you are doing it. (He goes so far as to recommend setting a timer if necessary. This way, you stop every so often to examine what you were thinking.)
The next thing I want to mention is the most important. (I hope you're still with me!) Dr. Claire Weekes saved my life, or at least my quality of. I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. She was like a light in the darkness. Though she passed away decades ago, she was a pioneer in "nervous illness". When you read or hear her words it is as if she is reaching out through time and space, speaking directly to you, comforting you, teaching you to heal yourself. She has several recordings right here on RUclips. I have one of her books (Hope And Help For Your Nerves) and I listen to some of her recordings every day. She will see you through this, I promise.
Just remember that you will have bad days. You will have frustrating, heartbreaking setbacks, though you will later come to appreciate these 'setbacks' as opportunities to practice 'accepting' your symptoms. (Just as Dr. Foxman described.) The more you practice, the less frequent your attacks, the less intense, until they are gone for good. You will always experience stress and anxiety, but not to the degree you do now. Dr. Weekes' teachings will help you learn to manage both, without succumbing to "nervous illness", aka developing a debilitating anxiety/panic disorder.
P.S. Read up on magnesium deficiency and anxiety. Most everyone is deficient, and studies are now showing a correlation between magnesium deficiency and a myriad of mental health problems, especially anxiety. I know this comment was long, but I just wanted you to know you aren't alone and that real help is available.
@@bamabelle7075 thank you so very much ❤️
What happens if the symptoms are not just sensations but actual lumps marks blood etc etc. There is always a rational explanation my husband seems to think. However my fear of what if it's not ok and it is sinister. I would be running to my doctor 3-4 times per week at the minute
Sadly listened to the wrong one Stephen llardi ted talk on depression is a disease. Feel worse, explaining how my depression is causing damage to my brain and can cause a disease 😭😭
@@gillynanaof4899 Don't let Dr. Ilardi's talk get you down. It really is a hopeful talk. In the same way we can damage our brain/body with harmful thoughts, we can also heal them. I've suffered from depression, almost debilitating depression, my entire life. Medicines haven't helped. Anxiety, though, is new to me, and so much worse than any mental problem I've ever had! I've learned so much since that first trip to the ER, but I'm not a doctor. If you can, I would seek help from a therapist. If I could afford it I would talk to one weekly!
All I can tell you is what I've done to get better. (And I'm still very much a work in progress!) Firstly, I ruled out all physiological causes of anxiety. My main concern was my heart. Despite a sedentary, unhealthy lifestyle my heart is perfect. (By the time I found that out, it was too late. Anxiety had its grip on me.) My gynecologist ruled out perimenopause or a hormonal imbalance. However, I was found to be severely deficient in vitamin D, iron, B12, and testosterone. A deficiency in any one of these can cause or worsen anxiety and depression (as can antidepressants, believe it or not). I've been put on prescription strength vitamins and minerals. I wasn't tested for magnesium but I started taking 400 mg magnesium glycinate daily. Per Dr. Ilardi's suggestion I've also started supplementing with 1200 mg EPA, molecularly distilled omega-3s. (I visited a psychiatrist's NP. She told me that both the magnesium and the omega-3s were a good idea.) I've completely overhauled my diet. I eat 3 meals and 2 snacks weekly of what ever I want. The rest of the week I eat for nutrition alone, mostly whole foods. I walk about 3 hours a day because my job is very sedentary. I intend to start aerobic exercise and strength training this week. (This is highly recommended by Dr. Ilardi.) The one thing I wasn't able to rule out was sleep apnea. I couldn't afford the test, so I decided to just keep up with my positive lifestyle changes. I also take melatonin and 0.25 mg Klonopin to help me sleep. (I'm being slowly weaned off the benzo, even though I've only taken 0.5 mg. once daily for about 12 weeks.) One of the things I've learned is that any little kink in our body chemistry can cause mental health woes.
Changing the way I think has been the hardest. Right now I'm having to float through anxiety. I got overheated while walking at the park, AND I saw a police car wreck in front of me. So, I still have a way to go, but I work to reassure myself. I touch base daily with what I call my internet teachers/doctors. I watch one of my videos every day, videos by Dr. Weekes, Dr. Ilardi, Wonderbro (he's here on RUclips), read my books, etc. It's shocking, but I've come to learn how duped we are by our own feelings. "Thoughts become feelings.", so we need to change our thoughts. All of these things take a lot of work. I still have so far to go but I've made so much progress. I'm in my 40's and this is the most effort I've ever made to change my life.
As I said in my original comment, seek help from Dr. Claire Weekes if you can't see a therapist. She successfully treated people who were far worse off than you and I, people who were completely debilitated, unable to work or leave their home. (One of her patients was a man who had a fear of making the wrong decision. He once had a panic attack over whether to take an umbrella with him when he left his home!) Dr. Weekes was adamant that psychoanalysis was a waste of time, that people who were in the grips of anxiety disorder needed to deal with the anxiety itself (or the symptoms of), as opposed to what may have initially caused it. Of course we need to get our 'house' in order, but there's always going to be some stressor in life. What's important is learning how to deal with these stressors in a healthy way. Listen to this recording. I found it during one of the worst personal crises I've ever had. After an hours long anxiety attack, my resolve, my spirit were broken and my body and mind were exhausted. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't suicidal but I did think that I couldn't go on that way for much longer. This woman, I can't say it enough, I believe she saved me. ruclips.net/video/MHr4a71XGJE/видео.html
I know this was another long one. I wish so much I could help you more. Write to me again if you want, and I'll try to keep it short and sweet.
So easier said than done . Enjoy the panic & anxiety and move on. I don't even know where my panic begins or ends anymore . I am ill with it from morning till night . NO ONE ever expkains how to keep a rational mind while going thru anxiety or panic.
Do math. Nothing too hard. Doing even basic arithmetic works. In panic, the rational, problem solving side of our brains shut down and our irrational, imaginative side takes over. That's why it's so easy to convince yourself that you're dying, going crazy, etc. Doing math helps to bring the rational side of your brain to the forefront and keeps that irrational side at bay.
Suede Dogs look at nutrition along with blood sugar levels (can mimic anxiety) as well as the technique of Dr Claire Weekes which is really effective. Don’t under estimate diet. 😀
Read Weekes’s book. She understands and explains it all. Then follow her instructions. It takes time but they work. God Bless.
@@amesailor Oh yes - or even make a career of using the rational, problem solving side of your brain, and become a software developer. That'll work. Until it doesn't 🤯
I'm confused he said he will take on client's with agrophobia that have panic attacks then says he doesn't like to take on client's with agrophobia.
i think he meant that people who have suffered for long periods (months - years) will have a longer path to recovery. simply showing them some exercises isnt enough, since they will have developed belief systems and lifestyle habits and these need to be tackled separately.
problem is when i try to breathe through panic the second i take deep breath in i freak out so i can't do deep breathing properly
Dr.Weeks was a General Practitioner, not a psychiatrist.
And that was one of the problems. The psychiatric community did not like a GP talking about cure from mental health conditions. But she was brilliant.
Hey I have a psych degree and have read and used Dr. Weekes' technique. Psychiatrists were mad because they all used Freud's theory (which the psych community now views as redundant) and it never worked for clients with anxiety and panic. Dr. Weekes was revolutionary and understood the fight-flight reaction better than some psychologists do today. She's saved countless lives, and this is coming from someone who is training to be a psych so sssssshh
Pam Lind, She was both!!!
@@bb3b644Wikipedia...."Dr. Hazel Claire Weeks was an Australian general practitioner and health writer; she also had an early career as a research scientist working in the field of comparative reproduction. She is considered by some as the pioneer of modern anxiety treatment via Cognitive Therapy."
5.20. Floating
Who is the gentleman giving the speech?
Dr. Paul Foxman
Sooooo, what was the technique? How can someone breathe through resistance if they are resistant? Great speaker but unhelpful intervention.
Practice breath work when you are not having a panic attack.
mylifejen hi there, I start to feel anxious and start ruminations like I am never going to get better etc and then I just start crying all the time, I am not sure if I am having a panic attack I just feel so scared and alone like no one can help me
@@gettingthere7778 those are pretty normal thoughts to have when anxious. Theyre called distortions.
Louise Hamill same
Katelyn Ingle hi there, have you listened to wonder bro on you tube, have a listen, he is quite interesting and has helped a bit, take care
What was the technique?
We generally tend to fight the anxiety ..but floating means we accept the anxiety without resisting the panic attack ..rather we try to make the panic worse ...this way, the panic subsides quicker...I've also had panic disorder and it's been two years since I stopped taking medication.it doesn't mean that my anxiety is completely healed but accepting my anxiety has greatly helped in making me calmer when panic strikes..and for me praying has also been of great help
Not tensing against it.
The thing is is web yr having an attack EVERYTHING IS A BLUR so u forget all the things that was said !!!? I'm living a nightmare every day
DR. CLAIRE WEEKES BOOK HOPE AND HELP FOR YOUR NERVES DESCRIBES IT
@@nancyrussell6598 Thank you.
Yes... I can say I had Problems over 17 years. I took substances, then faced what I only could avoid and got far more than in 16 years before. Never ever hear again on people who want to Tell me what and what not to Do!
i dont know how NOT to stiffen up during a panic attack. Im stiff even when im sleeping. my muscles have been this was for years theres no relaxing for me
Tiffany Thiel sameeeeee and they twitch! I’m so stiff my body hasn’t relaxed in so long
@@KatelynIngle What in the world are we supposed to do about it?! 😒
Tiffany Thiel girl idk I been tense for 3 years and physically hurt. Medically fine. I know it’s anxiety. My anxiety gave my eye floaters And ear ringing.
@@KatelynIngle OMG. yes same. and it's also been 3 years for me (this month actually) since i . Are you able to function though? I haven't drove or been in any type of store for 2 years now and i'm stuck in bed on and off for months at a time. I'm so ready to be a person again. Have you found any relief from ANYTHING!?
Tiffany Thiel thankfully I am able to function. I didn’t have a choice tho my kiddo is all I have mostly.. I do not like going out.. tho. I have always had anxiety bout going out.
Why on earth has my son’s school given him this to look at. He should be making a den or climbing a tree.
Great video until the end. Really gives agoraphobic folks hope... Lol
Doesn't work.
Yes it does.
It does work.
@@katiew8503 God has given us life to be happy. For a relaxed life without anxiety sit on a chair, back and spine erect, hands on your lap with palms upwards, close your eyes and do nothing. Be still without moving and observe your breathing and body sensations for around 10-15 minutes. What is important is to be as still as possible. Slowly negative thoughts will reduce or vanish slowly. Do twice daily or as per your convenience. This could be life-transforming if you desire change. The mind is reprogrammed. Best wishes. Shyaaam Sir. -Counsellor.
This video made me lose a ton of faith in therapists. I understand you're obviously talking in some instances about children. But you're also talking to adults like children. Don't ever start under the premise that people don't know anything about the condition they have. As soon as someone starts talking to me like I'm stupid, you've lost me. Get rid of that condescending bullshit like you have some key to understanding you don't actually have. Most of you have no idea what panic attacks feel like. Don't bullshit people. It'll go a long way. Try to gain understanding from your client. People experience this shit differently.
I totally agree, a lot of health professionals have never dealt with constant anxiety and panic, let alone one panic attack! Reading Dr. Claire Weekes' books was groundbreaking for me because she actually developed panic disorder and suffered for two years with heart palpitations. It made me trust her technique fully because she KNEW how horrible it is!! Hope you feel better soon!