After a panic attack a week ago I constantly feel incredibly anxious and I get random waves of panic accompanied by scary physical symptoms. Will this ever go away?
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Anonymous
May 1st, 2018 2:01pm
It will take time for this to subside, but yes I will go away, or definitely get easier at the very least
Anonymous
August 13th, 2018 6:23am
it should go away, it could be your body still recovering from the panic attack, i've had this happen to me several times before and usually these symptoms go away within a week or two
Anonymous
September 9th, 2019 8:17am
It will. If you take care of the issue. It might take longer than you thought, you may find out that there is a world of forgotten discomfort and things gone wrong behind those symptoms, but, however desperate the situation might seem, it CAN get better. And it will probably lead you to a better knowledge of yourself, to build better defenses, to know and manage better your strengths and weaknesses, and become closer to develop your full potential as a person. It will probably be hard work, but it will be worth it, I promise.
Good luck and best wishes! :)
Developing awareness about your panic attacks is a crucial step in being able to overcome them. This is done by engaging in self-monitoring of your panic attacks, anxiety symptoms, and general mood symptoms. At first it may seem like self-monitoring elevates your distress since it requires you to focus on your experience of being anxious. In time, however, the distress should subside due to the positive impact of repeated exposure to those feelings.
Identify a thinking mistake that you often make when you feel anxious and evaluate it on a separate piece of paper using the following questions:
1. What is the evidence for and against this idea?
2. If your belief a habit or based on facts?
3. Are your interpretations of the situation too far removed from reality to be accurate?
4. Are you thinking in all-or-nothing terms?
5. Are you using words or phrases that are extreme or exaggerated? (i.e., always, forever, never, need, should, must, can’t, and every time)
6. Are you taking the situation out of context and only focusing on one aspect of the event?
7. Is the source of information reliable?
8. Are you confusing a low probability with a high probability?
9. Are your judgments based on feelings rather than facts?
10. Are you focused on irrelevant factors?
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