Causes of Panic Attacks (And How to Fix Them)
Panic attacks are quickly becoming a plague in our society.
And who can blame us? The constant threat of war, of economic collapse, gas prices keep rising, unemployment is skyrocketing, and pollution seems to be a bigger problem by the day.
God knows we have valid reasons to panic if we choose to focus on them.
But are these the causes of our panic attacks? Let me just say here that I have done my schooling in psychology and served a lot of time helping people through depression, panic attacks, personal crisis, and other problems that we all deal with from day to day.
Over the years I have noticed that the methods and techniques taught in the field of Psychology are all very clinical, very well documented, and completely and utterly useless.
Generally, when asking a professional what causes panic attacks, you will get an answer along these lines.
Causes of Panic Attacks
One of the oddest things about the field of mental health is that all of the problems they deal with and write about are only solvable when the patient is willing to accept responsibility for their own thoughts and can thus make a change to those thoughts.
Responsibility is the corner stone of mental health.
With this in mind it seems a little odd that the above reasons have nothing to do with responsibility but instead blame outside influences for how you are feeling RIGHT NOW.
How can you learn responsibility by paying someone to solve your problem? I am not saying that seeking advice from people who have been successful in taking responsibility is a bad thing, but I AM saying that paying several hundred dollars for it is ridiculous.
What causes panic attacks? You do.
Yes, your reasons for panicking are valid.
No, you do not have to think about them.
Remember that before you decided there was something to fear, you never thought about how much there was to fear.
When you choose to look at the world (or yourself) in a certain perspective your mind jumps at the chance to reinforced your choice of perspective.
When you choose to believe that you should be afraid, you come up with more and more reasons to be afraid.
Eventually you will end up being afraid of being afraid, panicking about panicking.
It's a vicious circle that can end in one move, choice and responsibility.
And who can blame us? The constant threat of war, of economic collapse, gas prices keep rising, unemployment is skyrocketing, and pollution seems to be a bigger problem by the day.
God knows we have valid reasons to panic if we choose to focus on them.
But are these the causes of our panic attacks? Let me just say here that I have done my schooling in psychology and served a lot of time helping people through depression, panic attacks, personal crisis, and other problems that we all deal with from day to day.
Over the years I have noticed that the methods and techniques taught in the field of Psychology are all very clinical, very well documented, and completely and utterly useless.
Generally, when asking a professional what causes panic attacks, you will get an answer along these lines.
Causes of Panic Attacks
- Past Trauma
- Unresolved Emotional Issues
- Chemical Imbalances within the Brain
One of the oddest things about the field of mental health is that all of the problems they deal with and write about are only solvable when the patient is willing to accept responsibility for their own thoughts and can thus make a change to those thoughts.
Responsibility is the corner stone of mental health.
With this in mind it seems a little odd that the above reasons have nothing to do with responsibility but instead blame outside influences for how you are feeling RIGHT NOW.
How can you learn responsibility by paying someone to solve your problem? I am not saying that seeking advice from people who have been successful in taking responsibility is a bad thing, but I AM saying that paying several hundred dollars for it is ridiculous.
What causes panic attacks? You do.
Yes, your reasons for panicking are valid.
No, you do not have to think about them.
Remember that before you decided there was something to fear, you never thought about how much there was to fear.
When you choose to look at the world (or yourself) in a certain perspective your mind jumps at the chance to reinforced your choice of perspective.
When you choose to believe that you should be afraid, you come up with more and more reasons to be afraid.
Eventually you will end up being afraid of being afraid, panicking about panicking.
It's a vicious circle that can end in one move, choice and responsibility.
