Anxiety and Panic Attacks

Everyone sometimes feels fear and anxiety because it is the body’s natural response to danger and stress. However, those with panic disorder constantly feel these adverse emotions.

Anxiety requires prompt treatment because if left untreated, it usually gets worse to the point of becoming debilitating. The sooner someone with anxiety gets help, the easier it is to recover.

Panic attacks occur suddenly and unexpectedly, triggering extreme physiological responses in the face of no apparent risk (in harmless and stress-free situations). It is terrifying to have a panic attack. You could feel like you are losing control, suffering a heart attack or even dying. As a result, many who have experienced a panic attack become fearful of any situation that may trigger another episode. This constant worrying can adversely affect one’s quality of life.

The emotional and physical experience of anxiety is subjective. Each person will feel symptoms according to their nature and situational factors.

The most common physical effects of anxiety can include:

The most common mental effects of anxiety can include the following:

Chronic anxiety symptoms can significantly affect your day-to-day life. For example, they can make accomplishing routine tasks like looking after yourself and your living space, keeping a steady job (because it impacts your ability to work), maintaining and forming new relationships, being open to new experiences and enjoying time off (being leisurely).

Anxiety and panic attacks are three-pronged: A fear of the self (the sensations you have promoted in your body), a mind-body disconnection and a brain-induced nerve loop unnecessarily firing past the point of life functioning.

Addressing fear of self requires a reintroduction of getting to know what the self is, both on an intellectual plain and on a physical level, through psychotherapy, coaching, somatic experiencing and yogic techniques.

Addressing a mind-body disconnect requires increased somatic awareness and a strengthened and balanced nervous system to handle whatever mind-body sensations are to come up. This is done using somatic experiencing, bioenergetic practices, kundalini yoga and shamanic drum journeying.

Generally, a brain-induced nerve loop stems from the 10th cranial nerve (the “Vagus Nerve”), which does not connect the mind and body efficiently. Once the mind and body communicate effectively again, the brain will no longer send outdated loops.

Earth’s Edge Wellness offers individualized retreats and standard programming that involve holistic anxiety treatments and natural remedies for panic attacks to help you resolve this issue for good. Contact us to begin your journey toward a more relaxed and fulfilling life.