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Stop A Panic Attack With EFT 2016

The document discusses how Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) tapping can stop panic attacks. It describes the author's experience having a panic attack while driving and developing anxiety around driving. EFT tapping is introduced as a simple acupressure technique that eliminated the author's panic and anxiety in minutes. Instructions are provided on how to perform EFT tapping by tapping on different energy points on the head, face and body while focusing on the panic, fear or anxious memory. The author claims using EFT tapping in this way can heal memories of panic attacks and stop future attacks from occurring.

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Stop A Panic Attack With EFT 2016

The document discusses how Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) tapping can stop panic attacks. It describes the author's experience having a panic attack while driving and developing anxiety around driving. EFT tapping is introduced as a simple acupressure technique that eliminated the author's panic and anxiety in minutes. Instructions are provided on how to perform EFT tapping by tapping on different energy points on the head, face and body while focusing on the panic, fear or anxious memory. The author claims using EFT tapping in this way can heal memories of panic attacks and stop future attacks from occurring.

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Stop

a Panic Attack with Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)


By Gloria Arenson
APA Reference
Psych Central. (2016). Stop a Panic Attack with Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT). Psych Central. Retrieved on April 5, 2016, from
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2016/01/25/stop-a-panic-attack-with-emotional-freedom-techniques-eft/

It’s really simple…and could change your life.

Are you one of the over 3 million people who suffer from panic attacks at some point in their lives? A panic
attack is an occurrence of paralyzing fear and anxiety that comes out of the blue, for no apparent reason.
Dealing with anxiety and panic attacks is like being hit with a tidal wave.

That’s what happened to me one evening as I drove home on a busy freeway, one I had driven on for years. As I
was about to go down a steep grade, I suddenly couldn’t breathe and felt as if I were about to pass out. My
body felt cold and clammy and I was terrified I might be having a heart attack. Somehow, I managed to find a
way to pull over and calm myself until I was able to get home.

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Soon after this horrendous experience, I developed intense anxiety driving near my home where the freeway
expanded from three to five lanes. I was so terrified of having another attack and not being able to drive across
those lanes to safety, that I began to exit before that spot. I finished my journey on local streets because of this
growing agoraphobia (fear of open spaces).

These increasing terrors and breathing difficulties finally forced me to see my doctor who explained that I was
simply experiencing panic attacks. Easy for him to say. He taught me a simple breathing technique to calm
myself, and although I was still pretty anxious while driving, I managed to get on with my life. Shortly after that
I discovered an amazing (and simple!) acupressure technique called EFT Tapping that zaps panic in minutes,
and I have been free of this misery for over 20 years.

You will know you are experiencing a panic attack if you have most of these symptoms:

• Racing or pounding heart.


• Chest pains.
• Dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea.
• Difficulty breathing.
• Tingling or numbness in hands.
• Flushes or chills.
• Terror, a feeling that something horrible is about to occur and you are powerless to
prevent it.
• Fear of losing control and doing something embarrassing.

Panic attacks tend to occur randomly, so the sufferer never knows when they will materialize. The randomness
of my episodes made me even more distraught. I later learned that panic attacks could be triggered by major
life stress or physical illness. Mine started within weeks of my mother’s death. I realize now that I was
suppressing my sorrow and trying to make believe I was OK when I wasn’t.

Panic disorder often leads to other fears like the fear of having more attacks, fear of being crazy, and fear of
experiencing situations that might trigger an attack.
When you use EFT Tapping, an easy-to-learn acupressure method that anyone can use anywhere to eradicate
panic and fear, you will stop panic attacks forever.

Here’s how to give yourself an EFT treatment:

STEP 1: Using your index and middle fingers, gently tap or press each of the following spots for about 3 seconds
in order to stimulate your energy points.

• Crown of the head.


• Eyebrow: the beginning of the eyebrow nearest the nose.
• Side of eye on the bone outside the outer corner of the eye socket.
• Under the eye above the cheekbone.
• Under the nose.
• Under the lower lip.
• Under the collarbone.
• Four inches under the armpit on the side of the body.

STEP 2: Use either hand to touch one or both sides of your face and body. Begin by tapping on the fleshy part
of the outside edge of your hand below the little finger as you focus on your problem and feel the fear and
anxiety. Next tap on these spots as you continue to remember your panic experience or fearful thoughts.

Healing a memory of a previous panic attack means eradicating the uncomfortable feelings that arise when you
recollect it. You will be able to bring the past to mind and not react. If you feel anxious, your heart races or you
have a lump in your throat as you remember what happened, it means that the memory is still raw, like a
wound that hasn’t healed. Use EFT Tapping as you think of that panic attack until the memory loses its
emotional charge and you can say, “It happened. It’s over. I survived. I am fine.”

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Once you banish your panic attacks you will be able to enjoy life again, too. Bill was amazed at how much
energy he had spent fearing panic attacks. He said, “I forgot what real life is like.” The most important part of
his recovery was the knowledge that the power to help himself, any time he felt the old anxiety creeping up,
was as close as his fingertips.

This guest article originally appeared on YourTango.com: End Your Panic Attacks NOW With This Super-Easy
Technique.

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