Causes Of Panic Attacks

If you are suffering from panic attacks, dont be alarmed, there is a solution.

The first thing you need to understand about how panic attacks work is in the words of Marcus Aurelius

"Men are not disturbed by things but by their evaluations of things"

Golden Key To The Causes Of Panic Attacks #1 - Panic comes from the thoughts you hold in your mind

You can quickly put yourself into a state of panic or calm by use of your imagination. When you enter into a state of panic you allow your subconscious mind to run free with its imagination creating all sorts of horrifying scenarios.

The way you are talking to yourself and thinking about things in a state of panic is one of extreme negativity. When you are under a state of panic you are constantly focused on ONE possible scenario, usually extremely unlikely - and ignore any evidence contrary to it.

In short when experiencing a panic attack a person narrows their mental focus to one specific horrifying set of images that they loop continuously in their mind. They play these images over and over again without considering other possible scenarios.

For example, it is possible you could be struck by lightning by sitting at your computer right now, what can prevent you from going into panic about it? Information and beliefs contrary to it. You have lived your whole life without being struck by lightning and so it becomes unbelievable to you that you would be struck by lighting sitting at your computer.

What panic really is, is excessive worrying. Its being unrealistic in your negative evaluations about what could be.