Prevent Panic Attacks

The best way to prevent panic attacks is to find out what is causing them in the first place. One of the best ways to do this is to start keeping a daily journal or diary.

And in this journal, you can call it your panic attack journal, start keeping track of when you have your panic attacks. Note the time of the day, the location, and what was going on around you.

By keeping this journal you can start to recognize patterns and then therefore learn how to interrupt those patterns in order to best present panic attacks in the future.

Pattern Interrupts

Most people are conditioned to behave a certain way under certain situations. And for people who suffer from panic attacks for a long time, it almost becomes a bit of a habit.

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When a certain trigger sets you off, you have a panic attack. If you know what those triggers are, and what your mental thoughts are, all you need to do is interrupt that behavioral pattern and your anxiety should stop.

This is another good reason to keep this journal. Because if you realize what your own personal triggers are, you can learn how to avoid them or at least minimize them.

NLP Anchoring

Another great way to prevent panic attacks is to anchor new feelings to situations that in the past would have caused you to have an attack. (NLP stands for neuro-linguistic programming)

For example if you tend to have panic attacks when you're riding the bus, you need to recondition your mind so that riding on the bus is pleasurable experience.

One way to anchor this into your mind is to sit in a chair and visualize that you are riding the bus. Visualize that you are riding it happy and carefree. You're safe and not experiencing any stress at all.

Then when you are experiencing a peak positive emotion, pinch some skin on your hand, snap your fingers, or do some other small physical thing that will act as an anchor.

If you repeat this exercise enough, just the mere action of pinching your skin will suddenly cause you to re-experience these positive feelings automatically. This is basically what NLP anchoring is. And you can use it to help prevent panic attacks.

What to Do Now

If you haven't already started to keep a journal do so now. Make sure to write in it daily about what is happening and what your experiences are.

Remember the best way to prevent panic attacks is to interrupt your mind's thoughts. You can either do this by immediately leaving the situation, doing a pattern interrupt, or by firing off an anchor.