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FIRST AID FOR PANIC ATTACKS
"Great self-destruction follows upon
unfounded fear."
-- Ursula K. Le Guin
Hi all,
Although there is no question that I am growing stronger and
more powerful daily, there are times when fear grabs me by the
throat and starts squeezing. It's dreadful. So what a relief
when my dear friend Bonnie Hutchinson addressed this very issue
in one of her recent 'Soul Power' ezines. Her guidance is below.
Thank you, Bonnie, for sharing your wisdom!
~
Patrice
When Panic Hits
In the past week, I've had conversations with more than one
person who was feeling totally panicked - at least in that
moment.
Normally these friends and colleagues are good at rolling
with whatever is going on, but they just plain ran out of
optimism or even coping strategies. Their inner well was dry.
They hit a wall of terror. 'Despair' is not too strong a word
for what some were experiencing.
I know that place too - the place of blackness - though not
lately.
Here are a few emergency measures you might find useful when
panic hits or when you feel yourself sliding into terror, fear,
immobilization, being down on yourself, feeling like a failure,
feeling hopeless and desperate, or any other symptoms of a
downward spiral.
As with physical emergency measures, these are not intended
to be long-term solutions. These are just 'first aid' tactics to
survive the moment until you can get more help. Know that you
will regain your equilibrium and get back to being the brilliant
and confident person you really are.
(Read
on to learn Bonnie's seven things you can do by
yourself to move through panic.)
~ Bonnie Hutchinson
"Too many of us are not living our dreams
because we are living our fears."
-- Les Brown
To learn more about Soul Power Wisdom, visit
Bonnie's
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