Panic attacks are one of the worst physical and mental experiences I go through on a semi-regular basis, and in this episode, I share what I feel like when one comes on. This is how I have created some space and relief to end an attack. When I heal, you heal, too. Let’s lift each other up and expand our way out of suffering together!
Podcast Highlights:
01:50 My first experience with panic attacks in 2014 and how I didn’t recognize what was happening to me was panic
02:51 I wanted to believe I could mentally push through a physical problem and negate reality. It didn’t work…
03:57 Despite physical interventions like medication, vitamins and acupuncture, and massage, I still felt anxious
04:59 I wanted to self-diagnose my problem and would self-treat with food and water, thinking my physical symptoms were prediabetic or somehow blood sugar related because eating food was grounding for me
06:36 I didn’t know how to stop this rising sensation that comes through my body and turn it off, but I had to try to find a way to move through it because it kept happening
07:56 I wanted doctors to have a guaranteed solution because having a panic attack be both mental and physical at the same time didn’t feel acceptable to me and I wanted to have an answer that stopped this experience
09:10 Resting did not come naturally to me, and still doesn’t – I defined myself as someone who creates and produces things
11:25 Dealing with panic attacks isn’t something you win once and you win it forever. You go through it in many ways and win each battle as it arises
11:30 I describe my personal symptoms of panic attacks and what my body experiences
13:30 I take you through my most recent panic attack and how I talked myself through and out of it – the breathing, the energy shift, the intention behind the thoughts, and the experience of my body relaxing and returning to a stable state
17:56 This process felt like something beautiful that I was in control of and that gave my experience greater meaning and purpose, which I found extremely helpful
19:27 Suffering and panic are human experiences and thinking of them as a shared experience really helps me survive and get through an attack
21:31 As you heal yourself, you’re healing me too
Welcome to the full Spectrum Feeling Podcast. I'm your host, Blaze Schwaller, life coach and former tattoo artist. I help people heal their past, speak their truth to those they love, and learn how to feel ALL their emotions, so that they can live lives they love no matter what comes up. Join me here every week for conversations on how to live an imperfect but fully engaged life that embraces all the feels, so you can stretch into your best life while enjoying the you that's here now.