"The panic just overwhelms me, again and again" she says, "and I can't do anything about it to stop it; my heart races, I get lightheaded and my legs go all wobbly."⠀I am talking to a 33-year old new mom with Panic attacks that increasingly take over her life.
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Many times, the trigger of the panic attack is an unconscious one. So we might think that the panic suddenly rushes in, while often that is not entirely the case. ⠀
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In the Rapid Transformational Therapy session we had the week after, the trigger appeared to be connected to a deep-rooted belief: 'I am alone, and no-one will notice it if something is wrong with me, I am completely unimportant, insignificant.' ⠀
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We explored this belief, reviewed it, and then: interrupted it by challenging that. How much of all this was actually true in her current life?
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In the hypnotic rewiring audio I made, she would hear statements like: ⠀
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"You are important. You are meant to be here, and whenever you want or need help, you possess all the skills to raise your voice, and take action. ⠀
You have amazing coping skills, because time and again you show to yourself how you have resolved and overcome problems in your life successfully. ⠀
You are an adult, strong woman now, changing the words that change your reality, and by doing this every day, you are taking back control of your feelings. I am safe because I can make myself safe, and I don't need anyone to do that for me."⠀
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Two weeks after our online therapy session and daily audio listening she says: 'I stopped avoiding leaving the house or driving a car alone. I still feel a bit nervous, but 'something' changed. It's like I feel some ground underneath my feet.'
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