Human beings are natural social beings. We cannot exist without other people. This being the case, it is helpful for those who have panic attacks to share whatever they are feeling and going through with other people.
Primarily, the family is the one that provides the love, care and support to the affected person. But the problem lies if the family is not willing to understand what the latter is going through, especially when the other family members have not experienced panic attacks for themselves.
And so, the affected person has the option to go to support groups where they can mix with other people who are also affected by psychological illnesses. Here, they can share their ideas and feelings with people and at the same time, learn from others who are battling with such illnesses.
The problem in joining support groups lies where the affected person is afraid to share his feelings or he does not trust another being to understand him. He might be thinking, “My family does not understand what I am going through. Why should other people listen to what I have to say?”
The only way for you to truly overcome panic attacks is to examine how you see and feel about yourself. Your self-image dictates how you behave and how you interact with other people. In turn, your reaction to past experiences and embedded beliefs affect how you see and feel about yourself. If you reacted to your past and beliefs negatively, chances are you have a distorted self-image. You need to build an adequate and realistic way of seeing yourself and use your past successes to give you the courage, strength and determination to be freed from panic attacks.
