When Panic Attacks; Day777; Brent 16

Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father keeps feeding them. Are you not worth much more than they?  Matthew 6:26 […read more]

I have to educate myself regarding the subject “Panic Attacks”.  I have a few friends who come to my inner circle once in a while and we discuss some of their problems [friendly counseling only, not professional].  They explained to me that when the panic attack episode happens, it’s like the end of the world to them.  Symptoms are rapid heart rate, can’t breath, blurry vision, confused,  unable to think clearly, feel like dying, helpless, knees are weak and unable to stand.  I was puzzled by this panic attack subject for weeks.  I have no idea that this thing existed and I never heard of it before.  So, I did my research and started reading a few articles. I end up collecting quite a few materials.  I’ve read the following books/articles:  "Transforming the Mind", "Prisoner of Our Thoughts",  “US Army Manual” , Medscape , eMedicine and then a book by Dr. David Burns “When Panic Attacks” .  I gained a lot of knowledge about the subject after a few months of research but at the end of all my efforts of learning on how to deal with somebody whose mind is not stable, I still came up empty handed.  I talked to them, gave them my advice, told them to seek professional help, get some counseling from an expert.   They listened but then in a few months, I’ll hear them again telling me the same old stories – the panic attack is still there. 

One day in my daily prayer, I asked God, “What is your solution to Panic Attacks?  I waited for days for the answer until one day, in a still small voice He replied – “My Word is enough!  You don’t have to read all that” and I was led to Matthew 6 .   I studied the whole chapter  that day and surely all the answers were there.  All the components of how to live a healthy and sound life are mentioned in the chapter. 

I don’t want to breakdown the message for you on Matthew 6.  I want you to see it for yourself.  Grab a pen and piece of paper and start writing down the key points.

Be blessed!
ra

P.S. I don’t want to discredit the medical community for trying to fix this type of disorder. Panic Disorder is a fully identified illness, heavily researched and it is real. Those materials mentioned here are good source of knowledge and sometimes are effective. They have their places in the therapy and I love knowing the science of it.  Feel free to skim some of my notes here.  They are interesting. 

13 Irrational Beliefs p.41-43
Transforming The Mind
The Dilemma [of not taking RISKS]
Negative Emotions
10 Forms of Twisted Thinking
Paratelic State Left/Right Brain
Awareness Exercise
The Unified Field
Emotional Scale/Strategies of Repression
Belief and Strategy 8 Beginnings +Maslow Hierarchy
Mind-6 Levels of Function
Common Self-Defeating Beliefs
Guide-Transforming The Mind [Notes]
5 Technique-Cognitive Behavior Therapy
10 Common Cognitive Distortions
BookNotes-Prisoners of Our Thoughts: Viktor Frankl’s Principles at Work
US Army Survival Manual

If I have to write my own panic attack therapy book, the chapters will look like this.
Title: ?
No. of Pages=13
Chapter 1-Be Born Again
Chapter 2-Know the Holy Spirit
Chapter 3-Prayer/Worship
Chapter 4-Daily Bible Reading
Chapter 5-Master Good Habits
Chapter 6-Swim
Chapter 7-Bike
Chapter 8-Run
Chapter 9-Eat
Chapter 10-Sleep
Chapter 11-Work
Chapter 12-Love
Chapter 13-Inspire

OK, enough on my day dreaming, I guess I just have too much time on this short vacation!

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PLAN:
Friday: Day07 of 08 vacation 
2-Minute Stay Ball Exercise
2-Minute Sword Practice
2-Minute 15-lbs Dumbbell
Daily Bible Devotional
Journal
Workout-Rest
Read for 1 hour

READING LIST:
Data Protection 2010 Step By Step p.39 of 360

TIMELINE:
0700, End of Sleep,
0800, Journal
0900, 1Mile swim
1000, Load pickup truck for UTSA trip
1100, 90 Miles trip from Round Rock to San Antonio [Brent is driving]
1200, On I35
1300, Arrived at UTSA
1400, Setup Brittney’s apartment
1900, Dinner, Brent’s turns 16 today.
Significance:
1996-the year of confusion and hardship
1996-the year I left the US Army
1996-the year me and Britta moved to Round Rock from Ft Hood US Army Base.
1996-the year I started at AMD, Advanced Micro Devices.  AMD just produced the x486 chip [no Samsung until 1998]
1996-the year Britta started at Round Rock Hospital [now St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center]

2100, Start of sleep