Panic Anxiety Disorder
The main characteristic of Panic Anxiety Disorder is the anxiety about suffering panic attacks. This can be triggered because the individual has experience of panic attacks and is anxious to avoid them again. This can develop in to an obsessive avoidance of all situations that could potentially set of a panic attack.
This can become extremely debilitating as the sufferer may associate going outside with having panic attacks, at which point, he/she then may try to avoid leaving the house at all due to the fear that panic might strike
A large element of the recovery from anxiety and panic disorder depends upon your internal thoughts, moods, emotions. Your frame of mind.
Of course, there are external things that are also important. Our physical fitness, the food that we eat and the environment that we reside in can all have an influence over our mental well being.
By paying attention to these external factors you can become better prepared to take on and alter the internal thoughts but I believe that the key to overcoming panic anxiety disorder is to challenge the negative thinking styles.
When we are suffering from panic disorder, we can become prone to jumping to negative conclusions. Imagine that you had just sat an important exam. Would you immediately think 'Oh no. I've definitely failed that exam' or after a first date, think 'he/she doesn't like me'? These automatic negative conclusions might well turn out to be true but they should not be seen as inevitable.
By believing that the bad outcome is certain to occur, you put yourself through the range of emotions and low moods associated with that outcome. It may be quite a subtle difference but your mood is lowered by dwelling upon the consequences and possible reasons for failure or rejection. This is a waste of time and energy and when our mood is lowered, we are more prone to anxiety and panic disorder.
Having said that, there is no harm in being prepared for a bad outcome, 'if I fail this test then its ok, I can always resit it'. By doing this you are turning the negative around into a positive. Once in a while though, it would be best to look at a situation in a positive light. 'When I pass this exam, I'm going to feel so pleased with myself'. Dwell upon the possible positive outcome.
By doing this, you pull your mood in the opposite direction and hopefully lower your susceptibility to panic and anxiety disorder.
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