The wash-over thing has helped me. It's kinda hard for me to explain, but I will do my best. When the symptoms of panic start, instead of getting all worked up thinking "Oh, no, here it comes again, what brought this on, what if I have an attack right now, when is it ever going to end, etc.", stop all that and say to yourself, "It's here right now, and I accept it, I will not fight it, or try to figure it out right now, I'm going to feel all the symptoms as they occur". Notice what symptoms you are feeling. Is your heart racing? Then try to make it race even faster! Are you dizzy, then try to be even dizzier! I know this sounds dumb and even scary, too, but it works! Tell your heart to race as hard as it can, tell your head that it can be much more dizzy than it is now. Concentrate hard on making it worse. I know that you just want the scary symptoms to end, not to make them worse. But by taking control in that way, you will see that you do have the power to make them worse, so you must also then have the power to control your thoughts. I hope that I've explained this! If not, feel free to email me and I will send you a link to a site that really explains this technique well. It tells how this problem is overcome by understanding the paradox in all of this. It may be of help to you, or anyone else who is interested. Good luck! lilgoatfarm@yahoo.com
