Hi Gal, I did just post a link to the actual programme in question, but I guess it's been pulled by a moderator. I've just had a browse through the T&Cs on this site and it seems you're not supposed to reference external sites, so I guess that's why. It was on a UK channel. Sorry mods! Cheers, Patrick

do either of you know what channel this program was on or even the name of it i would be interested in seeing it thanks KEEP A SMILE Gal

Hi Patrick, I watched this programme also. It was very interesting how he helped all them people overcome their fears. I have tried the acupress technique before - it is called the emotional freedom technique. I went to a lady that performed this and it made a huge difference. My panic attacks have unfortunately come back with avengence and I should maybe try this technique again. It is better when someone does it to you - but I found it too expensive, but you can do it on yourself. Take care.

Hi Patrick, Thanks for sharing this information here for our members. (Just a reminder though for everyone - to please refrain from posting any copyrighted material in the discussion forums). There are different types of therapy out there. Some therapies involve talking about the past in an attempt to understand the problem and develop some strategies for coping, etc. For anyone who has not yet checked out our online program, please consider starting. It's a treatment program thats all about getting you actively involved in your own improvement. It teaches you things you may not understand about panic and agoraphobia, your own panic, your own panic cycle, and as you learn and get involved, you begin the journey and the process of taking back control from a fear that at the moment is controlling you. The Program guides you through the process of getting back this control. It prepares you for this, one single step at a time, and gives you some homework to bring you along from session 1 to session 2, and onward, in a series of 12 sessions over a period of twelve weeks. Casey ________________________________________ The Panic Center Support Team

What happened to all my apostrophes I wonder? And no edit post button! Oh well! Here's another one for you. I had some CBT a while ago and one of the things my therapist recommended was to write down, on a piece of paper, something along the lines of "I acknowledge this anxiety, but the feelings it is giving me are false". If you carry it with you, looking at that bit of paper can help bring rationality back into a situation where you are feeling unreality and disassociation. Regards, Patrick

Hi all, I watched a very interesting programme on TV this evening Ill try and relate to you. Some of these techniques Ive seen in other places, and I apologise if they are already described on this site (Im only on week two of the course!) but they seemed particularly effective on the group of people in the programme. The therapist had assembled forty or so people who suffered varying degrees of flying-related panic attacks. Some were very severe cases, but there was a very high success rate of treating the condition with the techniques in the programme. Anyway, before I forget them Ill stop rambling on, and describe the four methods that were used. [b]1. Fear movies[/b] It appears a lot of us who suffer panic attacks visualise the scenarios we fear in our heads quite vividly. The task here was to, when feeling calm, play that fear movie again in your head until it is very clear. Then consciously make it appear in black and white. Make it dull, dark, and grainy. Shrink it into a frame; then shrink that frame further until it is just a small square in your mind which can be winked out. Replace it with a happy movie, either a good memory or something you aspire to do. Make this bright, bold, and much more colourful than the fear movie. When you start to get the fear movie in an attack, try and perform the same technique on it. With this technique the therapist got the most height-phobic of the group 200ft up in a basket dangling off a crane, so it obviously works for some people! [b]2. Acupuncture points[/b] To prevent attacks from developing in situations that may start the fear cycle, the therapist went through several points on the body that are used in acupuncture and that, supposedly, help to stop an attack when tapped repeatedly with a forefinger. These points were your forehead, cheekbone, just under your nose, the side of your hand opposite your thumb, and your side. The trick was to tap these points whilst reciting the fear out loud. Somehow this seemed to normalise the thought to the point where it could be approached rationally. [b]3. Mental blocks[/b] This related more to the intrusive thoughts that you can suffer than to the visualisation described in step one. Im going to be sick, Im going to die, and so on. Th