Alternative Therapiy - Relaxation - Panic Disorder

Relaxation

Panic attacks can be helped by various forms of relaxation training. Choose the technique that works for you. Relaxation helps diminish symptoms, end attacks and lower the odds of future attacks.

Here is a simple progressive relaxation exercise. Sit in a comfortable chair, close your eyes and follow these instructions.

Clench your right fist. Keep it tightly clenched for about ten seconds. Release and let it go limp. Repeat with your left hand, then both hands simultaneously.

Next, bend both your elbows and tense your arms. Relax them and let them hang at your sides.

Tense and then relax both your shoulders and your neck. Wrinkle, then relax your forehead and brows.

Squeeze your eyes shut and clench your jaw, then relax.

Tense and relax your stomach, lower back, both thighs, buttocks, both calves and both feet.

This will take about ten minutes. Do these exercises about twice a day.