A PHOTO OF HIM.
HE WAS THE
YOUNGEST PERSON ELECTED TO THE
PRESIDENCY.
AND NOW WE HAVE A SPECIAL 8
ON YOUR SIDE ANSWER SEGMENT ON
PANIC ATTACKS AND ANXIETY.
THIS
ISSUE HAS BEEN DISCUSSED A LOT
SINCE LAST WEEK'S EPISODE OF THE
HIT SHOW THIS IS US.
THERE
IT SHOWS RANDALL CALLING HIS
BROTHER KEVIN TO TELL HIM HE
CAN'T MAKE IT TO HIS SHOW
OPENING.
HIS HANDS ARE SHAKING,
HIS VISION IS BLURRED, HE'S
STRESSED AND TEARFUL.
KEVIN
REALIZES THAT HIS BROTHER IS
HAVING A PANIC ATTACKED SO LEFT
THE SHOW TO COMFORT HIM.
IT WAS
A RAW AND TOUCHING MOMENT.
FANS
OF THE SHOW ARE REALLY
APPLAUDING THE SCENE FOR
ACCURATELY PORTRAYING WHAT A
PANIC ATTACK IS LIKE.
I POSTED
THIS ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE.
I
COULDN'T BELIEVE THE REACTION.
YES.
AND THIS ONE IS PERSONAL TO
ME TOO.
WHEN I WAS PREGNANT I
HAD MY FIRST PANIC ATTACK.
I
HAD NEVER HAD ONE AND THEY
REOCCURRED.
I THINK THE FEAR OF
THEM COMING BACK --
THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO
SAY.
SCARES ME TO DEATH.
THE APPREHENSION OF HAVING
ANOTHER ONE PER PET WAITS.
I
HAD SEVERAL PANIC ATTACKS.
VERY
SCARY.
BY THE WAY, JOINING ME NOW IS
DR. SCHECHTER.
WE DO WANT TO
TALK ABOUT THIS BECAUSE ANXIETY
IS A REAL THING.
YOU CAN'T JUST
TELL SOMEBODY TO CALM DOWN.
IT'S A PHYSICAL REACTION.
CAN
YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PANIC
ATTACK AND ANXIETY?
SO ANXIETY ATTACKS ARE
BASICALLY FROM A CERTAIN
STIMULUS.
SO THERE IS A CERTAIN
TRIGGER.
SO YOU CAN HAVE AN
ANXIETY ATTACK BECAUSE A JOB
INTERVIEW IS COMING UP.
YOU CAN
HAVE AN ANXIETY ATTACK BECAUSE A
HURRICANE IS COMING.
WHEREAS A
PANIC ATTACK IS NOT BECAUSE
OF ANYTHING THAT YOU MIGHT
REALIZE.
ALL OF A SUDDEN LIKE
YOU'RE SITTING THERE, HE JUST
FELT THE SYMPTOMOLOGY COMING ON.
EYES DILATE.
OUTOF BREATH
SWEATING.
AND SO SCARED.
A LOT OF MY PATIENTS SAY IT
JUST
HAPPENED.
THAT'S THE
DIFFERENCE.
IS IT BECAUSE OF
SOMETHING OR NOTHING.
SO IT CAN BE SWEATING,
BLURRED VISION.
FOR ME MY HEART
WAS --
YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR HAVING A
HEART ATTACK.
YES.
YOU FEEL IT SO MUCH.
SO MANY PEOPLE GO IMMEDIATELY TO
THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE THEY THINK
IT'S A HEART ATTACK NO MATTER
HOW YOUNG THEY ARE.
RIGHT.
SO IT'S PRETTY COMMON
REALLY?
IT IS VERY COMMON AND PANIC
ATTACKS ARE FROM A BUILD UP OF
THINGS THAT YOU MIGHT NOT BE
DEALING WITH.
WE HAVE STRESS,
WORRY, CONCERN, AND IF WE'RE
CONSTANTLY ON THE GO, ON THE JOB
WITH HOME AND FAMILY AND WORK
AND WE'RE NOT TAKING INTO
CONSIDERATION WHAT WE'RE GOING
THROUGH EVERY DAY, SO WILL THEN
HAPPEN IS WE'LL HAVE A PANIC
ATTACK BECAUSE WE DIDN'T ADDRESS
THE ISSUES THAT WERE BOTHERING
US ALL ALONG.
THAT LEADS INTO HOW DO YOU
PREVENT A PANIC ATTACK.
YES.
THIS IS WHAT I WORK
WITH PATIENTS ON.
WHEN YOU WAKE
UP IN THE MORNING YOU NEED TO
TAKE NOTE, DID YOU HAVE A GOOD
NIGHT'S SLEEP, ARE YOU SICK?
WHAT TYPES OF THINGS ARE YOU
GOING INTO WORK TODAY?
WITH
YOUR FAMILY, IS YOUR CHILD SICK?
DID YOU HAVE A FIGHT?
TAKE NOTE
OF WHAT'S BOTHERING YOU.
SAY TO
YOURSELF, OKAY, THIS IS HOW I'M
GOING TO COPE WITH IT AND MOVE
ON.
DON'T 3 MONTHS LATER IT
WILL COME OUT OF THE CLEAR BLUE
SKY AND HAVE A PANIC ATTACK
BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T ADDRESS IT
EACH DAY
YOU CAN'T REALLY RACE THROUGH
LIFE.
THAT'S WHAT A LOT OF THIS
IS SAYING.
YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND YOUR
BODY.
WE NEED TO BE MORE
CONSCIOUS AND PRESENT WITH
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH OURSELVES.
AND ANOTHER THING YOU NEED TO DO
IF YOU'RE HAVING THESE PANIC
ATTACKS BECAUSE THE MORE YOU GET
THEM THE MORE YOU'RE GOING TO
GET THEM BECAUSE IT'S PRODUCING
CHEMICALS IN YOUR BRAIN THAT
WANT TO GROW AND CONTINUE TO
LIVE AND HAPPEN.
FIND A
THERAPIST WHO SPECIALIZES IN
LIKE WHAT I DO CBT.
THAT'S THE
RESEARCH TREATMENT FOR PANIC
ATTACKS.
WHICH IS COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL
THERAPY, RIGHT?
EXACTLY.
WHAT THEY'RE GOING
TO TEACH YOU IS REFRAINING EVERY
THOUGHT PRODUCE AS FEELING,
PRODUCE AS BEHAVIOR.
AND
THEY'RE GOING TO PRACTICE WITH
YOU KIND OF REWIRING YOUR BRAIN,
REPROGRAMMING YOUR BRAIN SO THAT
THIS DOESN'T OCCUR ANY MORE.
BECAUSE IT CAN BE
DEBILITATING.
LIKE WE SAW ON
THE SHOW.
YES, THAT'S WHY I WAS
SHAKING MY HEAD.
THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT IT'S LIKE.
IT'S SO SCARY.
AND IT CAN CAUSE YOU NOT TO
WANT
TO LEAVE YOUR HOUSE, NOT TO WANT
TO GO TO WORK.
ESPECIALLY AVOID
THE PLACES IN WHICH YOU'VE HAD
THEM AND ALSO YOU DON'T KNOW
AGAIN WHERE IT'S COME FROM
UNLESS YOU HAVE A TRAINED
PROFESSIONAL.
ONCE THEY REALIZE
WHERE THIS COMES FROM AND
EDUCATED IT TAKES AWAY 50% OF
THE APPREHENSION OF GETTING IT
TO KNOW THERE IS A SOLUTION OUT
THERE AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE
AFRAID.
AND YOU'RE NOT ALONE.