| Many well known complementary therapies have | | | | Exercise is important to keep your body working in |
| been used by many generations for treating and | | | | harmony. Whatever happens to your body affects |
| curing with a vast range of physical and mental health | | | | your mind, and vice versa. Yoga involves gentle |
| issues, including panic attacks symptoms. It's a much | | | | movements aimed at making your body more supple |
| better idea to avoid using drug based panic and | | | | and toned. It can also include mental 'exercises' aimed |
| anxiety treatments, as you may well discover that | | | | at learning self-control, similar in principle to |
| some of these complementary therapies can provide | | | | biofeedback techniques. |
| all the help and support you need. Here's a small | | | | Yoga may be especially useful for panic attacks in all |
| selection to give you an idea on what they are and | | | | three areas: improving physical and mental well-being, |
| how they could help you: | | | | learning about control, improving or correcting |
| Shiatsu (Acupressure) | | | | breathing (remember hyperventilation can be a |
| Shiatsu is the finger massage of lines of energy | | | | contributory factor to the start of a panic attack in |
| which run throughout your body. A practitioner may | | | | some people). Check it out. |
| massage just one specific acupuncture point or area, | | | | - Some complementary therapies may be useful tools |
| or may massage the whole body to realign and | | | | to |
| harmonize the flow of energy throughout. | | | | - Know what your needs are from a specific therapy |
| The massage is gentle and, depending on your | | | | beforehand, then assess whether you think the |
| needs, can be either stimulating or sedating. It can be | | | | practitioner can meet them. |
| of use to people who panic, not only in calming and | | | | - There are many sources of help available. Your |
| releasing bodily tension, but also through the | | | | doctor and librarian may be good places to start |
| practitioner's guidance on nutrition and open advice on | | | | looking. |
| improving your lifestyle. | | | | - Mind and body work together. There are therapies |
| Yoga | | | | available to help with both. |