I’m writing this blog to share my story of Overcoming Panic Attacks with others who suffer from general anxiety and panic attacks – just like I did until very recently.

As a panic attack sufferer, I’d tried so many things and suffered for so long that I never thought I could be cured by something so simple (Joe Barry’s “One Move”).

Click here to learn about overcoming panic attacks using the “One Move”.

In total I’d been having panic attacks for five years and I’d had general anxiety disorder for around ten years.

It started with some problems in my personal life that really upset my confidence.  Instead of just worrying now and then, I found that I was always anxious – even when there wasn’t an obvious reason.

My anxiety gradually wore me down.  I was always tired (because instead of sleeping I would lay awake at night worrying) and I could never concentrate properly.  Waking up with butterflies in my stomach became normal to me.

Then, about five years ago I had my first panic attack.  It was such a terrifying experience – I felt completely helpless and out of control.  From then on I worried constantly about having another attack, which of course just made things worse.

Nothing my doctor (and later my therapist) suggested really worked and I got used to having an attack every few days.  I really thought I’d never be rid of them.

It was the damage I was doing to my family that made me finally decide “I’ve had enough”.

Over time I’d begun avoiding situations that might cause an attack.  Eventually, things got so bad that I had no quality of life.  Worse still, I knew I was letting my family down because there was so much I couldn’t do.

That’s when I began searching the internet for a cure.  It was pure chance that I found out about Joe Barry and his “One Move”, but I’m so grateful that I did.

I admit I was skeptical at first, but Joe has helped thousands of people in overcoming panic attacks and leading normal lives so I thought “it’s worth a try” and I read his book (Click here to visit Joe’s website).

How glad I am that I did!  I still can’t believe that an idea that is so simple could cure me.

Joe calls it the “One Move”.  Unlike any of the other techniques I’ve been shown the One Move actually puts you in control during a panic attack.  Being in control immediately reduces the fear and allows you to overcome it.

The “One Move” worked the first time I tried it and it’s worked every time since.  In fact, after a few days I found I could stop a panic attack before it even started.

I had broken the cycle of fear!  Because I knew I could control my panic attacks I started to worry about them less.  And because I was less worried I was less likely to have an attack.  Now I haven’t had an attack for months and I’m no longer afraid.

I still can’t believe that I’ve been cured by something so simple.  I honestly feel like Joe’s given me a second chance at life!  This blog is my chance to give something back – because if I can do it anyone can.  Love – Mary x

Click here to visit Joe’s website and read more

If someone had told me that I could cure my panic attacks and anxiety with something so simple I would never have believed them.

In fact, even when I learned the method I was skeptical – but by then, I was desperate and ready to try anything.

Now that my panic attacks are behind me, it amazes me to think I spent so long going to doctors and therapists and trying different treatments and remedies and getting nowhere. 

I learnt the technique that finally cured me from Joe Barry, who has helped thousands of people recover and lead normal lives.  It was pure chance that I found out about him, while desperately searching the internet for a cure.

Joe calls it the “One Move”.  It’s not at all like the usual “coping” techniques you get taught.  It actually puts you in control while a panic attack is happening – and because you’re in control the fear starts to go and you can overcome it!  The One Move works so well that after a while you can use it to stop panic attacks before they even start.

Once you get to this stage (which only took me a few days) you’ve already broken the cycle!  Because you know you can control (and even prevent) panic attacks you worry about them less.  And because you’re less worried you’re less likely to have an attack!

I would never have believed that after years of anxiety I would finally be cured by such a simple technique that I read about in an ebook!  Thank you Joe Barry – you’ve given me my life back and I’m truly grateful.

Hi – I wanted to share with you a couple of things that I found helped me on the road to curing my panic attacks. 

I know they’re both common problems for people who have anxiety and who suffer panic attacks, so I hope you find this useful.

The first was realizing that I wasn’t alone – that in fact many people suffer similar problems.

The second was realizing that having panic attacks did not mean that I was going crazy (even though there were times when that’s just what it felt like).

One of the things I used to hate about my panic attack was the feeling of being out of control.  I often felt so dizzy that I might faint.  My breathing got so tight and my heart raced so much I’d be terrified of having a heart attack – which of course made things worse.

Because I couldn’t control the attacks I’d end up worrying so much about when the next one might come that it almost became a self-fulfilling prophecy.

I really did feel like there must be something wrong with me.  Why couldn’t I get on with my life like everyone else?  Maybe I really was going a bit crazy.

1 in 20 suffer panic attacks

It actually turns out that at around 1 person in 20 suffers from panic attacks, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.  And that may be an underestimate, because it’s thought that a lot of people either don’t get properly diagnosed or don’t even seek treatment.

Just knowing that I wasn’t alone helped, but it wasn’t enough to break the cycle of attacks.

Not going crazy!

The next step was understanding that panic attacks are actually a “natural” response and that I wasn’t actually going crazy.

Panic attacks happen when the body’s “fight or flight” mechanism is triggered.  Often the first panic attack is caused by something particularly stressful – in my case my first attack came during a particularly difficult period in my personal life.

The problem is when the sub-conscious mind starts to overreact.  With people who suffer repeated panic attacks what often happens is that their sub-conscious reacts to “triggers” that remind them of the circumstances linked to the original attack.

Even though the situation may be different, their mind over reacts to this trigger, leading to a panic attack.

Since the tiniest things can trigger this over reaction, panic attacks can come without any warning – which of course makes the thought of them even more scary.  This leads to a heightened state of anxiety that increases the chance of a new attack.

My first big breakthrough

Knowing all of this certainly helped, but my first real breakthrough came when I finally found a treatment that went beyond just explaining this and actually found a way to break the cycle.

What’s so amazing about the treatment is that it’s so simple.  When I first tried it and it worked I actually cried, because I realized that I’d finally found something that could really help me.

It still seems wrong to me that I could go through so many years of anxiety with none of my doctors or therapists ever suggesting this solution.  But overall I’m just grateful that I finally found it, because my quality of life was starting to suffer so much from the frequency of the attacks.

I’ve got to head out now, but in my next post I’ll write some more about how this whole “breaking the cycle” thing actually works.  Love – Mary x

I’m hoping to share my experience with people who might be in the same situation I was in up until a few months ago.

I’ve called my blog “Overcoming Panic Attacks” because that sums it up best – it’s my personal story of how I finally overcame panic attacks.

I’m also doing this blog so I can give something back. Because I’m so grateful for the help I received in overcoming my anxiety attacks I want to be able to share what I’ve learned (Click here to see how I learned to overcome panic attacks).

You see, I struggled for years before finally finding a cure. I’d always been a bit of a worrier, but about ten years ago some things happened in my personal life that really knocked my confidence.

I started to find that instead of just worrying about things now and then I could never really relax. I got to the point where I was always feeling anxious.

This gradually took its toll on me. I didn’t sleep well (because every time I went to bed I would just lay there worrying about things) and so I always felt tired and my energy was low. With this, plus always having that feeling in my stomach that something wasn’t right, my concentration suffered. As a result so did my work and my relationships.

Then about five years ago, during a particularly stressful period in my life, things got so bad that I actually had my first full blown panic attack. I felt terrified and so helpless.

Nothing my doctor suggested seemed to make any real difference and I got used to expecting an attack every few days or so. For a long time I resigned myself to thinking it was just an unwelcome part of my life that I couldn’t change.

The trouble was that over the years I found myself avoiding more and more the sort of situations that I feared would trigger an attack. As a result my quality of life began to suffer to the point where I wasn’t just missing out on things myself, but I really felt I was letting my family down because there were so many things that I was afraid to do.

That’s when I finally decided that I’d had enough. I wanted to get my life back! I wasn’t sure it was possible, but I had to try and find a solution. And when I finally found something that worked after so many years of anxiety and suffering attacks I actually cried!

I don’t think it was until I was finally cured that I realized just how unhappy I’d been for all those years and how my anxiety had dominated my life.

It’s not really an exaggeration to say that I feel like I’ve been given a brand new life to live and I’m so grateful that I still get emotional when I think back to how I used to be (Click here to read about Joe Barry’s “One Move” – the technique that finally cured me).

That’s why I’m writing this blog – because if I can change after all that time then anyone can.

Love, Mary x