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Just bringing this up again. It is a very good article to read. Before you buy.
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Just bringing this up again. It is a very good article to read.
Thank you so much for everything you have posted the last day or two, it is very much appreciated!!! Jackie
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Hi, Very interesting – I have never heard of this but will check it out… Have a great night! smiles, elise
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – We all have experienced the many symtpoms of anxiety and panic. The physical symptoms do change or switch to another symptom. This is called symptom shifting and if understood , can be a very positive experience. Here is some information from The Anxiety Network to help you understand the shifting of physical symptoms. ****as a part of panic disorder, a person may be plagued by feelings of nausea for a long period of time, enter into therapy, and as the panic attacks are gradually cut off, the nausea disappears — only to be replaced by a headache that the person is afraid is a brain tumor. What is really happening here is actually positive. Once the person fully and completely realizes the nausea is simply a symptom that the mind associates with fear and panic, the symptom disappears. In its place another symptom appears — whatever feels different or out of the ordinary. Then, the process begins again: The catastrophic misinterpretation — blowing a physical symptom way out of proportion — and then paying attention to it. And, as we know, the more attention you pay to these symptoms, the bigger they grow and the worse they get. The person who understands that this will happen is two steps ahead of the game. Panic is very tricky — it will continue to plague you as long as you let it. In therapy, we learn quickly to expect this symptom shifting and then to realize that this is a positive event — a major symptom has gone away, and a new symptom has appeared. This new symptom is then identified for what it is, and we learn not to pay attention to it. Any of these "new" symptoms are, as a result, not as dramatic and intense. The shorter period of time it takes before you realize that a symptom has shifted and that panic is playing a trick on you, the quicker and easier the symptom will be to deal with and eradicate. Once the panic attacks are eliminated, and the symptom-shifting starts, a person is well on the way to recovery. Symptom-shifting is a positive element that, when viewed properly, indicates that you are on the road to recovery. Before you buy.
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – We all have experienced the many symtpoms of anxiety and panic. The physical symptoms do change or switch to another symptom. This is called symptom shifting and if understood , can be a very positive experience. Here is some information from The Anxiety Network to help you understand the shifting of physical symptoms. ****as a part of panic disorder, a person may be plagued by feelings of nausea for a long period of time, enter into therapy, and as the panic attacks are gradually cut off, the nausea disappears — only to be replaced by a headache that the person is afraid is a brain tumor. What is really happening here is actually positive. Once the person fully and completely realizes the nausea is simply a symptom that the mind associates with fear and panic, the symptom disappears. In its place another symptom appears — whatever feels different or out of the ordinary. Then, the process begins again: The catastrophic misinterpretation — blowing a physical symptom way out of proportion — and then paying attention to it. And, as we know, the more attention you pay to these symptoms, the bigger they grow and the worse they get. The person who understands that this will happen is two steps ahead of the game. Panic is very tricky — it will continue to plague you as long as you let it. In therapy, we learn quickly to expect this symptom shifting and then to realize that this is a positive event — a major symptom has gone away, and a new symptom has appeared. This new symptom is then identified for what it is, and we learn not to pay attention to it. Any of these "new" symptoms are, as a result, not as dramatic and intense. The shorter period of time it takes before you realize that a symptom has shifted and that panic is playing a trick on you, the quicker and easier the symptom will be to deal with and eradicate. Once the panic attacks are eliminated, and the symptom-shifting starts, a person is well on the way to recovery. Symptom-shifting is a positive element that, when viewed properly, indicates that you are on the road to recovery.
Thank you Julie! That is so interesting. I think I’ll go and read the rest of it. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of this, or I just don’t remember hearing about it. Hugs, Di
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We all have experienced the many symtpoms of anxiety and panic. The physical symptoms do change or switch to another symptom. This is called symptom shifting and if understood , can be a very positive experience. Here is some information from The Anxiety Network to help you understand the shifting of physical symptoms. ****as a part of panic disorder, a person may be plagued by feelings of nausea for a long period of time, enter into therapy, and as the panic attacks are gradually cut off, the nausea disappears — only to be replaced by a headache that the person is afraid is a brain tumor. What is really happening here is actually positive. Once the person fully and completely realizes the nausea is simply a symptom that the mind associates with fear and panic, the symptom disappears. In its place another symptom appears — whatever feels different or out of the ordinary. Then, the process begins again: The catastrophic misinterpretation — blowing a physical symptom way out of proportion — and then paying attention to it. And, as we know, the more attention you pay to these symptoms, the bigger they grow and the worse they get. The person who understands that this will happen is two steps ahead of the game. Panic is very tricky — it will continue to plague you as long as you let it. In therapy, we learn quickly to expect this symptom shifting and then to realize that this is a positive event — a major symptom has gone away, and a new symptom has appeared. This new symptom is then identified for what it is, and we learn not to pay attention to it. Any of these "new" symptoms are, as a result, not as dramatic and intense. The shorter period of time it takes before you realize that a symptom has shifted and that panic is playing a trick on you, the quicker and easier the symptom will be to deal with and eradicate. Once the panic attacks are eliminated, and the symptom-shifting starts, a person is well on the way to recovery. Symptom-shifting is a positive element that, when viewed properly, indicates that you are on the road to recovery. Before you buy.
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