by Richard Kuhns B.S.Ch.E.

Treatment of Panic/Anxiety Attacks with Wakened Hypnosis.

Part I

This is the first of an ongoing series of articles for the effective treatment of anxiety and panic attacks for the professional. This technique is based on a stress management model. Let me clarify. It is often assumed that a stress management model is synonymous with body awareness techniques utilizing inward focus. Even though for a majority of treatment modalities this is true, it is only one of two basic techniques. The other technique is outward focus--far less often used--but initially recognized by a psychologist by the name of Lacy, is the one most effective for all anxiety/panic attacks. It likewise is effective for all other maladies, but because it is less defined, it is generally only used in more advanced training and left out of the protocols for initial training sessions.

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