“A”: As If Now. Write your movie in present tense, as if you are describing a situation that is happening now. Tomorrow never comes. It is like sign “Free money tomorrow.” You come back next day and sign still says, “Free money tomorrow.” Tomorrow never comes. If you write your goals in future, future never comes.

“R”: Realistic. Your target must be believable to you. If you do not think you can attain it, chances are you probably will not attain it. Now, this means two things. One, if you have a faulty belief system about what you can and cannot do and you want to change it, you might want to try my CDs. Two, “realistic” is different for everyone. For some, making a million dollars in one year is totally attainable. For others, it is not. Make sure your target is realistic to you.

“T”: Time Framed. Put a definite date on your target. Put date as if today is date, and write your goal with that date now. This is similar to As If Now, but with an actual date or time frame.

“S”: Smiley Factor. Make sure that you are smiling and happy in picture, that your goal includes your being happy. Here is an example of why: You have a goal to be in Italy within five years, but no smiley factor. You get some rare cancer that only know treatment for is in Italy, and you have to fly there to get your cancer treated. This is not what you want.

Make sure you do not have negatives in your goals. It is not good to say something like “no more pain,” because remember, what you focus on is what you get. So if you are focusing on “no pain”, “pain” is actually what you are focusing on. If you don’t want this or that, you have to put it in your target as a positive. Like if pain were gone, what would be there? You might be feeling great, or have free movement in your neck or whatever. Just make sure you put all things you don’t want in terms of what you would have when they were gone, so you can focus on what you want, because that is what you will get.

2.When sufferer is having a panic attack get a wet washer and place it on their forehead and around their face.

3. Stay reassuring and let them know they will be ok

4.If sufferer constantly asks for trips to hospital and visits to doctor, get them to write out everything they think they are suffering from. Every ache every pain. Be persistent in fact they must not miss writing down one thing. Hold onto that piece of paper and schedule a doctor’s appointment for them. Accompany them at visit and be firm with doctor that you would like this investigated further. Sometimes there can be an underlying illness that has triggered anxiety and panic disorder.

5.Guide them to information that can help them with Anxiety and Panic Attacks (The more they are educated on Anxiety and Panic Attacks less frightening attacks often become, especially information that is written by former sufferers, it assures sufferer they are not alone and they really can overcome it)

6.If they ask something of you that is unrealistic or interferes with something you already had planned, be firm and say no. You need your time too.

7.Don’t become “their crutch”. If you run to every beck and call they will not learn to help themselves. And as scary and frightening as it might be, only way they will become well again will be through helping themselves.

Ensure that while caring for an anxiety and panic sufferer that you also take time for yourself. Your health and well-being is important too!

© Joanne King - http://www.anxiety-panic-free.com