by Dr. Blumberg on May 8, 2011
*Panic Disorder: The Fear of Normal Bodily Sensations For no apparent reason, “Out of the Blueâ€, an intense wave of physical sensations surge through your body. Heart pounding, shortness of breath, lightheadedness, heat waves, rubbery legs, a lump in your throat and numbness and tingling in your head and face overtake you. Naturally, you think […]
by Dr. Blumberg on February 20, 2011
*Emergency Room Panic Attacks What fuels the powerful surges of heart pounding, dizziness, shortness of breath, weakness and rubbery legs that drive panic attack sufferers to the Emergency Room every day? Emergency Room panic attacks are what I call Fused Panic. The Two Parts of Panic Part One-Physical Sensations There are two parts to a […]
by Dr. Blumberg on February 13, 2011
The first unexpected sudden surge of heart pounding, lightheadedness, shortness of breath, weakness, rubbery legs, jelly legs, shallow breathing, chest tightness and numbness and tingling can be very terrifying. Without even realizing it, your alarming reaction to these normal bodily sensations fuels the symptoms. The panic attack symptoms can rapidly spiral into a full-blown panic […]
by Dr. Blumberg on November 7, 2010
* If you are like many Americans you are preparing to visit your family during the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday. According to AAA, last year 33.2 million Americans traveled by car to their Thanksgiving destination. We are filled with feelings of excitement and anticipation, as we think of reuniting with family and friends during the holiday. However, […]
by Dr. Blumberg on October 3, 2010
Don’t Let Panic Rust Set In It was almost a year ago that *Linda had successfully completed panicLINK. She had been feeling so well, that the panicLINK DVD, CDs, Workbooks and Guidebook were collecting dust. She had even misplaced some her key handouts on the 6 Take Control Training Steps. The holidays were rapidly approaching. […]
by Dr. Blumberg on September 16, 2010
1.      Stop False Catastrophic Thinking  When a sudden surge of shortness of breath, weakness and rubbery legs, numbness and tingling in your hand and feet, dizziness and woozy feeling, heart thumping and inner trembling, heat waves and sweats create havoc in your body, don’t add False Catastrophic Thinking.  Don’t fuel the panic attack symptoms with […]