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Are you more and more controlled by the "what if" you will start to PANIC?  Once you start thinking about it, you start feeling it!  Once you start feeling it, you want to get rid of it as soon as you can!  Then this cycle starts all over again! Do you PANIC about PANIC? People who get anxious about getting anxious will totally enjoy participating in this class.  Join us as we discuss the Cognitive Behavioral basics of PANIC and skills that will have you celebrating PANIC rather than fearing PANIC.

INSTRUCTOR

Randy Floyd, LSCSW, Founder, Clinical Level Therapist

Randy is the founder of Midwest Anxiety. He is a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker who is an optimist and passionate about helping people focus on what they can do rather than what they can't do. Randy believes building a strong therapeutic relationship and tapping into a person's strengths are the most essential components of the therapeutic experience. Randy is passionate about changing the way we do mental health. He is focused on making mental health normal, a positive experience. He is also adamant about doing mental health differently. Randy believes the "old ways" suggest mental health is for the "broken" or "mentally ill." Randy believes that "Everyone Struggles." Sure. Some people struggle more than others, but everyone struggles with something. With this belief, Randy is focused on providing a wide range of programs and services to help people be mentally well ;) Go give Randy a fist bump on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

Self awareness is the #1 Super skill.  Know your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors!

Are situations (ALL) positive, negative, or neutral?

What is Panic?

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

  1. Thoughts

    1. Zone into the threat, thoughts become negative.

    2. Difficult to focus on other things other than anxious situation.

    3. Worry “I hope I don’t have another one.”

  2. Feelings

    1. Experience various physiological sensations such as heart palpitations, sweating, headaches, etc.

    2. Hypersensitive to bodily sensations

  3. Behaviors

    1. Fight, Flight, or Freeze.

    2. Generally need reassurance, accommodations, or avoidance.

Two things have to happen for you to stop being anxious: Be uncomfortable and be uncertain.

Interoceptive Exposures

Don't Let Anxiety Trick You!

  1. Make sure you are medically well. This will give you confidence that what you are experiencing is anxiety and not medical.

  2. Externalize the anxiety. Give it a name. You are not anxiety. You are more than anxiety.

  3. Expect to get anxious. Celebrate getting anxious, because that is when the true work happens.

  4. It’s “just” anxiety. Anxiety is not going to hurt you.

  5. Get out of the business of asking for reassurance and accommodations to avoid the anxiety.

  6. Be uncertain and uncomfortable. This will help you build tolerance and skills to anxiety.

  7. Re-create the symptoms that make you anxious.

  8. Don't listen to the "what ifs."

  9. Don't get overwhelmed by the consequences (people looking at you, etc) of being anxious.

Resources

WHAT'S NEXT?

  1. Nothing. Just let it ride and see how it goes ;)

  2. Take some more classes.

  3. Need more help than just a class? Try the The Feel Good Community or Individual Therapy.

  4. Stay connected with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

Questions?

Do you have more questions?  We want to listen.  Feel free to contact us any time!

Limits and Restrictions:

The materials distributed are provided with the understanding that the author and presenters are not engaged in rendering professional services. This is a psychoeducational class and information in the presentations or group discussions by the presenters, facilitators, or participants should not be considered to be medical, psychological, legal, financial, or spiritual counsel. The presentations and written materials are not intended to provide medical, psychological, legal, financial, or spiritual services or counseling. If expert assistance or counseling is needed, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Any opinions, finding, recommendations or conclusions expressed by the author(s) or speaker(s) do not necessarily reflect the views of Midwest Anxiety, LLC.