Preventing Panic: Yoga-Based Breathing
During the Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic
During the Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic
We are experiencing a New Global Stress Response to COVID-19.
Chronic stress, acute stress, generalized anxiety and for some – panic attack symptoms – are all states that are now experienced by our society as a whole.
We are, in general, now overexposed to our shared global trauma. As we are encountering this environmental danger, this virus, our core survival instincts are triggered inspiring the classic flight and flight response.
We Flight
We Fight
or
We Freeze
Our shared acute stress has become a chronic stress. We encounter both a theoretical fear of contamination, and the real fear of catching the virus. And, for some, the very real and devastating impact of losing a relative or friend.
We find ourselves living within a Stress Response or Activated System, with it becoming part of the NEW NORMAL.
The following video describes the symptoms of a panic attacks or anxiety attacks. We provide practical strategies to prevent the panic attack from progressing, once activated.
Watch and learn what may assist you in determining the appropriate intervention or technique to use. Determine your unique response to stress.