Coaching practices for Acceptance Panic Attack

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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?

• The moment I notice a flutter or a tingle, my mind instantly slaps a catastrophe on it
• The instant it hits in a store or a meeting, the only thought is get out now
• I try to white-knuckle through it by distracting myself or looking away from what my body’s doing, but the dread of the racing heart never actually gets disproven that way
• When it hits, it’s just one wall of terror
• The second I feel my heart race or my chest tighten I throw everything at making it stop

Practices that may help

1. Post-induction body scan to observe without catastrophizing
   After inducing sensations, scan the body with curiosity rather than alarm.
   Interoceptive Exposure for Panic
2. Stay in the situation for the full arc
   Leave only after the attack has peaked and begun to subside — not in the middle, no matter how strong the urge.
   Panic Surfing
3. Use somatic tracking instead of distraction
   Observe sensations with neutral curiosity rather than distracting from them — the curiosity interrupts the threat appraisal.
   Panic Surfing
4. Identify the catastrophic misinterpretation
   Name exactly which bodily sensation you are having and exactly what you fear it means.
   The Clark Panic Model, Made Practical
5. Allow the sensations instead of fighting them
   Do not try to stop the racing heart, the dizziness, the breathlessness — allow them and observe.
   Panic Surfing
6. Identify and reduce safety behaviors
   Notice the things you do to prevent catastrophe during panic — and experiment with dropping them.
   The Clark Panic Model, Made Practical
7. Generalize exposure to naturalistic triggers
   Seek out real-world situations that naturally produce the sensations you have been practicing with.
   Interoceptive Exposure for Panic
8. Use the dive reflex as a first-response to panic
   When panic peaks and cognitive tools fail, cold water on the face gives the body a hardwired override.
   The Dive Reflex, Made Practical
9. Interoceptive exposure: deliberately induce the feared sensations
   Reproduce the physical sensations of panic in a safe, controlled way to break the sensation-fear link.
   The Clark Panic Model, Made Practical
10. Know the panic arc before the next attack
    A panic attack peaks within 10 minutes and always subsides — not because you controlled it, but because the physiology is time-limited.
    Panic Surfing

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