Coaching practices for Inducing Panic Sensations

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• Now I’m scared of the feelings themselves
• The moment I notice a flutter or a tingle, my mind instantly slaps a catastrophe on it
• The lightheaded, tingly, floaty, this-isn’t-real feeling is the one that scares me most
• When it hits, it’s just one wall of terror
• I’m terrified of facing the feelings that set me off, and the whole thing feels like one giant wall I either crash into all at once or run from completely

Practices that may help

1. 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
2. Post-induction body scan to observe without catastrophizing
   After inducing sensations, scan the body with curiosity rather than alarm.
   Interoceptive Exposure for Panic
3. Hyperventilation induction exercise
   Breathe rapidly through the mouth for 60 seconds to produce dizziness and breathlessness — then stay with it.
   Interoceptive Exposure for Panic
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. Build a personal sensation hierarchy
   Map which panic sensations frighten you most, then order them from mildest to most feared.
   Interoceptive Exposure for Panic
6. Generate alternative, benign explanations for the sensation
   List all other things that could plausibly cause the sensation you're experiencing.
   The Clark Panic Model, Made Practical
7. Interoceptive Exposure for Panic
   Interoceptive exposure deliberately induces the bodily sensations of panic — racing heart, dizziness, breathlessness — in a safe setting so the brain learns those sensations are not dangerous. It is a well-supported component of panic disorder treatment, with randomized-trial evidence showing significant reductions in panic frequency and avoidance.
8. 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
9. Interoceptive exposure for physical anxiety sensations
   Deliberately produce feared bodily sensations (racing heart, dizziness) to learn they are tolerable.
   Exposure Therapy: Facing Fears to Shrink Them
10. Use somatic tracking instead of distraction
    Observe sensations with neutral curiosity rather than distracting from them — the curiosity interrupts the threat appraisal.
    Panic Surfing

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