Course overview

Panic Attack Recovery Program

  1. The surprising truth about panic

    3 lessons
    1. Intro – Panic attacks and anxiety: what´s the difference?
    2. Diagnostic criteria
    3. Rachel´s first panic attack
  2. The hidden triggers that keep you stuck

    10 lessons
    1. What triggers a panic attack? Part 1
    2. What triggers a panic attack? Part 2
    3. Gastroesophageal reflux (Non-essential)
    4. Paresthesia, Lightheadedness, Stiffness and Jelly legs (Non-essential)
    5. Derealization and depersonalization (Non-essential)
    6. Derealization and depersonalization (Non-essential)
    7. Hormonal half-lives and an elevated baseline level of stress (Non-essential)
    8. Exceptions (Non-essential)
    9. Bonus video 1: Introduction to the Applied Tension Technique
    10. Bonus video 2: Applied Tension - Quick version for daily practice
  3. How panic escalates into a cycle

    9 lessons
    1. So, what happened when Rachel locked up the coffee shop?
    2. Our built-in alarm system - The amygdala
    3. Sam’s first panic attack
    4. From avoidance and fear to panic disorder: A self-fulfilling prophecy
    5. Trapped inside panic disorder and agoraphobia Part I: Classical conditioning
    6. Trapped inside panic disorder and agoraphobia Part II: Operant conditioning
    7. Trapped inside panic disorder and agoraphobia Part III: The power of automatic negative thoughts
    8. Recognize and detach yourself from automatic thoughts
    9. Catastrophizing
  4. Breaking free with proven models

    3 lessons
    1. Putting the pieces together: A model of panic attacks and panic disorder
    2. Severe stress, burn out, grief, lack of emotional control and panic attacks: A complicated story
    3. The Ambivalence Cross: Setting goals for your treatment
  5. From fear to fearlessness

    4 lessons
    1. Reaching fearlessness
    2. Exposure therapy and the anxiety hierarchy
    3. A general list of exposure sessions
    4. Boarding the helicopter
  6. Rebalancing body and mind

    9 lessons
    1. Breath, stress, recovery and crisis
    2. Regain balance Part I: Recognize abnormalities
    3. Regain balance Part II: Abdominal breathing
    4. Regain balance Part III: From progressive relaxation to applied relaxation
    5. Bonus video: Progressive relaxation - Guided exercise
    6. Regain balance Part IV: A long-term solution
    7. Regain balance Part V: Physical exercise, a good night's sleep, dietary habits, social interactions and forest bathing
    8. Regain balance Part VI: Handling the crisis - Cold facial immersion
    9. It’s all about the threshold