Panic Disorder
Stop the attacks. Reclaim your freedom.
Panic attacks are terrifying — sudden waves of overwhelming fear that strike without warning, leaving you convinced something is seriously wrong. Panic Disorder develops when the fear of the next attack begins to control your life. Hypnotherapy addresses the unconscious patterns driving both the attacks and the fear of them.
Understanding Panic Disorder
What Is Panic Disorder?
A panic attack is a sudden surge of intense fear or discomfort that peaks within minutes and includes multiple physical and psychological symptoms. While a single panic attack is frightening, Panic Disorder is diagnosed when attacks recur and are followed by persistent worry about future attacks or significant changes in behavior to avoid them.
Panic attacks can occur unexpectedly — seemingly out of nowhere — or they can be triggered by specific situations. Many people who experience their first panic attack believe they are having a heart attack or dying, and rush to the emergency room only to be told nothing is physically wrong.
Panic Disorder affects approximately 6 million adults in the United States. Without treatment, it often worsens over time — but with the right approach, full recovery is absolutely achievable.
During an Attack
Panic Attack Symptoms
- !Racing or pounding heartbeat (palpitations)
- !Chest pain or tightness — often mistaken for a heart attack
- !Shortness of breath or feeling smothered
- !Dizziness, lightheadedness, or feeling faint
- !Trembling or shaking
- !Sweating or chills
- !Nausea or stomach distress
- !Numbness or tingling sensations
- !Feeling detached from yourself or your surroundings (derealization)
- !Fear of losing control, "going crazy," or dying
Between Attacks
Panic Disorder Symptoms
- ✓Persistent worry about having another panic attack
- ✓Changing behavior to avoid situations associated with past attacks
- ✓Avoiding exercise, caffeine, or other triggers that mimic panic sensations
- ✓Reluctance to be alone or far from medical help
- ✓Agoraphobia — avoiding places where escape might be difficult
- ✓Significant disruption to work, relationships, and daily activities
The Vicious Cycle
Panic Disorder is self-reinforcing. The fear of having another attack creates chronic background anxiety — which makes the next attack more likely. Avoidance provides short-term relief but narrows your world and strengthens the disorder. Hypnotherapy breaks this cycle by addressing the unconscious anxiety at its source, not just managing the surface symptoms.
The Solution
How Hypnotherapy Treats Panic Disorder
Panic attacks originate in the unconscious mind — and that is exactly where hypnotherapy works.
Eliminates the Fear of Fear
Panic disorder is largely driven by the fear of having another panic attack. Hypnotherapy breaks this cycle by removing the unconscious anticipatory anxiety that triggers attacks in the first place.
Resets the Alarm System
Panic attacks are the result of a misfiring "fight or flight" response. Hypnotherapy recalibrates this unconscious alarm system so it no longer fires in the absence of real danger.
Resolves Root Causes
Panic disorder often has identifiable unconscious roots — a past trauma, a period of intense stress, or a deeply held fear. Dr. Siebert uses regression techniques to find and neutralize these origins.
Teaches Instant Calm
Clients learn powerful self-hypnosis techniques they can use the moment they feel a panic attack beginning — giving them a reliable tool to interrupt and dissolve the attack quickly.
6M
Americans diagnosed with Panic Disorder
2–3×
More common in women than men
1–3
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