Thanks again for your helpful suggestions
Kevin

I always listen to your videos and i like them so much. I have a very unique issue I guess. I work with computers in a corporate sector. Every day when I sit in front of my computer I work normally but if my manager or other senior officers come to my desk to clarify some information, I panic, my fingers start shaking so much that I cant even type anything, my heart beat go up like a rocket. I find difficulty speaking. But this wont happen if my colleague who are in my same designation or position I dont feel any changes and I will be normal.

The second issue is, I compete in most of the activities and have had also won prizes. I’ll be normal and relaxed sitting infront of my computer busy working but when seniors come to me and when they announce that the first prize goes to me then I start shaking, I feel very ashamed to say that I feel very hard to shake the hand of my superior and collect my prize because my hands shiver a lot. I also feel the same when I am in a group discussion. When I get to know that my turn nest to speak, I am half dead. I start trembling again and at all the above mentioned scenario my hand shiver a LOT.

Alex, I have never had any panic or anxiety issue when I am alone or when I am on bed as you have mentioned in this video.

Note: I never know why my superiors come to my desk or when I will be called for a group discussion hence I wont be able to use ipod or lemon juice technique because I dont get that much time and every thing happens in just a few seconds. Any suggestion will help me to live my life peacefully. You can also let me know your contact number so that I will call you. Please help me.

Important thing: I got so many chances to get promoted but i declined all of them since I will have to interact with my superiors a lot, which make me nervous and shaky due to which even after having good experience and knowledge I am unable to move forward and still stuck up in the same position without hope. Let me know if you need more details. Please help me Alex.

Chad

I would like to share something, which help me a lot while i am under attack..
(1) Drinking ice cold water/ very hot water &
(2) i start playing games on my ipod especially games like sudoku, which requires attention.

i hope these may help other people…

thank you again and please keep posting new idea and videos…

Fantastic tip about listening to two songs at once. This is something I used myself and I should have included it because it’a a great sensory distraction that works very well. I first came across the idea when I was playing with the Brain Training game on the Nintendo DS There’s a game where you have to listen to two or more things at once and try to hear what’s being said in the overlapping voices.

And like you said, it makes a great distraction technique. Thanks for sharing it!

Diego,

I’m really glad the videos are helping! And thanks for saying such nice things

I have uses this hearing sesnory distraction method and it works. I like to play two differnt songs at the same time, and by trying to distinguish which rthym/beat/ and words belongs to each song my mind becomes distracted and i notice a decrease in my anxiety and it prevents full blown panic attack, and i lose those thought of impending doom.

Thanks again Alex looking forward to more videos!!!

Thanks a lot for your kind words. If the lemon juice doesnt work for you, don’t give up on the idea altogether. There might be another taste that does it for you. The concept seems to work for everyone, but sometimes it takes a bit of experimenting to find what works best for you.

Bassem, Maria: I’m happy to hear you’re looking forward to the depersonalization video! There’s so little information on the subject, or how to handle it, that I knew it was something I had to cover. I have some *very* interesting ideas on the subject, which I’m sure will help. Can’t wait for you to see the next video!

Please keep it up!