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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
panic disorder and problems with relocating
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD), bipolar disorder, dementia, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, personality disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, stress, transitions, and work problems.
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Jul 02, 2007 12:00AM
, Jul 02, 2007 12:00AM
yes, but that should not be the last word on the issue....you should offer some understanding, and willingness to work through her fear with medications or therapy if it is only panic. But if it is cold feet, or other issues that have not surfaced, then those also should be talked through. Don't let the diagnostic label interfere with working this out.
Try meditation. I read an article about a meditation on the night sky that allows you to see the light in the darkness. A single-pointed meditation may be of use as well. One focuses on a positive image, his/her notion of compassion or of God, while allowing the other thoughts to pass like clouds.
There is another technique that involves inhaling some negative thought, such as panic, imaged as a blue line leading to the heart, where it dissolves. Then one exhales sereity and peace, as it leaves the body like a radiant white light.
Some individuals like to imagine a healing circle around them, or, sacred space. No negativity is received within it.
I have heard creative visualization might be useful.