99 Rules for Controlling Panic Attacks

To every heart beating wildly, thinking it is the end...

I write these words to you knowing exactly what you feel. I know that cold sensation rushing through your veins suddenly, that trembling taking over your limbs, and that terrifying constriction in your chest making you scream silently: "Save me, I am dying, my heart is stopping, I'm losing my mind!".

A panic attack is the "Great Deceiver" in the psychological world; it convinces you physically and mentally that you are facing imminent deadly danger right now, while in reality, you are sitting safely in your room or car. It is not an organic heart disease, nor is it insanity losing the mind; rather, it is a "protection system" in your body working with excessive efficiency at the wrong time.

In this book, I will not tell you to "calm down" because I know you don't possess a stop button. Instead, I will explain to you in boring detail (through 99 rules) how this system works, and how to speak its language to convince it to stop sounding the sirens. We will move together from the stage of "Terror of the Attack" to the stage of "Welcoming the Attack" (Yes, welcoming!), because you will discover it is just a "Paper Tiger" with a very loud voice, but no fangs or claws.

You are safe. Your body is healthy. Your mind is sound. And this book is your guide back home.