AUTHORITATIVE SERIES: ARTICLE #2
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Why Panic Attacks Feel Like They Come From Nowhere
(And Why Hypnotherapy Can Help You Find the Real Cause) People often say:
“I don’t know why it happens. I can be fine — and then suddenly, it’s like a wave hits me.” Your heart races. Your chest tightens. Your hands go cold. Your thoughts spin. You might feel like you’re dying — or losing control — or both. It’s terrifying. And it feels random. But here’s the truth: Panic attacks are never random. They’re not weakness. They’re not madness. They are signals — from a part of your mind that remembers something even when you don’t. Let me explain. Panic Has a Good Reason — Even If You Don’t Know It Yet
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In my experience as a hypnotherapist, panic attacks often begin with something that happened — something the conscious mind doesn’t want to remember.
This could be trauma.
It could be a deeply upsetting moment from childhood. It could even be a series of small emotional injuries that added up over time.
Whatever the case, your conscious mind has done its job:It protected you by forgetting.
But the subconscious hasn’t forgotten.
It’s watching for danger. And when it senses a pattern that matches the past — even vaguely — it pulls the alarm.
That’s the panic.
This could be trauma.
It could be a deeply upsetting moment from childhood. It could even be a series of small emotional injuries that added up over time.
Whatever the case, your conscious mind has done its job:It protected you by forgetting.
But the subconscious hasn’t forgotten.
It’s watching for danger. And when it senses a pattern that matches the past — even vaguely — it pulls the alarm.
That’s the panic.
Why Hypnosis Works When Talking Doesn’t
Many of my clients say the same thing:
“I’ve had therapy. I’ve talked. I’ve done breathing exercises. But I still panic.”
That’s because you can’t talk your way out of something you’re not consciously aware of.
Hypnosis changes that.
In hypnosis, we move the conscious mind aside — gently, safely — so that the feeling can rise.
Then we follow that feeling.
Not just to “feel it out”…
But to find the moment it first took root.
The first time your mind said: This is danger.
Once we find that moment, the system can recalibrate gently, with understanding.
Many of my clients say the same thing:
“I’ve had therapy. I’ve talked. I’ve done breathing exercises. But I still panic.”
That’s because you can’t talk your way out of something you’re not consciously aware of.
Hypnosis changes that.
In hypnosis, we move the conscious mind aside — gently, safely — so that the feeling can rise.
Then we follow that feeling.
Not just to “feel it out”…
But to find the moment it first took root.
The first time your mind said: This is danger.
Once we find that moment, the system can recalibrate gently, with understanding.
A True Example: “I Thought I Was Just Broken”
A client came to me after months of sudden, terrifying panic attacks.
She had no trauma on record. No diagnosis. Nothing obvious.
In hypnosis, we followed the feeling back. And there it was: a forgotten moment in childhood — being trapped in a room during a family fight.
She hadn’t remembered it. But her nervous system had.
She wasn’t broken. She was reacting to a pattern her body had learned to fear.
And once she understood it — not intellectually, but at a gut level — the panic began to fade.
In just a few sessions, she no longer lived in fear of “the next one.”
A client came to me after months of sudden, terrifying panic attacks.
She had no trauma on record. No diagnosis. Nothing obvious.
In hypnosis, we followed the feeling back. And there it was: a forgotten moment in childhood — being trapped in a room during a family fight.
She hadn’t remembered it. But her nervous system had.
She wasn’t broken. She was reacting to a pattern her body had learned to fear.
And once she understood it — not intellectually, but at a gut level — the panic began to fade.
In just a few sessions, she no longer lived in fear of “the next one.”
If You Struggle With Panic — Please Hear This
You are not weak. You’re not crazy. And it’s not “just anxiety.”
Your mind is trying to protect you from something it hasn’t finished understanding yet.
Hypnotherapy helps bring that understanding forward — gently, respectfully, and safely.
You are not weak. You’re not crazy. And it’s not “just anxiety.”
Your mind is trying to protect you from something it hasn’t finished understanding yet.
Hypnotherapy helps bring that understanding forward — gently, respectfully, and safely.
What to Expect
If we work together, we won’t start by diving straight into panic.
I always begin with a free 15-minute consultation, followed by a Foundation Session — where I teach you how to use hypnosis effectively and safely.
Then we begin the work.
Most people find real relief in just a few working sessions — once the cause becomes clear.
If we work together, we won’t start by diving straight into panic.
I always begin with a free 15-minute consultation, followed by a Foundation Session — where I teach you how to use hypnosis effectively and safely.
Then we begin the work.
Most people find real relief in just a few working sessions — once the cause becomes clear.
Ready When You Are
If this resonates with you — if your experience with panic feels real, but unexplainable — I’d love to help.
If this resonates with you — if your experience with panic feels real, but unexplainable — I’d love to help.
(And if you book it, please show up — it matters.)
Coming soon in this series:
What Agoraphobia Really Is — And Why You’re Not Broken
What Agoraphobia Really Is — And Why You’re Not Broken