Panic, and its close cousins anxiety and claustrophobia, have long been a problem without a reliable solution. In most cases, the estimated six million Americans who suffer with a panic disorder receive only marginal relief from psychotherapy (usually Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), medication, or the two combined. While CBT has been found to stop panic in only one of seven patients, the medications often added on to CBT are addictive, needed in high doses to combat panic, and involved in thirty percent of prescription drug overdose deaths.
After years of working to help sufferers, author Tom Bunn found a better way that utilizes a part of the brain that is not flooded with the stress hormones that bombard a person experiencing panic. This "unconscious procedural memory" can be programmed to control panic by preventing the release of stress hormones and activating the parasympathetic nervous system. It sounds complicated but is not, requiring just ten days and no drugs or doctors. Panic Free includes specific instructions for dealing with common panic triggers such as MRIs, bridges, airplane travel, and tunnels. Because panic is such a profoundly life-limiting problem, Bunn's technique is a true life-changer.
After graduating from Wake Forest University in psychology, Captain Tom entered the U.S. Air Force. Number one in his class when he got his wings in 1960, he was given his choice of assignments, and chose to fly the Air Force's first supersonic jet fighter, the F-100.
He served from 1961 until 1965 with the 9th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany flying the F-100 and F-105. In addition to flying, he did accident investigation and developed a safety device for the F-100.
Panic Free emphasizes that the moments that we are safe and intimate with others provides a resource that can be recruited... to constrain anxiety and to shift the individual into a calm state. It is this simple, yet brilliant, technique that provides the ‘magic’ to the treatment model.
Stephen W. Porges, PhD - Professor of Psychiatry | University of North Carolina
One helluva book! A must-read for sufferers of panic and the family, friends and mental health professionals who wish to understand and help them...
Judith Pearson, PhD - Director | International Masterson Institute
PANIC FREE FACT
"Unconscious procedural memory" can be programmed to control panic by preventing the release of stress hormones and activating the parasympathetic nervous system.
PANIC FREE FACT
Panic Free includes specific instructions for dealing with common panic triggers such as MRIs, bridges, airplane travel, and tunnels.
WHERE TO BUY
Panic Free can be purchased online at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble as well as independent book stores.
ALTERNATIVES
Traditional methods to prevent panic such as CBT, tend to help only 1 in 7 patients, while medications often used are addictive.
Director | International Masterson Institute
Panic Free delivers. I have been both a clinician and a researcher for over thirty years. Yet, this book still imparts to me new knowledge and skills.
Chair | Touro College Research Collaborative
Panic Free allows everyone to embrace their full potential with specific, focused, clearly explained and practical steps to break free from panic attacks. Hurry, buy the book and transform your life.
Licensed Psychologist
Department of Psychology | Smith College
Professor of Psychiatry | University of North Carolina