Panic - Self-Monitoring Record
The Panic – Self-Monitoring Record is a structured tool designed to collect valuable information about how clients experience panic.
Panic - Self-Monitoring Record
A panic attack is a sudden surge of intense fear which is accompanied by:
- Strong body feelings (such as your heart beating rapidly, or finding it hard to breathe).
- Catastrophic thoughts (such as thinking that you will lose control, or you will die).
Panic attacks aren’t dangerous, but they can be terrifying and very distressing.
One way to learn more about your own experience of panic is to use a self-monitoring record. It’s like a diary that can help you become more aware of what triggers your panic, your response to it, and the role your thoughts play.
Complete this record whenever you experience panic or as your therapist has instructed.
Overview
Developing self-monitoring skills teaches clients to systematically observe and record specific targets such as their own thoughts, body feelings, emotions, and behaviors. Though it’s usually introduced early in the therapy process, it can continue to provide an inexpensive and constant measure of problem symptoms and behaviors throughout treatment. The Panic – Self-Monitoring Record is designed to help clients capture information about situations where they experienced panic attacks.
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