They need to retrain their brains to see both the positive and the negative. Polarized, or black and white thinking sees only good or bad, right or wrong, and nothing in between. An important part of therapy is learning to see the gray, learning to tolerate life's ambiguities, and learning to trust yourself and the choices you make. Numbers 8 and 9 are examples of shame. Screen yourself for depression at the National Mental Health Association's web site.
Panic is the body's automatic response to fear or a threatening situation.
It comes from the sympathetic nervous system. We sense danger and our bodies prepare for fight or flight. Panic is often be connected to a trauma that has occurred earlier in a person's life. With anxiety, we experience feelings of nervousness or worry. Most people experience some anxiety at some time.