For most women, giving life to another individual through pregnancy is the best and most rewarding feeling in the world.
Giving birth provides them with a sense of wholeness that no other material thing can provide.
This very beautiful event, however, is sometimes tainted by the idea of panic attack during labor.
Yes, labor and panic attack are sometimes inseparable from each other, and it can highly affect you in the future.
So what causes panic attack during labor? There are a couple of things that can cause this catastrophic event and I will discuss some in this article.
Moreover, I will also talk about ways on how to avoid them.
I may not be a woman but I understand how beautiful pregnancy is, and we should not allow the disorder to snatch away what could be the most memorable experience of your life.
The first thing that could cause this specific type of panic attack is lack of knowledge or we could put it as the fear of the unknown.
This generally applies to first time mothers who lack experience on the delivery room.
Because they do not know how painful giving birth is, they are overwhelmed by the situation and they start to panic.
A lot of things go through a mother's mind on that day and those things can cause a lot of stress and anxiety.
The physical pain and the mental torture will then lead to an outburst of emotions, and then they panic.
No one could really blame them because although giving birth is truly rewarding, it is also equally stressful.
What can you do then to avoid this from happening? Well, if lack of knowledge is the problem then the only way to counteract it is for you to acquire as much knowledge as you could.
You can either research about it on the internet like what you are doing now, or you can ask about it from your friends.
Whatever you do, just make sure that before they wheel you inside the delivery room you have an idea of what will and might happen.
The second cause is the complete opposite of the first one - too much knowledge about labor pains.
Consequently, this applies to mothers who already gave birth in the past; most likely those who had a very bad labor experience.
Sometimes these mothers think about the pain too much that they are unconsciously gathering and collecting stress even before their labor begins.
All of those stress, plus the actual labor pains, will lead to a panic attack.
This is trickier to avoid as you just cannot stop mothers to be weary, especially when their precious child is concerned.
The best remedy is for these mothers to learn to meditate.
Meditation is a very effective way to get rid of negative thoughts that are bothering you.
Moreover, it will teach you to breathe properly which is essential during delivery and panic attacks.
Now you know that being a mother has its ugly side, but please do not allow this to stop you from bringing life to the world.
Child bearing is a wonderful task that you can fully enjoy if you know what to do to avoid attacks during labor.