Brainwave entrainment is a method to stimulate the brain into entering a specific state by using a pulsing sound, light, or electromagnetic field. The pulses elicit the brain’s ‘frequency following’ response, encouraging the brainwaves to align to the frequency of a given beat.
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When one first begins to experience anxiety or panic attacks it can be a very terrifying and confusing state of mind to be in, but as soon as these attacks start to occur more frequently and you begin to feel that you might be losing your sanity, your natural reaction is to go in search of some form of these attack treatment.

Unfortunately due to the confusion and panic which are caused by these attacks, most people simply go rushing off to their physician or psychologist in search of the answer as to how they should go about preventing these panic or anxiety attacks from reoccurring.

It is at this point which most of these people are supplied with a panic treatment which comes in the form of prescription medication and are all too happy to simply start taking the medication in the belief that this will solve their problems.

True enough, the medication often seems to help at first but did they take the time to consider that such medication might come with its own side effects and whether it is actually addressing the cause of the attacks or simply masking the symptoms?

Would it not have been a better option to actually spend a bit a bit of time getting to know and understand the enemy which has presented itself in the form of panic or anxiety attacks and perhaps looked into the possibility that there might be a more effective and natural form of these attack treatment?

The truth of the matter is that there are numerous other forms of panic attack treatment which are likely to be as effective, if not more so than conventional prescription medication, most of these treatments are also far more natural and have considerably less side effects.

So if you are looking for an effective panic attack treatment then why not take the time to consider treatments such as hypnotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, herbal remedies and even brainwave programming.

All of these are effective forms of anxiety and panic attack treatment which have been researched and proven to be effective in the treatment of anxiety and panic and actually go to work at addressing the cause of the disorder rather than simply disguising it.
Brainwave entrainment is a method to stimulate the brain into entering a specific state by using a pulsing sound, light, or electromagnetic field. The pulses elicit the brain’s ‘frequency following’ response, encouraging the brainwaves to align to the frequency of a given beat.

This ‘frequency following’ response of brainwave entrainment can be seen in action with those prone to epilepsy. If a strobe flashes at their seizure frequency, the brain will ‘entrain’ to the flashing light, resulting in a seizure.

On the positive side, this same mechanism is commonly used to induce many brainwave states; such as a trance, enhanced focus, relaxation, meditation or sleep induction. The brainwave entrainment effectively pushes the entire brain into a certain state.

Brainwave entrainment works for almost everyone. It is a great way to lead your mind into states that you might usually have difficulty reaching, allowing you to experience what those states feel like.

THE HYPE
There is a lot of marketing hype around brainwave entrainment. It is sold with promises of increasing IQ, promoting weight loss, ‘mind-tripping’, enhancing creativity, concentration, inducing spiritual states and more.

While these claims are not entirely true, they are not altogether false either. In practice, the claims are based on an overly-simplistic view of how the brain and the brainwaves function.
THE RUB
People are very seldom deficient in a certain brainwave type in all areas of their brain. Usually the distribution is much spottier, with an excess in one area and a deficiency in another.

We are all different, especially when it comes to the distribution of our brainwaves. Boosting a certain brainwave state may be beneficial for one person, and emotionally uncomfortable for another. Without knowing each person’s starting position, entrainment can be rather ‘hit and miss’.

If brainwave entrainment leaves you with unwanted side-effects (see below) or discomfort, you’re probably encouraging a range of brainwaves that are already excessive in some area of your brain. The way around this is to get a brain map to see what your brain’s strengths and weaknesses are, and see what (if any) brainwaves could use some encouragement.