Dr. Braccio's Program
Drawing from his vast experience as an educator and psychologist in a career that began as a teacher in 1966 and has continued as a private practice psychologist since 1978, Dr. Braccio has put together an informational DVD (approximately 50 minutes) that addresses problems in Test Anxiety and how to overcome them. He also has included a powerful Trance Self Hypnosis CD (approximately 35 minutes) for you to use individually to help reduce test anxiety and the symptoms of a panic attack. Dr. Braccio believes this unique combination of educational materials can reach both your conscious and unconscious, the whole you.
Dr. Braccio explains how Test Anxiety can be positive if it gives you an edge to push you to do your best. However, it becomes agony when your anxiety overcomes and immobilizes you. Even worse is when you have a panic attack and reach the point where you feel you could die and need to go to the emergency room. Anxiety and panic attacks are common and normal when people are under stress.
Dr. Braccio discusses how painful anxiety and panic attacks relate to such things as genetic disposition, expectations of others, past poor experiences, fear of failure and catastrophic thinking.