Hi,
First of all thanks for this forum,this forum was a blessing to me when I was lost with PATM.
I noticed I was having patm condition an year a ago.It took me around 5 months to understand what was going on and since then I started looking for a cure and i was able to reduce the symptoms.
I will describe the nature of my PATM experience .It will be helpful to someone with same PATM nature.
It always starts when you become nervous,fear or anxious.
It happens over the phone ,beyond windows regardless of the distance.
Coughing is no the only result,Nearby people feel unusual cold (obviously you want feel any difference in cold),People feel fatigue,lazy,moody,sore throat or yawning.
You might feel burning sensation in your head.
Effects are amplified when you are in a A/C environment.
How I control PATM effect.
Be mindful about the thoughts and feelings
PATM effects are highly related to what you think/feel.More you become anxious more it will happen.I know its not easy to remove anxious feelings from your head.Because when you become anxious PATM starts the more you hear people coughing more you become anxious which will increase PATM again.This is the vicious cycle you need to break.Be alert in your mind.do some experiments try to identify what you feel/think when PATM happens (In my case its anxiousness and anger),With the time you will find you are feeling the same feelings every time PATM happens.Dont give into these feelings,In my case when i start feeling anxious i fear about coughing will start,First i avoided the things that was making me anxious secondly every time i feel anxious instead fearing about it I become mindful about it ,My exact thoughts are ~Mmm,hear comes the anxious~ then i start focusing back about my work.People might start coughing but dont feel fear or guilty about that just let it happen,(i used to count the coughs and with a smile) if you let your self feel fear or specially guilty you will be stuck in the vicous PATM cycle.Never feel guilty you are not doing this because you want it to happen.Let go the guilt by identifying anxiousness miles away. I know this isn't easy but give it time ,with time it will become a habit and you will find the PATM symptoms are reducing.Put your mind into something you like keep your mind occupied with something else like Painting,Exercising put your focus away from PATM.Walk among crowd feeling free even when you are hearing coughs ,never try to own them.With time you will hardly remember that you had a time like this.KEY IS KEEIPING YOUR MIND AWAY FROM PATM.
I will advice dont start anything thinking that this will solve PATM.then you will end up thinking about patm every time that you will do that thing.Every one has something they love do just because they love doing it find your thing and focus on that.
It has been around 2 months now since i started doing this and PATM symptoms are hardly seen anywhere i go,even when i hear a few people (a significant decrease of number of coughing people) cough per day,I just ignore it never try to attach them to PATM,simply i dont care even the whole city start cough and that is the mind set that help you to get over this,more you look for PATM more you will find them the so ignore them be mindful, it will fade away slowly.
Be Strong everyone,Cure is in your mind !!
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