| In general anxiety is the body`s natural response to | | | | may be suffering from anxiety disorder. |
| danger. It functions like an automatic alarm system | | | | Here are some other physical effects of panic |
| when a person feels threatened. Which is not | | | | attacks. For example, the pupils widen to let in more |
| something bad because anxiety can help us to stay | | | | light, which may result in blurred vision, or "seeing" stars. |
| alert and focused to solve problems. That means it is | | | | There is a decrease in salivation, resulting in dry mouth. |
| good to have a normal anxiety level. | | | | There is less activity in the digestive system, which |
| However, when anxiety starts to dominate your | | | | often produces nausea, a heavy feeling in the |
| thoughts and constantly interferes with your daily life | | | | stomach, and sometimes even constipation. |
| then the normal anxiety has turned into an anxiety | | | | Finally, many of the muscle groups tense up in |
| disorder. People suffering from anxiety disorder | | | | preparation for "fight or flight" and this results in |
| experience panic attacks. | | | | subjective feelings of tension, sometimes extending to |
| In short form a panic attack is a sudden surge of | | | | actual aches and pains, as well as trembling and |
| overwhelming fear and anxiety. | | | | shaking. |
| These are some very common panic and anxiety | | | | Every individual has slightly different anxiety attack |
| attack symptoms: | | | | symptoms. Having a panic attack for the first time |
| - Tight Throat | | | | people think they have caught some sickness. Often |
| - Feeling Dizzy and Nervous | | | | people experiencing a panic attack may assume that |
| - Restlessness | | | | he or she is suffering from a heart attack due to chest |
| - Numbness | | | | pain and breathing problems. |
| - Hyperventilation | | | | People who suffer from anxiety attack symptoms |
| - Hot or cold Flashes | | | | or anxiety disorder have lost control of their lives. They |
| - Feeling Tense | | | | are constantly anxious about everything. Fear is |
| - Chest pain or Discomfort | | | | completely dominating their mind. |
| - Fear of losing Control | | | | For them it is highly important to seek help for the |
| - Nausea or Stomach cramps | | | | anxiety. It won´t go off just like this. |
| - Depersonalisation | | | | There is a key difference between somebody who |
| - Trembling and Shaking | | | | is totally cured of anxiety attack symptoms or anxiety |
| If these feelings are what you experience, then you | | | | disorder and somebody who is not. |