| Anxiety attacks (also called panic attacks) are | | | | One of the most popular is 'cognitive-behavioral |
| frightening episodes. But they cannot harm you. | | | | therapy' (CBT) which is used to help change both |
| Nevertheless, once having suffered an attack you | | | | thought processes and behaviour. It can be used on a |
| don't ever want to repeat the experience. Having | | | | one-to-one basis or in group therapy. Using techniques |
| attended you doctor you are usually prescribed | | | | such as role-playing, daily journals, evaluating beliefs |
| drug-based medications, but their side effects can put | | | | and behaviour, relaxation, etc., it strives to change your |
| people off using them. However, there are natural | | | | negative thinking and behaviour into positive ones. |
| anxiety attack treatments that more and more | | | | Meditation |
| sufferers are now turning to. Here, you'll discover what | | | | This treatment needs to be mastered if it's to be |
| some of these are, and, how the fear of another | | | | effective. You need to be taught it. The objective is to |
| anxiety attack is often the trigger for one. | | | | get rid of your fears and anxieties by using special |
| It's perhaps a good idea to first look at the cause of | | | | techniques to calm yourself down, relieve stress and |
| anxiety attacks in order to understand how you should | | | | relax tight muscles, etc., so that you can turn negative |
| approach your treatment... | | | | feelings into positive ones. |
| The underlying cause of anxiety attacks -- panic | | | | Breathing |
| attacks -- is higher-than-normal levels of anxiety. Now, | | | | Many people use special breathing techniques to |
| everybody suffers anxiety, it's quite natural. But these | | | | control anxiety attacks. The key is slow, controlled |
| levels are manageable, and folks just get on with there | | | | breathing, not deep chest breathing which can have |
| day-to-day lives. But some people have anxiety levels | | | | the opposite effect. But the most important thing, with |
| that are so intense, continuous and prolonged that it | | | | all breathing exercises, is to use your diaphragm, not |
| totally interferes with their ability to get by on an almost | | | | just the chest. Most people just breath with their chest |
| daily basis. This is sometimes called general anxiety | | | | which only inflates part of the lungs. |
| disorder (GAD). So that when an everyday stressful | | | | Diet |
| event occurs, on top of an already heightened level of | | | | Your diet can play a part in treating anxiety attacks. |
| anxiety, an anxiety attack is triggered. | | | | Very acidic diets, which most of us eat, can |
| Now let's look at drug-based medication used in | | | | exacerbate stress and anxiety. So stay away from, or |
| anxiety attack treatments... | | | | reduce, things like salt, sugar, processed foods, dairy |
| Some of the most common are Selective Serotonin | | | | products (although yogurt is fine), nuts, alcohol, etc. As |
| Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI), which are a group of drugs | | | | for protein, reduce this to the amount you really need, |
| of the antidepressant class. These work on your brain | | | | taking into consideration the physical aspects of your |
| chemistry to manage and normalize emotion and | | | | job and lifestyle. On the other hand eat plenty of fresh |
| mood. Other common drugs are minor tranquilizers | | | | fruit and vegetables which are alkaline. |
| which are used to calm you down. The third common | | | | Now, while the above anxiety attack treatments can |
| group are beta-blockers used to control the physical | | | | be effective, one of the key components of anxiety |
| symptoms of anxiety attacks. And they all can be | | | | attacks is the actual 'fear' of having another one. |
| effective, although some only become so over time. | | | | Because this fear, which is built-into your psyche, builds |
| The side effects of some of these are quite nasty | | | | upon your already high anxiety levels. Then when you |
| and include things like, nausea, vomiting, stomach | | | | suffer a further stressful situation, it can trigger an |
| cramps, dizziness, tiredness, and even dependency. | | | | anxiety attack. This is you cycle of anxiety:- anxiety |
| There's also a paradoxical effect that your anxiety | | | | > fear > anxiety attack > anxiety > fear > |
| can actually increase for a period of time. | | | | anxiety attack > etc. To prevent further attacks and |
| So more and more folks are turning to natural anxiety | | | | to cure your anxiety you need to break that vicious |
| attack treatments like the following... | | | | cycle. |
| Therapy | | | | |