| If you live in constant fear, with high anxiety, you may | | | | a person may develop a phobia around that event, |
| experiencing one of the following: panic attacks, | | | | place, activity or person. |
| anxiety disorder, or another mental health issue. You | | | | If left untreated, panic attack disorder can isolate |
| probably live the symptoms every day and you know | | | | people. They no longer wish to participate in society |
| that when you are suffering an attack, you feel like | | | | because they do not feel safe to leave their home. |
| you are going to die. You think that you are going | | | | They begin to draw on their immediate family and |
| crazy, your heart is racing, you feel light headed, like | | | | friends for support, both financial and emotional and this |
| someone is choking you, you cannot get enough | | | | can take a heavy toll on those who are involved in |
| breath, and you have chest pains and wonder if you | | | | their lives. It can be emotionally draining to be called by |
| are having a heart attack. | | | | a person day or night, constantly seeking reassurance |
| About 1 in 10 people have some sort of an anxiety | | | | that they are not going to die or that everything is |
| disorder. Some have severe panic attacks, anxiety | | | | okay. Sometimes people who suffer panic attacks get |
| disorder, or other conditions, and the biggest indication | | | | to the point where they have to quit their jobs. This |
| of this disorder is the extreme fear that a person lives. | | | | means that they are no longer economically |
| They fear that another attack could occur at any time | | | | self-sufficient and may have to apply for disability |
| without warning. Many hospital emergency personnel | | | | benefits. Once they are receiving disability benefits, it |
| see the same people repeatedly who are sure that | | | | seems they may have little need to ever leave their |
| they are suffering from a heart attack. The symptoms | | | | home again. With today's technology, anything can be |
| of an attack can be strikingly similar, but there are | | | | purchased on the internet and delivered to your door |
| important differences. | | | | from clothing to groceries. Bills can be paid online |
| Panic attacks are part of our brain's response to | | | | through online banking. |
| danger; however, most of us feel a small amount of | | | | You can imagine how a person with absolutely no |
| anxiety that is appropriate to the situation. People who | | | | family or friends as support would fare. Even though |
| have attacks have an extreme response that is | | | | panic attacks, anxiety disorder and similar conditions |
| extremely out of proportion to the situation at hand. | | | | can be scary, it is very treatable and there are so |
| The extreme response can be brought on by intense | | | | many options that people should consider. If one |
| stress or life changing events. Most of us get through | | | | treatment does not work, there are others that they |
| the stressful times in our lives without a hitch while | | | | can try and they should never stop trying until they find |
| others will develop a full-blown disorder. The problem | | | | one that works to alleviate their suffering. |
| with this intense reaction to a perceived danger is that | | | | |