| In the high- pressured, dangerous world we live in | | | | They rush to the nearest hospital or immediately |
| today, it is difficult to escape feelings of acute tension, | | | | contact their physician for emergency treatment. |
| stress and anxiety that frequently lead to panic | | | | Examination of their condition very often reveals there |
| attacks. Stress victims are to be found in every walk | | | | is no indication of any heart problem whatsoever. The |
| of life. | | | | symptoms they are suffering from have been brought |
| If you often feel stressed, extremely anxious and | | | | about by a panic attack. In emergency wards at |
| unable to cope, it may be due to a variety of different | | | | hospitals this is a fairly frequent occurrence. |
| reasons. Whatever the reason it is important for you | | | | It is very important however, to warn against the |
| to recognize that severe stress could be harmful to | | | | danger of being too casual and ignore symptoms that |
| your health. | | | | resemble a genuine heart attack. Don't ever assume a |
| Stress is regarded by medical science as one of the | | | | panic attack is the cause of the problem. |
| most important contributory factors in many illnesses. | | | | If you are in the company of anyone who complains |
| Hypertension, high blood pressure, heart attacks, | | | | of severe chest pains, get qualified medical help |
| asthma, skin disorders, stomach ulcers, rheumatoid | | | | immediately. Don't disregard these symptoms and |
| arthritis and many other medical problems are all | | | | presume they are probably due to a panic attack. |
| believed to be directly related to stress. | | | | There is a chance that you may be completely |
| Your stress may be due to money problems, family | | | | mistaken.. The old maxim, "better be safe than sorry" |
| disagreements, unhappiness in your home, unpleasant | | | | certainly applies in these circumstances. |
| conditions at work, concerns about the welfare of | | | | Doctors are seeing more and more cases, these days, |
| your children, uncertainty about your future or a wide | | | | of people suffering from symptoms of severe stress, |
| range of different fears - some real, some | | | | nervous tension, extreme anxiety and panic attacks. |
| exaggerated; some imagined. | | | | The most common form of treatment is to prescribe |
| It makes no difference whether your fear is real or | | | | tranquilizers. |
| imagined, the mental suffering from self-induced stress | | | | It is small wonder that world-wide wide use of |
| can be just as harmful to your health. | | | | tranquilizers, has increased dramatically over the past |
| When a person has been under stress for some, it | | | | few years. |
| often results in a condition known as "panic disorder". It | | | | Tranquilizers, as an emergency form of treatment, |
| is condition that is becomingly increasingly common.. | | | | when prescribed by suitably qualified doctors, can be |
| "Panic disorder" is described as a psychiatric condition | | | | effective in relieving stress. But there are always |
| that brings about recurrent waves of panic that | | | | disadvantages in their use. There are often |
| sometimes persist for lengthy periods. | | | | side-effects. Sometimes these side effects can be |
| It is an emotional state accompanied by feelings of | | | | very serious indeed. There is also always the danger |
| dread that something terrible is about to happen. | | | | of addiction. |
| People who suffer from these panic attacks are | | | | A large number of people, suffering from panic attacks |
| sometimes fearful of getting on a bus; or entering a | | | | and conditions of severe stress, have moved away |
| strange house.; or even going to a supermarket. These | | | | from conventional medical treatment. They are |
| panic attacks can occur without warning. They are | | | | unhappy wih tranquilizers. They turn to various forms |
| often unrelated to a specific incident or event. | | | | of alternative medicine for treatment and have been |
| Very often these feelings of panic are accompanied | | | | very happy with the results achieved. |
| by alarming physical symptoms such as dizziness, | | | | One method of treatment for stress, that has received |
| tightness in the chest or the throat, shortness of | | | | wide recognition and a great deal of favorable publicity, |
| breath, a racing pulse, or hot flushes. | | | | because of the excellent results obtained, is meditation. |
| It is not uncommon for people suffering from a panic | | | | There are certain forms of meditation that have |
| attack to be convinced they are having a heart attack. | | | | proved remarkably effective in relieving stress. |