| For some whose panic attacks are no longer easily | | | | should also be used with the psychiatrist's supervision. |
| mitigated, they may be better of asking help from the | | | | Risk of using anxiety drugs includes addiction. |
| experts like psychiatrists. But then, there are some | | | | Therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy. This |
| who have reservations because they equate visit to | | | | therapy aims to influence emotions on a patient that is |
| psychiatrist as going in an asylum for the insane. | | | | dysfunctional. Cognitive- meaning brain processes and |
| Remember that anxiety is more of a psychological | | | | behavioral - meaning the way the patients execute |
| disorder. Like physical disease, there are treatments | | | | these processes. The therapy works when the |
| for anxiety. | | | | cognitive is influenced to let go of dysfunctional |
| People who think they have anxiety disorders need to | | | | emotions and are practically applied to actual daily life. |
| be diagnosed officially by a psychiatrist. In this way, the | | | | There are also other therapies with the same |
| psychiatrist can evaluate what kind of treatment or | | | | principles as the cognitive behavioral therapy but just |
| therapy he or she will use on the patient. | | | | differ with the way the therapies are being carried out. |
| One of the anxiety treatments is the use of traditional | | | | Remember that these therapies should be carried out |
| anti- anxiety drugs. These drugs however are not to | | | | by psychiatrists only to be able to have the maximum |
| be considered as the ultimate cure for anxiety. These | | | | effective and efficient result. Do not attempt to carry |
| are just used to give temporary relief. These drugs | | | | out these principles as self help. |