| Part of being human is that it is perfectly normal to feel | | | | 8. Fear of losing control of yourself and doing |
| anxious, worried, and fearful from time to time due to | | | | something embarrassing |
| the things that our ever more complicated lives bring. | | | | 9. Fear of dying, impending doom and misery |
| Feeling anxious is just a part of life. It 'ups the ante' and | | | | 10. Crying and weeping, in reaction to the above |
| actually helps us cope with the stresses we may | | | | symptoms |
| encounter. However if you are constantly in an | | | | An anxiety attack can last for several minutes, |
| anxious state, it is likely that you will eventually | | | | although it seems much longer and is actually one of |
| experience anxiety & panic disorder attacks. | | | | the most disturbing events that anyone can live |
| An anxiety panic disorder attack is a sudden tidal | | | | through in everyday life. Learning how the different |
| wave of overwhelming fear that comes without | | | | symptoms of anxiety panic disorder affect you with |
| warning and without any particular cause and this will | | | | that first sudden jolt of fear is to understand what is |
| usually be short lived lasting for no more than 10 | | | | going on in the body. So, following a slight or no trigger |
| minutes. It is an intensive feeling, far more | | | | motivation or situation, this will lead to a release of |
| overwhelming than just feeling anxious or the feeling of | | | | adrenaline (epinephrine), which causes the supposed |
| being stressed out. Apparently almost one in 75 people | | | | stay-and-fight-or-take-flight response, where the body |
| worldwide will experience such an attack at one point | | | | prepares for major physical activity. |
| in their life. | | | | This results in a raised heart rate, labored breathing or |
| Most sufferers report fear that they are actually dying, | | | | hyperventilation, and sweating. The diaphragm, which |
| going mad or having some sort of breakdown and | | | | aides breathing, is also a muscle and it can become |
| losing control of both their emotions and behavior. | | | | overly tight and uncomfortable. When there is |
| These events generally initiate a very strong urge to | | | | continuous, interior nervous tension, a person frequently |
| flee and to escape from the place where the anxiety | | | | labors too hard when breathing. However, if a person |
| panic disorder begins. It is common to experience | | | | is hyper-anxious, there is overwhelming unpleasant |
| chest pain or shortness of breath, and a feeling of | | | | excitement, and a person may hyperventilate. |
| impending demise. | | | | Because strenuous activity hardly ever follows, this |
| A person with phobias will often experience an anxiety | | | | hyperventilation leads to CO2 levels lowering in the |
| or panic disorder attack directly due to the phobic | | | | lungs and then the blood, resulting in sudden dramatic |
| trigger. These kind of attacks are brief and quickly | | | | changes in the alkalinity of the blood, which will then |
| cease once the trigger is removed from sight or the | | | | lead to many of the other symptoms, such as the |
| sufferer has escaped. In the conditions of chronic | | | | tingling or numbness, dizziness, and lightheadedness |
| anxiety panic disorder, attacks can lead to another and | | | | mentioned before. |
| another, leading to nervous exhaustion or chronic | | | | Anxiety panic disorder can be a serious condition, but |
| nervous fatigue over a short period. | | | | before you start thinking you have this condition and |
| As mentioned, anxiety panic disorder can have | | | | go running off hotfoot to see a doctor, stop and take |
| symptoms that often occur suddenly, seemingly | | | | a deep breath! |
| without any apparent cause. The symptoms can be | | | | It may be hard to do but relax. Don't make this into too |
| as follows:- | | | | much of a problem immediately or it may lead to |
| | | | something serious and may affect your daily routine. |
| 1. A pounding heart, generally faster in nature | | | | Take things lightly. If after examining your thoughts and |
| 2. Increased perspiration | | | | body response for a while you think you really do |
| 3. Dizziness and lightheadedness, nausea | | | | have the symptoms of this condition, then you should |
| 4. Shortage of breath | | | | consult your doctor. If you are diagnosed with anxiety |
| 5. Tingling and/or numbness to the face | | | | panic disorder, good counseling and if absolutely |
| 6. Dreamlike sensations or perceptual distortions | | | | necessary, appropriate medication can bring your life |
| (de-realizing) | | | | to normal again. Otherwise, tell yourself gently over |
| 7. Disassociation, the perception that you are not | | | | and over 'be calm' let go, relax and continue to live |
| connected to your body and time. | | | | your life to the fullest. |