| With the amount of ozone damage that we are | | | | |
| causing on a daily scale, it's perhaps no | | | | When a panic attack happens, the first and |
| surprise that allergies are on the increase. | | | | most noticeable effect is that the sufferer's |
| The extra heat from the sun that shines | | | | breathing becomes extremely laboured. Since |
| through the depleted ozone layer has numerous | | | | your body is fighting the alien bodies that |
| side effects - more plants mean more insects, | | | | are trying to force their way into your |
| which means more pollen, one of the key | | | | system, it's a natural occurrence to happen. |
| factors in many allergies. Dust mites are | | | | If you can imagine yourself fighting many |
| also more common due to the increased warmth | | | | different opponents at once, you can |
| in households. For allergy sufferers, this | | | | understand how your breathing would become |
| extra burden can have such an impact that the | | | | heavier. Knowing that fact can help in the |
| allergy itself can lead to a far more serious | | | | psychological battle against panic attacks |
| panic attack. So how can you combat this | | | | caused by allergies, as well as the obvious |
| potentially dangerous combination? | | | | physical one. |
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| Obviously, the first thing that needs to be | | | | It's not just the immediate effects of a |
| done is to differentiate the causes of your | | | | panic attack that can cause problems - |
| panic attacks. Since stress can be one | | | | sufferers experience such discomfort that |
| factor, it would be relatively immaterial | | | | they fear when the next attack is going to |
| trying to control that type of panic attack | | | | happen, and the result of this is yet more |
| with a treatment more suited to allergies. | | | | panic attacks. Imagine waking up each day in |
| Therefore, make sure that it is an actual | | | | the summer, fearing that you're not going to |
| allergic reaction that is causing the panic | | | | be able to breathe, panicking that the pollen |
| attack in the first place. | | | | will cause an allergic attack and bring on |
| | | | all the related side effects of that. That's |
| Since most allergies are a result of an alien | | | | the kind of fear that sufferers of allergies |
| source making contact with the sufferer | | | | and resulting panic attacks have to deal with |
| through either skin or breathing, it can be | | | | each day. |
| fairly simple to control the relevant allergy | | | | |
| and its effect on you. If it's a pollen | | | | Thankfully, there are treatments available, |
| allergy, for instance, there are many sprays | | | | some pharmaceutical, others more intense and |
| and inhalers that can help to stop the pores | | | | medically driven. Recently, much press has |
| that cause the allergy from infecting your | | | | been given to the Linden Method, a course |
| body. The most common kind line your nose and | | | | designed by a fellow sufferer and one that's |
| act as a blocking agent, allowing clear air | | | | meant to be extremely effective. At least |
| in and helping you breathe. Since pollen | | | | with these treatments and more, controlling |
| allergies, more commonly known as hay fever, | | | | an allergy inspired panic attack can be that |
| is one of the most common allergies around, | | | | little bit easier. |
| it has by far the most treatment available. | | | | |