Panic Attack Symptoms
You have everything inside you that you
need to overcome your panic attack and the related
anxiety. The problem is, often we recognize the
panic attack symptoms and don’t realize that we have the
tools, let along being in control to implement that, which
we need to control the anxiety and panic attack. Why?
because we feel so out of control at the time. Once you
know what the panic attack symptoms are you can use
the tools that are there, you just have to develop
the internal skills to use them effectively and we will
talk about this latter in this article.
Let’s first look at the barriers we put up that are
preventing us from becoming healthy and getting rid of our
anxiety and stress. So what are the panic attack symptoms, What
is it that we do that causes the panic attack? What is it, that
causes the anxiety, what is it, that causes the stress. For
lets face it if we delete the stress, we control the anxiety
which stops the panic attacks.
All very neat but a long way from reality isn’t it. Why?
Because we need a degree of stress in our lives, we use stress
to invigorate our actions and improve our personal health.
Excess stress however leads us to excessively smoke, drink or
eat. Physical activity drops and a feeling of a general loss of
esteem develops as we start to feel bad about ourselves. So
balance is the key if we are to stop panic attacks and avoid
long term reliance on panic attack medications.
We talked about barriers that cause anxiety and panic
attacks. So what are these barriers we build that develop into
the grounds for a panic attack. We will look at the three key
primary issues that most problems can be brought back to
The first is obsessive negativity.
When you are obsessively negative, it means that you have a
tendency toward being "negative" about people, places,
situations, and things in your life.
Secondly you have obsessive perfectionism.
When you engage in obsessive perfectionism, you are centered on
trying to do everything "just so" to the point of driving
yourself into an anxious state of being. You may find yourself
making statements such as, "I have to do this right, or I'll be
a failure!" or "If I am not precise, people will let down or
maybe be mad at me!"
Finally there is obsessive analysis.
When you are obsessed about analyzing things, you find yourself
wanting to re-hash a task or an issue over and over again. I
must have forgotten something!" or "If I let things go/don’t do
them my self, things will go wrong!"
All sound familiar to you don’t they and the reason why is
because we all do them, time and time again. However some
people just get obsessed about a certain point and then over
analyze the issue beyond all reasonable levels. They build
doubts that lead to fear that traps them in a spiral, leading
ever down words taking there self worth, their ability and self
esteem with it. This results in the development of anxiety and
potential panic attacks
Some people are more susceptible than others to stress; for
some, even ordinary daily decisions seem insurmountable.
Deciding what to have for dinner or what to buy at the store,
is a seemingly, monumental dilemma for them. On the other
hand, there are those people, who seem to thrive under stress
by becoming highly productive being driven by the force of
pressure.
What are the symptoms of a Panic attack. There are quite a
lot of issues that lead to panic attacks as each individual
reacts in a different manner under the same conditions.
Many may react in a different manner, under the same set
of circumstances, should they be exposed to it again. Let’s
look at the key points that cause the reactions within our body
to stress, anxiety and panic attacks
Stress is the way our body and our mind react to something,
which upsets our normal balance in life. During stressful
events our adrenal glands release adrenaline, a hormone which
activates our body's defense mechanisms causing our hearts to
pound, blood pressure to rise, muscles to tense, and the pupils
of our eyes to dilate.
The principal indicator of stress are as
follows;
• An escalation in your pulse rate;
(however, a normal pulse rate doesn't necessarily mean you
aren't stressed).
• Constant aches and pains,
• Palpitations,
• Anxiety,
• Chronic fatigue,
• Crying with out reason or over small issues,
• Over or under- eating,
• Frequent infections,
• Decrease in your sexual desire
These are sure signs you may notice, which indicate you may
be under stress and indirectly heading for a possible panic
attack. Of course, every time we are under stress, we do not
react the same as we may not be under as much duress or fear
the next time we are confronted with a stressful situation.
Anxiety, on the other hand, is a feeling of unease within
the body usually reflected in a queeze stomach, muscle aches
and pains and a lightness in limbs. It is normal to feel
anxious when facing something difficult or dangerous and mild
anxiety can be a positive and useful experience. Its as we
pointed out earlier when we stated a degree of stress and
anxiety is good as it improves our performance.
However, for many people, anxiety interferes with normal
life. Excessive anxiety is often associated with other
psychiatric conditions, such as depression. Anxiety is
considered harmful when it is very prolonged or severe. It
often appears during a stressful event and continues on after
the stressful event. If it is interfering with everyday
activities such as going to work or family life it is very
important that the suffer of anxiety seeks medical assistance
in dealing with the issue.
Unlike stress and panic attacks the physical symptoms of
anxiety are caused by the brain sending messages to parts of
the body to prepare for the "fight or flight" response. The
heart, lungs and other parts of the body work faster. The brain
also releases stress hormones. Untreated anxiety is as bad as
stress as it will lead into a full blown Panic attack. Such
attacks can be totally debilitating and lead to complete
breakdowns as previously outlined.
Understanding you stress levels and how you respond under
pressure are important to your ongoing health. With this
understanding you can make the right choices in the type of
work you undertake or the positions you accept in regards to
the stress them will apply on you.
Finally anxiety and panic attack medications are now widely
available and can be prescribed through your local medical
practitioner. As part of the treatment the doctor may refer
clients for mental evaluations. Such evaluation will help the
individual identify the issues, suppressed or otherwise, that
need to be overcome if a full recovery is to be achieved.
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