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Cure Panic and Anxiety Attacks Yourself
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What Are Panic Attacks ?
Panic attacks can be incredibly frightening – you feel dizzy, your heart is pounding, as it builds you even feel you are going to die. But you don’t – it goes away. Then later it starts all over again – and you begin to live your life in fear of having another panic attack.
You can completely stop all this, not just reduce the symptoms. We like the Linden-Method which is a downloadable course you can download here. It’s a drug-free approach to curing both panic attacks and general anxiety.
Panic Attack Symptoms Explained
When you experience an illness, doctors describe what is happening as ’symptoms’. So a cold produces symptoms of a runny nose, feeling bunged up, having a headache etc.
ANXIETY IS NOT AN ILLNESS… it’s something you experience and respond to - a behavioral condition which produces some scary SENSATIONS. These are the thoughts, feelings and responses you experience when you are anxious.
The Human Fear Mechanism
Human beings have a built in fear mechanism that helps us to fight or to flee. This is normally triggered when we are faced with real danger. So real FEAR can only be present when there is something actually there in the situation to be scared of. If you have panic attack symptoms when there is nothing present to be scared of… you are experiencing INAPPROPRIATE ANXIETY… the sensations of FEAR, BUT NOT true fear!
So the weird or anxious thoughts you experience and those terrifying sensations, are ALL the product of the anxiety response which creates all those ‘what if’ thoughts… thoughts designed to make you make sensible decisions quickly when REAL fear is present; but when no REAL fear is present, the thoughts work on presenting you with ‘worst case scenarios’ and some can be pretty weird and disturbing; these can include include aggressive thoughts or sexual thoughts… thoughts about things you KNOW you’d never actually carry out, as well as other types of extreme ‘what if’ thoughts and scenarios.
All this is disturbing but it IS harmless and recognized as common panic attacks symptoms.
Panic Attacks Symptoms and Sensations Are Products of the Anxious Nerve Signals Your Brain Produces
What this amounts to is that ALL the panic attacks symptoms, feelings, thoughts and sensations you experience are products of the anxious nerve signals your brain produces, NOT the signs of illness.. not physical illness or mental illness. Symptoms of panic attacks are unpleasant to say the least BUT they are completely normal and harmless (no matter how inappropriate).
We are all different and react differently to each other as a response to the same or similar stimuli.
This following list covers the most common panic attack symptoms. Experiencing four or less of these panic attack symptoms identifies what is called a limited symptom attack.
Common Panic Attack Symptoms
• Rapid heart beat, pounding heart or palpitations
• Sweating
• Shaking visibly or inside
• Choking sensations or lump in throat (Globus Hystericus)
• Smothering or shortness of breath sensations
• Chest pain or discomfort
• Nausea, bloating, indigestion or abdominal discomfort
• Dizziness or unsteadiness
• Feeling light-headed
• Derealization (feeling unreal or dreamy)
• Depersonalization (feeling outside yourself or like you don’t exist)
• Fear of losing control or going crazy
• Paresthesias (numbness or tingling sensations) in face, extremities or body
• Chills or hot flushes
• Skin losing color
• Blushing or skin blotches
• Urgently needing to urinate or defecate
• Inappropriate/Disturbed thoughts
• Muscle pain, especially in neck or shoulders
…and possibly many more!
Experiencing different or additional symptoms does not mean that your condition is worse or different, or that you are suffering from another un-diagnosed condition. Diagnosis of anxiety disorders is very accurate, so chances are you ARE suffering from panic attacks symptoms.
Some people have anxiety disorder but never suffer from panic attack symptoms.
How are panic attack symptoms caused?
Panic attack symptoms are caused by a number of biological changes that occur during times of stress and anxiety. The human body is very resilient, even in times of anxiety we are strong, although we may not feel it. Some people can be frightened that their heart will stop, or give up, through the constant racing, thumping or chest pain. This is not true; these are some of the most common symptoms of panic attacks.
Can panic attack symptoms harm me?
Panic attacks symptoms have never harmed anyone. Although they feel horrific and scary, panic attack symptoms are harmless and are simply exaggerated experiences of normal bodily sensations and reactions. Of all the people that I have spoken to about their own panic attack symptoms, none, including myself, ever came to any harm during the, literally thousands, of panic attacks we experienced.
But I Get Severe Chest Pains: These Panic Attacks Symptoms Must Be Harmful!
No-one has ever come to any harm as a result of anxiety or panic attacks! Consider how hard athletes have to work in order to give their hearts the kind of workout your heart receives through anxiety; athletes hearts do not give up, do they? The heart is a muscle, raising the heart rate exercises it, making it fitter. You wouldn’t worry if your heart raced after running for the bus, so why worry about it when it happens during anxiety. Panic attacks symptoms are harmless.
What About The Aches and Fatigue?
Your body will feel tired and shaky after the sensations subside. You may feel as if you have run a marathon yourself. Feeling tired or achy is a side effect. If you are know it may happen, when it does, you will recognise what’s going on and it won’t be so frightening!
Most anxious people complain of aching muscles and general fatigue, these are very common symptoms of panic attacks and anxiety. Muscle tension can cause pain or sensations of tightness anywhere in the body; most common in anxiety are pains in the chest, neck and shoulders. Tension in these places can be distressing; the tension in your chest can cause shortness of breath or rib pain, and it may make your chest or breasts tender or numb. Pains in the muscular tissues of the neck and back can cause the blood vessels and nerves to become restricted; this can cause headaches or migraine but can also cause the head to feel tender or painful.
It is possible for your face or scalp to feel numb or dead, this can affect sensations around your eye, in your cheek, face and jaw and can even affect the sensations in your mouth. This is caused by muscular tension causing restriction around the nerves and blood vessels in your neck. AGAIN, it’s another symptom of panic attacks and anxiety which causes the sufferer unnecessary worry but is completely harmless. Massaging the neck releases much of the tension and thus relieves the sensations; this works for most people.
This tension can cause feelings of numbness in the arms (usually the left), and also the legs. Don’t be alarmed if this happens to you.
Your nervous system is found in every inch of your body. There are nerve endings literally everywhere, around every organ, muscle and over every square millimeter of your skin so the symptoms of panic attacks and anxiety can be experienced anywhere! Tension can be responsible for many of the sensations experienced during anxiety.
Panic attack symptoms are EXACTLY what the name suggests, a symptom of the disorder not of another condition. These symptoms should be ignored, they have no importance or relevance to you, or your life.
These unpleasant panic attack symptoms and sensations don’t have to get the better of you, after all that is all they are – sensations. The nerves tell the brain what it should be feeling under certain conditions and the brain responds. If tired and anxious nerve signals become confused, the brain may interpret the feeling of ice against the skin as burning, or the eyes might send a confused signal to the brain that makes you see a smooth surface ripple like water. Perceived sensations never have and never can, hurt anyone. All symptoms of panic attacks and anxiety are caused by confused bodily sensations and nerve impulses, you may feel like the end is in sight, but it most certainly is not.
Do I Have To Put Up With Panic Attack Symptoms?
No, you do not. Panic attacks are, like all anxiety disorders, caused by an imbalance in the organ responsible for the anxiety response called the Amygdala. This organ acts like an anxiety switch – it is the ‘Anxiety Control Center’ in the brain. Normally, the switch is in the OFF position and only gets activated when it’s appropriate to feel anxious. In anxiety disorders this switch gets stuck in the ON position…it’s that simple!
So, if an anxiety disorder is to be eliminated completely, it is this imbalanced anxious response which needs to be addressed directly.
What Is The Solution To Panic Attack Symptoms?
The Linden Method (developed by Charles Linden) is a recovery program for anxiety disorders such as Panic disorder, Phobias, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder which is recommended and referred to by psychologists and medics from around the world. It is a simple and effective anxiety elimination programme with an impressive number of successes and testimonials. It’s also thorough – so it provides a TRUE CURE. It’s not about managing anxiety, it’s about eradicating it.
This is what Charles Linden himself has to say:
“There is ONLY ONE internal mechanism that causes anxiety and panic attack symptoms regardless of age, gender or race; therefore, the solution is the same for everyone and if we can cure over 100,000 people of their anxiety conditions, we can CURE you too.”
“The Linden Method is also equally effective for treating panic attacks in children and senior people too. I have children as young as seven years and a gentleman of 87 using the method currently. Some sufferers think that my method is a means of managing panic attack symptoms, it’s not, it’s a way of eradicating them from your life completely. Panic attack symptoms whilst pregnant are also very common and the Linden Method will show you that these can be effectively reduced and eliminated too.”
“Anxiety and panic attacks are simply accentuated versions of natural reactions; remember, they CAN NOT harm you in any way. I will show you how panic anxiety attacks symptoms, phobias and all your fearful sensations and emotions can be calmed and erased. Whether you suffer from generalized anxiety, panic attacks or phobias, you can and will be, SYMPTOM FREE again… that’s a promise.”
“Developing The Linden Method was the final chapter in my recovery, but to date it has helped 132,915 ex-sufferers topermanently and completely eliminate panic attacks, anxiety attacks, OCD, phobias and all the associated symptoms that had previously dominated and ruled their lives.”
Social phobia/panic attacks treatment? Exposure?
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Whenever I’m having a conversation with someone, sometime during it I start to feel anxiety. As soon as the conversation is finished, and I’m out of dodge, I get a panic attack. I’ve tried counting down from 100 by 3s, the drug Buspirone, deep-breathing and muscle relaxation. Any suggestions? Also, will exposure, as in subjecting myself to regular social interaction make it worse or better?
I have the same issue, i get very nervous about 2 seconds into a conversation, i have to keep reminding myself that everything is alright and think positively. I think it depends on the exposure, you definitely want to start small like a area with a small crowd, if you jump into a situation with lots of people and freak out it could cause a panic attack and make things worse.
Cognitive behavioral therapy(CBT) will help you understand what triggers attacks and help you change the way you react you might want to look into that or The Linden Method which includes these approaches.
Is it characteristic of folks who are under treatment for anxiety and panic attacks to make no sense?
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Q It just seems like this friend i know constantly makes things twisted around so never to be blamed, responsible, or at fault for something (no one is perfect i know this). i was just wondering if confusion and just not making sense at all was common with anxiety, and if the people close to the one suffering get irritated and confused also.
A One way of dealing with anxiety and depression is not to take responsibility ~it’s called peter pan syndrome~never grow up & take responsibility for anything. it’s a coping mechanism which works like this: i’m anxious and so i get confused so i can’t cope, so i can’t be responsible. it is easier to blame others than deal with issues that the anxious person feels they cannot cope with.
It can be difficult for other people and until the person who is anxious starts to understand the thought patterns and behaviors they are running, and can work on changing them, they will adopt coping mechanisms which can be difficult for those around them.
Anxiety: What is Panic Disorder?
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Fear and anxiety are part of life. You may feel anxious before you take a test or walk down a dark street. This kind of anxiety is useful – it can make you more alert or careful. It usually ends soon after you are out of the situation that caused it. But for millions of people in the United States, the anxiety does not go away, and gets worse over time. They may have chest pains or nightmares. They may even be afraid to leave home. These people have anxiety disorders.
Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder. It causes panic attacks, which are sudden feelings of terror for no reason. You may also feel physical symptoms, such as:
* Fast heartbeat
* Chest pain
* Breathing difficulty
* Dizziness
Panic attacks can happen anytime, anywhere and without warning. You may live in fear of another attack and may avoid places where you have had an attack. For some people, fear takes over their lives and they cannot leave their homes.
Panic disorder is more common in women than men. It usually starts when people are young adults. Sometimes it starts when a person is under a lot of stress. Most people get better with treatment. Therapy can show you how to recognize and change your thinking patterns before they lead to panic. Medicines can also help.
Anxiety can be quite detrimental to your appearance, your social life and sometimes your overall health. When it lasts for long periods of time, it becomes a serious issue that should be addressed by a medical professional. Like any other health problem, there are many causes that can lead to severe anxiety.
A major cause of anxiety can be genetics. Biology determines a great deal of how we are, from eye color to nose shape, and right down to the main core of our personality. If one or both of your parents tend to worry about things frequently, then chances are you will have the same reactions to situations. It is possible for this type of trait to skip generations, but more than likely whatever does not trickle down from heredity will catch with you from the nervous environment in which you live.
As alluded to before, your environment can heavily impact the amount of anxiety you may feel. But, even more than that, social pressures in your life can influence your personality, and cause you to be distressed about things you never thought you would worry about. Between work, children, pets, running a household and other such responsibilities, life can sometimes feel overwhelming.
When things are thrown at us all at once, many of us tend to go into survival mode. Feeling intense nervousness and experiencing worrisome behavior can actually be quite normal when we feel trapped under pressure.
Everyone experiences anxiety at one time or another ‘butterflies in the stomach’ before giving a speech or sweaty palms during a job interview are common symptoms. Other symptoms include irritability, uneasiness, jumpiness, feelings of apprehension, rapid or irregular heartbeat, stomachache, nausea, faintness, and breathing problems. Anxiety is often manageable and mild, but sometimes it can present serious problems. A high level or prolonged state of anxiety can make the activities of daily life difficult or impossible.
Since we often can trace the direct cause of our anxious behavior, the next step is to find ways to work through it. There is no point to going through life constantly feeling tense and worried. Over time, it will take its toll on you and you will find yourself feeling worn out and restless. Remember to take a step back, breathe, relax, and get plenty of rest. Everything falls into place. There is no need to worry about every little thing, because every little thing is going to be all right.
Sherry Harris
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/anxiety-what-is-panic-disorder-484143.html
Asthma and Panic Attacks
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Asthma attacks can escalate into panic attacks especially in children, who are less aware of what is happening to them. And of course the fear of having an asthma attack can in itself bring on a panic attack. The key is to break the cycle.
What to do when a child has an asthma or panic attack
As their chest tightens, the child starts to get tense, this exacerbates the tightness and a full-blown panic attack can ensue. For a parent or carer, the key is to treat the attack as a normal event and keep calm yourself, reassure the child and to ‘pace’ their breathing.
Start by breathing more heavily than you normally do – but not as heavily as the child, while keeping relaxed. Talk them through their breathing, gradually slowing your speech and your own breathing so if you have developed sufficient rapport, their breathing will become more slow, matching yours.
Learn or teach self awareness to break the cycle
Adults and older children can learn self-awareness, so they can start to control the symptoms themselves. It helps if they can develop the ability to become slightly detached and observe themselves and their behaviour, rather than wholly being caught up in an ‘inside out’ view. Then they can pace themselves, reduce their breathing rate and remain calm while they wait for the attack to subside.
What is the medical course of treatment for panic attacks?
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Most likely there will be medication involved…like Zoloft. It will all depend on what is causing the attacks. Talk to you doctor if you are having panic attacks. Good luck!
Panic attacks?
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I have a friend who had panic attacks,followed treatment for a year and now he feels better but still has remnants of the disease. He became very fatalistic about life in general,he is very careful about everything he feels organically and has sometimes with him some pills for anxiety…just in case….will these “symptoms” go away and will he be completely normal? Could he repeat at some point in life these panic attacks? He didn`t follow therapy counseling, just medication.
Yes!!! I was diagnosed in 1994 with a ” panic Disorder” and put on Paxil ( which helped in the beginning) and Buspar, along with Xanax, Valium, and Ativan. I have learned from this that you can’t live your life under the fear of having a panic disorder, it takes away from your quality of life. I would suggest going to therapy ( or trying one of the online courses ) because it really helps to talk this out with someone- you don’t feel all alone and you become less and less dependent on the drugs.
Panic Attacks Treatment – 5 Ways You Can Beat Your Panic Attacks!
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Panic attacks treatment is a must for those people who are suffering from constant panic attacks. Because of the varying nature of panic attacks, treatment can become a little bit difficult. The symptoms of a Panic attack have a tendency to differ from anxiety, heart palpitations, to hot flushes and even nausea. So, due to the difference in symptoms from person to person, the analysis of the situation can be difficult.
There are several kinds of panic attacks treatment, which can help in controlling the different types of panic attacks. Here are 5 well known panic attack treatments that may be able to help you:
1. Meditation – The first and one of the best panic attacks treatment is using meditation. This is because meditation helps you to keep your mind completely calm. It also helps the body to relax and repress terror, which always leads to panic attacks.
2. Medication – As mentioned panic attack treatments do vary as per the symptoms. Sometimes the sufferer of a panic attack can be treated by medication. Lots of the medication used in the treatment of panic attacks contains the chemical benzodiazepine and all of them have a sedative effect on the nervous system, as a result of which, a person calms down immediately suppressing the attack.
3. Psychotherapy – The use of psychotherapy is also one of the best and most used types of panic attacks treatment. This process of treatment is lengthy, but it is quite effectual as well. Additionally, for gaining the benefits of this treatment you have to follow some strict and stringent rules. This part, putting many sufferers off the process.
4. Psychologically – Another treatment for panic attacks is Psychological counselling. It is a very common treatment for panic attacks and anxiety. In this treatment you have to spend a short time with an expert, who will help you to identify the source of your panic attacks and hopefully treat the core problem.
5. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – The 5th panic attack treatment is cognitive-behavioural therapy. In this treatment you have to perform meditation and yoga body control exercises. This cognitive-behavioural therapy can help some people in avoiding panic attacks by doing some physical exercises. But it totally depends upon a person’s activity as to how well you perform physical activities and in effect react to treatment.
Many people destroy their panic attacks daily and all take a different route towards treatment. These are only 5 brief descriptions of many that are available in today’s world. One thing is for sure though, and that is, if the condition is left untreated it can quite easily spiral out of control very quickly indeed. So find your panic attacks treatment today!
Ethan Grays
http://www.articlesbase.com/self-help-articles/panic-attacks-treatment-5-ways-you-can-beat-your-panic-attacks-715843.html