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How do i know when im having a panic/anxiety attack?

Posted by on November 26, 2009 4 comments

I am just wondering how i know if im having a panic/anxiety attack and what to do if this happens
also the last few days i have been getting them and i was also diagnosed with anxiety and put on lexipro 10 mg

Best reply by Mar:

Sudden rush of bloodstream to the brain causes such attacks including palpitation of the heart. If this happens seek the assistance of someone close to you. Deep inhaling of cool air, drinking a glass of water, or training you mind to think only of the good things in life helps a lot.

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Psychotic Anxiety

Posted by on November 25, 2009 2 comments

Psychotic anxiety is definitely a condition that requires professional attention.  A small blog article would be of little help to anyone who has been diagnosed with this rare illness.  In part, this is because medication is required to make headway toward the cure of  psychotic anxiety.  Also, it takes a professional trained in dealing with it to determine how much progress is being made toward its end cure.

Another complicating factor is whether the anxiety is seen as an acute psychosis or one without an abnormal amount of complications.  Obviously, the answer to this question would not be found over the Internet.

However, one place where an article can be helpful in such a matter is to inform those who have yet to be diagnosed, psychotic anxiety is not a widespread condition.  More helpful information is the fact that everyone suffering ordinaryoverwhelmedanxiety disorder believes he or she has some sort of psychosis, at least in the beginning.  This is a normal response to a nervous illness that while not serious can be very, very frightening!

Still, anxiety disorder, with or without panic attack, though scary, is most often a far cry from any type of psychosis.  Anxiety panic disorder has become very common in today’s world.  Because of pressures that have become built in to the modern lifestyle and due to I believe,  the widespread use of recreational drugs such as marijuana, many people’s lives become bogged down with anxiety disorder and panic attack.  However, with the right approach and the right counseling this condition can be short lived.  Fortunately, this is often the case.

With most cases of anxiety disorder and panic attack disorder it takes a lot of resolve on the sufferer’s part and the right information to get this nervous illness on its way to being neutralized.  Though it may take several weeks or maybe even months, anxiety disorder and panic attacks are commonly defeated.  These conditions have no psychosis associated with them and are not acute conditions.

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Phobia of Leaving

Posted by on November 16, 2009 No comments

The phobia of leaving a place where one fears venturing away from can be considered agoraphobia or at least, agoraphobic in nature.  The dictionary definition of agoraphobia is “fear of the marketplace.”  So, it is implied that a person who is afraid to venture out is suffering from agoraphobia. 

Naturally, the place this person would fear leaving would be his or her home.  Generally speaking, the person sufferingstaying home from the fear of leaving home is not afraid explicitly of the marketplace but he or she is simply afraid to go anywhere.  At least, this is true in advanced cases.

Often the fear of leaving starts when the person with the developing phobia has a panic attack away from the home.  Because of this he/she equates the panic attack with the place it occurred and therefore avoids returning to this place. 

As  time goes on, more panic attacks occur at different various places and the sufferer ads these places to those he or she will no longer visit.  Before long everyplace outside of the home is a part of his or her “do not visit” list and a full-fledged case of agoraphobia or phobia of leaving is developed.

To defeat agoraphobia one must first learn to defeat panic.  Once the sufferer learns how to overcome panic attacks he/she can eventually start on a program bringing the him/her back out into the world once again.  No longer fearing an attack will directly lead to no longer fearing what waits in store when the comfort of the home is left behind.  

Still, even at this point some guidance will be needed in order to help the patient gain confidence.  However as the agoraphobia patient gains confidence the panic attacks will no longer control his or her life, fear of leaving home will be well on its way to becoming nonexistent.

How to breathe through anxiety and panic?

Posted by on November 15, 2009 No comments

What is the correct way to breathe though anxiety and panic normally do in hale in nose for count of four then out through mouth but its so forced
When do the breathing should do it through nose out through mouth slowly breathe slow but cant do this all end up doing is getting so frustrated, that when breathe out just SIGH
Tried to breathe in nose out through nose but it feels strained and not that powerful or effective.
Male 28 social anxiety, panic, agrophobic.

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Do you feel a Panic or Anxiety attack can happen at any time?
People in this situation often feel that are lucky
to make it through the day without that switch been
flicked but in the back of their mind they fear that it
could happen at any moment day or night.
They remain on high alert anticipating it.
Anticipating the big one!
In fact most people who experience panic attacks
fear it in this manner. It is natural for people to think this
way as often the panic attacks come forcefully out
of the blue.
The truth of the situation is however
different. A panic attack does not lurk in the background
waiting to pounce, it can feel that way in your mind
if you are anxious but that is not how it really works.
Panic attacks are actually something we decide to
initiate when we feel out of control.
The thought that triggers almost all panic attacks is :
“This is too much , I cannot handle this,”
Then the adrenaline starts to really pump.
“Ah I was right look my body is going into a fit…
“I am terrified by what is about to
happen…HELP,- PANIC… !”
The severity of the panic attack is directly
related to how you are feeling at that time.
If you are exhausted physically, mentally or emotionally
then you are more vulnerable to feeling anxious.
After the panic attack has run its course, it is
followed by a prolonged period of general anxiety.
During this time the person fears that the panic
switch might go off again at any moment sending
them into another tailspin of high anxiety.

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Anxiety Signs and Symptoms

Posted by on November 10, 2009 No comments

Anxiety signs and symptoms are not really apparent to anyone but the most trained people in the Field of anxiety disorders.  This means, usually when someone is suffering from anxiety disorder, no one but the sufferer can tell.  The signs of a nervous person are very apparent.  However, being able to distinguish between a person who is suffering true285/365 New Glasses Girl anxiety and one who is simply nervous is not easily done.

The anxiety sufferer knows it is true anxiety when she cancels appointments and avoids certain person, places and things because of fear her anxiety will cause her to somehow make a fool of herself or in many cases she fears her anxiety will make her feel she will have an attack of some kind that will cause her to need to be “taken away.”  Such things are not in the mind of one who is simply nervous.

Most often, when a person is experiencing true anxiety, panic enters into the fray.  Sometimes, this panic or panic attack is said to be paranoia.  While this term does not exactly describe what panic attack due to anxiety actually is, it is a term often used.

Panic is the result of anxiety that builds and builds and builds.  This is normal for those experiencing anxiety but not for folks who are simply nervous.  The panic starts to develop when the sufferer becomes afraid of the funny and often very scary feelings anxiety brings on.  Many times these scary feelings make the sufferer wonder if he or she is having a heart attack or stroke. 

 Of course, such feelings should be brought to the attention of a medical professional quickly.  However, even after the patient has been cleared of these medical conditions, his or her continued fear of them only brings more anxiety into his or her life and this added fear on top of of the existing  anxious condition eventually can lead to panic attacks.

Ordinary Nervousness or True Anxiety, can You Tell?

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Overcoming Shyness

Posted by on November 6, 2009 No comments

Overcoming shyness is not always the most desirable thing when it is mild in nature and when it is not upsetting to theaplause life of the shy person.  For instance, to one who works alone and has little interaction with others, ordinary shyness is not usually a very big problem.  However, to someone pursuing a career in sales, shyness can be an obstacle that must be overcome.

There are two major steps that must be taken for someone who is shy to come out of his shell, so to speak.  This steps are:

  1. Learning to become less inhibited and
  2. Dealing with rejection.

Basically, winning the battle over inhibition involves having a good imagination and some acting skills.  This is because many have found success in overcoming their inhibitions by pretending they were acting the role of someone else.  If you are trying to become less inhibited; try this:

  • Observe someone you see as an outgoing person
  • When you are alone, pretend you are acting in a play, playing the part of this person
  • Use his or her mannerisms when you speak and generally, do what he or she does
  • The next time you are in a social situation, just be yourself, but picture yourself playing the role of the outgoing person
  • This will help you gain confidence and as confidence grows, inhibitions will disappear.

Of course, when a person acts out his whole life other problems could be developed.  So, remember to save the mimicking of someone for those instances when you are pressed into it.  This would be as in the situation where a shy person calls on a client to make a sale, for instance.  Another example would be a shy fellow approaching a young lady to ask her for a date.  Mimicking can help people in these situations very much.

A great deal of shyness stems from the fear of rejection.  This is the other important part to the equation of overcoming shyness.  Someone who is shy often has become so because the pain rejection brings him or her is enough to stopRejected You him or her from ever trying to make any gains in social life.  Therefor, it is most important the shy person understand 3 facts:

  1. Every one gets rejected.  Experts in the field of sales teach you will be turned down at least 10 times before you will make a sale.
  2. A rejection, or failure brings you one step further toward success.  There is no success without failure.  So, let the saying, “You never know until you ask” be your motto. And,
  3. Very often people reject you because they themselves are shy.  Often they use contrived rudeness to hide their insecurity.  Remember, the girl or guy who just turned you down may have done so because he/she is even more shy than you are and may regret rejecting you later on!
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Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia

Posted by on November 1, 2009 1 comment

Panic disorder with agoraphobia is a fairly common type of anxiety disorder.  Normally, the anxious person starts by developing a relatively mild anxiety disorder.  Next, anxiety’s fears work their way into the sufferer’s life far enough that he starts to experience panic attacks.

Panic attacks usually come out of nowhere and are totally unexpected.  This is especially true of the first few attacks.  After that, their horror brings the sufferer to the point where he is always on the lookout for them.  He is always anticipating when the next one will occur and where he will be when it occurs.  It is being on the lookout for panic attacks that often creates them.  If the sufferer didn’t fear them he woulodn’t be looking out for them.  Being fearful welcomes panic. 

Naturally, because of his great fear of these panic attacks, he will avoid doing things he believes causes their comingSeattle and he avoids places he feels will bring them on.  Of course, there is no sense in doing these things but a panic attack sufferer is so intent upon avoiding panic attacks, he will do anything to stave them off; even if the things he is doing to try to stave them off are illogical or even unadvised.

Agoraphobia is an anxiety driven illness where the sufferer avoids going to certain places because he fears this place will bring on a panic attack.  When let to go on indefinitely, the agoraphobia sufferer will never leave his home because eventually he will fear visiting anywhere because of the possibility all places outside his home will bring on a panic attack.

This is a common progression for agoraphobia.  In technical terms, agoraphobia means “fear of the marketplace.”  However, agoraphobia describes a condition where a person tries to beat panic by avoiding certain places.

To unwind the progression that leads to agoraphobia, the patient must learn it is trying to avoid panic that is making his life so unbearable.  So, it follows the key to the curing the panic attacks is to take a few panic attacks right on the chin, so to speak.  In fact, the sufferer should let the panic come to him without trying to dodge it.

After that, he can actually go to places he feels will bring on a panic attack.  By doing this he will be chasing after panic and as he does, he will actually be chasing panic away!

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