Article by Velma Merrick
Even any weird or anxious thoughts you experience are all the product of the anxiety response which creates ‘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 might include aggressive thoughts or sexual thoughts… thoughts about things you know you’d never actually carry out. Disturbing but harmless and a recognized and common panic attacks symptom.
If you want to learn how to stop panic attacks , preventing an attack can sometimes be as simple as focusing our minds on things that are more relaxing and soothing than what we are currently experiencing.
Symptoms of a Panic Attack
* raging heartbeat* difficulty breathing, feeling as though you ‘can’t get enough air* terror that is almost paralyzing* nervous, shaking, stress* heart palpitation, feeling of dread* dizziness, lightheadedness or nausea* trembling, sweating, shaking* choking, chest pains, distress* fear, fright, afraid, anxious* hot flashes, or sudden chills* tingling in fingers or toes (‘pins and needles’)* fearful that you’re going to go crazy or are about to die
It is not important to try and understand the physiology of the human body but it is important to remember that each of the anxiety symptoms you experience can be explained. Do not dwell on what you are feeling, instead, project yourself into more useful subjects, do something constructive, exercise, learn a skill or craft and escape the body trap.
Panic attacks are so very sudden and often unexpected, appear to be unprovoked, and are often disabling.
Once someone has had a panic attack, for example, while driving, shopping in a crowded store, or riding in an elevator, he or she may develop irrational fears, called phobias, about these situations and begin to avoid them. Eventually, the pattern of avoidance and level of anxiety about another attack may reach the point at which the mere idea of doing things that preceded the first panic attack triggers future panic attacks, resulting in the individual with panic disorder These panic attack symptoms cause the sufferer to become more scared, which causes more adrenalin to be released and the cycle starts over again.
It is not difficult to see how the initial catalyst for high anxiety which causes panic attacks, can become irrelevant once the cycle of fear, panic, panic attack symptoms, fear… and so on is formed. At this point, a ‘one off’ panic attack becomes panic disorder and the behaviours which fuel it cause an endless cycle of panic attack symptoms and high anxiety.
There is a big difference between coping and curing panic anxiety attacks Coping is only a temporary anxiety treatment for dealing with anxiety symptoms, while curing offers long-term results because it addresses the root causes of an anxiety attack.
Knowing and understanding your body’s needs for rest, relaxation and recuperation is already a positive step towards overcoming anxiety panic attacks. Once you become more aware, you can begin to plan pro-active ways to support and reinforce, and ultimately stop anxiety panic attacks.
Anxiety attacks usually get triggered by situations or they occur spontaneously. Impulsive or uncued panic attacks hit you out of the blue, whereas situational ones arise out of fear of a situation. The most common situations are when a individual feels immobilized, so to speak. They can’t exit such as while in an plane or they experience feeling stuck during a meeting. People who have underwent panic attacks feel there is something frightfully wrong with them medically. If left untreated, an occasional panic episode can become a nonstop cycle of fear and anxiety that can carry on for weeks or even years!
Panic attacks plague many adults today. The symptoms can be intense enough to make some believe they are having a heart attack or losing their minds. Many find that their lives begin to revolve around the fear of the next attack.
The symptoms of a panic attack are usually so intense they are often described by sufferers as the worst experience of their lives. After having a panic attack, the individual may continue to experience extreme anxiety for several hours. More often than not, the panic episode causes continuous worry about having another attack. It is not unusual to be become so consumed with worry and fear that behavioral changes occur with the hope of avoiding another attack. This may lead to the development of agoraphobia, which complicates recovery and limits one’s ability to function in usual daily activities.
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