What Causes Anxiety Attacks and Why Are They So Scary?
What Causes Anxiety Attacks and Why Are They So Scary?
Once you know what causes anxiety attacks, you’ll be more able to address the underlying conditions and eliminate them. Anxiety attacks are terrifying, and those who have never suffered an anxiety attack can never really appreciate just how scary they can be. You’ll discover the main causes and symptoms of anxiety attacks here.
Before we consider what causes anxiety attacks, we’ll look at the symptoms. The symptoms of anxiety attacks are many, but the most common seem to be…
a fear of something bad going to happen hyperventilation dizziness a feeling of being detached from your surroundings tightness across the chest tightness in the throat racing heart irregular heart beat heart thumping in the chest feeling sick sweating palpitations tingling fingers and toes tremors
You may not experience all of them during an anxiety attack, but you will experience several. One of the most common feelings during an attack is the real belief that you’re having a heart attack. I can tell you it’s a really scary experience!
So what causes anxiety attacks and why are they so scary? Anxiety attacks can happen without warning, but they don’t happen without a reason. Something else has been going on in the background and some sort of ‘trigger’ has then sparked-off the attack. That ‘something else in the background’ is general anxiety, i.e. higher-than-normal levels of daily anxiety. And the trigger is usually a highly stressful event or situation, which may even have occurred some time before the actual attack.
You see, an anxiety attack — also called a panic attack — isn’t the same as having a normal, short burst of stress / anxiety. For example, the normal reaction to an unexpected event like having to brake suddenly to avoid a child in the road. It normally takes just a short time for a person with normal levels of daily anxiety to recover from that.
No, a person with general anxiety, faced with a similar highly stressful situation, will react much more severely. Their anxiety levels will be pushed, from already higher-than-normal levels, to extremely high levels. Then, far too much adrenalin is produced in the body and the outcome is the symptoms of an anxiety attack.
Since the beginning of mankind, adrenalin is naturally released in our bodies to help us survive dangerous situations, so we can make ‘fight or flight’ decisions fast, and, be physically prepared and capable of carrying them out.
But these are for ‘real’ danger situations. In a general anxiety condition, the person has totally ‘irrational’ fears and feelings of danger. So that when they experience a further sharp increase in anxiety or fear, the body reacts in the only way it knows how. But there is no physical enemy, to fight or run away from. So the victim suffers a whole range of symptoms that don’t make sense to them. They are having an anxiety attack, and not knowing the cause is a really scary — terrifying actually — feeling.
So now that you know what causes anxiety attacks, what do you do about them? If you suffer from anxiety and anxiety attacks, there are two strands to your cure. The first is to get rid of the ‘fear’ of having another attack. This is so important because that fear alone can cause you to have another attack. Then once you have eliminated that fear, you are much better placed to get rid of your general anxiety.
If you want to discover just how to get rid of your fear of another anxiety attack, and then finally cure your general anxiety then go to http://eliminatepanicattacks.blogspot.com.
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Anxiety Drugs: Do They Really Treat Anxiety Attacks
Anxiety Drugs: Do They Really Treat Anxiety Attacks
What causes anxiety and panic attacks? what are the symptoms of these disorders? anxiety drugs, do they really treat anxiety attacks?. These are questions asked by many people who believe they maybe suffering from one of these disorders and are scared of a life dependant on drugs for relief.
Anxiety and panic attacks are problems that affect many people on a daily basis and
are more common than many people believe. If you do not suffer from one of them, then you probably know someone who suffers from these disorders, even if you do not realize it. A lot of us experience anxiety/panic some time in our lives, but for about five per cent of people it’s so severe and persistent and contols most of their daily life.
Anxiety and panic attacks, are some of the most common psychological disorders and affect women more often than men, they are more common than you think.
If you have this disorder, you may think that drugs are the only option to treat anxiety attacks. Medication can relieve some of the symptoms of anxiety, but it doesn’t cure the underlying problem and it’s usually not a long-term solution. Anxiety drugs also come with side effects and safety concerns, such as the risk of addiction. Many anti-anxiety drugs like benzodiazepines work by reducing brain activity, this leads to side effects beyond anxiety relief. All benzodiazepines relieve anxiety (anxiolytic) but some act as sleeping agents too.
Drug companies spend billions promoting the view that depression and anxiety are biological illnesses and can only effectively be treated with drugs. All independent research indicates that the right psychotherapeutic intervention relieves symtoms more quickly and is more likely to prevent relapse.
The truth is anxiety and panic attacks are the most highly treatable of all mental health conditions. And you don’t have to rely on controversial antidepressant drugs to treat anxiety and panic attacks.
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Nocturnal Panic Attacks Help
Most everyone has heard of panic attacks, but very few know anything about the panic attacks that happen at night while you are asleep. These are called nocturnal panic attacks. The episodes of panic that happen during the day are bad enough as far as being scary are concerned, but the ones at night are really terrifying. Fortunately, the same panic attacks help works on both the day and the night variety. The best of all the methods that are in use today is hypnotherapy.
Not Quite As Common
Nighttime panic attacks are not as common as the others. You wake up quickly from a sound sleep, and you a in a state of deep panic. You are drenched in sweat and finding it difficult to breathe. You feel a sense of impending doom, and you just want to run away from it all. Basically, you have the same symptoms as the regular panic attacks, perhaps a bit worse in intensity. The nocturnal panic attacks seem to last for the same amount of time as well, usually up to about ten minutes. Panic attacks help is really needed for the night time type, and hypnotherapy has been proven to help sufferers with this form of the disorder.
Genetic Link?
Some researchers say that the tendency to have any form of panic attacks can be inherited from a relative. They also pinpoint stress and anxiety as well as hormones as bumping up your chances of suffering with this disorder. At any rate, those who have panic attacks at night have around a fifty percent chance of also having them during the day. It is a good idea if you can manage to get panic attacks help before the attacks get too frequent. Hypnotherapy is the key treatment to get the attacks under control early on.
No Dreams Here
Thankfully, it is estimated that only about ten percent of all panic attacks will happen at night. However, these attacks have a tendency to be more severe on the person having them. These are not nightmares, nor are they mere dreams. Sleep studies have been done to show that most nocturnal panic attacks will take place during the early stages of the sleep cycle. You cannot have a nightmare until you are in the second stage of sleep, so that definitely rules out the nightmare theory!
Have No Fear
Do you know what the difference is in someone who still suffers from panic attacks, and someone who does not suffer any longer and can consider themselves cured? The people who say they are cured have learned not to be afraid of the panic attacks any longer. This is one of the things hypnotherapy can do for you, too. It will allow you to reprogram your subconscious mind so that you will no longer fear having a panic attack. Once you do away with the fear factor, you will find that the chance for having a panic attack are just about nil.
Help Is Waiting for You
Panic attacks help from hypnotherapy works best when you seek out this treatment for nocturnal panic attacks as soon as possible after your first attack. But, this does not mean that hypnotherapy will not help you if you have been suffering from daytime or nighttime panic attacks for a long time! It may take a few more sessions for those who have had panic attacks longer, but rest assure, you can most definitely get the help you seek from hypnotherapy!
How Self Hypnosis Can Help
The alternative to seeking direct hypnosis is to use self hypnosis recordings, these have been found to be very useful and you can listen to them at a time of your choice at your own convenience. One fantastic recording written to help you seek freedom from panic attacks is Stop Panic Attacks by Debbie Williams; her decade of experience and vast expertise are clearly evident in this recording and his available, along with a full 60 day money day guarantee, from following this link: Panic Attacks Help - to find out more information on self hypnosis or for other anxiety related recordings, follow this link: Panic Anxiety Attacks
Mark Roberts has been personlly and professionally interested in self improvments and hypnosis for many years.
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Anxiety Attack Symptoms – What Are They, What Should You Look For?
Anxiety Attack Symptoms – What Are They, What Should You Look For?
Are You Having Panic Attacks? Recognize the Symptoms
Most panic attacks or anxiety attacks are simple, harmless bouts with stress and anxiety but sometimes, these anxiety attacks can become harmful and can lead to more complicated disorders if they happen regularly and with little provocation. Panic attacks can be prevented from becoming full-blown disorders by recognizing various anxiety attack symptoms and being aware of why and how they occur.
Both stress and anxiety are normal emotions that are caused by events such as a first date, family troubles or college exams. When stress or anxiety is felt, the brain releases adrenaline or cortisol (stress hormones), which trigger different reactions such as increased heart rate, dilated pupils and the overproduction of sweat to prepare the body to face the danger it senses. This reaction is your body’s natural “fight or flight” response, a mechanism built into man since prehistoric times, when the body needed these reactions to fight or flee from dangerous sabre-toothed tigers and mammoths.
Although it has been years since sabre-toothed tigers roamed the earth, the body still reacts to stress the same way, even if such life-threatening situations are few and far between. Stressors, such as traffic or final exams, cause your body to go through the same reactions: your pupils dilate, your heart beats faster and you sweat more. These anxiety attack symptoms may sometimes be compounded by overwhelming fear and panic and can lead to depression or even mental disorders.
There are ways and signs by which you can tell whether you’re just having a really bad day or if you are experiencing a panic attack. Different symptoms, which are categorized into two general groups, can help you identify if anxiety attacks are about to set in.
The physical symptoms of panic attacks are like heart attack symptoms, making these attacks difficult to diagnose. The following are anxiety attack symptoms that manifest themselves physically.
• Increased heartbeat and palpitations
• Cold hands and feet
• Increased sweat
• Vertigo (lightheadedness or dizziness)
• Pains in the chest area
• Numbness or a tingling sensation
• Pupils are dilated
• Stomach problems like diarrhea
Although most attacks manifest themselves physically, some of those who experience these attacks may also feel emotional symptoms. Some people say that they start feeling detached from reality, while others feel extremely scared of death and of losing their minds. Below are some emotional anxiety attack symptoms that may accompany the physical symptoms.
• Extreme fear (of death, losing control or going crazy)
• Feeling detached from reality
• Extreme insecurity and uneasiness
• Confusion and ungainliness
• Unease and restlessness
People who experience panic attacks sometimes enter a vicious cycle: they worry about suddenly having attacks in a public place such as a mall or movie house. Some fret about experiencing attacks while driving. These worries, in turn, trigger anxiety attacks and these attacks get compounded and become debilitating. Some become so fearful that they avoid leaving their houses or driving.
Panic attacks and anxiety attack symptoms can be kept in check by relaxing and keeping your body and yourself under control even in the worst situations. Learning proper relaxation techniques, physical activities such as yoga or running and even meditation can help you stop and prevent anxiety attacks for a happier, anxiety-free life.
Rebecca Hughes has suffered from Panic Attacks and Anxiety Disorders most of her adult life. Rebecca has become an expert in the field and has discovered how to successfully overcome the condition without the need for any drugs or medication. Rebecca is fully aware of the impact Anxiety Disorders can have on your life and is committed to helping her fellow sufferers. You can learn more about Anxiety Attack Symptoms and Rebecca’s success story in her 9 part mini-series available at http://www.panicattackcentre.com along with a wealth of additional information on the subject.