| Anxiety is a spontaneous and natural reaction of | | | | sweating, and nausea. |
| the body which includes the brain (psychological) | | | | Besides panic disorders, the NIH lists other anxiety |
| and the body (physical). | | | | disorders as obsessive compulsive disorders |
| Anxiety is a mechanism that sets the siren off | | | | (OCD), post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), |
| like an alarm system that turns on when our | | | | social phobia or social anxiety disorder, specific |
| bodies find out we are about to be injured. In the | | | | phobias, and generalized anxiety disorder(GAD). |
| course of this time, we feel terrified, panicky, our | | | | If you are having anxiety symptoms please try |
| heart rate goes up, our respiration sequence | | | | to find medical assistance as quickly as you can. |
| becomes rapid and difficult, our muscles become | | | | With the proper anxiety management, your |
| stiff and we start trembling. We may perhaps | | | | anxiety will be under control which means you will |
| feel nauseated and possibly covered in sweat. All | | | | be able to sleep and perform better. If you |
| of these symptoms are due to the adrenalin rush | | | | experience severe anxiety, it can be treated! So, |
| and other chemical substances (hormones) that | | | | go to the Doctor and obtain anxiety treatment |
| are being released by our bodies in stressful | | | | without delay if you are not doing something |
| situations. That is when we feel the impulse to | | | | about it. |
| get prepared for fighting back and defend | | | | Other methods to deal with your anxiety disorder |
| ourselves or get away from the dangerous | | | | is to learn relaxation techniques because they will |
| situation. This is called the fight or flight response. | | | | help you reduce stress by slowing your heart |
| Each and every one of us experience anxiety | | | | rate, lowering your blood pressure, decreasing |
| symptoms at one moment or another. People | | | | your breathing, improving concentration, and you |
| who experience anxiety habitually experience all | | | | will experience a sense of well being. |
| kinds of predicaments like panic attacks which is a | | | | Exercise will also help you relax. When you start |
| kind of extreme anxiety called panic disorder. | | | | feeling uneasy just go for a short walk and if you |
| Through these types of events people feel like | | | | are able, you can jog for a short period of time |
| they are going crazy, feel powerless and have no | | | | or find another type of activity you enjoy. |
| control of the situation. According to Charles | | | | Keep in mind, you are not alone because millions |
| Goodstein, MD, a clinical professor of psychiatry | | | | of individuals go through these types of disorders. |
| at New York University Langone Medical Center, | | | | Besides seeking medical help, it is suggested you |
| the classic panic disorder presentation is the | | | | join a support group because it will help you deal |
| patient arriving to the emergency room with | | | | with your circumstances better. Besides, those |
| chest pain. This is because they are having | | | | who are experiencing the same troubles will be |
| symptoms of a heart attack; difficulty breathing, | | | | able to understand you better. |