How to Deal With Anxiety Attacks & Get Rid of Your General Anxiety
Folks all over are trying to figure out how to deal with anxiety attacks and eliminate their anxiety for good. Here, we’ll look at who suffers from anxiety attacks, the symptoms, why they happen and how they are treated. And we’ll also look at a critical element in how do deal with anxiety attacks. If this is ignored, it can make a cure very difficult to achieve.
First off, anyone can have an anxiety attack, man, woman, teenager or child. But research suggests that more women than men suffer anxiety attacks. But, whoever has one, it can be the most frightening experience of their lives. The symptoms of an anxiety attack are so overwhelming, and can come on so suddenly, that the sufferer gets totally caught up in the moment. The symptoms are such that they can truly believe they are having a heart attack and even about to die.
The usual anxiety attack symptoms experienced are; pounding / racing heartbeat, palpitations, sweating, tingling or numbness in fingers or toes, tight throat, tight chest, difficulty breathing, dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea, feeling detached from reality, and, feeling that something really bad is about to happen.
An anxiety attack usually occurs because someone with an already high level — more or less continual — of anxiety is confronted with a particular high stress situation. This can be anything; being stuck in an elevator, in traffic, an interview, a bereavement, job loss, being in large crowds, unable to pay a bill, etc. Folks with normal daily anxiety levels can handle these events or issues. But someone with higher-than-normal anxiety levels, i.e. someone with general anxiety, is pushed ‘over the top’ and the result is an anxiety attack.
So how to deal with anxiety attacks? A doctor’s first line treatment is nearly always through the medicine route. They will usually prescribe anti-depressants, minor tranquilizers or beta-blockers. Sometimes two together. Although these can work well enough on the symptoms of anxiety, they have a lot of negative side effects. These vary from nausea, diarrhea, disturbed sleep, dizziness, through to dependency.
Many people are turning to therapies such as hypnotherapy, counselling, psychotherapy, and group therapy, to help them deal with anxiety attacks. And many try self-help strategies like self-hypnosis, meditation, and yoga etc. These need a lot of commitment and time, although they can work for some committed people by helping them ‘cope’ with their condition.
But none of these two treatment regimes really get to the heart of anxiety. They either treat the symptoms or provide coping mechanisms to manage general anxiety and anxiety attacks.
A critical element in how to deal with anxiety attacks and their tie-up with general anxiety, is that the real fear of having another attack can often trigger one. This fear increasingly builds on the underlying general anxiety, making it very hard to cure.
If you can just get rid of this constant fear of another attack, you can prevent further anxiety attacks, plus, you’ll be in a better state to treat and cure your general anxiety.
If you’d like to discover just how to get rid of this ‘fear factor’, prevent anxiety attacks and then cure your general anxiety, please go to http://eliminatepanicattacks.blogspot.com and get your old self back.
John Cielo
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/how-to-deal-with-anxiety-attacks-get-rid-of-your-general-anxiety-1011142.html
July 28th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
almost, yeah
someone locked me in the bathroom
and i hate being locked in places.
So i was about to flip…
but, if i were u i’d just fess up and tell them what happen and why ya know.
Be real.
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July 28th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Yes! UGH! I hated that. What’s so strange is,the panic attack itself is scarier than what worried you in the first place. Honestly. Splashing cold water on my face helped,and putting my hand on my heart,and focusing on my breathing,and trying to get my heart to stop pounding. If you find it hard to calm down even while doing this,I’d go outside,and get fresh air. Sometimes that helps.
If that doesn’t. I’d advise you to see your doctor,because these things aren’t fun!
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July 28th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
No, but I’ve watched my mom have two of them. She couldn’t breathe, and she was shaking like crazy. First off, she had to sit down, otherwise she’d topple over. Then she needed an ice pack for her face to cool her down; she was sweating bullets. Eventually, she had to go to the hospital. Now she’s on medication for them. Just sit down and take a few deep breaths if you ever get one.
Hopefully this helps. I’m no expert.
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July 28th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
I have had a few attacks during school. it really sucks because since the school knows about mine they have to call an ambulence to bring me to the hospital (long story). I don’t try to hide it. It really makes it worse if you hide it. when i have an attack i always take baby asprin that i’ve put in an ibuprofen bottle. It’s a low dose but u convince yourself it will help you so it usually does. Just walk away from whatever caused it. If it is a real problem you can even do that at school. and go see your doctor and he may refer you to a therpist or hypnosis therapy (it really helped me) and give u a perscription for some meds that will help you relax without making you sleepy or un aware.
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history of serious panic/anxiety attacks
July 28th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
i had one during class. its was on the 1 year anniversary of my dads death. i just went to the nurse and layed down and had my mom come pick me up
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July 28th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
I have, I have a panic disorder and it freaks me out when i’m at school. I’ve been taking out in a abulance because of one at school, I was shaking like crazy.
I’ll sometimes go outside or in the bathroom to take a breathe of air.
it helps
Breathe, calm down and remember you’ll get over this.
good luck
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July 28th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
Yes I have and I hate them sooo much. I usually have them in the lunch. They are usually related to my extreme fear of vomit, and coughing is along those lines. Also, sometimes I get them in class due to stress.
I will usually take my inhaler, which I use for a lot of things, and I try to breathe. Also, if I get the chance I will either ask to leave the room so I can calm down. And if its in lunch I will try to not to talk, and I will try to leave as soon as I can.
I’ve had a lot of promblems with my anxiety/panic attacks. As I said before, they are mostly related to my fears. A week ago, I was at a practice for my singing group. And the girl behind me got sick. I started gasping for breath and I had grabbed my friend who was just about to do a solo. I ran down the hall and into the bathroom. I splased cold water on my face. Believe it or not, crying helps a little. I was still a little off for the rest of the day, but I felt better. I handled that better than I did the last time something similar happened.
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July 28th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
yeah, i had a HUGE one in 8th grade.
at first, i tried to stay in the bathroom and calm dwn, but when that didn’t work and i ended up in the nurse.
When i get one, i do something with my hands, like cook or build something… pretty much anything that takes my full atention.
just relax when you get one, and find something to do that calms you down.
good luck.
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July 28th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
oh yeah. i have mental anxiety and im on medicine for it, and i have anxiety attacks all the time in school.
at the beginning of the year my mom called my teachers to tell them that i will have anxiety attacks time to time, and we agreed that when they come just to leave the room. i would try to hide it until i got out of the room, then i would sit and breathe deeply in the hallway.
in general, i just think about something funny or just close my eyes and breathe deeply, it helps. good luck! =]
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July 28th, 2010 at 4:56 pm
yes and it was stress related.what i did was go into the bathroom clam down.Then to the nurse.I was in 6 grade when i had my first then the nurse call the school counslor and i had to go see her.It was not fun.
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July 28th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
Yeah i used to get them all the time
i didn’t deal with it very well and ended up ditching school all the time and ended up in homeschooling
im working on getting back into good mental shape and re-entering normal schooling
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July 28th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
Adolescents: Have you ever had a panic/ anxiety attack during school hours?
If so, how did you deal with it?
Did you try to hide it?
How do you deal with your attacks in general, even when not in public places?
Any advice about them?