How to Stop Panic and Anxiety Attacks

By Robert Hardy

How do you feel when you have an anxiety attack? Well, your heart beats like a drum and your hands feel wet and clammy are a couple of clues. Worrying about such things as asking the boss for a raise, bullying co-workers and family problems are examples of issues that can cause stress. Stress is the normal way our body deals with the tensions of day to day life. It's when your worries and fears start to interfere with your daily life that you may want to take a closer look at yourself. This could be a sign that you are suffering from anxiety attacks.

Coping with Anxiety Attacks

By answering positively to the questions below, you could be suffering from anxiety disorder. When reading the questions, think of how you respond to fear.

1. Are you feeling that you are constantly worried, tense and irritated?

2. Do you feel that your studies, job or responsibilities are more difficult because of the symptoms of anxiety disorder?

3. Unfounded fears - do you have them constantly?

4. Worrying about your future constantly?

5. Fear, anger, apprehension, suffocation - do you have unexpected attacks of these?

By answering positively to any of these questions, you could be suffering from anxiety attacks.

When the anxiety or panic attacks begin, there doesn't seem to be a real identifiable trigger to cause them. They can happen quickly and last for a terrifying few minutes although it may seem like an hour. Many patients report that they have been under long periods of stress prior to the panic attack.

Coping with anxiety attacks can be seriously crippling to the patient even though they may only last from ten minutes to half an hour. That's because the physical symptoms are as frightening as a heart attack which has many of the same symptoms.

Stopping Panic Attacks

It's possible that some medical condition is causing the signs and symptoms of anxiety attacks. Consult with a medical professional to have this checked out. You may also want to check out your mental well being by consulting with a psychologist. Just bear in mind that everyone has stress in their life at some point. The important thing to remember is to get your stress levels under control. Evaluate your life to determine if your fears are taking over your life to the exclusion of everything else. If so, you may need treatment for anxiety disorder.

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