Anxiety Attacks - Treatment For Asperger"s in Adults
For some people, it is the treatment of their anxiety disorder that leads to a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome.
Aspergers adults are known to be more naturally 'anxious' than the rest of population.
What causes their anxiety? The challenges presented by the 5 characteristics of Asperger's Syndrome - social impairment, communication impairment, sensory sensitivity, repetitive behaviours and difficulty with change potentially make their world a confusing and frightening reality.
Add anxiety to the mix and you may have a person who is anxious and worried 100% of the time.
Anxiety Attacks Treatment For Asperger's Adult It's important to seek help if you're starting to avoid certain situations or places because you're afraid of having a panic attack.
The good news is that anxiety attacks are highly treatable.
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Relaxation techniques A person who feels anxious most of the time has trouble relaxing, but knowing how to release muscle tension is an important anxiety treatment.
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Correct breathing techniques The physical symptoms of anxiety may be triggered by hyperventilation, which raises oxygen levels and reduces the amount of carbon dioxide in the blood.
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Cognitive therapy Cognitive therapy focuses on changing patterns of thinking and beliefs that are associated with, and trigger, anxiety.
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Behaviour therapy A major component of behaviour therapy is exposure.
Exposure therapy involves deliberately confronting your fears in order to desensitise yourself.
Exposure allows you to train yourself to redefine the danger or fear aspect of the situation or trigger.
One Move Technique (Panic Away) - based on Cognitive-behavioral therapy.
It gives people the ability to immediately stop fearing another panic attack.
It is very simple yet amazingly effective.
Here is how it works: