Panic Attack & Symptoms
Panic attack & symptoms are associated with Anxiety, which in itself is not an Illness but a symptom of various feelings.
Anxiety is, for most people, a normal if not an essential part of our living and which aids us in various aspects of our lives.
It can motivate to achieve, help us in competition, and even help in exams.
But for some they can also be very frightening, even if they are physically harmless episodes.
When a person is exposed to certain situations, they will undergo what we would call a panic attack, which can peak in its intensity before going away and is our body's response to a threat, perceived or not.
Sometimes though, anxiety can become excessive and unhealthy These attacks can be so disabling to the person concerned that they are unable to express to others what is exactly happening to them and can cover several of the areas listed below: Tense muscles; sleep disturbance, sweating or blushing, nausea, anger, desperation, shaking, trembling, light-headedness, chills, hot flushes, constant trips to the toilet etc.
No one has ever come to any harm as a result of anxiety or panic attacks but that is of little consequence to the person having it.
Symptoms of an attack Most anxious people complain of aching muscles, fatigue and a sense of lethargy.
These are very common symptoms of a panic attack.
Muscle tension can cause pain or feelings of tightness anywhere in the body; most common in anxiety are pains in the chest, neck and shoulders.
Tension in these places can be distressing; the tension in your chest may cause shortness of breath or rib pain, and it may make your chest or breasts tender or numb.
It is too easy for people who have never suffered from a severe attack of anxiety, to say that you should not allow these unpleasant panic attack symptoms and sensations to get the better of you, but it does and maybe we need to educate them as to the problems faced by those that do 'suffer' them.
Responding to Anxiety Current thinking tends to shy away from the endless lists of things one should try to do, to relax, partly because anxiety is a normal part of our lives and partly because it can never cover specific anxieties.
The approach nowadays is to try to come to some understanding about the anxiety at the same time as bringing about relief from the panic attacks & symptoms.
In trying to control the anxiety you are undergoing, you may well create even more of the same if you become too concerned about controlling your symptom! You may worry about solving the whole worry all at once or not solving it at all.
There is no single solution to such things as the way forwards is a mixture of practice and acceptance of an anxiety control.
You may even find that you try to maintain your anxiety because you believe it is wrong not to worry and so you feel even more insecure if you relax, which in itself is quite frightening.
So, How can You Cope with Anxiety Do not consider immediate relief as your only solution as most anxieties are completely survivable and may even be of benefit to you.
Firstly, Identify what sort of worry you have.
Then look at any situation you are avoiding because of anxiety and give thought to how you could begin to expose yourself to these in small but increasing steps.
Do not completely disregard general stress management and relaxation as there will always be a need for them but they will not banish a specific anxiety.
They may well make you happier though than you are and so help you deal with the things you are presently finding difficult.
Anxiety is, for most people, a normal if not an essential part of our living and which aids us in various aspects of our lives.
It can motivate to achieve, help us in competition, and even help in exams.
But for some they can also be very frightening, even if they are physically harmless episodes.
When a person is exposed to certain situations, they will undergo what we would call a panic attack, which can peak in its intensity before going away and is our body's response to a threat, perceived or not.
Sometimes though, anxiety can become excessive and unhealthy These attacks can be so disabling to the person concerned that they are unable to express to others what is exactly happening to them and can cover several of the areas listed below: Tense muscles; sleep disturbance, sweating or blushing, nausea, anger, desperation, shaking, trembling, light-headedness, chills, hot flushes, constant trips to the toilet etc.
No one has ever come to any harm as a result of anxiety or panic attacks but that is of little consequence to the person having it.
Symptoms of an attack Most anxious people complain of aching muscles, fatigue and a sense of lethargy.
These are very common symptoms of a panic attack.
Muscle tension can cause pain or feelings of tightness anywhere in the body; most common in anxiety are pains in the chest, neck and shoulders.
Tension in these places can be distressing; the tension in your chest may cause shortness of breath or rib pain, and it may make your chest or breasts tender or numb.
It is too easy for people who have never suffered from a severe attack of anxiety, to say that you should not allow these unpleasant panic attack symptoms and sensations to get the better of you, but it does and maybe we need to educate them as to the problems faced by those that do 'suffer' them.
Responding to Anxiety Current thinking tends to shy away from the endless lists of things one should try to do, to relax, partly because anxiety is a normal part of our lives and partly because it can never cover specific anxieties.
The approach nowadays is to try to come to some understanding about the anxiety at the same time as bringing about relief from the panic attacks & symptoms.
In trying to control the anxiety you are undergoing, you may well create even more of the same if you become too concerned about controlling your symptom! You may worry about solving the whole worry all at once or not solving it at all.
There is no single solution to such things as the way forwards is a mixture of practice and acceptance of an anxiety control.
You may even find that you try to maintain your anxiety because you believe it is wrong not to worry and so you feel even more insecure if you relax, which in itself is quite frightening.
So, How can You Cope with Anxiety Do not consider immediate relief as your only solution as most anxieties are completely survivable and may even be of benefit to you.
Firstly, Identify what sort of worry you have.
Then look at any situation you are avoiding because of anxiety and give thought to how you could begin to expose yourself to these in small but increasing steps.
Do not completely disregard general stress management and relaxation as there will always be a need for them but they will not banish a specific anxiety.
They may well make you happier though than you are and so help you deal with the things you are presently finding difficult.