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chic asked:


Ive been taking medicine for anxiety for about a month now and I dont feel like I have gotten any better, my main problem is shortness of breath, i feel like i cant exhale. I get shortness of breath at random times, when im sitting doing nothing, driving, and mostly when im in the shower. Does anyone have any suggestions of how can cure myself? I dont feel like its anxiety but thats what ive been told….
I did talk to my doctor and they put me on this medication, but its a low dosage because of my weight.. how do you prevent you anxiety attacks

Caroline

Kat P asked:


A. panic disorder starts earlier
B. depression is more common in GAD
C. alcoholism is more common in GAD
D. the ratio of men to women is greater in panic disorder

i’m so desperate HELP!! please?

Jeffrey

extremeweatheraddict asked:


whenever i go anywhere away from home, i get scared or like homesick i guess. how can i cure this? i do have ocd, anxiety, and depression… i take meds. how can i not be nervous or scared? i’m going to go to my cousins cabin, which is 4 hours away from where i live, over night for a few days. i don’t want to be scared. i just want to have fun with him. help, please? and i’m taking overnight trips with my high school. i dont want panic attacks, or anxiety, or homesickness. i suffer from panic attacks and de-realization… and i’m constantly nervous and freak out…what can i do? i take medications to help, but what else can i do?

Caro

Bertil Hjert asked:




The best approach to dealing with your anxiety is to reduce your anxious thoughts. In other words don’t worry, be happy. While this is a very simple statement and a simple concept, it can be very difficult to achieve. 

There are powerful roadblocks in your way and you have to work to avoid them and break them down so you can stay on the happy path. Rather than sitting and endlessly fretting over your problems take proactive action. If you are upset about money, develop a budget, formulate a career change, go back to school, or look for promotion opportunities. 

There are things you can do to work towards eliminating and reducing your worries. Moreover, while you’re working and making plans, you won’t have time to worry.  Productivity does a lot to ease the mind. This approach applies to worries in the family, relationships and a lot of the others that may consume your daytime thoughts. 

You can control your panic attacks, fears and phobias. The body is naturally able to restore itself to normal after an adrenaline seeking an event. You just have to learn how to activate your body’s own resources. Going on a scary rollercoaster, bungee jumping, skydiving, these are all high adrenaline producing events. These thrill seekers actually enjoy the adrenaline coursing through their bodies. 

The difference between them and the average panic attack or anxiety sufferer is that they are able to quickly disassociate from the scary event. Once the skydive, bungee jump or rollercoaster is over, the fear is over and the body can engage the parasympathetic nervous system to release calming and soothing chemicals to relax the body. Your heart slows down and your lungs breathe deeper. You can activate your own parasympathetic nervous system. 

When anxiety becomes overwhelming and interferes with your day to day activities you have probably developed Generalized Anxiety Disorder or GAD. GAD makes you miss appointments, meetings, and other activities because you avoid them until they are missed entirely.

For people suffering from GAD, avoidance becomes a way of life. Are you nervous about going to that job interview? Well you delay, procrastinate and avoid until you miss the appointment entirely.

 While some people may understand the nervousness in this particular situation, what about your child’s school play? You’re so nervous about sitting in a crowded room, that you make excuses, procrastinate and avoid until your spouse and child come home wondering where you were. 

GAD can interfere with every part of your life and affect your personal relationships. When you have GAD, you worry constantly, about everything and anything. 

The first step in dealing with GAD is to relax. Easier said than done, huh? The first step in relaxing is training yourself to breathe. Breathing is an integral part of controlling the sensations that occur during panic or anxiety attacks. Often, when you’re anxious, you hold your breath. You may not even realize you’re doing it. By letting go and breathing deeply, it will help to increase the oxygen flow and loosen the tension that is building in your body. 

Whether you are a panic attack, a generalized anxiety or a phobia sufferer, you can teach your body to relax and calm itself. The first step in relaxing your body and engaging your parasympathetic nervous system is to breathe deeply. There are exercises you can do and classes you can take that will help you focus on your breathing and relaxing individual muscle groups throughout your body. 

Anxiety causes muscle tightness and tension. The simple act of loosening the tightness your body feels as a result of this can go a long way towards eliminating anxious feelings.

Positive-Thought-RedirectionTM is a powerful technique for dealing with anxious thoughts. That technique will be introduced in the free report you can download here.



Ronesha

Jon Mercer asked:




Panic attacks sometimes have an obvious cause. They can be a reaction to a very stressful situation, like driving in rush-hour traffic, or arguing with a family member. But other times, panic attacks can appear to come out of “thin air.”

Talk about confusing! You could be minding your own business, going about your life when…WHAM!

When panic strikes, it’s all too easy to get caught up in trying to figure out what caused to attack in the first place. But actually, this is probably the least productive thing you can do. Why? Panic attacks themselves are not the real problem, but only a symptom of the real problem.

I’ve coached enough panic attack sufferers to know that panic and anxiety attacks don’t happen “in a vacuum.”

Whenever someone is dealing with these problems, my mind immediately turns to, “what else is going on in your life?” Because even though panic attacks may appear to come out of nowhere, they are always a symptom of a larger issue in your life.

Panic and anxiety represent an imbalance in your life, and very often this imbalance is based on unreleased anger and/or resentment. Sometimes the anger is directed at a family member or spouse, but just as often, the anger is actually directed inward.

I recently coached someone who reminded me how widespread this problem is (and if they read this, I hope they’ll forgive me using this example). Anger directed inward (on the “self”) causes all sorts of life-problems: depression, generalized anxiety, panic attacks, relationship problems, and many others.

Anger and resentment turned inward can be devastating, robbing us of initiative, healthy self esteem and acceptance. None of us can afford to go through life that way; it extracts a great toll on both body and mind.

It’s not difficult to find out how you really feel about yourself. Just ask this question: “What reason do I have to feel hateful or resentful toward myself?” If any answer comes to mind, You’ve got some work to do.

“Admit It And Forget It”

To move past this anger and resentment, you will need to resolve the conflict. If there is anything you have done in the past that is “haunting” you, apologize to yourself for it, and then let it go.

The past is gone, and it ain’t coming back (at least not anytime soon). So make peace with yourself about past transgressions. If you were wrong, admit it and forget it.

Other times, you’re not angry because of anything you have done, but because you have (inadvertently) been “programmed” to be hyper-judgemental of yourself. And nine times out of ten, it’s because a parent has been over-judgemental and withheld acceptance.

By establishing this pattern early in a child’s life, the parent practically sets up the child for self-hatred and failure.

If that sounds like a lousy thing to do to someone, I completely agree. But here’s the kicker: almost no parent does this on purpose. It’s extremely rare for a parent like this to even be aware of the damage they are doing. They’re not “evil,” they’re just not perfect parents, and there is a BIG difference.

I don’t mention any of this to “beat up” on parents. Most parents are good at the job–but not all. That’s simply a fact of life.

When a child grows up in this kind of environment, they only have one recourse (but luckily it is a powerful one). They must give themselves the unconditional love and acceptance they want and deserve, and refuse to waste any more time seeking these things from the parent (or anyone else for that matter).

What we’re talking about here is self-love (no, not the naughty kind–get your mind out of the gutter!). Real self-love and acceptance; NOT conceit, not arrogance or narcissism, but a healthy respect for both your strengths and weaknesses.

I recommend the following simple exercise: single out the one thing you consider to be your biggest weakness. Then make it a point to love that weakness as if it were a long, lost brother. This may not come easily at first, but you certainly CAN do it!

And when you can love your greatest weakness, even a little, you are well on your way to healthy self-respect and acceptance.

As you begin to make peace with yourself, those strange and annoying symptoms (like panic attacks) will become less and less a part of your life. As a side benefit, you will notice that the more you learn to love and accept yourself, the better your relationships with others will be.



HENRY

John Cielo asked:




Anxiety is quite natural and children, like adults, have anxiety about any number of things, which they handle without any real problems. But, when children’s anxiety is so intense, irrational and prolonged that it interferes with their ability to function properly at home, in school, etc., then it could be a ‘disorder’, such as general anxiety disorder (GAD). And a relatively small stressful event, on top of already heightened anxiety, can trigger a panic attack. Here you’ll discover 3 potential causes of anxiety and panic attacks in children.

Sudden Changes in Lifestyle

Children like to feel safe and comfortable, with routines that they know and are used to. When this situation is changed dramatically they can become anxious and stressed. And when they aren’t able to adapt quickly enough they can suffer anxiety and panic attacks. Typical of these changes are moving to a new school, moving to a new neighbourhood, etc.

Stressful Events or Situations

Children with already higher-than-normal levels of anxiety due to a problem home environment, school pressures, peer pressures, bullying, etc., when faced with what would normally be looked upon as an everyday stressful event, can suffer a panic attack. In other words, a relatively small increase in stress on top of higher anxiety can trigger a panic attack.

Separation Anxiety

Some children can develop a fear of being away from the comfort and perceived safety of their parents and home, e.g. attending nursery, being away on a cub scouts camp, etc. This is most obvious when the child is old enough to attend school. They will too regularly come up with reasons why they can’t go, such as feeling ill, stomach pains, sore tooth, nausea, etc. Of course, this could also be due to bullying, so you should always follow through.

Underlying these causes is ‘fear’; fear of the unknown, fear of change, etc. Now, once having suffered a panic attack, another fear is the fear of having another one, because panic attack symptoms are so alarming. But this fear itself can trigger another panic attack. It’s a cycle of anxiety and fear that has to be broken in order to prevent further attacks, and, cure the general anxiety.

If you’d like to get more information on just how to break this cycle of anxiety and fear in order to prevent panic attacks and cure anxiety in children and adults, then please go to http://eliminatepanicattacks.blogspot.com.



Burt

darren asked:




Anxiety attacks are a very common problem and the last thing any of us want is to stop popping pills for every ailment, so in this article we will look at natural ways to cure anxiety. Anxiety can come from a number of root causes such as situational, phobias we have, genetic problems and adapting to an enviroment. These situations bring on symptoms such as heart palpitations, sweating, trembling, and a feeling of no control are just some of the many feelings this problem can bring on.

To find natural ways to cure anxiety we will need to look at the symptoms that are being experienced and then tracking them back to a root cause, because these anxiety or panic attacks can range from the mild to the absolute dangerous and even the mild ones are no fun at all. In some cases you could feel the effects for days as your body tries to get back to normal after a severe attack.

When people experience a panic attack or anxiety attack for the first time they will have a large sense of fear and a lot will think they are having a heart attack, as they will feel a tightness in the chest and your heart will be racing. The addition of fear that you will naturally feel will compound this problem and will produce a vicious circle. In these cases it will be hard to notice symptoms and what caused them as you will not feel in control at all, but as you become more experienced to these attacks you can start to have a plan as to what starts these and what can be done about it.

Always remember not to try and rationalize these causes during an attack as your mind set is negitive and your mind is not at it’s best. In circumstances like this you will always look at the down side and will make things worse and not better. When you feel your anxiety subside, find a quiet and calming room in which to sit and take stock of what you were doing and thinking to have caused this panic attack. This will be the start of a natural cure for anxiety because when you see what are triggering these anxiety attack symptoms then you can teach yourself to overcome these initial fears and stop the attacks before they start without the need for medication that can sometimes make things worse. You never want to be dependant on drugs for anything.

In conclusion to or quest to find natural anxiety cures you must remember that knowledge is king. When you experience anything for the first time it is a bit scary and with anxiety it is this fear of not knowing what is going on that feeds these attacks and makes them worse. Once you identify these root causes and get the facts so they don’t scare you then you are on your way to stopping your anxiety disorders naturally and getting your happy life back on track.

Good luck and be well.



Alec

R Kusuma asked:




Often when we speak about what causes panic attacks anxiety disorder we think of stress. There are many causes of panic attacks, but often the stress is to blame for suddenly having anxiety and panic attacks. However, there is also another overlooked situation that may cause you anxiety disorder.

There is no secret that introverted persons are more prone to suffer from panic and anxiety attacks. Loneliness can have devastated effects to your psychological life.

Humans are designed as social creatures, they like to form groups and belong to a family. You can notice this happening from a young age. Being a part of a group larger than us it often inflicted in us a sensation of security and happiness. But, for certain reasons some people may disconnect themselves from a group and even family. Some panic attack’s sufferers, being afraid that someone may found out  and ashamed of their condition, they detach themselves from relationships. This in return will have a negative impact on their condition, making it worse as well as other health issues.

Now, there is a big distinction between being loneliness and being alone. You can  belong to the biggest group, have a happy big family, and still feeling loneliness. Conversely, you can be alone (for example, you need to study in another town or go in a remore area for work, etc.), but not feeling loneliness.

Unfortunately, panic attacks anxiety disorder can make you have feelings and symptoms of fear, panic, anxiety and depression. This may affect you willingness to interact with others.



Derrius

Jon Mercer asked:




A lot of people suffering from panic and anxiety disorders tend to “self-medicate”. That is, they tend to use alcohol or drugs, both over the counter and illegal, to dull the symptoms of their anxiety. According to the ScienceDirect web site, a study found that as many as 10-40 percent of alcoholics have panic attacks and/or anxiety, and 10-20 percent of people with panic and anxiety abuse drugs or alcohol. The majority of people asked believed that that their self medication worked, even though the researchers found that these people often had more serious situations, including depression.

The study also found that a majority of people reported having anxiety before alcohol or substance abuse.

The relationship between panic and anxiety disorders and alcohol and drugs seems to be a vicious one; people with anxiety and panic use alcohol to self medicate sometimes leading to alcohol and substance abuse, while on the other hand, alcohol and drug use can lead to panic and anxiety disorders.

For years it marijuana was commonly considered not to have any negative long term effects on users, but this has changed. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, not only can you experience anxiety and panic attacks immediately after using cannabis; one of the most common long term side effects of smoking marijuana is panic and anxiety.

Other drugs that can cause anxiety are stimulants such as amphetamines, cocaine or *****. Hallucinogens such as LSD, PCP and ecstasy

In addition to these illegal substances, as previously mentioned, legal substances such as nicotine, alcohol and caffeine can cause panic and anxiety reactions, especially in high doses.

Even prescription and over the counter medication can cause both immediate anxiety reactions and long term anxiety disorders.

Most diet pills contains some sort of stimulant, ranging from caffeine and guarana to ephedrine ( also sometimes called ephedra) and other stimulants closely related to amphetamine. Some of these stimulants are considered harmless in small doses, but are usually found in relatively high doses in diet pills. According to The National Institutes of Health, studies in animals show that the use of diet pills containing fenfluramine, can cause not only panic and anxiety, but also long term brain damage.

If you experience panic and anxiety, it is important to be very aware of what you put in your body. It may be easy to think that a little caffeine or alcohol is normal and maybe even good for you, but if you have anxiety problems, you should probably cut down on the use of these substances or cut them out all together. If you experience negative feeling or anxiety thinking about giving up on these substances, it is quite possible that you are addicted to them, something that makes it even more important for you to give it up.

It might be difficult for you to change some of the habits that are causing your anxiety, and in some cases it may temporarily cause more anxiety to give something up, but if you are suffering from panic and anxiety, you can greatly improve the quality of your life if you limit the amounts of anxiety causing substances you have in your system.



Mohammed

Ben Butt asked:




Where do panic attacks begin? What is the cause of anxiety attacks? It can be different for different people. First consider what anxiety is. It is a base emotion. It is part of our natural fight or flight response. We are wired to be ready to fight a giant saber tooth tiger or flee. Anxiety is the feeling we get when faced with a stimulus that our mind feels is a danger to us. Anxiety is not dangerous, it is a protection.

There are some people that believe that Anxiety is dangerous. Hey believe it can lead to life threatening diseases and mental disorders. Just remember that anxiety protects, it does not harm.

Panic or anxiety attacks occur when this natural defense is triggered due to non life threatening situations. Normally when the brain senses that something is dangerous is sends signal to other parts of the body that it must prepare itself. It does this through our autonomic nervous system. There are two parts of the system.

The on switch called the sympathetic nervous system and the off switch which is called the parasympathetic nervous system. Regardless of the cause of anxiety attack, once the sympathetic nervous system is activated it flips all of our biological switches. It is all or nothing.

These switches are located in the adrenal glands which release adrenalin into our bloodstream. Once this chemical is released, it is hard to turn it off. It must essentially wear itself out. Once there is a workable level of adrenaline in our system can our parasympathetic system restore our body into harmony once again.

In order to get the parasympathetic system to act quicker we can will by utilizing relaxation therapies, like those referred to in Panic Away by Joseph Barry. Regardless of the cause of our anxiety, eventually our bodies will return to normal, but willing it to do so make the process occur quicker.

Remember that anxiety is not the enemy. It exists to help protect us, not harm us. We can try to even keep our sympathetic system going by feeding it negative thoughts and worry. Eventually our body will hit a threshold and return to normal. When our body realizes that there is no real danger, it will be harder for it to be aroused.

Here is an example. If you have ever ridden a roller coaster for the first time, it can be scary. You don’t know where the turns are or how fast you will be going. Your heart will be racing and your palms may get sweaty. You may feel butterflies in your stomach and notice your respirations have increased. If you continue to go on the same roller coaster a number of times, your body’s response to the stimulus of that particular roller coaster will be less. It won’t be as scary and in some ways it won’t be as exciting. You will seek a new roller coaster to get that same thrill you did the first time you rode the last roller coaster.

Another example of a cause of anxiety that can change over time is scary movies. The first time you may watch a scary movie you may be on the edge of your seat. Your heart is thumping and your anxiety is high. You just don’t know what is going to happen next. You may leave the movie thinking it was exciting and great. However, if you see the movie again it can not cause the same anxiety it did the first time. Your mind remembers the scary parts and knows what is going to happen next. It just does not respond the same way.

Just remember that your mind will always seek a way to reduce your anxiety level. If not we would be a bundle of nerves all the time. Every stimulus would have the affect on our body. The truth is that our body will not allow us to die from a panic attack. No matter what the cause of the anxiety attack, and our body’s original sympathetic response to it, it will always bring our body back into balance. Try to remember that the next time you have an anxiety attack. You will not die and your body will return to normal soon.

Your body knows at some level that going to the grocery store is not a danger to life and limb. So what is the cause of the anxiety attack? It is really our conscious minds. It occurs because our mind is afraid of losing control. We begin to have a physical cue such as a heart beat speeding up and we feel like we are headed for an anxiety attack. This calls the alarm and actually hits the switch in our sympathetic nervous system. There may be a logical reason that we feel some general anxiety, but it is the small physical cues that lead to a full blown attack. The more you worry about having the attack, the more you actually feeding that attack. The more the symptoms increase and you feel that you are losing control, the more that your body responds by releasing more adrenaline into your bloodstream.

It is not just fear that is the cause of an anxiety attack. Our diet, unresolved emotions and other stimulus can cause the release of adrenaline into our system and can lead us to a full blown anxiety attack. You are not alone in your quest to beat the crippling affects of anxiety attacks.



Joleenrae