Monday, February 13, 2012

Don’t Ignore Your Anxiety Attacks

November 13, 2009 by  
Filed under Health and Fitness

Love is meant to be a happy emotion, yet it can also be one of the prime drivers behind a persons anxiety attack. You may see your ex love at a social event and it would be perfectly normal to have some level of anxiety in that situation but when that anxiety builds up and up until it makes you worry over every detail of your evening then it is time to realize that it has become a problem.

If you are afraid of open spaces then you know what that going into an open space will cause you to have a panic or anxiety attack. Some people will know that certain animals will have the same effect, rats and spiders come to mind. As crazy as it sounds this is a good think, at least you know exactly what causes your anxiety or panic attacks, imagine if you had multiple trigger points.

The trigger for an anxiety attack can vary with the situation for most people. At times of stress panic can trigger the body’s reaction to high levels of stress which usually involves large amounts of chemicals which give us the strength to run away or stand and defend ourselves. Also known as the fight or flight reaction this can often be the main reason behind any panic attack.

We are all scared of different things, a situation that causes one person to have high levels of fear will not make another person blink an eye. It is true that no two people are alike. How do you know you are feeling fear? Usually your heart rate will increase, you will sweat and you may have feelings of nausea.

We are all different and we all deal with panic differently, most people will find that fear and panic breed anxiety. We are usually able to control our feelings of fear and panic, we try to get them under control before they take over our very being. If you are unable to control these feelings then you will often end up suffering from a anxiety attack.

Understanding anxiety is a goal every person who has anxiety hopes for. Many anxiety sufferers feel very alone, anxiety can make your life miserable, but it can be beaten.

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