Monthly Archives: December 2010

Anxiety Causes

By attackin on December 31, 2010

Here lately, at random times, I've been feeling this tightening feeling in my chest; not exactly pains, just a tight feeling, if that makes sense. Can anxiety cause that? I -do- have asthma, but I don't think that's it. It doesn't feel exactly the same and I'm not wheezing, but I do have slight shortness of breath, and I do feel extremely anxious when it happens. Do you know what I found? Yes it can and will. Take it from someone who used to have super bad panic attacks. . I thought I was having a heart attack sometimes. It was horrible. I'd still get checked out by a Doc though, just to be safe.

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Anxiety Natural Remedies

By attackin on December 30, 2010

Anxiety Natural Remedies: Breathing and Relaxation

The condition of anxiety thrives on shallow breathing, so a major weapon we have in combating anxiety through natural anxiety treatment is simply to learn and develop deep breathing, which actually relaxes our whole system.

Proper deep breathing is a method that uses the whole length, width and depth of the diaphragm, letting this large, long and wide muscle relax so it grants the breath to reach its full potential.

Deep breathing in this case does not mean taking rapid deep breaths that in the end exhaust us, it is a means to relax and fill us with a calm yet vital energy.

Anxiety Natural Remedies: Psycho-Physical Exercise

The condition of anxiety also thrives on an overload of mental energy, disorganised and scattered, fearful thinking, the rest of our being just the recipient of these negative thought patterns which transform into psycho-somatic manifestations, ie physical anguish and even illness.

So, in order to combat this ‘takeover’ of the body and its energy by the mind and stop perpetuating the anxiety condition, we can start using the body and our vital energy for natural anxiety relief to bring equilibrium to our being. Don’t worry, this is really very simple!

Psycho-physical exercises simply involve body movement and deep breathing. In Yoga and Tai Chi, for example, the movements are synchronised with the breath, while in ‘Shaking and Breathing’ they’re less so, but are still equally important.

Anxiety Natural Remedies: CounsellingThe condition of anxiety also thrives on scattered thinking and confusion, where we lose our natural ability to notice ourselves and our situation clearly. So, being able to put it all out into words with someone who is outside the situation and not judgmental, we start to notice what is relevant and what is not, we begin to sort out the root cause of a problem.

And, of course, we get feedback, which is invaluable as an anxiety say tends to blind us to reality, of ourselves and of others. Moreover, the easy fact of sharing one’s problems and difficulties can itself be enormously reassuring because we feel we’re no longer alone with our fear.

Anxiety Natural Remedies: Hypnosis and Self-Hypnosis: positive re-programming of your mind

The condition of anxiety is one of repetitive negative imagination where one fears and even believes in the worst outcome.

So, our negative thoughts and beliefs will certainly tend to create negative results, but powerful help is at hand through techniques of re-programming our mind with life-affirming, positive thoughts and beliefs, especially about ourselves. For the extraordinary truth is that our fundamental beliefs and values determine, to a very large degree, the quality of our lives.

We can begin to change ourselves from within by listening to positive thoughts, which are absorbed by our subconscious mind. This may be achieved through either an outside source, eg a specialist CD program, or even through ‘hypnotising’ ourselves!

Here are below just a few anxiety cures, most of which I have tried and found to be extremely effective:Aromatherapy, Self-hypnosis for weight loss and quit smoking programs, How to relieve pain and stress with self massage, Learning massage, How to get rid of headaches, anxiety and panic attacks, How to relax and sleep like a baby, Reflexology, Reiki, How to overcome depression, etc.

Such anxiety natural remedies can produce astonishingly effective results, so my advice would be not to procrastinate if you feel attracted to any of them.

And of course, we can also use such anxiety natural remedies in conjunction with any other therapeutic program we might be involved in.

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How To Control Panic Attacks

By attackin on December 29, 2010

Yesterday I had a horrible panic attack in which my negative thoughts convinced me they were in control and could force me to commit suicide even If I didn't want to. I fear my anxiety may have come to a point where not only can't I stop it but it can control my body and movements. Is anxiety actually capable of this after a certain point or is that a fear in itself? PS. I don't think I'm suffering from depression. From what I can tell… That is a worry. . I suffer from Depression and Panic Disorder and never, even at my lowest have I not felt in control of my actions. I'm hoping there isn't any mild Schizophrenic tendencies in with what you're suffering. . Definitely talk with your doctor about it.

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Anxiety Attack Help

By attackin on December 28, 2010

What is the difference between a panic attack and an anxiety attack ? I've been suffering from panic attacks and wanted to find out more about it and how it links with anxiety attacks. Thanks in advance. Basically… I'm definatly no expert and to be honest, ive had my fair share of anxiety. Take anxiety as the feeling of not wanting to go to work tomorrow because your fearful of what your boss may say about your work, take panicing as the feeling of being in that situation and feeling a sudden state of adrenaline and wanting to flee the situation As you may know, theres a difference between panicing and anxiety, anxiety is usually described as an overwhelming fear or can be a long term worry. Panicing is usually a state where by the person will feel overpowering anxiety and will usually feel extremely fearful and want to get away from the situation as quickly as possible. So, the main differences between a panic attack and an anxiety attack I would say are the intensity of the two. Panic attacks usually give you a rush of adrenaline and gives you that urge to flee from the situation, anxiety attacks can sometimes be described as the same, but sometimes just described as sudden feeling of fear or depression from fear without the feelings to flee or evade the situation. I hope this helps.

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Natural Supplements For Anxiety

By attackin on December 27, 2010

Self-help techniques accompanied by several natural supplements for anxiety can assist you a lot in keeping your body under control and handling anxiety and panic attacks. Listening to soothing music, deep breathing techniques etc. can help you to stay relaxed and help you recover from the overwhelming nature of panic attacks and provide you much needed relief from stress.

Stress and anxiety in normal dosages is a useful tool that helps our body to deal with certain threats and challenging situations. Everyone has witnessed the fight-or-flight feeling when we are in a stressful situation and a lot of adrenaline is being released in our body. However, fewer people are aware of the fact that the nervous system also has a way to maintain a balance between the varying feelings and induce relaxation. At times, people become overly stressed out and this typically lead to chronic anxiety. If their condition worsens to a stage when a person cannot deal with panic attacks easily then they should immediately address to a psychiatrist.

A number of natural remedies can be applied which have found to be effective through their usage experience and also by modern research. Among them are vitamins, herbs and minerals. Here we will be discussing herbs only which can successfully rid you of symptoms of panic attacks in a relatively safe way compared to medications.

Most generally used herbs are:

1. Passionflower2. Lemon balm3. Lavender4. Peppermint

These herbs are known to induce relaxation, and a state of calm in the body and helping to keep the mind and nervous system healthy. Such herbal remedies can assist significantly in the treatment of anxiety, panic attacks and depression. While you are facing an anxiety attack, you might want to apply immediate treatment to provide relief. In that situation liquid herbs (tinctures) can be used that enter the bloodstream faster and tend to provide immediate relief from the symptoms. Thus, it is quite helpful to use these herbs to treat anxiety and panic attacks.

Natural Supplements for Anxiety

If using herbal treatments then it is important to be aware of a process known as standardization, which is used to separate the ingredients from herbs through the use of harsh chemicals. Companies that produce holistic herbs disapprove of this method to extract the ingredients from the herbs owing to the fact that this process strips the herbs of their power to prevent side effects and thus the risk of witnessing side effects rises.

So when you are searching for herbal supplements try to acquire those ones that are processed as naturally as possible. Spend some time to learn more about the various processes that are involved in the process to manufacture these natural supplements for anxiety and soon you will be able to identify the more natural ones that can give you much better results.

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Help For Panic Attacks

By attackin on December 26, 2010

I have panic attacks very often. I have found that snapping a rubber band around my wrist helps ease them. I was wondering if anyone else had remedies of how they stop a panic attack from happening. After looking around, I learned — causing yourself pain will only escalate over time. lets look at and address the causes and conditions of your anxiety. . And then learn to manage and lower your stress. . how to do that? Learn to first close your eyes and take 3 deep slow breaths. Start emptying your mind. do this for 5 minutes to start. Work up to 2 times a day 20 minutes each time. For more info see below (website)

Every wondered how people experience panic attacks? This video describes how a panic attack can manifest and then develop into a panic disorder. It is an excellent summary of how most people experience panic attacks for the first time.

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Anxiety Medicine

By attackin on December 25, 2010

Several a times when people are being checked for any problems of social anxiety, they are not sure what it actually is. Hence, they think they need some medicine for social anxiety as they are being checked an examiner. In most of the cases, the patients would already have social anxiety quite bad enough that the medical examiner will right away suggest some medicine for social anxiety.

Before taking up some medicine for social anxiety, the person should try and get information about the medicine, most importantly the side effects caused by the medicine as it can sometimes lead to some unwanted situations. Due to the large many types of medicines for social anxiety available, the person taking the medicine should be given a few samples of all types of medicines before coming into conclusion on the final prescription to be prescribed. Inevitably, the amount of medicine to be taken can be determined only by the examiner and so is the type of medicine which fits best.

When told to take social anxiety medicine, most of the people tend to take the cheapest way possible and finally just care about the effectiveness. This leads to people going for natural ingredients and herbs 1st and then moving to other methods if natural ingredients are not effective. Natural supplements are used only for a few particular reasons. Several people actually prefer to use natural ingredients of the medicines prescribed by the doctors due to the reason that they aren?t addictive as the medicines prescribed by the doctors.

Against the general belief of the people, there are actually a few types of natural medicines for social anxiety available. Seredyn is now one of the popular brands/types for supplemental social anxiety medicines. It is long lasting and fast acting medicine for relief from social anxiety. A single dose of Seredyn will relax you and instantaneously give you a calm and confident attitude. Most important of all is that, Seredyn is a non-addictive medicine and hence clears the problem of withdrawal symptoms. Moreover, there is no need to obtain a medical prescription for buying this medicine as this is a natural supplement.

Similar to this, yet another medicine for social anxiety is PureCalm. This is a medicine adept for adults and kids too and is completely herbal and non-addictive. PureCalm has lots many types of uses. A few of them are to promote the inner calmness of the person naturally, give healthy feelings to the person, and balance emotions of stress and pressure and also to relax from irritability and restlessness.

1st time or continuously, taking medicine for social anxiety is absolutely rewarding in the last. Happy feelings are definitely worth over the miserable feelings.

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Panic Attack Cures

By attackin on December 24, 2010

If you still sifting among all the panic attack cures available, I’m glad you came across this short article.   Panic attacks and general anxiety have become one of the most typical illnesses of the 21st century.   And medications are not the cure for many people that have tried them.   So, among all the panic attack cures out there, what method can end anxiety and panic attacks for good?

The cure may be much simpler that you ever thought possible.   Recent research and studies have shown that panic attack cures are all within a patient’s will.   What does that mean?  Stopping general anxiety and panic attacks are within any sufferer’s grasp once they understand the cause and symptoms of anxiety.   It all lies in the way you think.

First you need to accept your condition.   Then you need to understand it.   This is the first step.   Many people who have suffered anxiety and panic attacks for any extended period of time may come think that there are no panic attack cures that can permanently relieve their condition.   After 3 years of suffering panic attacks, this what I believed as I sought medication after medication to provide a cure that could only be found within myself.  

Anxiety is purely fear driven.   Fears and worries can overwhelm your whole psyche if you allow them.   These thoughts bring about the symptoms of anxiety every sufferer knows so well.   These symptoms bring about more fearful thoughts.   This intensifies further the anxiety symptoms.   Such is the cycle of a panic attack and one I knew very well for more than 3 long years.

Lasting panic attack cures will force you to accept and face the anxious thoughts head on.   You have to learn that thoughts such as the ones that have triggered past panic attacks will inevitably resurface again.   You cannot change that.   But you can change how you choose to react to them.   Fearing future panic attacks will only serve to trigger another one.  

You may think that changing the way you think is something easier said than done, and you are right.   But the point is it can be done.   Yes, it will take time and effort.   But is not that worth it to have a future life free of anxiety and panic attacks? 

You don’t have to go it alone, either.   There are panic attack cures available online specifically designed for sufferers to accept, understand, and permanently end their anxiety without medications or therapy.  

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Social Anxiety Medication

By attackin on December 23, 2010

Are you wondering how social anxiety medication stacks up against alternative forms of therapy, such as exposure therapy? In this article, you’ll learn why some form of exposure work will be necessary if you ever plan to overcome social anxiety symptoms. You’ll learn why medication makes things worse in many situations.

Currently, there are only three basic forms of medication that have an effect on social anxiety symptoms. One group would be those that affect your overall level of anxiety within 45-minutes of taking the medication. This is a group of minor tranquilizers like Xanax and Ativan. These medications cause dependence if taken regularly. They do work in the short term by making it possible for you to face your fears. Facing your fears is what we call “exposure. ” It gives your mind the opportunity to develop new expectations about what will happen in situations that make you uncomfortable. If you have generalized social anxiety, you may be getting “exposed” to uncomfortable situations all day long, but as long as you are mentally trying to hide from the experience (internally shrinking away from it) you are not doing exposure therapy.

If you decide that you are going to use a minor tranquilizer, don’t take if for long. A significant portion of people taking the minor tranquilizers for a period longer than three months begin to show signs of depression because of the effects of the medication. Long term use of high doses followed by sudden cessation can lead to seizures, so be sure to consult your physician before suddenly changing anything.

The second group of medication that affects social anxiety symptoms is the SSRI group, which are typically called antidepressants because they were first noted to be helpful with depression before we realizes they had a gradual effect on anxiety in some cases. The most typically prescribed SSRI’s are Prozac, Celexa, Zoloft, and others that all do basically the same thing in the brain. One other similar medication, Effexor, has also been approved for treatment of social anxiety. It is also in the antidepressant class of drugs but it is a little different because it affects norepinephrine as well as serotonin in the brain. These medications take four weeks of daily use before they show any change in peoples mood or anxiety reactions. Even then, the anxiety changes tend to be very small when compared to the effect of properly conducted exposure work.

A third group of medication is the beta-blockers. These drugs are taken around 45 mintues before a big performance situation. They decrease the heart’s response to adrenaline, so you are not sent into a panic by the sensation of a racing heart when you have to perform or speak in front of a big group of people (or small group of people). The problem with this medication is that it only works for a small subset of people with social anxiety disorder. Also, you mainly cannot predict the situations in which you wish the medication was already in your bloodstream (such as being called on in a meeting or a class to speak).

The only way to have true recovery from social anxiety symptoms is by practicing the art of gradual exposure. It is a whole heck of a lot of work, but it pays off in terms of quality of life. The reason it is so superior to medication is that results are with you all the time with no side effects, no cost, and the satisfaction of knowing that you used your brain to beat a really big problem.

The gist of exposure therapy is that you figure out what kinds of anticipatory fears you are having in each situation that brings up your social anxiety symptoms. You then make careful plans to purposefully put yourself in situations that create a small amount of the social anxiety discomfort while simultaneously changing the thoughts you have about what you expect to happen next. You replace thoughts of panic (that come from attempts to control the anxiety and feared outcomes) with thoughts of hopeful anticipation that you will be able to use the exposure session as practice for learning how to ride the wave of anxiety and adrenaline until it leaves you alone. Gradually, you get so good at riding the wave of anxiety instead of fighting it that you find the social anxiety symptoms begin to fade away really fast. Learning to do exposure properly means doing some research on how it works. You can pay a psychologist to teach you how to do it gradually over time, or you can do some independent research and make your own plan for facing down your fearful reactions and thoughts. It is not easy to go against your own fear, but it is worth it.

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Signs Of A Panic Attack

By attackin on December 22, 2010

Are you familiar with the signs of a panic attack? Panic attacks are horrible because they hit you without any warning. . . and they mainly hit you like swift kick to the chest. They come on so fast that people will often mistake the for other illnesses such as a heart attack or a stroke. Keep an eye out for these signs of panic attack:

- Feeling dizzy, faint or weak – Abnormal heart beat – Numbness and tingling in feet hands and fingers – Chest pains – Difficulty in breathing – Breaking out in a sweat or the chills – Feeling a loss of control – Sense of terror and a feeling of impending death

A Panic episode tends to last for about ten minutes or so. . . sometimes longer if more severe. Once you experience a panic episode you are likely to keep having them. They can turn into a panic disorder if they occur enough.

Panic attacks are a lot different than the fear you may regularly experience. . . it is not the same as nervousness while giving a presentation or the quick heart beat and butterfly feelings you may get when a little nervous. Panic hits you like a ton of bricks!

Once you start exhibiting signs of a panic attack your symptoms tend to stuck around. Millions of people around the world are affected by the nagging symptoms. Fortunately, panic disorder is somewhat simple to treat and it presents no real harm to a person.

So how do you know if you are actually experiencing a panic episode?

There is a relatively big difference between normal anxiety and panic. Anxiety is simply the body’s natural response to perceived danger. Anxiety can be healthy and can help a person stay alert and focused in certain situations. It is when our anxiety spirals out of control that you exhibit signs of a panic attack.

Panic episodes are more than just nervous feelings. When a person has a panic attack they tend to exhibit physical symptoms. People mainly mistake these symptoms for medical illnesses. . . and they often waste time and money on unneeded doctor’s visits before they’re diagnosed.

Everyone is different when it comes to signs of panic attack. That is one of the things that makes them so confusing. One person may exhibit symptoms that are 100% different than someone else. You never can tell exactly what you are going to experience.

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