Overcoming Panic Disorder: The Way Of The Peaceful Worrier
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All of us experience a certain amount of anxiety in life, when our nerves are frayed from stress.
However, sometimes anxiety can evoke tremendous nervous energy resulting in what is commonly called a panic attack. Many individuals who experience these overwhelming waves of anxiety frequently show up at Emergency Rooms complaining of symptoms similar to a heart attack.
Once a person has suffered one these attacks, simply the fear of having another attack can be enough to trigger one. Thus, a cycle of fear, anxiety, and panic is set in motion.
When these attacks occur over a prolonged period of time, they can be debilitating and interfere with relationships, family dynamics and functioning in everyday life.
However, sometimes anxiety can evoke tremendous nervous energy resulting in what is commonly called a panic attack. Many individuals who experience these overwhelming waves of anxiety frequently show up at Emergency Rooms complaining of symptoms similar to a heart attack.
Once a person has suffered one these attacks, simply the fear of having another attack can be enough to trigger one. Thus, a cycle of fear, anxiety, and panic is set in motion.
When these attacks occur over a prolonged period of time, they can be debilitating and interfere with relationships, family dynamics and functioning in everyday life.
Symptoms of Panic Disorder
The following symptoms of anxiety typically characterize panic disorders:
- Sweating
- Trembling or shaking
- Shortness of breath or feeling smothered
- Feeling of choking
- Nausea or abdominal distress
- Feeling dizzy, unsteady, light-headed, or faint
- De-realization or feeling detached from self
- Fear of losing control or going crazy
- Fear of dying
- Numbness and/or tingling sensations
- Chills or hot flashes
- Heart palpitations, chest pain, pounding heart, racing pulse
Treatment of Panic Attacks
If you or someone you know is suffering from panic attacks, it is time to reach out for help.
Contact you physician or a mental health professional and they can help you get started on the road to recovery and healing. Sometimes mental health counseling is sufficient to control panic attacks, yet, sometimes medications are coupled with counseling to solve the problem.
Researchers have found that a variety of therapeutic approaches can be utilized to address panic attacks. Approaches such as relaxation techniques, cognitive and/or cognitive behavioral treatment strategies have been proven to be beneficial.
If the panic is the result of a specific phobia (fear of cats, dogs, rodents, heights) then exposure therapy may be applied.
Contact you physician or a mental health professional and they can help you get started on the road to recovery and healing. Sometimes mental health counseling is sufficient to control panic attacks, yet, sometimes medications are coupled with counseling to solve the problem.
Researchers have found that a variety of therapeutic approaches can be utilized to address panic attacks. Approaches such as relaxation techniques, cognitive and/or cognitive behavioral treatment strategies have been proven to be beneficial.
If the panic is the result of a specific phobia (fear of cats, dogs, rodents, heights) then exposure therapy may be applied.
Medications For Panic Disorder
Doctors may try different medications to see which one works best for the patient.
Some of the more common medications that are prescribed target the physiological panic response- these medications include: benzodiazipines (Xanax, Valium, Ativan, or Klonopin)and/or anti-anxiety medications (Buspar, Wellbutrin).
Medications can certainly help alleviate the symptoms of panic disorders but coupling these medicines with some type of mental health counseling can be even more effective.
The bottom line is, you don't have to be imprisoned by fear and panic, there is help available- you just have to ask.
Some of the more common medications that are prescribed target the physiological panic response- these medications include: benzodiazipines (Xanax, Valium, Ativan, or Klonopin)and/or anti-anxiety medications (Buspar, Wellbutrin).
Medications can certainly help alleviate the symptoms of panic disorders but coupling these medicines with some type of mental health counseling can be even more effective.
The bottom line is, you don't have to be imprisoned by fear and panic, there is help available- you just have to ask.
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