How to Deal With Anxiety Attacks & Get Rid of Your General Anxiety
Folks all over are trying to figure out how to deal with anxiety attacks and eliminate their anxiety for good. Here, we’ll look at who suffers from anxiety attacks, the symptoms, why they happen and how they are treated. And we’ll also look at a critical element in how do deal with anxiety attacks. If this is ignored, it can make a cure very difficult to achieve.
First off, anyone can have an anxiety attack, man, woman, teenager or child. But research suggests that more women than men suffer anxiety attacks. But, whoever has one, it can be the most frightening experience of their lives. The symptoms of an anxiety attack are so overwhelming, and can come on so suddenly, that the sufferer gets totally caught up in the moment. The symptoms are such that they can truly believe they are having a heart attack and even about to die.
The usual anxiety attack symptoms experienced are; pounding / racing heartbeat, palpitations, sweating, tingling or numbness in fingers or toes, tight throat, tight chest, difficulty breathing, dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea, feeling detached from reality, and, feeling that something really bad is about to happen.
An anxiety attack usually occurs because someone with an already high level — more or less continual — of anxiety is confronted with a particular high stress situation. This can be anything; being stuck in an elevator, in traffic, an interview, a bereavement, job loss, being in large crowds, unable to pay a bill, etc. Folks with normal daily anxiety levels can handle these events or issues. But someone with higher-than-normal anxiety levels, i.e. someone with general anxiety, is pushed ‘over the top’ and the result is an anxiety attack.
So how to deal with anxiety attacks? A doctor’s first line treatment is nearly always through the medicine route. They will usually prescribe anti-depressants, minor tranquilizers or beta-blockers. Sometimes two together. Although these can work well enough on the symptoms of anxiety, they have a lot of negative side effects. These vary from nausea, diarrhea, disturbed sleep, dizziness, through to dependency.
Many people are turning to therapies such as hypnotherapy, counselling, psychotherapy, and group therapy, to help them deal with anxiety attacks. And many try self-help strategies like self-hypnosis, meditation, and yoga etc. These need a lot of commitment and time, although they can work for some committed people by helping them ‘cope’ with their condition.
But none of these two treatment regimes really get to the heart of anxiety. They either treat the symptoms or provide coping mechanisms to manage general anxiety and anxiety attacks.
A critical element in how to deal with anxiety attacks and their tie-up with general anxiety, is that the real fear of having another attack can often trigger one. This fear increasingly builds on the underlying general anxiety, making it very hard to cure.Â
If you can just get rid of this constant fear of another attack, you can prevent further anxiety attacks, plus, you’ll be in a better state to treat and cure your general anxiety.
If you’d like to discover just how to get rid of this ‘fear factor’, prevent anxiety attacks and then cure your general anxiety, please go to http://eliminatepanicattacks.blogspot.com and get your old self back.
John Cielo
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October 4th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Does anyone have any good ways to deal with panic attacks and anxiety in general?
I have been suffering from bad panic attacks since I was 17 (I’m 24 now)… my panic attacks have since subsided with my taking of Klonopin and Lexapro… which I want to wean off of, and I am currently weaning off of Lexapro. However; recently I moved and I’m in the middle of finals in summer school and when I moved I found that I had a panic attack as well as feeling very anxious.
I want to find a way, not just ‘oh breathe’… but a new way to deal with it so I can live a normal life and not fear so much. I was wondering if anyone has tried hypnosis? If so, did it work… also I want to get off meds, so please don’t recommend that. Also I want to find a way where I don’t feel anxious pretty much all the time… I just want to feel normal.
My anxiety gets so bad that I don’t want to leave my bed… in turn I get depressed…
PLEASE HELP!?!
Any advice or ideas would be great!
Thanks for taking the time to read this!
I go to therapy… and I have been on meds, which work, but I don’t want to rely on meds for my whole life… And even the meds don’t control my BAD panic attacks like I had when I went to Japan… I need to fix this… anyone know about hypnosis and anxiety?
And also, I do have a very supportive bf… but I want to be able to be strong. What if I’m on my own… I should be able to deal… and yes I am on lexapro… and Klonopin… and i have been for about a little over a year or so… and they’ve helped so much… but I guess I want to be able to get off of them eventually… and when will I ever know when the right time is…
October 4th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
One word… vistaril.
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October 4th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
im sorry to tell you but there really aren’t alot of ways besides medication and counseling. try that, see how it goes my dear.
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have panic disorder, ocd, and anxiety.
October 4th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Find someone you can talk to about why you’re panicky like that. My bud Mel is great at calming me down, find a buddy who you can call when you feel crazy and panicky and listen to what they have to say when they say something helpful. Other than that, you may want to wait until after the situation passes that currently stresses you (finals) before you try to take the next step. And from me to you, hypnosis can be a bigger problem than relief, depending on what you’re repressing. Good luck though, I hope you feel normal soon
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October 4th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
If your panic attacks have subsided with Lexapro then why on God’s green earth would you want to wean yourself off of it. I personally wouldn’t do it. I suffered from panic attacks and anxiety and I feel like Lexapro has been a life saver.
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October 4th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
well im on lexapro and thats what i was going to suggest. One thing tho is you dont mention no significant other, having someone to cuddle with once in a while or close enough to be harsh and get you off your ass does wonders for me, especially the cuddle part…idk something bout someone in your arms
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October 4th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has been shown to be effective in reducing generalized anxiety and panic disorder. It is sometimes combined with drug therapy, but the drugs are used only short-term. The goal is to develop new ways of thinking so that panic/anxiety can be controlled without drugs. My wife had symptoms very similar to yours and she found CBT very helpful. Does she still get anxious sometimes? Sure, but she’s better able to control it, rather than let it control her. Look for a therapist who has received specialized training in CBT.
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October 4th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
Personally , drugs for panic attacks is just delaying the problem .
Panic is usually dealing with a new situation where the person lacks confidence .
( knowledge and skills to deal with the tasks or social situations )
People need to approach things gradually until they get the hang of things .
No One gets into a car and speeds down the freeway
on their first drive ( or 2nd or 3rd ) .
Approach things at a more measured pace ,
Learn the ropes and gain the confidence to handle the situation .
Also , next to no one teaches them selves to drive ,
So apply the same lesson to life .
Sometimes you need a teacher to ride shotgun until you get adjusted .
Panic IS normal for the novice ,
Learn & you will move past that .
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October 4th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
I get anxiety when I wake up. I feel like I’m free falling. I began to shake and I to don’t want to get out of bed. I don’t take any meds at this time. The one thing that has helped me is to take long walks. Everyday I try to walk about three miles a day. So far its been the only thing that has eased them. I hurt my ankle a couple weeks ago and could not go on my walks. I noticed my anxiety came back full force. Once I started walking again I started to feel better again. Try any kind of exercise to ease them. Also omit caffeine and sugar from your diet.
Take care and don’t give up!
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October 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
My wife and I both experienced similar to what you’re stating. She would often get the attacks which would cause her heart to race then she would get faint and pass out. When scenes like this occurred in Las Vegas restaurants I would forget my panic attacking problems and be very concerned with my wife. When she was not around I could have panic attacks uninterrupted because I did not worry about her welfare. Truthfully, mine happened while in crowds so avoiding those circumstances lessened my symptoms.
One evening she asked me to take her for a neighborhood walk since she could sense an attack coming on and wanted fresh air. As we walked she got more and more faint saying Oh No, Oh God No! As she collapsed I threw a cup of cold water, I had been drinking, directly on her face and chest. That action shocked her, stopping the attack, she then said "Why did you do that?" That was in 1976, we continued to have the attacks throughout the 80’s. Then in May of 1990 We met Jesus Christ who lives in me, protects me, lifts me up and has shown me how to make the demons run. For the last 18 years we have had zero panic attacks, praise God!
Write me if you want to know more.
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