Overcome Panic Disorder

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Sudden anxiety panic attacks are seemingly out of the blue and unprovoked. Often they are very intense and terrifying. Many sufferers say that they feel like they’re going crazy and losing their mind during an attack.

Symptoms of an attack also include a rapid pounding heartbeat, shortness of breath, chest pains and obsessive thoughts of embarrassment, fear and worry. Many sufferers dread that something bad is going to happen during an attack.

People who suffer from panic disorder and agoraphobia are more likely to suffer from a panic attack. Although many sufferers of agoraphobia can go about their daily lives, there are some who have great diffculty in dealing with everyday life.

Agoraphobia sufferers may avoid places that are difficult to escape from like a crowded mall or an elevator. They fear that they might experience an anxiety panic attack and lose control.

Attacks are the result of the fight or flight response, also known as the stress response. In caveman times when humans hunted prey, the stress response was vital to man’s survival.

The stress response triggers the adrenal glands releasing adrenaline and cortisol. The hunter would be ready to either run or fight his attacker. Through the ages the human brain function has changed little

The stress response has been blamed as a cause for many mental illnesses, but it does still play an important role in life. The problem is that in modern day society, the stress response is triggered too often.

In a dangerous situation where you need to react quickly, the stress response is needed. However, when adrenaline and other hormones aren’t expelled from the body, it can damage the mind and body. This may lead to anxiety disorders.

Mental illnesses can sometimes be debilitating making life diffciult to cope with. Luckily there are treatments available for anxiety disorders. In addition, therapies such as CBT have been successful at dealing with anxiety and depression.

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