Posts Tagged ‘irrational fear’
March 23rd, 2010
Jackie is petrified of feathers, Ryan cant fly, and Trevor’s scared of heights. Irrational phobias are damaging their lives. Will the latest treatments help like dropping them in at the deep end?
When fear goes wrong it can turn into a phobia an irrational fear so strong it sometimes ruins lives.
WARNING.. There is some bad language used in the video’s, but it is in keeping with what is going on
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March 20th, 2010
A panic attack is an overwhelming panic that occurs for completely no evident reason. But you actually do recognize that you have had one! Most people might have just one episode or even a couple in their whole lives. But the more frequently they happen the more terrifying they are for that person.
Sometimes the signs could appear to be a heart attack or another life-threatening emergency. Also sweating, prickling sensation, or pins and needles,dry mouth and several alternative symptoms. One of the toughest aspects concerning a panic attack is the worry of having to accommodate another panic attack.
Previously, panic attacks were regarded as a nervous’ dysfunction or stress, however now repeated panic attacks are described as a medical condition referred to as panic disorder.
About panic attacks, the body is really overloaded with hormones and adrenaline, this is what your body releases to respond to life threatening events in ordinary conditions. But, with a panic attack there is not a true threat the person.
Frequent panic attacks can be treated with talking to a counsellor and they may determine that it is related with a psychological dysfunction or they may not. They may have no real explanation. An isolated panic attack may need virtually no treatment, however chronic panic attacks or panic disorder may be addressed with behavioural therapy, medicine also self-help or together with therapies for different mental health conditions.
Simply put, there is not a lot of professional answers about panic attacks and they are often clumped together with psychological disorders, the precise causes of panic attacks as i said are not recognized however it can be connected to genetic makeup, stress and chemical changes among the brain. Behavioural cognitive therapy and different such treatments has shown a great deal of hope in the treatment of panic disorder. The statistics signify it’s basically the foremost success for long-term treatment of panic attacks.
Treatment of panic attacks usually only serve to help the individual to recognize what a panic attack truly is. It will help though to understand that they are not alone in struggling with panic disorder and that they can seek help in finding out how to cope with the symptoms. Naturally, this depends on alternative factors, like whether or not the person includes a fear which sparks the panic attack.
About Panic attacks they are not life threatening, although they will feel like they are. Unfortunately they have an inclination to be chronic and repeated and they could be crippling to the victim.
Affected individuals may not know when an panic attack might occur, which may prevent then venturing out (agoraphobia) or avoid explicit situations in which they assume they could experience an panic attack. Not knowing when a factor as disabling as a panic attack can arise could have extreme adverse relationship consequences on a person.
Regarding a panic attack, physical causes are usually eliminated first. Generally the person has been to many Doctors and even specialists thinking that they’ve got a life threatening illness that has never been clinically determined. Once physical reasons are ruled out, the correct treatment of panic disorder will begin.
Tags: anxiety, Dealing with anxiety, Fear, irrational fear, Mental health, Panic Attacks, phobia, Phobia Symptons, Relaxation, Relaxation Techniques, Self-Help
March 19th, 2010
Anxiety and panic attacks can be cause by many different things, such as stress, depression, grief and alcoholism. What ever it is caused by, the affect is that your mind is saturated with worrying and frightening thoughts. And these thoughts really do impact your life. Everyone who suffers from Anxiety and Panic Attacks knows only to well how frightening that panic mode can be. Coming to terms with the fact that it is not the intrusive thoughts that are responsible for your anxiety, but the way you react to those thoughts, that triggers your anxiety or Panic Attack.
For lots of anxious people, there home or a room in their home is a safe haven. But when the anxiety and panic invade these safe places, it can leave you feeling totally helpless and on your own. People who do not suffer with Anxiety or Panic Attacks have no conception as to how much these thoughts take over our lives.
Having Anxiety and Panic Attacks can really affect your self-esteem. People saying positive things to you have no real affect, but people saying negative things really hit you hard.
It works very much the same with your thoughts, when you have destructive or worrying thoughts, you tend to focus on them and not the positive and happy thoughts… and then so it goes… off into panic.
Learning to control our thoughts is a step towards beating Anxiety and Panic attacks. In my case I learned that these attacks couldn’t hurt me that was the hard part. I then learned that if I faced my thoughts and the things that made me anxious, I could take control again and not be crippled by my Anxiety Disorder.
Anxiety can be overcome, once you start to get an understanding of what is causing your anxiety, you can then learn some coping skills to help you over come your Anxiety and Panic Attacks.
Tags: anxiety, anxiety, Dealing with anxiety, Fear, irrational fear, Mental health, Panic Attacks, Panic attacks and anxiety attacks, phobia, Phobia Symptons, Relaxation, Relaxation Techniques, Self-Help
March 18th, 2010
For me anxiety and panic attacks go hand in hand. The reason I make this statement is because that was how it was for me, for many years. When I started to get anxious, I could not stop it going into a full blow panic attack.
The most frightening thing for me was that I never knew when I was going to have anxiety followed quickly by a panic attack. I could wake up in the morning feeling great and I could just be sitting watching television. Then that feeling of not feeling okay. This is really difficult to explain. But those of you who have anxiety and panic attacks will know what I mean.
It is just a strange feeling which just starts as a feeling, and then I would get anxious about that feeling, which then got stronger, which then lead to me having anxiety about that feeling. Then yes you guessed it, I would then go into a full blown panic attack. It’s crazy, but true and it is true for a lot of people who suffer from anxiety and panic attacks.
The most frustrating thing for me was that it’s not like having a physical illness that people can see and understand. Most of the time my friends and family where unaware of the fact that I was in an anxious state.
I gave up a long time ago trying to explain to them how I was feeling and what physical reactions where going on for me. If I could not understand it, then how could I expect them to understand? When I look back at how I was, and sometimes still can be. It does seem silly. But as silly as it may seem when you are in that situation it is very real and very frightening.
One last thing, if I had a penny for every time I was told to pull my socks up…then I would be rolling in money.
Tags: anxiety, anxiety, Dealing with anxiety, Fear, irrational fear, Mental health, Panic attacks and anxiety attacks, phobia, Phobia Symptons, Relaxation, Relaxation Techniques, Self-Help
March 18th, 2010
With all the useful medical treatment available, it is of great value for you to learn and know how to deal with anxiety and panic attacks. Anxiety and panic attacks can happen at anytime and anywhere. By learning the ways to manage these attacks, you will be able to intercept potential attacks. Hence, it is an advantage to learn and know these useful methods. So that in the future you have some tools for dealing with anxiety and panic attacks.
One useful method in handling panic and anxiety attacks is relaxation techniques that can be used to aide you in muscle relaxation, meditation, relaxed breathing and visualization, also known as guided imagery.
Inner achievement of calmness is a true relaxation. Both the body and the mind have to be in relaxed state when using relaxation techniques to manage these attacks. And learning real relaxation techniques can aid in handling warning signs such as teeth clenching, headaches, and hyperventilation.
To initiate your body into relaxed mode, start off by focusing on the body and suppressing the outside world. Put yourself in a relaxing position and rest your eyes. Just keep the eyelids at ease and heavy without closing them firmly, and allow your jaw to relax and fall gently open.
Start the relaxation method by concentrating on examining your body mentally. Begin scanning from the lower parts of your body, starting from the toes, working your way up to the legs, groins, torso, then the hands, fingers, then finally, the neck and head. Visualize your tension dissolving away as you concentrate on each body parts.
Once all the muscles in your body are relaxed, tighten the muscles in every part, moving from one section to another and count to five or more in each section. While you are doing this, allow your feelings to flow all the way through your psyche, without concentrating on them. It is difficult at times to do this. Say to yourself that you are perfectly calm and at ease.
Envision yourself in your own favourite place and start breathing slowly. Practice this method daily for five to ten minutes to manage panic and anxiety attacks.
Other different ways to manage panic and anxiety attacks is not to indulge into thinking of what could happen. Inform yourself to take care of the matters only when it is time. Do not fight the attacks but instead embrace them.
Panic and anxiety attacks can also be handled by coping statements, in which you are talking yourself through the attack by using your voice and your mind. Use a steady and calm tone, and speak loudly, when using coping statements.
Anxiety and panic attacks are very serious conditions; however, unlike the way the ‘Medical Establishment’ and the Pharmaceutical Industry portrays it, anxiety is not a disease that can be caught like a virus or cured with drugs. So, instead of DRUGS that will only work temporally,and may have serious side-effects and are often addictive, it is much better to take a completely natural approach to treat it. No matter how long you have been suffering from anxiety. You must not simply go on coping with this condition. You must embrace the opportunity now to CHANGE all that today.
Tags: anxiety, Dealing with anxiety, Dealing with anxiety, Fear, irrational fear, Mental health, phobia, Phobia Symptons, Relaxation, Relaxation Techniques, Self-Help