Anxiety Attack Symptoms

At one time or another, we’ve all felt an anxiety “attack,” although usually, this is directly related to a particular situation that is causing us great fear.

For example, we may be just about to give a speech in front of a large group of people, when we are not experienced public speakers.

Therefore, it’s perfectly normal to have symptoms of anxiety, such as pounding heart, sweaty palms, dry mouth, racing thoughts, etc.

  However, anxiety attacks can occur for no apparent reason, and seemingly “out of the blue.” They have no immediate cause, usually, although in fact, when people suffering from them work on curing them with a therapist through behavioral therapy, for example, they may find that indeed, they do have a cause of origin.

For example, someone may develop anxiety over public speaking because a presentation goes badly. In and of itself, this is not abnormal. Of course, you’re going to feel badly if you don’t do particularly well in a given situation.

It becomes a problem when a person begins to avoid similar situations for fear of the same thing happening again; this is especially troubling if there’s little chance of this happening, or if it happens in such a way that it limits someone’s life severely, even to the point of near complete withdrawal from society.

Anxiety attack symptoms include sweating, a dry mouth, heart palpitations, feeling faint, feeling dizzy, hot flashes, tremors, twitching, and flushing or blushing involuntarily, as well as others.

Many people who first experience anxiety attack symptoms think that they may be having a heart attack or other life-threatening illness. However, when they go to see their practitioner or go to the emergency room, that may be the first time they are diagnosed with anxiety attack disorder.

Although anxiety attacks and their symptoms cannot be “cured” necessarily, they can certainly be controlled through a variety of medications and/or behavioral therapy.

Oftentimes, behavioral therapy includes “immersion” therapy, in which the person is exposed to progressively difficult situations that directly make them face their particular fear.

Medication also helps, most notably benzodiazepines, although these are to be used sparingly and for a short period of time because they can be habit forming.

Often, therapists will start patients on medication to simply make them more comfortable and get them started on behavioral therapy, and then reduce or taper them off medications once they are beginning to cope with their symptoms through behavioral therapy. Financing for therapies is available from many sources including Geschlossene Fonds.

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