Learn How To Cope With Anxiety
Written by Rene A Lacape   
Tuesday, 01 September 2009 06:16
When humans began to evolve they developed an instinct for danger. This response made their bodies get ready to fight for survival or run away until they were in a position that would aid their living. This state is called a fight or flight reaction. That emotional state has survived into our present day lives.
by ReneALacape


When humans began to evolve they developed an instinct for danger. This response made their bodies get ready to fight for survival or run away until they were in a position that would aid their living. This state is called a fight or flight reaction. That emotional state has survived into our present day lives.

Panic attacks instigate extreme and exaggerated fear and disability that are more than the normal feeling of fear. The severity of panic attacks and its sudden and episodic attacks are so chronic and intense that when it happens, there is hardly anything that can be done to eliminate it. These attacks are often self provoking without any events or conditions that pose danger or threats to that person's mind. Hence, no rational explanation can be offered for such fight or flight reaction triggered by panic attacks.

There are numerous panic attacks symptoms that we can look out for to assist us to identify panic attacks. The physical characteristics of panic attacks can be rapid heartbeat, palpitations, difficulty swallowing, tightness and pain in chest, shortness of breath, nausea and dizziness, trembling and sweating. In addition, the victims of panic attacks often feel that they are losing their minds or so fearful that they are feeling sick and dying.

There are a number of symptoms that can be found in a victim of panic attacks. A racing or pounding heart, difficulty in breathing, feeling as if you are struggling to get air, paralyzing terror, dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea, trembling, excessive sweating, shaking, choking, chest pains, hot flashes, sudden chills, tingling in your fingers or toes (otherwise called pins and needles) and the overwhelming fear that you are going to die. The symptoms that were given above are ones that we may experience as a result of a perceived danger. In a panic attack these reaction arise with no valid reason. They may occur in situations that are normally safe and harmless. There are instances where a panic attack victim will have an attack whilst they are sleeping as well.

As panic attacks can occur suddenly and with no warning signs, there is really no way that they can be stopped once started. The amounts of stress hormones and adrenaline that is released and the level of fear that we experience in a panic attack is out of proportion to the actual situation. The only thing we can do is to try and control our excessive emotions through various means and treatments.

While a person is in the grip of a panic attack, they go through an intense and excessive amount of terror. As these feelings are extremely intense, the few minutes that they last may seem like an eternity.

For those of us who live normal lives terror is but a fleeting emotion. A person who has panic attacks relives this fear constantly every day. The only way out of this maze is treatment and if you suffer from panic attacks be assured that there are many viable treatment methods out there and that with a little time and effort on your part you should be able to cure your panic attacks without too much hassle.

About the Author:

Rene Lacape is a general health practitioner who has been in this industry for a long time. He enjoys the job and enjoys the tasks given to him. If you need his expertise in this field, give him a call and be helped. He is sure to be glad to accommodate you.
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