Monday, January 12, 2009

The Cause For Anxiety Disorder is Unimportant

By Ed Lathrop

Anxiety and panic disorder are conditions that affect the lives of a great number of people. To some who suffer anxiety, life is normal most of the time. Then on occasion they will experience anxiety or panic attacks This will change how they feel and their behavior, dramatically.

There probably isn't a person alive who has not been nervous, at least on occasion. Most people experience a certain amount of nervousness everyday. This, of course, is normal. When we are nervous, we know why we are nervous. Anxiety sufferer's, on the other hand, often experience extreme nervousness and have no idea why don't know why they feel this way.

Nervousness On Steroids

The amount of adrenaline which has been secreted into a person's blood will usually define whether he or she is experiencing a small amount of nervousness or panic and anxiety.

We all know how regular nervousness makes us feel. However, while these feelings may not be comfortable, they are usually tolerable. Unlike ordinary nervousness, the large amounts of adrenaline secreted into the bloodstream during a panic attack, causes feelings the anxiety sufferer often describes as terrifying!

It's Not All In Your Head

Often an anxiety sufferer will believe he or she is having a complete mental breakdown. Adrenaline can actually cause vision changes. These may make objects seem to change size or shape and many times anxiety sufferers cannot help but think there is something wrong with their mental abilities. This is not true because this problem has to do with a nervous system out of control.

Millions have now, or have once had an anxiety disorder. Ironically, many anxiety sufferers think they are the only ones who have ever had a panic attack. Of course, this is far from true. The fact is, it is often helpful for the one experiencing anxiety to know they are not alone. They need to realize anxiety disorder is widespread.

Focus on the Future

Beating through the bushes of the past does not accomplish anything when looking for a way to overcome anxiety disorder. There are many ways for a person to have become anxious and riddled by panic attacks. Pinning down the reason for anxiety will be of no help. It is, however, important for the sufferer to not blame him or herself.

At this point, I have to reinforce the fact anxiety is a nervous condition, not a mental one. An anxiety sufferer's problem is he or she is having too many severe adrenaline secretions. This is what needs to be overcome. There is nothing Freudian about this fact.

Anxiety can be mild or severe or anywhere in between. There are different types as well. So giving exact advise on how to recover from all types of anxiety with one blanket statement is impossible. Still, all kinds of anxiety share one thing; they all become more intense when the sufferer tries to fight through an attack of anxiety or panic. So it is important you let anxiety attacks come and go without trying to fight them. Believe it or not, this will make the attack milder. In some cases, not fighting, but totally accepting anxiety and panic attacks has put an end to them altogether. - 14915

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