Dealing with Anxiety and Panic Attacks

Are you having a difficult time dealing with anxiety and panic attacks? Perhaps it would ease your mind to know that you are not alone. anxiety is a normal emotional and physiological response when you feel threatened, even if the threat is only imagined.

Your experience of anxiety might range from mild uneasiness or worry to severe panic. At normal levels, a small shot of anxiety can motivate you and enhance your performance, but if anxiety becomes too severe or goes on for long periods of time, it can become debilitating.

So how do you know if what youre experiencing is an actual panic attack? The symptoms are pretty east to spot. Your heart might start to race, perhaps you start to sweat, and you might have a feeling of helplessness and hopelessness. Maybe you start to feel dizzy with a stuck feeling in your heart.

While anxiety has never killed anyone directly (no youre heart wont actually stop!), the stress of it can be pretty debilitating at times. In fact dealing with anxiety and panic attacks is exhausting. The stress of it can wear you out. You know you need to relax but when panic occurs relaxation seems impossible.

Well just how do you deal with anxiety and panic attacks? Obviously panic does not really attack. Panic and anxiety are emotional responses not physical attacks. There is no jiu-jitsu for anxiety. But you dont have to live your life in fear and anxiety either. There are many great techniques for dealing with anxiety and panic attacks. You could try yoga, massage, tai chi, or going for a good run. many people use hobbies to reduce anxiety. For instance, my wife makes artist trading cards and quilts. Some people scrapbook. Anything you can use to take your mind off your problems, again real or imagined.

Some people take medication such as Imipramine or Doxepin. I have to admit, Im not a big fan of using prescription drugs for lifestyle issues. That said, your symptoms might be too severe for natural treatment. If not you might be more inclined to a natural herbal treatment such as L-theanine, an amino acid found in green tea. Another one you might try is Valerian extract, a safe and effective natural sedative.

Its important to remember that while panic disorders wont really harm you, they are serious enough that you need to address them. If you go for months and cant get out of your funk, you just may want to consult your doctor. But before things get to that level try learning how to deal with anxiety and panic attacks in a more natural manner.

Stacy Martins is a writer and Mom. She's living anxiety free thanks to a bold new program she found online. For more information please come to http://www.squidoo.com/DealingWithAnxietyAndPanicAttack/ and see how you can rid yourself on your panic attacks.

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