Anxiety, Nervousness and Fatigue

by admin on April 19, 2010

Exhaustion, Nervousness and Anxiety

Why do some people have a problem with tension and others do not?

This is a query every who experiences stress asks themselves at some particular point or another. Why me?

My experience of agitation is that yes, a few people seem more susceptible than others but that the key trigger tends to be exhaustion. By exhaustion I mean mental, physical, or emotional exhaustion. ( Under physical exhaustion I also include things like diet or substance abuse )

For some it could be exhaustion caused by a busy life and never taking time to release the strain. Folk like that frequently do not notice their stress levels are so high until they get blindsided by a spur-of-the-moment panic episode.

For others it could be an emotional exhaustion due to the loss of a family member or the break of a long-term relationship.

If the anxiety is caused by a traumatic life event it is interesting to note that the person frequently doesn’t experience the stress until the event has passed.

You frequently see folks dealing very well with a crisis but then one or two weeks later when the dust has settled they start to feel the anxiety. It is like they have been in shock and are only now starting to process the experience.

The most important thing to remember about panic episodes or general anxiety is that help is available and it is significant to find help sooner rather than later .

I always recommend visiting your physician first of all to actually decide that it is just anxiety you are dealing with and not a basal physical illness. Once you’re sure it is anxiety that you dealing with , treat it.

Don’t wait!!!!

Burying your head in the sand hoping it will simply be gone next week isn’t an effective way to treat it. It is totally needless to spend months if not years coping with something that may be corrected now!

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Agoraphobia and Panic Attacks

by admin on April 13, 2010

Agoraphobia and Panic Attacks

Stop Panic Attacks Now!

There is phobia that is linked to the experience of panic attacks, and that is agoraphobia. Agoraphobia is the fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places such as shopping markets. It is a fear associated with leaving a safe zone, such as the home.

Because of a feeling of being vulnerable, people who experience this fear often suffer from panic attacks in these “open” situations. It is true to say many people who have regular panic attacks experience different degrees of agoraphobia. Some have a lingering background anxiety about being away from home should they experience a panic attack. Other people are so immobilized by this fear that they find it very difficult to leave their home for even a short period.

The thinking behind agoraphobia usually follows the line that were a panic attack to occur, who would look after the person, how would he or she get the assistance and reassurance they needed? The vulnerability grows from the feeling that once victims of agoraphobia are caught in the anxiety, they are suddenly unable to look after themselves and are therefore at the mercy of the place they find themselves in and the strangers around them. In its extreme form, agoraphobia and panic attacks can lead to a situation where people become housebound for numerous years. Please note, this is by no means a hopeless situation, and I always need to reinforce the fact that something only becomes hopeless once the person really believes that to be the case.

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