Wednesday, December 30, 2009

What you can do..............


  • Seek immediate advice and consultation from a qualified health care professional if you have any of the serious and critical symptoms
  • Seek advice and consultation from a qualified mental health professional if you experience symptoms of anxiety and panic that are either recurrent, severe, debilitating, seem unusual or unrelated to an existing health problem.
  • Seek medical advice if you have health problems or you have not had a medical evaluation for your symptoms.
  • Recognize the biological effects of alcohol. Alcohol is a depressant in which prolonged or excessive use will increase and deepen symptoms associated with anxiety. Withdrawal from alcohol and certain drugs can produce symptoms of anxiety and panic.
  • Avoid drugs that are not medically appropriate or approved by your physician. Some symptoms of anxiety and panic are associated with certain medications.
  • When anxious or panicked, remember to breath fully and calmly and at a normal regular intervals. An occasional slow deep breath can help you relax and can prevent symptoms of panic. Avoid rapid short breaths.
  • Maintain regular physical activity. Physical activity can be an effective way to relieve symptoms and build strength to resist stress.
  • Don't fight your symptoms of anxiety by trying to wish the feelings away. Will power is not a solution.
  • Do not focus or dwell on how it might get worse. Negative predictions can result in panic.
  • It can help to focus on and do simple, fun, interesting and safe manageable activities or tasks.
  • Notice when you eventually stop thinking frightening thoughts your symptoms tend to fade in time.
  • Humor and laughter are good best ways to reduce and prevent symptoms of anxiety and panic.
  • Notice if there is a relationship between what you are doing and your symptoms. This can help during an evaluation and in treatment of these disorders.

feelings usually backed up by:


  • Excessive or unreasonable fears
  • Recurrent memories and feelings about a traumatic event
  • Persistent avoidance of a feared situation, object or situation associated with a previous trauma
  • Physiological reactivity associated with feared situations, objects or previous trauma
  • Recurrent or persistent ideas, thoughts, impulses or images that are initially experienced as intrusive or senseless
  • Repetitive, purposeful and intentional behavior designed to minimize discomfort or prevent some feared event. The behavior is excessive or not connected to the situation or feared object.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Causes??

So if you're anything like me (which i don't actually know for sure but you can let me know in the comments if you want) you're wondering why this has happened to you.
Well from experience i find that my anxiety was caused by a few experiences that were very close in time to each other. I found that they were so close i didn't actually have time to deal with each of them like i should have. For example a death close to another death, in this example you wouldn't have had proper time to grieve for the first death when the second one came around.
Its like getting a series of knocks that are very close to each other without a break in between. Now this time might not be in days it could be weeks/months. Now your experiences might be different, this is just a general......... outline i guess you could call it.
So if you have any Questions about this feel free to let me know

Peace and Love
Robyn

And here is my last post on symptoms.........


  • Feelings of uneasiness. Something just does not seem right although there may be nothing wrong


  • Abdominal discomfort that does not seem to come from a physical condition


  • Dry mouth


  • Rapid heartbeat that is not due to physical exertion


  • Dizziness


  • Shortness of breath not associated with physical exertion


  • Frequent need to urinate


  • Tightness in the chest, sometimes escalating to true pain


  • Diarrhea


  • Problems with swallowing


  • Insomnia


  • Irritability or anger that seems unfounded


  • Fear


  • The feeling of just not being in control


  • Inability to concentrate on tasks
  • Here are some more symptoms

    Ok i don't want people out there to start worrying these are just some symptoms and you don't necessarily experience them all.

    01)Heavy and out of control Breathing

    It's hard to breathe as you feel your gasping for air with your lungs not satisfied by the amount of air your taking in. Your quickly trying to almost in a panic to breathe quicker. Many people face this symptom with their anxiety and disorders.

    02)Smothering or shortness of breath

    Quick short breathes usually very rapid as panic and feeling of being out of control sets in.

    03)Feeling of not being able to breathe in enough air

    Satisfaction for proper breathing is not achieved as your feeling unable to breathe correctly. Often this causes the quick short breathes.

    04)Rapid heart beat, pounding in chest, possible chest pains

    You feel your heartbeat throughout your chest as if it is trying to jump out. Some people think their having a heart attack as the pain feels real and can be very frightening. You may also feel in your neck and other vessels the quick fast pumping of blood.

    05)palpitations or heart feeling as if it is not beating correctly

    Sometimes skipping a beat or off rhythm the heart seems to jump or even skip a beat. Some people may feel a short pause in beating and it is very frightening. Anytime this happens it is a good idea to get checked out by your doctor or ER room. In most cases there is no major problem or ill lasting effect.Try to relax and slow your breathing as you breathe very deep and long.

    06)Sweating and feeling clammy

    Skin will feel cold and clammy and cool to a breeze. Usually you will look a little pale and may feel a bit green. Hands and palms maybe sticky and heavy sweating usually follows almost as with fever.

    07)Indigestion and stomach gas with possible reflux

    Some people get sick to their stomaches and the acid build up can cause gas, reflux, and a burning sensation in throat. Often harsh pains can be felt from this in upper chest area which is caused by gas.

    08)Shaking out of control

    The body loses control as the mind shuts down certain controls to face the fear or hide from it. This is the way it decided to cope with the assumed threat leaving the body to shake and tremble without control.

    It is very frightening to go through and for others who witness this when it occurs.

    09)Nausea, turning green in feeling with skin pale like

    This goes along with that clammy feeling and usually it doesn't last but several minutes before it ceases. No long term affects to worry about and is not that frightening.

    10)abdominal pains and queasiness

    Ah the magic of stomach gas and the pains it can cause. Makes you feel sick and can almost feel as if your having a heart attack.

    11)Dizzy feeling like ready to pass out

    Light headed and feeling of losing your balance. You feel as if your going to pass out and some people do. Again the mind deals with situations different ways as it shuts down and almost like reboots it again shortly after. This can last seconds to even several minutes.

    12)Light headed and the Feeling your not yourself(unreal)

    Weird feeling almost as if your leaving your body with no control in some cases. You may feel like you are about to pass out.

    13)Immediate need for urination or defecation

    Not as common but common enough to mention. Some people lose control of these functions and may have to urinate right away.

    14)Having the feeling and fear of losing it (losing Control)

    For people who have been through a panic attack before they maybe feeling as if ones coming on. Just the thought and fear of it may actually make the attack occur.

    15)Possible emotional out bursts and frustrations

    Screaming, yelling and outbursts as the anxiety attack or panic attack happens. There maybe bad words yelled out or even things that don't make any sense at all.

    Ok so 1st post.............

    Ok so for my 1st few posts i'm going to list out the possible symptoms of anxiety.
    Just to say you don't necessarily have to have all of these symptoms these are just the typical symptoms.

    • Experience of fear

    • Restlessness

    • Irritability

    • Avoidance

    • Rapid labored breathing

    • Sweating or perspiring

    • Trembling or "shaking"

    • Weakness

    • Problems concentrating

    • Poor memory

    • Neglecting responsibilities

    • Thoughts of danger

    • Increased energy

    • Frustration

    • Impatience

    • Rapid heart beat

    • Chest pain or tension

    • Muscle tension

    • Indigestion or diarrhea

    • Dizziness or feeling "light-headed"

    • Racing thoughts

    • Dwelling on fearful possibilities

    • Problems performing tasks

    • Frightening images