Causes of Panic Attacks
MikeA September 19th, 2009
Foreword By The Editor
This article by Stephanie Morris discusses anxiety and panic attacks from the standpoint of someone who was once a sufferer herself but who found that, through self-help, she was able to overcome them. If you find her article helpful, may I suggest that you visit her site (you’ll find details in her ‘bio’ at the end of the article). Thank you Stephanie, for your insight.
Mike Alexander
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The Role Of Stress
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A lot of money is made by doctors and drug companies off people who unfairly have to suffer with panic and anxiety attacks. Unfortunately, of course, life isn’t fair. However, there is new research being conducted all the time and it is now recognized that one of the main reasons why panic attacks continue to pop up in life is due to unhealthy levels of stress.
Other factors like mental genetics and chemical imbalances are there as well but many times unhealthy stress can activate these too. That said, panic and anxiety attacks are something you probably should be able to control most of the time, if you know how.
What Are The Causes?
Anxiety attacks usually begin in the brain and cause all the affects from there. You might be wondering what, at that point, is going on in the brain. One answer is that oxygen, which is carried to the brain in the blood supply, is responsible for the stability of the levels of different chemicals. That’s why exercise is one of the best ways to fight anxiety. It increases the amount of oxygen delivered to your brain.
But different forms of unhealthy stress can be very hard to manage when they are thrown on you at multiple times in the day. It’s like an evil circle; stress causes anxiety, and anxiety causes yet more anxiety, which leads to panic and then it can just snowball from there.
That’s why medication is not necessarily the best way to go about fighting anxiety. Once you stop taking it you will continue to suffer.
Two Main Treatments
There are two ways that I think are best: self-help or hire a doctor for some therapy. Personally I think the self-help way is better because you can be more honest (not to mention that there are some great tools out there to help you).
Hiring a doctor can actually work against you. You will have to bend to their personal and professional schedules. You may be left with questions unanswered and that can just put you into a greater state of anxiety.
Not going the doctor and therapy route leaves you with self-help. That is the best way for most people because there are so many tools that lead you in the right direction. During that process you will get to know yourself a lot better and that will breed ever more confidence. That confidence will then help you become the master of your anxiety and panic.
About the Author
Stephanie, until recently, was a sufferer of panic and anxiety. Through a lot of trial and error, she learned with success about how to treat anxiety attacks. You can learn about the exact tools she herself used to stop panic attacks.
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