Treating anxiety, panic attacks and depression could be treated individually, but should be treated together as sometimes it would be the anxiety that could be leading to the panic attacks and depression, or the other way around. You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to see that this is a possibility.

The problem or obstacle to overcome while treating anxiety, panic attacks and depression would be to find the root of all three as soon as possible. Since suffering with anxiety and depression is very real, treating anxiety, panic attacks and depression is just as real. Treating anxiety and depression takes time too, and cannot be fixed in just one session, it is a state of mind. Read the rest of this entry

There are a lot of different types of anxiety disorders, but perhaps one of the most frightening and debilitating forms is called anxiety and panic disorder. The disorder is a serious healthy problem, but it can be treated successfully. Some scientists estimate that around 1.7% of American adults have suffered from anxiety and panic disorder at one point in their lives.

Anxiety and panic disorder is often associated with – or even misdiagnosed – as agoraphobia, but the two not the same, although some scientists believed that as many as 36% of anxiety panic disorder sufferers also suffer from agoraphobia as well. Read the rest of this entry

Those who have had an anxiety attack know what it is and how it feels. They know the terror of the heart racing in their chest, and the other symptoms, which combined leave them concerned for their life. They may have been in to the doctor and told it is “all in your head”  – and they’ve worried that it truly was all in their head and they are losing their mind.

For those who haven’t had an anxiety attack, this is a foreign subject. It’s time to learn more. Read the rest of this entry

Having a panic attack is a very frightening thing – leaving the sufferer scared, upset, and uncomfortable. Usually it happens all of a sudden, with no warning.  The body just suddenly releases many hormones. It is as if the body is in the middle of fight or flight syndrome, with huge amounts of epinephrine released. (Epinephrine is also known as adrenaline, the key hormone in fight or flight syndrome.)

So what does a panic or anxiety attack feel like? It is marked by an intense feeling of fear – sometimes to the extent that the sufferer feels they are having a heart attack or are going crazy! They can last from just a very brief few seconds to half an hour or longer. Read the rest of this entry