eating disorders – low self-esteem
social phobia – anxiety
anxiety – depends on the person’s fear
panick attacks – fear that escalates into panic
Sometimes poor parental nurturing can lead to ay of these things. It can be hereditary
Or bipolar disorder, I suppose, type 1 or 2.
Also, I’m a little fuzzy at what point someone would be having a panic attack vs. very stressed out or "freaking out."
Panic attacks can happen for all kinds of reasons. If you are "freaking out" then it is interfering with your everyday life. Try some breathing exercises and maybe breathing in a brown paper bag. Those help. Seeing a therapist to find out what is causing them can also be helpful.
Anxiety often goes hand and hand with other disorders.
I am looking for any/all input about dealing with panic and anxiety disorders and other disorders they lead to such as agoriphobia and depression.
I need this information not only for myself, but I want to help others as well.
I began having sporadic panic attacks about 10 years ago. After about 3 years of wondering what was going on (since I was getting worse) I started to do research and assumed a self diagnosis, which was later confirmed by various doctors. My worse period (daily 24/7, was between the time I was diagnosed up to abot 3 years ago. I have been doing meditaion practice for about 8 years and Tai Chi and Yoga for about 3 years. I have had some major progress, but the sensations still come and go. I don’t really get depressed, but I certainly don’t live my life as fully as most people. I am an agoraphobic and I have been taking alprazolam for situation relief or when I feel like I’m going to lose it during a relapse. Want to write more, but out of space. Thanks
Hi. I was practically crippled as a result of my panic attacks, anxiety and agoraphobia back before it was a common diagnosis. I went through the medical community for years and was told that it was ‘all in my head.’ I had everything from depression to arrythmias develop as a result of not being able to understand what was physically going on with my body and lost years of my life staring out the window, waiting to improve.
But then it happened…I found a book, ‘Hope and Help for your Nerves’ by Doctor Claire Weekes and it changed my life in a period of weeks. That book did what many, many doctors couldn’t even begin to do: Gave me my life back.
10 years later, I’m as normal and happy as the next guy and consider my life very fulfilling. From a guy who could barely leave my house for class, I eventually went on to travel the world, being on a plane for 12 hours at a time…something I wouldn’t even dream of doing all those years ago.
I’m not trying to sell the book. It’s very cheap if you get it used and it should be easy to find. I’m just saying that I KNOW it was the only thing that gave me hope and the one thing that allowed me to make improvements to eventually acheive a ‘normal’ life.
I also practiced meditation and deep breathing exercises with varying degrees of success and I think it’s a positve thing to focus on.
But the main thing with panic attacks and generalized anxiety is that one trigger can cause an entire ’storm’ in your mind. If you can remove the triggers, you can break the adrenaline cycle that follows that causes the faster heartbeat and other reactions/symptoms of a classic panic attack.
Check it out. I’ve heard many people say, ‘I can’t sit in front of a book for 2 minutes with my anxiety,’ but if you read the intro, you’ll recognize yourself and you’ll have a tough time putting it down.
Again, of everything I tried (and there were endless attempts) nothing helped me like this book. These days, people would rather take a drug than read a book (!) but those have shortcomings and pitfalls of their own. Nothing beats a good understanding of the nervous system and adrenaline system when you’re trying to overcome anxiety and panic. When you understand what happens in your body to produce symptoms, you can eventually eliminate the symptoms altogether. Honestly. It was a long road for me so I always sympathize with those who are on it. And I know what works for one may not work for all. But it’s worth a shot, and that’s coming from someone who was ready to give up completely many times over the years of my suffering.
I have GAD, and i have been doing really well as of late in controling my anxiety….im NOT on medication, but do take Klonopin if i need it….i take 1mg about ever 2 weeks if i feel i need somthing to relax. ANYWAYS- for the last week i have had no symptoms of anxiety disorder, BUT tonight i am…right now….
i was sitting here surfing the net then i felt funny in my head, i stood up and walked from one end of my hose to the other and i was unstable, but badly but basically a little dizzy, then my heart started racing FAST….i guess i had a little bit of a panic attack in there, but with controled breathing i made short work of this…
so my question is, is dizzyness like that common with theGeneral Anxiety Disorder /Panic Attack?
p.s. if you have suffered panic attacks, its like you can have different symptoms every time it happens…it sucks…thanks.
p.s. the dizzyness lasted around 2 minutes and was mild….DEFINITLY not the worst i have had…
Yes I to have anxiety attacks. One of the very first symptoms I ever had was dizzyness. And my head felt "weird". (I don’t know any other way to describe it, just weird).
It may be different from person to person. When I get the dizzyness, it is only for a second or mabe a few seconds. Sometimes my heart feels like it is racing. That one I think is a pretty common symptom. Deep breathing and self talks help me. I have found that the more I exercise, the better I do.
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Other symptoms I have are (and you may have too) are numbing of the fingers, hands, and arms. (not all at once)
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As for your question, I think symptoms can vary everytime it happens. Just my opinion.
I have a history of anxiety disorders. I am 22 wks pregnant and having constant anxiety with day and nocturnal panic attacks that wake me at night. I used to be on anti anxiety before I was pregnant. should I ask my Dr. to put me back on it or just deal with it?
Before you do anything, you should go talk to your doctor about
whether or not it would be safe for you to take anxiety drugs while
you are pregnant. You sure don’t want to do anything that might
hurt your unborn child.
I have heard there are several books that can really help with anxiety disorders but I am very skeptical and was curious if there are in fact any half decent ones out there…
No, but I’ve found that Zoloft not only helps with my depression, but has calmed me down quite a bit. I have anxiety pretty bad, and now … three weeks later … I feel much better and can think more clearly.
What is the difference? Right now I’m having agitation that is causing my mind to race, my heart feels like it’s leaping out of my chest. I thought panic attacks were only when people literally freaked out and couldn’t breathe and started crying?
any sort of depression can be tide over by faith in GOD and sincere prayer.
Your prayer is from your heart. Further You must have to understood the fact that God is present in our heart. This can be realised in meditation. Further we are the creation of our own destiny. As per Hindu sacred religion, we carry all good and bad deeds life after life. There is no end unless we pray for unification of self with the divineliness.
Hence there is always a possible way to complete mergence with God in this life by a simple and wonderful meditation
Hi. My name is Courtney I’m 14 and was recently diagnosed with Anxiety disorder. Its extremely scary and I tend to dwell on nothing but the negative. Well my question is: Is it normal to experience chills like tingling sensations in the legs and head and to have racing thoughts about fear of dying? Serious answers only please 
yes it’s normal. just stick in there, even though it’s hard.
i keep having these attacks once or twice a month. someone told me that they were anxiety attacks, and someone else told me i could be having panic attacks. help!!!!!!!
-Difficulty breathing.
-Pounding heart or chest pain.
-Intense feeling of terror.
-Sensation of choking or smothering.
-Dizziness or feeling faint.
-Trembling or shaking.
-Sweating
-Nausea or stomachache.
-Tingling or numbness in the fingers and toes.
-Chills or hot flashes.
-A fear that you are losing control or are about to die.
Hope this helps =)
OK i need some help..
It all started one night when my wisdom teeth were hurting so bad I thought I was about to die. I went into this fuzy state where I thought I was going to throw up and pass out, but I never did that whole night. So the next day I went to the ER and they said I was dehydrated, hooked me up to an IV, and I started to feel faint and freaking out and wanted to leave. After finishing the IV they wanted to put another bag into me, but I left and then the rest of the night and weekend I was a little floaty, nauseaus, and stayed in my room. I couldnt eat really either. I got my teeth out and then I was fine. Then I got married later that week, and then after the wedding felt really fuzzy and thought I was going to pass out again. I kept drinking lots of water and gateraide but I felt shitty for about a week, all like on edge and what not. That finally left me but then the other night I started feeling that way again. Now I am just on edge, about to cry
to cry at anything, feel nauseus (spelling sorry) like 24/7 and especcially in the morning. my throat feels swollen at times, and I feel floaty/like Im out of my body at times. ITs worse at night when I lie down and my mind starts going places.
what I wondered was is this sounding like GAD or PAnic Attacks? Im freaking out that I have this disease or this condition whenever something hurts (like a kidney stone when my back hurts by my kidney, or cancer) and I know im fine. I just get overwhelmed and there really is no stresser in my life at the moment. I have an appointment with a counciler Monday but Im freaking out today cause I though I was getting better but I had a bad day today. Anyone care to help or share their thoughts and experiences.
Well Im glad to hear its just anxiety (not that having anxiety is a walk in the park, but better then all my other fears of death causing infections and all that).
I just dont understand about the stress, I am usually the calm one, never stressing about anything, exams, or what not. Im a senior in college and been through plenty of stressfull times and never have I felt this way before. But I do suffer from depression, and have been off my meds for a while now (was taking effexor on and off)
Just so you know I am seeing someome this week, when my insurance kicks in, but am just looking for help and information 
Well, you have just been through two out the top ten things that can cause major stress in a very short time period. Surgery, in your case oral surgery to have teeth pulled, and getting married. It is not unusual to feel the anxiety you are experiencing.
There are several things you can do to lower your stress level including eating a balanced diet, daily exercise, and meditation.
You should consult your primary care or internal medicine doctor. He or she can prescribe anti-anxiety medication and refer you to a counselor or therapist who can help you.