Anxiety Attack Symptoms in Women and Men - How to Eliminate Your Symptoms Naturally
By: John Cielo
Submitted: 2010-08-17 10:53:16 | Word Count: 611
Let's get this out of the way first; the symptoms of anxiety or panic attacks are much the same in women as in men. But, women are two to three times more likely to suffer anxiety attacks than men.
So what are the symptoms that provide such a terrifying experience for both women and men? Here are some of the most common symptoms.
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choking sensation
shortness of breath
tightness across chest
nausea
dizziness / lightheadedness
racing heartbeat
hyperventilation
shaking / trembling
sweating
hot / cold flashes
tingling in extremeties
strong need to go to the toilet
feeling of detachment from reality
feeling of impending doom
But where on earth do these symptoms come from? To answer that you need to understand what causes an anxiety attack in the first place...
Anxiety attacks (also called panic attacks) are caused when your body triggers its primeval 'flight or flight' response when it believes you are in physical danger. This sets off a train of chemical and other changes in your body that prepares you to be able to fight or run away from the 'danger' more efficiently, in order to give you the best chance of survival. But you aren't in any danger, it's just that your body's defense mechanism thought you were. So how did it make this mistake?
Well, under normal circumstances, if you yourself are instinctively aware of a dangerous situation, your anxiety and stress levels will rise to such an extent that they signal your senses that you are in danger, so your automatic defenses take over. That's how things normally work.
But if you already have very high stress and anxiety in your life, all it takes is a stressful event or situation on top of your general anxiety to shoot your anxiety up high enough that your defenses mistake this as a signal that you are in some physical danger, thus triggering the fight or flight response. The chemical and other changes manifest themselves in the symptoms we refer to as an anxiety attack.
So you can now see that anxiety attacks symptoms cannot cause you any harm, and this is a medical fact. Grasping the significance of this fact is probably the most important step in helping you to eliminate your attacks, or, at the very least, reducing their intensity and length.
The second most important step is to understand that by concentrating on your symptoms and analysing them only prolongs the attack and makes it more intense. Remember that this is an emotional condition, not a physical one. So focus outwardly on your surroundings; people, buildings, trees, etc.
Finally, you need to get your oxygen / carbon dioxide ratio back in balance because your hyperventilating has knocked it out of kilter. You do this by using controlled, slow, deep breathing using your abdomen as well as your chest. Re-breathing into a paper bag or similar is also very good for this.
These are three very good tips to help control your anxiety attack symptoms. But to prevent future anxiety attacks you have first to get rid of your unconscious or conscious fear of having them. This fear alone can be the trigger for anxiety attacks and, so long as it's with you, it will hold up your complete cure.
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