May I assume that you are the individual who has experienced many anxiety attacks recently?  Are you concerned that they have essentially taken over your life?  First of all, friend, I can relate to what you are going through.  In the late 1990’s, I experienced a traumatic event that occurred in my life.  As a result of the stress and pressure that slowly consumed into my being, I was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder by a medical psychiatrist.  Believe me; I understand completely of the damage that repeated anxiety attacks can do to you both physically and mentally.

Living with a high level of anxiety and stress each day is nearly impossible.  It can even get to the point where you are afraid to leave your home.  I hope that this is not the case with you.  What is important is that you are able to take effective steps to reduce the amount of attacks that occur in your life.  Let me tell you right from the start:  Prescription medication, (anti-anxiety pills) will not provide a long term solution to this problem.  You would not want to become the individual who becomes dependent on taking a pill once every 12 hours.  Besides, medication often has side effects.  You may temporarily prevent an anxiety attack when you place that pill in your mouth.  However, this medication if taken for a lengthy amount of time may also react negatively with your body, resulting in other unwanted problems that may occur.

If you have experienced many such attacks lately, you need to first identify the symptoms.  Each person reacts to stress and high levels of anxiety in different ways.  But some of the more common symptoms that you may experience would be:  stomach pain, chest pain, a racing heart, dizziness, mood swings, restlessness, sweaty palms, and an inability to focus.  You should strongly consider consulting with your physician who would then perform a full examination.  Your doctor may then prescribe, for the short term, (and that is important) medication to help minimize the damage to your body, physically.  

As I stressed earlier, any prescription medication will only deal with the symptoms of an anxiety attack.  As I learned, medication is only a stop-gap solution.  My psychiatrist then began to help me address the triggers that were causing the attacks.  While my situation was probably different from what you’re going through, it is important that you begin to do a little self-analysis, (along with your physician) studying your lifestyle.  Are you having problems at work?  Are there problems at home?  Are you concerned about your health?  Is your financial situation suddenly a major cause for concern in your life?  Have you become obsessed about the future?  The stress, pressure, and worry about these triggers may have reached such a high level that your brain and nervous system have both become over-stimulated.  This imbalance chemically in your body is what is producing the anxiety attacks that have affected your very being.

Here is what you can do to reduce those anxiety attacks that have occurred recently in your life:

Exercise, relaxation, and sleep:  Start an exercise routine, at least 3-4 days per week.  Your routine could be as little as walking 2-3 miles/day, to start.  Exercise not only benefits your cardiovascular system.  But also during periods of exercise, endorphins are released from the body chemically.  To put it simply, the release of endorphins reduces the stress and anxiety in your body.  In addition to periods of exercise, your body also benefits from periods of relaxation.  Learn methods involving yoga, meditation, and deep breathing or relaxation techniques.  Listening to soothing, quiet classical music also benefits both your mind and your body.  Getting the proper amount of sleep also reduces the tension in your body.  Sleep in a cool, quiet setting.  More importantly, get into the habit of going to bed at approximately the same time every night.  Those late night talk shows may be funny.  But, going to bed at 1 am., when you have to get up by 6 am., is very counterproductive to your body’s normal sleep cycle.

Distraction:  When you feel as if you’re about to have an anxiety attack find something that will focus your mind elsewhere.  You could listen to some uplifting music, go for a run, take a soothing shower or bath; anything to direct your attention away from any impending attack.   Focus on something positive that will take your mind off of the negativity of an attack.  

Avoid alcohol and caffeine:  Alcohol is a depressant.  If you are experiencing high levels of anxiety, imbibing in alcohol would be the worst thing that you could do.  Alcohol would not be the way to distract your thoughts, or act as a coping mechanism.  Drinking that beer or glass of hard liquor will only lead to even worse attacks in your immediate future.  Caffeine is a stimulant that, in the long run, will only increase the level of anxiety that you’re feeling.

It is important to learn relaxation techniques and allow your mind and body to wind down from the everyday experiences in life.  Focus on the positive things that you do have control over.  Your mind is very capable of training itself to deal with anxiety attacks in the future.  Treat each one separately, as eventually with behavior modification; these attacks will disappear from your life.  Friend, you can learn more by visiting this site:  http://controlyouranxiety57.com.

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Twelve years ago, I went through a very traumatic experience in my life. Because of that I eventually was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder through a medical professional in the field of psychiatry. I had many panic attacks that I often found to be overwhelming. At times, I feel as if I was not in control of the thoughts coming from my mind. Through behavior modification exercises provided by a trained medical professional, and through loving support of friends and family members, I overcame this disorder. I wish to offer support and guidance to those individuals who are going through the same ordeal as I did.

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