Anxiety is a mental health issue in which the sufferer deals with feelings of panic and being overwhlemed. Anxiety can be mild or it can be debilitating, preventing a person from having a normal everyday life. There are a variety of treatments for anxiety ranging from CBT to medication or a combination. Anxiety plays on a persons fears and any negative feelings, making them feel like they are unbalanced or mad. Anxiety is caused by a set of bodily functions that we no longer sue, this bodily function used to warn us of danger in the wild. In the modern day we don't really use these instincts so they become something negative. The system makes a person hyper-alert with a boost of adrenaline or the 'Fght or Flight' response.
This response can trigger unknowingly in people due to stress building up in normal situations. Sometimes the trigger can be identifiable which makes the anxiety more manageable. Some however don't have an identifiable trigger and this can cause more stress on the person. A good way to look at anxiety is to have a bucket, each stressor is adding water in the bucket, some more than others, when the bucket overflows this is when a person has an anxiety attack. The best methods of coping is to have methods of reducing or taking away the stress such as yoga or meditation.
Signs of anxiety can be physical, psychological and behavioural.
Physical
- Increased heart rate
- Increased muscle tension
- 'Jelly legs'
- Tingling in the hands and feet
- Hyperventilation
- Dizziness
- Difficulty in breathing
- Wanting to use the bathroom more often
- Feeling sick
- Tight band across the chest area
- Tension headaches
- Hot flushes
- Dry mouth
- Shaking
- Choking sensations
- Increased perspiration
- Palpitations
Psychological
- Thinking that you may lose control and/or go mad
- Thinking that you might die
- Thinking that you may have a heart attack/be sick/faint/have a brain tumor
- Feeling that people are looking at you and observing your anxiety
- Feeling as though things are speeding up/slowing down
- Feeling detached from your environment and the people in it
- Feeling like wanting to run away/escape from the situation
- Feeling on edge and alert to everything around you
The main behvioural response to anxiety is to avoid the sourc of it. This may work in the short term but will only make things worse in the long term. Facing the source (with support should you need it) will help you overcome or become accustomed to the source of the anxiety.
Information can be found at www.anxietyuk.org.uk/get-help/anxiety-information/
This response can trigger unknowingly in people due to stress building up in normal situations. Sometimes the trigger can be identifiable which makes the anxiety more manageable. Some however don't have an identifiable trigger and this can cause more stress on the person. A good way to look at anxiety is to have a bucket, each stressor is adding water in the bucket, some more than others, when the bucket overflows this is when a person has an anxiety attack. The best methods of coping is to have methods of reducing or taking away the stress such as yoga or meditation.
Signs of anxiety can be physical, psychological and behavioural.
Physical
- Increased heart rate
- Increased muscle tension
- 'Jelly legs'
- Tingling in the hands and feet
- Hyperventilation
- Dizziness
- Difficulty in breathing
- Wanting to use the bathroom more often
- Feeling sick
- Tight band across the chest area
- Tension headaches
- Hot flushes
- Dry mouth
- Shaking
- Choking sensations
- Increased perspiration
- Palpitations
Psychological
- Thinking that you may lose control and/or go mad
- Thinking that you might die
- Thinking that you may have a heart attack/be sick/faint/have a brain tumor
- Feeling that people are looking at you and observing your anxiety
- Feeling as though things are speeding up/slowing down
- Feeling detached from your environment and the people in it
- Feeling like wanting to run away/escape from the situation
- Feeling on edge and alert to everything around you
The main behvioural response to anxiety is to avoid the sourc of it. This may work in the short term but will only make things worse in the long term. Facing the source (with support should you need it) will help you overcome or become accustomed to the source of the anxiety.
Information can be found at www.anxietyuk.org.uk/get-help/anxiety-information/
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