What Causes Anxiety Attacks...?

In layman's terms... high anxiety is what causes anxiety attacks. Hopefully this article will help you understand more about anxiety and that knowledge will help you formulate a plan to managing panic attacks rather than having them run your life...

Now understand this... anxiety by itself is NOT dangerous to your health. Your life isn't at risk just from anxiety or panics. It is just a myth spread by folks who don't really know what they are talking about.

So What Are Anxiety Attacks... EXACTLY?

Well, the definition of anxiety is the state of fear from the anticipation of a real or imagined threat, event or situation. And don't be surprised... anxiety is one of the most common emotions experienced by folks at any point of their lives.

But what separates you from most folks is this... most people don't experience a panic attack or an anxiety attack. And that is why most folks don't realize the depth of the terrifying fears from the experience. You know... extreme dizziness... blurred vision... tingling... shortness of breath... and many more symptoms.

But even if you do have panic attacks or anxiety attacks... you may not understand why it is happening and misinterpret the symptoms as an illness or serious mental condition. But I hasten to say this... what you are feeling is real... you are feeling the lost of control and naturally, it is an terrifying experience.

Fight or Flight Response... is this the underlying cause of panic attacks?

You see... we all have this fight or flight response hard wired into our brain. We will either fight or flee from danger. And this is one of the reason why some professionals tie this to panic attacks.

Because anxiety is a form of response to the threat - real or imagined. And the purpose of worry is to protect yourself from harm. Perhaps this is the reason why some may think panic attacks causes harm... but nothing can be further from the truth.

But let's go back to our cave dwelling ancestors... the fight or flight response was very important for their daily survival... when they faced danger... the body generated an automatic response to immediately take action... such as running away or standing to fight. And to be quite honest with you... even in today's modern world... this fight or flight response is useful when we have to respond to a real threat within a split second.

But let's be clear on this... anxiety is a built-in mechanism that is supposed to protect us from harm... not be harmful to us. Your body's primary goal is to keep you alive and well.

Try this... hold your breath as long as you can... but you'll find that no matter how much will power you have... eventually, your body will override it. My point is this... no matter how much or how hard you try to convince yourself that you are going to die during a panic attack... your body is going to override that fear and come back to a state of equilibrium. Listen to this... there has never been a reported case of someone dying from a panic attack!

So remember this next time you have a panic attack... you will not be harmed. It is just your mind creating the sensations that you feel all over your body. But eventually, your body always returns to the balanceed state.

In short... our body isn't worried about the panic attacks. It knows that eventually, everything goes back to normal. However, our minds... Oh! It is shrieking in terror and over-reaction. We tend to fear the worst and exaggerate our body's responses. In even simpler terms... our body temporarily changed due to poor information.

One function of the fight or flight mechanism in our bodies is our blood. For instance... in preparation for a physical attack, our blood drains from the skin, fingers and toes so less blood is loss during contact... and this blood is moved to flush the muscle in the legs and arms to help our bodies either fight or run away from danger!

And this is why many panic attack sufferers feel tingling and numbness during anxiety attacks. It can be misdiagnosed as an heart attack. But still, if you are worried about that... you should visit your family doctor and have it checked out to put your mind at ease.

Here Is The Bottom Line To Stopping Panic Attacks

The real issue here is we are more afraid of losing control of our body... but you really are not losing control of it. What you should do is learn how to deal with the moment and defuse the panic attack along with the underlying anxiety that sparked the initial anxiety in the first place.

And don't worry, there is absolutely no need to analyze your psyche and dig into your subconsious. Nothing like that...

Now that you know what causes anxiety attacks... you can take steps to totally eliminate them and live a normal life again...

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