When you for the first time are overwhelmed by an anxiety panic attack, you have no clue what happens. It shuts you down completely. You experience all kind of physical symptoms like a racing heart, your stomach speaks up, sweating all over your body, insomnia and many more. Although you say to yourself that there is not any real danger, this does not put an end to the panic attack. You can not rationalize it to stop. It is like a mystic force that has taken over control of your body.
Anxiety may develop at any age in a person’s development. Many times when it develops in adults it is following some type of trauma. This is often referred to as post traumatic stress disorder. This disorder is quite complex and takes a different approach than dealing with the treatment of anxiety. Many members of the military develop post traumatic stress disorder as a result to exposure to intense military action. For them anxiety is one of many complicated symptoms.
I visited many doctors to find a cure for my anxiety panic attacks. The majority of them can only offer you a drug to suppress the symptoms. In some cases these drugs are sedative and capable of keeping your attacks under control. But after a certain period your body seems to adapt to the medication and you need a higher dosage to achieve the same results. When you decide to stop with the medication, then very soon the panic attacks are back in full swing.
Anxiety support groups have helped me somewhat, but only a little bit. It is nice to have an anxiety support group where you can vent your frustrations at being unable to control your social anxiety disorder, but just being able to vent doesn’t really help the problem go away. Don’t get me wrong – having a social network who understands what you are going through is extremely important. Nonetheless, it is not enough to treat the symptoms of anxiety panic attacks.
Some feel seek their refuge in herbs. The products that I tried to get my anxiety panics under control had little or no effect. Some of them turned out to be sedative and are able to stop the attacks, but then you become dependent again. Mental relaxation like meditation was able to lower the number and intensity of the attacks, but was not able to bring a complete solution. Currently I am experimenting with a new method, called the Linden method. It is a new technique in addressing the organ in the brain that triggers the panic attacks. I have heard from others that they have great results. I just started, so I am not able to share my own experiences.
Marcelo Quijanios is a freelance journalist. Currently he is researching a new method to relieve him of his anxiety panic attacks. The testimonials about this method are very interesting and say to given relieve a lot of people in the past.
