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Anxiety Attack Disorder - Signs and Symptoms

By Cynthia Mosher
Jan 29, 2009
Have you ever walked into an elevator and when the doors closed you thought that the walls were going to close in on you? Maybe you got on an airplane for the first time and the moment the doors were closed, you had a feeling of panic that increased in severity and symptoms until you reached a point that you thought you were going to die. Perhaps you have a friend with a pet snake and when you went over to their house they had it out and put it around your neck and you froze, couldn't breathe and were powerless until they got it off of you. All of these are examples of anxiety disorders to one degree or another.

Anxiety, which include anxiety attacks, panic attacks, and all the symptoms they produce, is a condition we create. Anxiety continues to affect us when we don't understand it or we don't know how or don't do what we must to stop it.

While anxiety is a natural emotion in each and every one of us and in normal responses it can be very beneficial. It can help us do things we must like prepare for a test or complete a task for a deadline job. Under normal circumstances anxiety causes you to get a little uncomfortable. It raises your stress a bit and then your confidence and self determination kick in and you move beyond it to accomplish what you must productively.

For others, it is not at all the same. A triggering event or circumstance can create any and many of the various emotional and physical symptoms of anxiety, causing complete loss of control and an overwhelming fear that results in the attack and eventually avoidance of ever again being in the same situation. For such people, anxiety begins to take control of their lives in a very negative way.

There is a long list of anxiety symptoms and you may suffer from one or a combination of several. Because each person's physical and mental state is unique, anxiety affects everyone differently. Symptoms will vary from person to person and can occur frequently or only occasionally, and they may be intense or minor.

There are many ways to deal with anxiety disorder, but the first step is in actually accepting you have it. Once you do that, you can begin to confront it and start to lead a normal life without fear.
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