Symptoms Of Anxiety Attack

Even though I would never wish anyone to experience an anxiety attack, there are many people who will come down with them. I experienced a few in my younger days, right after college, but fortunately I was able to get them under control pretty quickly. There are other people who are not quite so luck, and these people really need to know the symptoms of anxiety attack so that they can tell when one is about to happen. This way, they will be able to go somewhere where they feel comfortable and safe until the feeling or attack has passed.

One of the most prominent symptoms of anxiety attack is the feeling like a person is unable to breathe. This was always a big problem for me, and I would have to take huge gulping breaths. I knew I could breathe, but be that as it may, my body did not know it. This comes along with a feeling of extreme panic that my world just might come to an end. There is nothing about this that is rational, and even the person experiencing the attack knows this in the back of their mind. However, this is the body’s way of dealing with the situation, so it just has to happen. What is confusing is that two people with the exact same problems will not always end up the same. One individual might develop the symptoms of anxiety attack while the other individual will not. No one is really sure why this is.

There are a lot of times when the symptoms of anxiety attack will feel like there is something else is very wrong with your body. Some people even feel like they are having a heart attack. This is not uncommon the first time that someone has to deal with one of these attacks, but it can be mistaken for that at any time. The big dilemma with the symptoms of anxiety attack feeling like a heart attack is that if your not quite sure, then you'll have to go to the hospital to find out. This will allow you to find out if it is or is not a heart attack, and then the correct attention can be brought to the real problem.

When the symptoms of anxiety attack are known, not only will you be able to feel one coming on, you can more accurately explain to your doctor how you're feeling both emotionally and physically right before it happens. This will help your doctor understand what is really happening and it will enable him to treat the situation more efficiently. Anxiety does not have to rule your life, and it is not something that you have to live with. Treatment is usually very effective once the root cause of the problem and proper treatment is discovered.

Article by: Diane Newman