Do You Suffer From Anxiety Attack Symptoms?
About one person in ten, we're told, experiences anxiety attacks symptoms-or what doctors would call social anxiety disorder.
I'm not talking about being shy, or an introvert, which probably applies to a large percentage of the population (although people don't normally go to their doctor because they're shy).
But if there are situations where you experience physical symptoms such as shortness of breath, nausea, feeling your heart racing, your hands shaking, or even milder sensations such as sweating or blushing, it's likely that you're suffering from anxiety attacks symptoms.
Health professionals use the following criteria to diagnose the condition:
* You have "significant and persistent" fear or avoidance of social or performance situations in which evaluation, judgement or scrutiny by other people-particularly people you don't know-are likely.
* When you're in those situations, you almost always experience physical symptoms of anxiety.
* You most likely realize that your fears are exaggerated (but that doesn't seem to help).
* You avoid those situations, or if you can't, you experience them with intense anxiety.
Is this you?
Common situations that might make you fearful, says writer Kaarina St John, include formal occasions (public speaking or presenting to a group), informal interactions such as going to a party or having a conversation with a stranger, everyday activities such as eating, drinking, or writing in front of other people, and difficult moments such as where you might have to express disagreement or be assertive.
If you suffer from anxiety attacks symptoms you might be comforted to know that you're in the company of some famous people. "Performers Donny Osmond and Barbra Streisand have both been public about their debilitating stage fright that threatened both of their careers at one time," says Kaarina St John.
The symptoms of anxiety attack can manifest even though you know your reactions are exaggerated and unreasonable. Problems arise when they start to interfere with your daily routines, relationships, and social or work-related activities.
With some people they're restricted to formal appearances in public; others find they can crop up in social gatherings or even casual conversations.
But there are ways of dealing with the problem of anxiety attacks symptoms without resorting to drugs or psychiatric help-and it's possible to make a complete recovery from the condition which causes them.
First of all, do some research. Watch the self help video mentioned below and sign up for an ezine or a newsletter. Look up "anxiety attacks ezines" on the Internet. It won't be long before you find suggestions from people with the same symptoms as yourself.
I'm not talking about being shy, or an introvert, which probably applies to a large percentage of the population (although people don't normally go to their doctor because they're shy).
But if there are situations where you experience physical symptoms such as shortness of breath, nausea, feeling your heart racing, your hands shaking, or even milder sensations such as sweating or blushing, it's likely that you're suffering from anxiety attacks symptoms.
Health professionals use the following criteria to diagnose the condition:
* You have "significant and persistent" fear or avoidance of social or performance situations in which evaluation, judgement or scrutiny by other people-particularly people you don't know-are likely.
* When you're in those situations, you almost always experience physical symptoms of anxiety.
* You most likely realize that your fears are exaggerated (but that doesn't seem to help).
* You avoid those situations, or if you can't, you experience them with intense anxiety.
Is this you?
Common situations that might make you fearful, says writer Kaarina St John, include formal occasions (public speaking or presenting to a group), informal interactions such as going to a party or having a conversation with a stranger, everyday activities such as eating, drinking, or writing in front of other people, and difficult moments such as where you might have to express disagreement or be assertive.
If you suffer from anxiety attacks symptoms you might be comforted to know that you're in the company of some famous people. "Performers Donny Osmond and Barbra Streisand have both been public about their debilitating stage fright that threatened both of their careers at one time," says Kaarina St John.
The symptoms of anxiety attack can manifest even though you know your reactions are exaggerated and unreasonable. Problems arise when they start to interfere with your daily routines, relationships, and social or work-related activities.
With some people they're restricted to formal appearances in public; others find they can crop up in social gatherings or even casual conversations.
But there are ways of dealing with the problem of anxiety attacks symptoms without resorting to drugs or psychiatric help-and it's possible to make a complete recovery from the condition which causes them.
First of all, do some research. Watch the self help video mentioned below and sign up for an ezine or a newsletter. Look up "anxiety attacks ezines" on the Internet. It won't be long before you find suggestions from people with the same symptoms as yourself.
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