Modern medicine has numerous ways of treating anxiety attacks, from anti-depressants to help solves the underlaying issues to beta blockers designed to help stop any recurring symptoms. But modern medicine is not for everyone, some people are concerned over what such artificial drugs are doing to their body.

There are a number of alternative medicines that have been used to help stop anxiety attacks, some of which have met with great success. Yoga meditation and self hypnosis also help to bring anxiety attacks under control, and when mastered can help prevent them altogether. Read the rest of this entry »

Panic attacks are, almost by definition, scary things.  They can come on with almost no warning and from no stimuli that you can notice, but can leave you with a very physical reaction of anxiety and panic.

Whilst there are many reasons for panic attacks, from different triggers to various diagnosis of conditions, there is a fairly common way of helping to calm yourself when you are experiencing a panic attack, a way that is common because it does work. Read the rest of this entry »

Whilst there may well be many different ‘triggers’ that can come together to bring on a panic attack many will share a common theme or structure, and one of the major triggers that produce very physical panic attacks are those caused by stress.

Stress is easily one of the most common causes of panic attacks, and even in those that it doesn’t cause the panic attack in, stress can make the reactions to such attacks far worse than it would otherwise be. So it is important to try reduce the amount of stress that you subject yourself to.

To help stop panic attacks you should follow these tips

* Exercise. Exercise works in a number of ways. Firstly fit and healthy people are far less prone to stress of panic attacks (which is not to say they are immune to them). But also exercise helps work stress out of the body in a physical manner, and produces serotonin, the feel good chemical, which helps combat stress.
* Yoga. Again a great way of producing serotonin, yoga also helps the body relax and teaches you to be able to focus on muscle groups and breathing in a way that becomes almost 2nd nature, really helping get you through a panic attack.
* Massage. Another great way of relaxing muscles and almost pushing your stress out.

So by focusing on methods of helping you combat stress you can both reduce the likelihood and the severity of a panic attack.

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Anxiety Attack

Anxiety attacks, or panic attacks, are episodes of intense panic or fear, which occur for no apparent reason. Anxiety attacks can occur suddenly and without warning – when this happens the sufferer generally experiences a feeling that their life is about to end. Sometimes, there is an obvious circumstance that causes the attack, like having to drive in heavy traffic or getting stuck in an elevator, but often times there is an unknown “trigger” that causes it. Read the rest of this entry »