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The Practical Ways on How to Cope with Panic and Anxiety Disorder

By Steven Magill

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Have you ever experienced a panic and anxiety disorder? When you get to fear something unknown and you will just realize that everything is slowly changing, that this fear is affecting your work, your relationship with your family and all other people around you. Do you feel your hands suddenly sweating, your heart beating fast and that choking feeling like you were having a heart attack for no reason at all? Then most probably you are suffering form panic and anxiety disorder. So to clearly understand this disorder we will dissect the facts around it and help you find a way to cope with it.

What is Panic and Anxiety Disorder? If you find it difficult with the two of them together then will take things one step at a time.

Anxiety is oftentimes viewed as a good human mechanism, when people are faced with problems or an even life threatening situation that is, if it is triggered with a good reason. But it becomes a disorder when you suddenly dreaded something unseen or something not plausible to happen. That is when it becomes an anxiety disorder. An anxiety disorder is defined as an overly irrational fear that occurs anytime in your daily life and that becomes crippling, interfering with the normal pattern of your life. While panic disorder is a subtype of anxiety disorder, in fact it is the most common disorder. Panic disorder happens when you have repeated bouts of extreme anxiety and thus termed as panic attacks and usually last from 5-30 minutes. Thus the both is termed as panic and anxiety disorder.

But do not worry overmuch; panic and anxiety disorder is not entirely incurable. Here are some suggested things to do to more or less help lessen or control the symptoms:

1. Reduce or entirely stop your consumption of caffeine like coffee, tea, cola etc. Caffeine is a stimulant which can worsen your anxiety.
2. Be wary of the medicines you are taking. Some of them have contents which increases anxiety.
3. Balance your lifestyle: with the right diet and daily exercise.
4. Learn relaxation techniques like yoga or deep breathing or whatever technique works for you.
5. Avoid stress and get plenty of sleep/rest
6. Do not avoid issues that bother you, rather confront it. The most important thing is to solve even the simplest problem you have. This will help you gain a sense of control over your anxiety
7. Request help: You can attend various psychotherapies, so you can have someone to talk to who knows how to best deal about your situation. You can also attend cognitive-behavioral therapies. This will help you recognize the source or trigger of your panic attacks.
8. Lastly take prescribed medications. This should be the last resort. Your doctor should be the one to prescribed you of these medication

Always remember that only you can deal of what you are most anxious of. In dealing with panic and anxiety disorder, the most important thing is that you acknowledge the root of the problem and find a way around it and possibly try your best solve it. If it becomes unbearable there are always people who have the knowledge and capability to help you. So do not hesitate to ask for help.

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