Monday, October 30, 2006

 

Anxiety Symptoms

Quite a lot of us spend time worrying about something that happens in our lives although for most of us this worry does not last too long at any one time. Unfortunately there are people who spend almost their entire lives worrying about something, and their worries become part of anxiety symptoms which trap them in a never ending cycle that in turn produces an anxiety disorder.

This cycle of endless worry and anxiety is known as a mental disorder as opposed to a physical disorder. Anxiety symptoms can manifest themselves both physically and psychologically. Anxiety disorders happen when our brain warns us about a perceived danger that is about to occur. In this situation your body will ready itself for a fight or flight reaction. Your heart, lungs and other parts of your body will work faster and produce stress hormones and adrenaline to cope with that perceived danger.

This in turn can trigger abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, dry mouth, rapid heartbeat, palpitations, tightness and pain in the chest region, shortness of breath, dizziness, frequent urination and even difficulty in swallowing. This list covers just the physical effects that anxiety disorders produce.

Psychological anxiety symptoms on the other hand include insomnia, irritability, anger, the inability to concentrate on various day to day tasks, a fear of madnessor of losing your mind and mental faculties, which can be combined with a sense of being detached from reality and not having the ability to control your actions.

As if that isn't enough, apart from these anxiety symptoms you may also experience emotional symptoms. This could lead to a constant feeling of unease that has nothing to do with your present situation. You might that you experience enhanced anxiety due to being involved in a stressful situation like pressure at work or within a relationship. Your anxiety symptoms may then rear their heads, possibly leading to more anxiety about suffering from an illness, real or imagined because of the physical symptoms you are experiencing in relation to your anxiety. Couple with your body’s reaction to perceived dangerous threats, these emotional stresses can and will increase your anxiety symptoms dramatically.

When you first experience anxiety your doctor must be able to diagnose your complaint. The doctor has to be able to decide if your symptoms are a medical condition or if they are a mental problem. Once you have been identified as having an anxiety disorder, treatment to cure or control your condition can begin.

The symptoms stated above may be considered as anxiety symptoms if they are of a prolonged or severe state or if the feelings of anxiety come into existence when there is nothing dangerous or stressful in your current situation to cause them. If your anxiety symptoms start to interfere with your everyday life and activities like work or social events then you can be pretty certain that you are suffering from anxiety disorder.

If you do suspect yourself to be suffering from anxiety symptoms get your self-diagnosis confirmed as soon as possible by a qualified medical practitioner so that they can recommend a treatment which will help to cure these symptoms for you. There are many good practitioners available who can help you to overcome these symptoms, and learn how to rid yourself of this level of distress.

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