Affirmations - Anxiety & Panic

Panic disorder though believed to be an illness; it is related to self confidence of the person. When the self confidence is very low, such kinds of fearful thoughts can arise which leads to panic disorder finally. Hence it has been recommended to use affirmations as one of the treatments for people affected with panic disorder.

In fact, affirmations can be the most powerful tool to overcome panic disorder in spite of the drug option. Panic disorder cannot be cured irrespective of how much and how long the person has been on medication if the person does not use affirming himself.

Affirmations do not only boost the self confidence of a person but also it enables the person to achieve the goal. Affirmations can be used in various aspects of the life of a person. It is the reflection of a person of how he wants his life to be.
Allergies and Migraine Headaches

Migraine headaches have been so common currently. It is in fact a chronic condition having an effect on roughly 6% of men but 18% of women. The symptoms may be severe or moderate, affect the daily activities of the person, need a lot of rest and sleep and can last for days in many people. The reason for the migraine headache is still not understood in spite of a lot of research. However, it is believed that migraine is associated with the body chemicals that can cause dilation of the blood vessels in brain, thus leading to headaches finally.

It is recommended to recognize the difference between sinus migraines and migraines.

Building a Panic Disorder Support Network

In case of Panic disorder (PD), or agoraphobia, a good support network can be very critical for the recovery. This support system must be based on the individual needs and goals of recovery. By following some of the below suggestions, you can build your own support system which can help in the recovery from PD.

• Identify Needs
Prior to getting help from others, you need to decide on what kind of help is needed and apt for you to recover from PD. Ask yourself (1) are you in need of someone to give you company for your doctor’s appointments? (2) Are you in need of someone to share your opinions and feelings? (3) Are you in need of someone to go shopping or your other activities? Note down every of this and then decide.

Causes, risk factors and prevention of Panic disorder

Causes

Panic disorder can be caused by many things. Research has not yet had any evidence for the exact reason of the occurrence of panic attacks and panic disorder. But some are supposed to play a significant role though. They are
• Stress
• Genetics
• Changes in the manner how the brain pathways function.

Further some research recommends that the body’s natural fight-or-flight response to danger is connected to panic attacks. In case of a real danger, it is normal for everyone to react instinctively.

Coexisting Conditions of Panic Disorder

Causes
Panic disorder can be caused by many things. Research has not yet had any evidence for the exact reason of the occurrence of panic attacks and panic disorder. But some are supposed to play a significant role though. They are
• Stress
• Genetics
• Changes in the manner how the brain pathways function.
Further some research recommends that the body’s natural fight-or-flight response to danger is connected to panic attacks. In case of a real danger, it is normal for everyone to react instinctively. The heart and breathing rates may increase as the person prepares his body for the situation. All these symptoms occur similarly in the panic attacks. But panic attacks are caused when there is no real reason to fear about.
Risk factors

Cognitive-Behavior Therapy

Various studies have proved the efficiency of cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) for the treatment of various anxiety disorders. It has been very effective in enabling the patients overcome the panic attacks. It has been the best treatment and has helped in curing nearly 80% to 85% of the people just within 8 treatment sessions.

Cognitive-behavior therapy is in fact the only therapy that has been proved effective widely for agoraphobia, panic disorder and other anxiety disorders. There are many studies proving the efficiency of CBT whereas the other ways of treatment lack enough scientific evidence, which makes CBT the best option.
 

Diagnosis of Panic Disorder

n case of a person being found with the symptoms of panic disorder, it is recommended to get medical consultation as early as possible. They are tough to manage without help and may worsen if not treated. Since panic attack symptoms are similar to other health problems like heart attack, it is as important as the other serious complications to make a check up especially when the person is uncertain about the cause of the symptoms.

Nowadays, many people are aware and take regular check ups at the emergency department and consult many doctors and hospitals owing to their serious physical condition which cannot be easily diagnosed.

Disadvantages of Panic disorder medication

Anxiety and panic disorders cannot be referred as mental illnesses. But they are purely behavioral conditions. This can be confirmed by a psychiatrist or a psychologist. Then what is the reason behind the medications for panic attacks. Do we need medical treatment to change a habit? But there is no specific answer to this. And hence it is a big fix.

Certainly the medications are not a good option. There are very less chances for people to get cured of their panic disorder just by relying on the medication treatment alone.

How Caffeine Affects a Person with Panic Disorder

Caffeine seems to be present everywhere. It is normal for people to think that decaf coffee is the source of caffeine, but it is also present in a candy bar, cold medicine, etc. Irrespective of the caffeine levels in such things, a sufferer of panic disorder should avoid everything to benefit.

Caffeine is well known to trigger panic attacks in a panic disorder sufferer. After the consumption of just four cups or 24oz. of coffee, 50% of the Panic disorder sufferers are found to have panicky feelings.

How to Help a Sufferer of Panic Disorder

This article focuses on how the attitude of people who are around the sufferers of Panic disorder should be. It is obvious that the sufferers will not take any steps for their improvement themselves because many of the sufferers are aware of their disorder and Panic attacks.

It is indeed very painful to watch our loved ones suffer. If not treated properly at the right time, it can destroy the entire family along with the sufferer. As the sufferer tends to lose all his patience and anxiety builds up in him totally, his concentration on work decreases and when the work is not good enough, he loses his job ultimately.
Lifestyle and home remedies

As for many diseases, panic attacks also have some home remedies. Though these remedies may not work for everyone, many people with panic disorders at least are able to reduce the severity of the pain during the attacks with the help of home remedies. Similar to migraine, the home remedies for panic disorder are exercising, deep breathing, dietary changes, self-taking techniques, aromatherapy and massage.

Panic disorder is characterized by the main symptom of panic attacks. This disease is fairly common that nearly one in every twenty people seems to possess the disease varying from mild to severe forms.

Night Panics - Causes

In spite of a lot of research dealing with panic disorder, an apt explanation for the cause of night panics has not been stated. It is unknown why most of the people wake up in a panicky situation from their sleep. Is it because that they feel uneasy to breathe and gasp for air or their heart beat increases or what ever is the reason?

Even the best of the unable to give a proper explanation. It is a question that no one has answered. And especially if the cause is known well to the sufferers, they can take steps to prevent it to happen in the future. Panic disorder sufferers are most likely to wake up often in their sleep since they experience the panic attacks even in their sleep at times.

Panic Disorder Harms the Mind and Body

Research examining the medical histories of about 40,000 people diagnosed to have panic disorder have shown that the people who already possess panic disorder are twice more prone to get coronary heart disease. Those people with depression are thrice more prone to the risk of heart disease.

Panic disorder is characterized by repetitive sessions of intense fear. The sessions come along with other physical symptoms like chest pain, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, abdominal distress and dizziness. Almost about 2.4 million US people get panic attacks every year.
 

Panic Disorder – What is it?

Panic disorder is one of the types of anxiety disorder. A person who has panic disorder is likely to get panic attacks. These attacks will be repeated and unexpected occurring with anxiety and intense fear associated with physical symptoms. These symptoms are connected to body’s response to danger. Suppose a person is in real danger, his body responds to the fear by adjusting the fight and flight responses. It may be shown out as an increase in the heart rate or blood rushing to the arms and legs or induce trembling of muscles or sweat all over or becoming very scared and alert. This is normal for everyone but for a panic disorder patient, these are likely to occur in the absence of danger.
Symptoms of panic disorder

People who have panic disorder often get terror feelings suddenly and over and over again without warning. No one can predict the time of occurrence of the attack and many patients are likely to get anxious intensely between attacks, since they tend to worry more about the next occurrence. The attacks may occur irrespective of the time and place of the occurrence. They have this lingering thought which haunts them more than the attack. When the attack begins, the most likely symptoms are
• Palpitations, or pounding heart, or increased heart rate
• Chest pain or chest discomfort
• Choking sensation
• Feeling unreal or detached from self and surroundings

Tips for Living with Panic Disorder

Many a time, it is a challenging task to live with panic disorder (PD). But it is not necessary to downgrade due to panic attacks. There are a few suggestions which can be followed to improve and relieve the symptoms.
• Healthy diet
Research has indicated that people suffering from PD tend to be more sensitive to specific substances than people without PD. Caffeine, alcohol and nicotine are found to be triggers of those with PD. Higher levels of refined sugar in the diet causes irritability and mood swings in many people either with or without PD. Hence by being on a healthy diet, it is possible to decrease or completely eliminate the panic attacks of PD dramatically.
• Proper exercise regimen