wat are the symptoms of anxiety attacks?

Answer 1

There is quite a long list. Racing heart, heart palpitations, sweating, dizziness, weakness, fatigue, shakiness, feeling hot or cold, feeling like you're going crazy, feeling you arent in your own body, hyperventilating - just such uncontrollable emotions that it scares you.

Answer 2

The first thing to do is understand why a panic attack happens. When we were put onto this earth we were given the ability to use three important methods for self preservation. We were given FIGHT, FLIGHT and FREEZE. All of these methods saved many a human being in certain situations. We have evolved but still have these in-built mechanisisms of survival...such as a Border Collie will know how to round up sheep, even if it's never been taught as such. A panic attack is brought on by our brain feeling a threat, the result of this will be that our body will produce adrenaline so that we can run away from the threat, stand still so that the threat goes past us, or fight the threat. The reason you feel shaky or light headed is because your body is preparing for one of these things and producing the adrenaline it needs. This makes the blood flow very quickly to the part of the body it needs to use. What you need to do is re-train the brain and let it know that there is no REAL threat...it's not like there is an elephant charging towards you for instance, it's just that you feel like you want to get away. This is more about emotion, than REAL threat, do you see what I mean? This can be done by self-talk and using breathing techniques. The self talk is important because you may have told yourself when you are feeling ok, that you know you are going to have another episode, which ultimately triggers one, so you need to tell yourself that you are ok, that there is no threat to you. If you get to the panic stage, you will be breathing quickly and this disturbs the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in your body so try breathing for 7 counts in from your diaphram and out for 11 counts, this will balance the carbon dioxide and oxygen and you will not feel so dizzy and shaky. Positive thinking can help the panic atacks and another thing that can help is having confidence in yourself. It's a shame that none of the therapist have been able to help you. We aren't all like that. I would suggest that you seek the help of a Person Centred Counsellor. A PCC is trained to work with a client at their pace in a confidential and safe environment. Good luck with this, it's a horrible place to be but you can beat it with positive thinking and a little help.

Answer 3

It veries on the type of anxiety and the individuals, usually the symptoms are difficulty breathing, increased heart rate, hysteria, faintness, speechlessness, lethargydizzyness, butterflies, thirst, sweaty palms, dysphoria, hyperventilation, tearfulness, increased heart rate, stuttering, in sever cases nausia, vomitting, combativness,suicide ideation, self-mutilation, rare cases convulsions,... the list goes on and on depending on the individual and the severity of the anxiety. You will know when your experiancing an anxiety attack.

But in common and mild cases its usually butterflies hyperventalation, stuttering, speachlessness,sweaty palms, hysteria, dizzyness

(Those symptoms normally dont happen all at once, its usually one or two of the following)

Answer 4

I have read some litterature about panic attacks. But they allways seem to have a more scientific approach and that is nothing I need in my struggle to survive those horrible panic attacks. This is a "hand on" and very practical book. I felt it was written to me. I am sure that you are going to feel the same.

Joe Barry writes exactly how I think. The examples are perfectly described. And the method is genius. I recommend this book and thanks Joe Barry for writing it. It changes your life

Answer 5

I used to have them all of the time. My heart raced. I had an ache in my chest. I felt like I was having an heart attack . I became dizzy. I felt like I was about to die. I went to the emergency room just to find out that there was nothing wrong with me physically.

Answer 6

Fear of the unknown, darkness. Sweat, nervousness, jittery, suicidal, always looking behind you, hearing sounds, pulling window shades down, hiding in closet.
Sometimes these symptoms are justified when you are on probation, using drugs and the PO is knocking.

Answer 7

Tightness in the lungs or shortness of breath. Internal or external trembling. Sped up thinking. Hypervigilence and/or fear. A strong urge to flee.

Answer 8

Along with what the other people answered, you may have a strong feeling to run away from where you are. You'll feel trapped and want to leave the situation. You may also have fear and dread. Your chest may hurt, too.

Answer 9

usually shortness of breath feeling dizzy feeling like your might throw up...feeling like you are having a heart attack...anxiety attacks suck..sometimes i wake out of a dead sleep and have them...my sisters doctor said if you are having one you can stop it by pushing down (like is as if you were going to the bathroom) this will help to stop it..i lay down and breathe deeply and listen to my breathing...this calms me down...there are medicines out there..but they have side effects..if you can control it..thats the best medicine ever

Answer 10

One of them,sweaty palms and a tingling in the lower back.