What you can do to deal with Anxiety Disorder

There’s a difference between being a worrier with an occasional focus on something specific – and an Anxiety Disorder sufferer whose life is totally shut down when frequent and severe Anxiety Attacks occur. If you are a sufferer of regular anxiety disorder ‘occurrences’ but are unsure if it’s truly at the “Disorder” stage and what to do about it, then this article is intended for you.

An Anxiety Disorder is defined as a condition wherein the sufferer has frequent, severe attacks of anxiety-related cause that stop all normal functioning of their daily duties. It will also typically be associated with other, physical symptoms which are readily identifiable even to the ill-informed layman. ~ These include rapid heartbeat, chest pains, headache, cold-sweat perspiration, and even dizziness.} If you experience regular bouts of this type of ‘panic attack’, along with abject fear and total panic, then you probably are an Anxiety Disorder sufferer.

What should you do about this condition? If you are having these symptoms – i.e. attacks – more often than monthly you should seek medical attention immediately. You should start with your family doctor and go over both your symptoms and overall health and any medications you may already be taking. They will typically want a complete physical and do a ‘workup’ of your lifestyle susceptibility, emotional stability, prescription drug regimen and both work and family overview. Based on all of these factors he/she will probably suggest specific changes in your lifestyle, diet, work habits, family interaction, exercise, medication and any other indicated changes that will support your concentrated response to the immediate symptoms and minimization of your anxiety attack. Your physician may refer you to a psychiatrist for the treatment of your psycho-emotional issues associated with this disorder. Their regimen may involve cognitive behavior modification, group therapy or even hypnosis as diagnostic and corrective measures. Here’s what you can do to help yourself.

1. Enact as fully and as thoroughly as possible all recommendations and regimen-specific changes in your life and lifestyle. This is no time for the typical American “Well let me think about it…”. This is serious business in the outcome of your condition and, perhaps, your entire life.

2. You should become a walking, self-taught knowledge base of information about anxiety and its causes and cures. This will take some time and effort but, again, its attainment is critical.

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