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Saturday, January 24, 2009

Is anxiety and panic ruining your life

By Kathy Nelson

Anxiety attacks are something that causes distress for the whole family, if a parent has social anxiety disorder they will not want to attend any school functions they will not want to go to their spouses work functions. This can cause difficulties within the family group.

You don't have to let anxiety take a hold on you, you can usually feel an anxiety attack coming on so you have time on your side. If your normal behavior is to run from the situation that causes you anxiety maybe now is the time to start trying to face it.

Running away from the things that cause you anxiety is a understandable reaction, if you don't have to deal with it then it can't bother you can it? The problem with running away is that the problem or situation isn't gone and the chances are you will have to face it again.

You can feel the anxiety starting to well up in the pit of your stomach, you want to turn and run away quickly. Don't! This is your chance to take the bull by the horns and deal with the situation, trust me you will feel better afterwards and your emotions can't hurt you.

Anxiety can be beaten, the first step is accepting that it is real and that you are in control of it and you can beat it when you decide to deal with it rather than running away from everything and everyone that causes you anxiety. No matter how long you have suffered with anxiety you can start the healing process today.

If you go to a restaurant and are feeling anxious, you may think you are going to have a panic attack. If you do have a panic attack you need to understand that no one else can see it, and only you can feel it. This is a way to realize that it will not hurt you, feeling panic can be a overwhelming and a frightening experience.

Positive thinking will help you in your battle against anxiety and panic. It can be hard to be positive when you are feeling a mixture of anxiety, fear and sometimes abject panic. As hard as it is to think positive thoughts it is vital that you do so.

The first step to beating anxiety is to accept that you have it and then move onto dealing with it one day at a time. Don't try and deal with it all at once, deal with one situation that would normally cause you to suffer from an anxiety attack at a time.

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