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What causes panic attacks and how can they be eliminated completely?

Panic attacks or anxiety attacks, are the result of reaching a level of inappropriate anxiety at which Adrenalin, the hormone responsible for the anxiety reaction, is not used up by either fighting or fleeing. This causes an overreaction of normal anxiety symptoms due to stress or circumstances. Panic attacks sufferers often visit their physician to be told they have 'stress' or 'depression' and then receive prescriptions for antidepressants or sedatives – how wrong this is!

Panic attacks (anxiety attacks) can happen just once, or can become regular, if what is known as a panic disorder develops. Panic attacks can cause a disturbing group of symptoms which cause the sufferer to fear the next attack and UNFORTUNATELY it is this fear of having another attack that causes them to have one!

Panic Attacks & Panic Disorder – The truth

Panic attacks (anxiety attacks) sufferers can be subjected to a large group of both physical and psychological symptoms during high anxiety and panic attacks. Sufferers may also experience what are called 'limited symptom panic attacks' during which, maybe as few as three or four symptoms are experienced, but most panic attacks produce, what seem like, overwhelming symptoms and thoughts that make the sufferer believe that they are ill, about to pass out or even die! None of which will actually happen!

Panic attacks make the sufferer feel very vulnerable as the heart races and the thoughts of either going mad or dying wash over them. BUT, actually, during a panic attack a sufferer is at their strongest, their fastest and their most prepared for danger.

Panic attacks develop because adrenalin, the hormone responsible for the fight or fight response to potential threats, is released into the blood stream. This hormone is very useful if and when it is required, but, when adrenalin is released during an anxiety disorder such as panic disorder, there is no 'real' threat present, so it is not used up by either running from or fighting the threat.

This build up of Adrenalin causes the heart to race, the breathing to quicken and the digestive system to slow down; these systems then produce unpleasant symptoms like dizziness, sweating, palpitations, shortness of breath and many other physical sensations of a panic attack. The sufferer also starts to experience anxious thought patterns... 'what if' thoughts which can make the panic attacks sufferer feel like they are losing their mind.

After a while, adrenalin is used up by the body and symptoms start to reduce, but the next panic attack (anxiety attack) is much easier to build next time as the benchmark anxiety level rises up another notch. The fear of the next panic attack causes the sufferer to enter into a cycle of fear and anxiety which is hard to break. Or is it?

Panic Attacks - Types

There are three types of panic attacks (anxiety attacks), they are:

Spontaneous Panic Attacks

Spntaneous panic attacks happen without warning and are unassociated with any external catalysts. Spontaneous panic attacks are unpredictable and can vary in intensity and usually result in the sufferer developing agoraphobia and limiting their geographic movements.

Specific Panic Attacks

Specific panic attacks happen when the sufferer is exposed to something which the know always causes them to panic. For example, some people may panic in a crowded place or when they see a dog or any other phobic catalyst. Specific panic attacks can also cause the sufferer to withdraw and even develop agoraphobia a s a coping mechanism to prevent exposure to the things they fear.

Situational Panic Attacks

Situational panic attacks happen more if the sufferer is agoraphobic. Agoraphobia causes the sufferer to fear public places, crowds or even traveling away from a place or person of security, so it is easy to see why situational panic attacks occur mostly amongst agoraphobia sufferers.

Situational panic attacks happen more frequently on planes, on buses, in elevators and in cars than anywhere else.

Panic Attack Symptoms – how are they formed?

Panic attacks may present both physical and psychological symptoms, including:

• Disturbed thoughts
• Feelings of impending doom
• Shortness of breath
• Chest pains
• Stomach cramps or diarrhea
• Racing heart
• Dizziness or faintness
• Tingling in the extremities
• Muscle pains
• Sweating
• and many others...

In fact, the anxiety symptoms list can be very long indeed for most panic attacks sufferers. These form the core or most commonly described panic attacks symptoms a sufferer may experience. It is important to bear in mind that every one of us is built differently so these panic attack symptoms aren't going to be the same for every person.

After the peak of the panic attack has subsided, the sufferer can be left feeling weak, tired, confused, emotional and achy from their symptoms. It is not uncommon to feel fluey and shaky; this is all normal and will pass.

It is very important to understand that panic attack symptoms give the body a workout, like running or going to the gym. The aches and pains are inevitable side effects! Actually, your heart is being strengthened by panic attack symptoms; the heart is a muscle and like any other muscle in your body, the exercise is good for it!

So, what is the solution to panic attacks (anxiety attacks)?

Whether you have been diagnosed with anxiety, panic, stress or depression, The Linden Method makes stopping panic attacks and all of the associated symptoms very simple indeed. Because panic attacks are caused by an inappropriate anxiety reaction caused by artificially increased anxiety levels and an over production of adrenalin, by reversing the formation of the high anxiety, you can completely eliminate high anxiety and panic attacks.

Charles Linden
Author of The Linden Method^® and
CEO of The Linden Centers

I have used this technique with over 120,000 anxiety sufferers
to permanently ERASE their anxiety.

The Linden Center, 800 Vista Valet #1835, San Antonio, Texas 78216

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