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Anxiety and panic attacks are far more common than you might think. They may range from mild nervousness at the thought of going to work or facing an issue in your life to full blown panic attacks which are debilitating and prevent you from doing anything.

The good news is that these attacks are something that you can overcome and get over with the right mindset and tools. If you have the will to do it then it can be much easier than you may have first thought.

The following five tips will help you to overcome and manage your anxiety and panic attacks.

Step 1 : Recognise There Is A Problem

Firstly, before you can take any steps to overcoming your anxiety and panic attacks you need to recognise that they are a problem. Many people get so used to having both anxiety and panic in their lives that they stop recognising that it is not the best way to be.

Until you are able to see that anxiety and panic are not something you want in your life any more then you will struggle to get rid of them.

So firstly, is your anxiety and panic something you want to keep or is it time for you to now get rid of it?

Tip 2 : Understand That You Can Solve It

We would all love a fairy godmother to come and wave a wand to make our problems go away, but it’s not going to happen. Now you have recognised that your anxiety and panic attacks are something you want to change you need to realise that there is only one person who can get rid of these panic attacks, and that is you.

Step 3 : Decide Your Desired Outcome

Now you know you want to get rid of your anxiety and panic attacks and know that you can make these changes, it’s time to decide what these changes will be.

How do you want your life to be when you have made these changes? What will be different in your life? Don’t try to plan how you will get to this desired outcome, that’s the next step, just decide how you want to be when you are free of your those anxiety attacks you used to have.

Step 4 : Make A Plan

Next it is time to make a plan. How are you going to get from where you are now to where you want to be? How long is it going to take? Make sure you are realistic about both the plan and the timescales, erring on the side of caution if you are in any doubt.

Avoid attempting to do too much in too short a time, which is a temptation many of us face. It’s all too easy to try and do everything at once and then not succeed. The next step is one of the biggest keys to succeeding not only in situations like this, but with anything you want to do.

Step 5 : One Step A Day

With your plan now made, it’s time to take action. Even if you just do one thing every day to help you move towards your desired outcome, then you will get there. If you can do this, then you are virtually guaranteed success. Remember, avoid trying to do everything in a single day and take one step at a time.

This five step plan will help you overcome your anxiety and panic attacks and move towards your desired outcome. So long as you do at least one thing a day to bring you closer to that desired outcome, you can’t help but succeed.

Jason Johns
http://www.articlesbase.com/self-help-articles/5-steps-to-controlling-your-anxiety-and-panic-attacks-79782.html

In this country many of us have heard of mental disorders, and most of us think that only certain people become afflicted with these conditions. However this is simply not the case. Mental disorders include panic attacks, anxiety disorders and social anxieties as well.

These anxiety attacks can range from mild discomfort to debilitating agoraphobia and this is a condition that can strike anyone. Your life is going along in its normal day to day fashion when suddenly without any warning terror has you in its grip. You feel weak and helpless. Your hearts pounding and you have trouble breathing. You may even wonder if you’re having a heart attack or if youre about to die. When you finally go to see a doctor, you might even be told theres nothing physically wrong with you.

At first you are stunned by the attack asking yourself what just happened to me. You are frightened by the experience but now you realize that the fear feeling is still there. About this time you may begin to conclude that you had an anxiety or panic attack. You find yourself feeling very uncomfortable in certain social situations or physical surroundings. The worst part is that you cannot control these feelings.

You say to yourself what in the world is going on with me. What you have is the beginnings of a serious mental disorder called agoraphobia. As it develops you will find that you find more and more situations that you feel uncomfortable in and begin to avoid them. Agoraphobia has been around for a long time and its very name is rooted back to ancient history. It literally means fear of the crowded public market place.

Agoraphobia is a condition that develops gradually. In general it occurs after a panic attack. After the first attack you may subconsciously be preparing for another attack and fearing the symptoms that will leave you feeling helpless. This cycle of panic attack and impending panic attack can cause you to change your entire lifestyle just to avoid those feelings of terror. As panic attacks can occur anywhere at anytime, we generally associate the first place that we felt helpless as perhaps the reason for our anxiety attack. A routine of fear and subsequent panic attack dominates your life. People, who have suffered from PTSD associated with a traumatic event, relate this event to everyday life situations. Most of the time agoraphobia starts slow and then grows as you wait for the next attack to commence.

Anyone suffering from this condition will find that their world is closing in on them. In extreme cases the individual will confine themselves to their house or even to a single room within a home. Just discussing a trip to a public place with people will trigger a racing heart. Frequently the person begins to sweat and experience chest pains similar to a heart attack. It is not uncommon for a person suffering from agoraphobia and panic attacks to stop taking care of their physical needs. They cannot go to a public place to buy clothes or get a haircut and sometimes cannot seek medical attention because of the fear of a crowded doctors office.

It is critical for the patient to see a medical specialist that treats this disorder prior to it becoming serious. Failure to do so may prevent the individual from getting needed assistance outside of a medical inpatient facility. This is very serious and debilitating disease that affects many people. Seeking treatment early allows for more treatment options. New effective medications are available that will assist in recovery. Anxiety attacks are a serious mental condition that we all need to be aware of.

Jim Kesel
http://www.articlesbase.com/medicine-articles/dealing-with-anxiety-and-panic-attacks-82096.html