Monday, October 5, 2009
Anxiety
Anxiety is a feeling of nervousness, apprehension, fear, or worry. Some fears and worries are justified, such as worry about a loved one or in anticipation of taking a quiz, test, or other examination. Problem anxiety interferes with the sufferer's ability to sleep or otherwise function. It is noteworthy that teenagers are particularly susceptible to having irritability as a symptom of a number of emotional problems, including anxiety. Anxiety may occur without a cause, or it may occur based on a real situation but may be out of proportion to what would normally be expected. Severe anxiety can have a serious impact on daily life.
Anxiety can be accompanied by a variety of physical symptoms. Most commonly, these symptoms are related to the heart, lungs, nervous, and gastrointestinal systems. You may have upset stomach, diarrhea, trouble breathing, feel as if you may faint or are having a heart attack.
Anxiety Causes
Problem anxiety may be caused by a mental condition, a physical condition, the effects of drugs, or from a combination of these. The doctor's initial task is to see if your anxiety is caused by a medical condition. Conditions as varied as anemia, asthma attack, infection, drug intoxication or withdrawal, or a number of heart conditions are just a few examples of medical problems that can be associated with anxiety.
Anxiety Symptoms
Panic disorder: recurrent episodes of panic attacks, worry about having an attack, about what it means, or changing the way one behaves because of the panic attacks for at least a month. Panic attacks are separate and intense periods of fear or feelings of doom developing over a very short time frame-10 minutes-and they're associated with at least four of the following:
Palpitations
Sweating
Trembling
Shortness of breath
Sense of choking
Chest pain
Nausea or other stomach upset
Dizziness
A feeling of being detached from the world (derealization)
Being unable to think, feeling as if the mind has gone blank
Fear of dying
Numbness or tingling
Chills or hot fleshes
Self-Care at Home
In certain cases, you may treat anxiety at home without the involvement of a doctor. These are limited to anxiety attacks of short duration in which you know the cause, the anxiety is short, it goes away by itself, and the cause can be eliminated. For example, you may be anxious over an upcoming public performance, a final exam, or a pending job interview. In such circumstances, stress may be relieved by such actions as these:
Picturing yourself successfully facing and conquering the specific fear.
Talking with a supportive person
Meditation
Watching TV
Taking a long, warm bath
Resting in a dark room
Deep-breathing exercises.
Apple for Anxiety
Everybody in this world is victim of anxiexty by different means. Someone is feared of heart attack, accident, any diasease of family member and number of other various types of phobias. Chlostrophobia is a type of phobia in which mind imagines about entering into smallest place or feeling kept alone in the crowd.
Dr. Allen the president of Smell and Test Research Center (U.S.A) had advised patients to smell and eat fresh apple pieces with skin daily while feeling hunger in morning. Whether its any type of phobia, smelling pieces of apple and its consumption helped many patients instantly. The smell of apple, its skin creates and sour taste creates joy in mind and relaxes your heart. It generates neurotransmitters in the body which helps which helps in relaxing mind and heart, and thus removes anxiety from your body.