What is a panic attack and how it flows

Panic attack - is, as a rule, the state of pointless fear that begins suddenly and seemingly without any reason. One can not establish the cause of their fears due to lack of visible threatening situation, his feelings are vague and amorphous, in the future, in the event of new attacks, he is trying to flesh out their fears, but it does not always work.

During these attacks, along with fear there is increased activity of the autonomic nervous system (the nervous system, "serving" the internal organs) as a pale, trembling of the body, often copious urination, dry mouth, dizziness or a feeling of dizziness, unsteadiness or staggering when walking , shortness of breath, feeling of choking or shortness of breath, palpitations, chest pain or a feeling of tightness in the chest, tingling or numbness in various parts of the body, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, feeling of unreality, fear of death, fear of going crazy or losing self-control.

The first panic attack usually leaves an indelible mark in the memory of man, so he is very afraid of repetition and constantly thinks about it, provoking the emergence of new attacks that could be daily.

Causes Panic Attacks

The causes of panic attacks often are chronic emotional stress How to beat stress? Create an oasis , Increased anxiety, depression Depression - a little more than a bad mood   (low mood), at least - hormonal disorders, diseases of the internal organs and the nervous system. Panic attack - it is our body's signals for unlived feelings are not allowed to be, can be a very long-standing problem. The reason for panic attacks are a violation of the central nervous system. Panic attacks are quite common, they usually begin after 20 years, it often affects women.

Interictal period

In the interictal period (from several hours to several months), these people are different anxiety Anxiety - how to distinguish normal from disease? , Fearfulness, sleep at night. In connection with a troubled sleep, nightmares Dreams: how to understand our dreams   often appears the fear of falling asleep, fear the onset of night time.

A person affected by panic attacks, always thinking that an attack could happen again, and the fear of fear, fear of dying from cardiac arrest or stroke, etc. All of this has an impact on his behavior: he avoids situations that can cause an attack of panic attacks, poor exercise capacity, limits them, pays special attention to the signals your body is constantly brings in any drugs that may help him in the case of a panic attack. Anticipatory anxiety in some patients contributes to the formation of the so-called restrictive behavior when human living space is shrinking dramatically, sometimes to the size of the apartment, from which he is afraid to go out unaccompanied.

The result of this behavior is the gradual formation of low mood (depression). People suffering from panic attacks, can not talk about their feelings to others, as both do not really understand them.

Panic as a sign of internal diseases

Panic can have on them and it is a real basis, so before for treatment will take a psychiatrist, it is necessary to exclude diseases of the cardiovascular system (eg, hypertension or coronary artery disease), asthma, thyroid disease, epilepsy, age-related hormonal changes ( adolescence, menopause), and others.

Treatment of panic

Any fears should treat a psychiatrist after the establishment of the correct diagnosis and elimination of various diseases of internal organs. As used antidepressant medications that relieve the feeling of stress and anxiety, and are not addictive. In no event it is impossible to remove panic attacks alcohol - it will only aggravate the situation.

In addition, the psychiatrist conducts psychotherapy. He teaches the patient to cope with panic attacks independently, corrects his ideas and behavior, gives specific advice on how to behave in the most common situations. Moreover, during psychotherapy sessions together with the doctor patient analyze the possible causes of mental attacks, explores his personal and family history, relationships with other people. All of this contributes to the fact that the cause of panic attacks coming to the surface, becomes visible and not so terrible. The patient begins to understand how to deal with their fears.

Panichaskie attacks - this is a very unpleasant condition, it can be treated only with the right approach and the choice of treatment, which means that the treatment should be engaged in only by a specialist.

  Galina Romanenko

Orange Morning

Attacks bad mood most people happen in the morning. This is understandable - if the window is damp autumn or winter cold, force yourself to get up and dive into the challenges of a new day is quite hard. But the mood is easy to pick up the morning - of course, if you set a goal.

Firstly, do not get up at the first sound of the alarm. It is better to have it for a few minutes early to be able to stretch, pozevat (it is necessary to saturate the brain with oxygen) to do exercises for the eyes. Psychologists also offer wake imagination - for example, imagine that hateful Service whistling flies out the window in the morning of humor does not hurt. Another way to wake up - making light massage the ear lobes and fingertips.

Do not forget about the movement. Post workout can be, even lying in bed, and then transfer it to the shower. And be sure - do mimic exercises: standing in front of a mirror, grimace, frown, smile - some of the most attractive images seen? The answer is obvious.

The next step of the morning cheerfulness - the direction of the kitchen. It makes sense to take care of a bright color accents - for example, orange or red curtains (colors, increase vitality), purple dishes (color, capable of activating new ideas) or yellow towels (the color of any undertakings). Particular attention should be paid to breakfast - it should be mandatory. Not a cup of coffee and a full meal, preferably rich in carbohydrates, which are the main energy suppliers.

Work days

A positive attitude in the workplace is important not only to others, but also for performance of work - any work performed better if it brings joy. You should start with the design of the workplace. There should not be anything that can be sleepy Dreams: how to understand our dreams , No objects of blue, blue, green. Comfort provide a nice, homely thing - figurine nice wallpaper monitor or picture of a loved one. Tune into a way to help the business, such as essential oils - citrus or tea tree. They do not interfere with others, if you buy a special aromakulon.

You should not deny yourself the pleasure breaks a cup of tea and discuss the news with a colleague. There are even special complexes of exercises that can be performed directly in the workplace. Lunch can also be used for a short walk. To come up with a recommended activity of an incentive to work - for example, promise to please herself, when the problem is resolved.

Evening with positive

And the evening is to dedicate yourself and these provide a good mood the next morning. This can be a walk to the shops, women know that shopping - a great source of positive emotions Emotions and culture: how to decipher the emotional code . Sport activities also will give vigor and exhilaration. For example, saxophonist Igor Butman often goes to play football, to get an energy boost.

Even if you have a lot of cases, you should try to find time for your mood. For example, one of the methods of psychotherapy Methods of therapy - correction of behavior through science   - Music, so you can cook dinner while listening to your favorite songs. At the same time it would be nice to turn cooking into creativity by the invention of new recipes and ways of processing food, for example. And you can do houseplants - care of them necessarily give a positive. The famous actress Reese Witherspoon even bought a farm near Los Angeles, where the pleasure beds and treats in the future is going to have chickens.

The mood of a person depends on him. Turn onerous duties in a fun, unwillingness to work - in activity, and dark thoughts - to make plans for the force of each. The main thing - to want to stop and cherish his spleen.

Darya Tsvetkova