Surviving Chronic Anxiety Disorder

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 19 million adults in the US suffer from one form of anxiety or another. Sleep disorders or early awakening, depression, tension, muscle aches, and fatigue can all accompany chronic anxiety disorder.

One of the largest health crises of the 21st century has been the rise in psychological disorders.  Arguably the worst of these disorders is acute or chronic anxiety disorder. Those suffering from this condition are seized by full-bore panic attacks when triggered, with quickening heartbeat, sweating, dizziness and other physical indicators.

What is chronic anxiety disorder you ask?  It's also known as Panic Disorder and is triggered mostly by fear accompanied by symptoms that resemble a heart attack i.e. palpitations, chest pain, dizziness.  Shortness of breath, upset stomach, cold sweats, hot flushes, or irrational fears of death can combine with these heart attack like symptoms to create a terrifying experience for the afflicted individual.

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Acute anxiety disorder attacks can last from 5 to 20 minutes.  Many sufferers can be seized by waves of attacks over a period of several hours, fading in and out of their anxious state several times.  The external symptomatic display of these attacks can often lead to social stigma, which can in turn lead to the onset of additional attacks.  As a result, an estimated thirty percent of chronic anxiety sufferers are also agoraphobic i.e. they avoid the outside world for fear of suffering panic attacks in the public eye.

Panic Disorder is not necessarily a lifelong condition, it typically begins to show in young adulthood, with a large percentage more women than men being diagnosed.  Psychologists believe that this is simply because men are less likely to seek treatment than women.  

The regularity of panic attacks varies greatly from patient to patient, with many going months and even years between attacks.  Episodes can be triggered by a variety of factors, both physical and psychological.  Some research suggests that substance abuse can be a major cause of acute anxiety disorder and new studies show that smoking cigarettes can also play a major role in triggering panic attacks, as can long-term alcohol use.

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Chronic anxiety disorder can be successfully treated with a combination of psychological care and medication, as well as with more organic methods.  Cognitive behavioral therapy can also be used to assist sufferers in dealing with the root causes of their panic attacks – by overcoming the fears and traumas that trigger their anxiety attacks, the disorder can be mitigated.

If medication is necessary, both anti-depressants and anti-anxiety drugs can be prescribed.  One treatment that has proven effective is the study and practice of diaphragmatic breathing techniques like the ones found in yoga or with some meditation methods.  By consciously focusing on the intake and exhalation of your breath, the mind is quietened and the anxiety symptoms fade. In addition, changes to diet and exercise habits can reduce the frequency and severity of attacks.

Chronic anxiety disorder is not well-understood, even after years of study, but medical science is moving closer to understanding the causes and treatments of this disorder. One can only hope that a medical cure is not far away for all of those afflicted with this traumatic and embarrassing condition.

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