When under pressure, it is absolutely normal to feel tense or scared.
In fact anxiety is the body's response to threat or danger.
It helps people stay focused and alert.
It is needed to keep people motivated.
However, constant anxiety can overwhelm a person.
It sometimes interferes in most people's activities and relationships.
When this happens, it is no longer considered a normal anxiety but a disorder.
An anxiety attack disorder has the following symptoms: •A person is always worried and tense.
•The anxiety affects a person's behavior at home, school, or work.
•A person constantly has irrational fears.
•Constant thoughts of failure if things are not done properly.
•Isolation from outside world for fear of activities and situations that make him or her anxious.
•Heart pounding panic.
•Paranoid thoughts of catastrophe and danger.
An anxiety attack symptom may appear differently from one person to another.
A person may show an anxiety symptom by being panicky at the idea of mingling with people at a gathering.
Other people do not show any panic attack symptom at all and the attack can strike without warning.
Aside from the symptoms mentioned earlier, there are emotional symptoms of anxiety as well.
These emotional symptoms include: •Difficulty in concentrating or focusing •Too much apprehension and dread •Too much pessimism •Paranoia for danger •Irritability and restlessness On the other hand, there are physical symptoms of anxiety: •Excessive sweating •Short breathing along with pounding heart •Difficulty in sleeping or insomnia •Headaches •Tremors, twitches, and muscle tension •Upset stomach or frequent bowel movement and urination Knowing these symptoms is the best anxiety attack treatment.
There are self help methods of coping with this panic attack disorder.
However, if the fears and worries are causing too much stress then it is advisable to visit a professional.
This is especially true for people who are experiencing a lot of the physical anxiety symptoms.