Article by Anne Girder

How do you know you are having an anxiety Attack, and how can you alleviate the symptoms? Firstly we must understand what an anxiety attack is. An Anxiety attack can be a terrifying experience. It is a period of sudden and intense fear or discomfort, typically starting very suddenly and unexpectedly, and lasting for up to 10 minutes. Sometimes a person can experience a panic attack all of a sudden without an obvious reason. Most people that experience one attack will usually experience another attack, and those who have recurring attacks, or feel severe anxiety about having another are said to have panic disorder.

Examples of the symptoms of anxiety attack are intense heartbeat, difficulty with breathing, chest or heart palpitations, feeling sick, excessive sweating and trembling, chest pains, an irrational feeling of impending death or insanity, sudden chills, and the like. Some people may experience different or more anxiety attack symptoms but this does not mean that their condition is far worse or that you are suffering from a different undiagnosed condition. Because we are all different, the symptoms during anxiety attacks can vastly vary. You might not find among the listed anxiety attack symptoms what you are experiencing and it may be tempting to think something is very wrong with you. The above list is just a guide only, as everyone reacts differently.

Anxiety attack may affect your quality of life if not given treatment immediately. As a human being, it is normal that we feel anxiety, worry and fear from time to time due to the complex modern lives we lead. Anxiety is just a part of life. It helps us cope with the stresses we may encounter. If you are in a state of anxiety on a regular basis, it is likely that you are experiencing anxiety attacks.

Anxiety attacks involve a sudden wave of overwhelming fear that comes suddenly and without any obvious reason, and importantly it is far more intense than having normal anxiety or the feeling of being stressed. It is said that up to one in every 75 people will experience an anxiety attack at one point in their life.

A common feeling among sufferers of Anxiety is one of impending death, madness or losing control of emotions as well as behavior. The incidents generally provoke a strong urge to escape or run away from the place where the attack begins, and they are associated with chest pain or shortness of breath.

A person with a phobia will often experience an anxiety attack as a direct result to the phobia trigger. Generally these anxiety attacks are brief and quickly relieved once the phobia trigger itself is removed. In the conditions of chronic anxiety, one anxiety attack can usually turn into another one, leading to a nervous fatigue over a period of days.

Anxiety attack usually last for several minutes and is considered one of the most disturbing conditions that anyone can live through in everyday life. The way

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