Anxiety or panic attacks are not subjects that people like to discuss except with their doctors or very close friends. Why is that? The person who is having them does not always understand why and they are afraid they're going crazy. Back in the old days they might have believed that you were crazy because they did not understand panic attacks at this time.



Thank goodness, we have come a long way in this area and the person is more likely to go crazy if they don't address this problem. This is what this article is about.

Here are some tips and facts about anxiety disorder which I hope will be some help to you.

Physical Effects of Generalized Anxiety Disorder

GAD affects their body, too. In fact, many people with generalized anxiety disorder visit their doctor with problems - like sleep troubles or muscle aches - without realizing these are common symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder.

About 5 have it in any given year.

Common Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder

In addition to experiencing excessive, uncontrollable anxiety for 6 months or more, people with generalized anxiety disorder have at least three of the symptoms below more days than not.

Review the list of symptoms.

* Restlessness or a feeling of being "keyed up" or "on edge"

* Being easily fatigued

* Difficulty concentrating or a sense of your mind going blank

* Irritability

* Muscle tension

* Difficulty sleeping

Other physical symptoms associated with generalized anxiety disorder include:

* Trembling, twitching, muscle soreness

* Headaches, sweating or chills, nausea, dizziness

* Shortness of breath

* Diarrhea

* Irritable bowel syndrome

* Being easily startled

None of these symptoms are pleasant and as they start coming on you become fearful and the next thing you know you are in a full blown panic attack.

This country prescribes more drugs like valium, zanax and klonepin than any other country. Most of these pills are addictive and they act like a band-aid, nothing else because they are not a cure. If you get addicted to the pills, then you have a new problem which is difficult to get rid of without your doctor's help.

If you're tired of the anxiety and the panic attacks because they prevent you from doing a lot of things you'd like to do and you want to be panic free then I suggest you start doing something about it. It won't go away on its own.

From my own anxiety disorder and panic attacks I decided that I wanted my own life back with hope for getting my self-esteem back. I'm not scared of everything any more and I've learned to get back to nature, because I really enjoy that and it always relaxes me.