Panic Attack Tingling Fingers
Panic Attack Tingling Fingers
The key thing in understanding panic attacks is to remember that they cannot harm you. The symptoms you experience are just your body's reaction to a set of circumstances that are explained here. Once you understand what causes your panic attacks you will be much more able to prevent them occurring in the future.
We'll begin with the symptoms of a panic (anxiety) attack...
The usual symptoms of a panic attack are; hyperventilation, palpitations, rapid heart beat, tightness across the chest, tight throat, dizziness, hot or cold flashes, sweating, trembling, tingling fingers, a feeling of detachment, feeling of impending 'doom', feeling you're having a heart attack, etc.
Now let's look at what causes these symptoms...
You first need to learn about a phenomenon called 'fight or flight'. This is the term given to a response of your body to a situation in which your unconscious mind thinks that you are in mortal danger. This is a primeval response which has been programmed into all of us since the beginnings of the human race.
When your unconscious perceives of a dangerous situation it rapidly sets in motion chemical, mental and physical changes in your body to give you the best possible chance to either fight or run away from any danger. These very rapid changes are responsible for the symptoms of panic attacks.
But there isn't any physical danger, so why do panic attacks occur?...
Panic attacks normally happen to people with already higher-than-normal anxiety levels. So that when faced with an stressful event such as sitting an exam, driving in the rush hour, shopping in a crowded supermarket, etc., the additional stress pushes the overall anxiety level to such a level that your unconscious mind 'perceives' this as you being in a dangerous situation, and so acts as it has been programmed to do.
Now when this happens to you, it happens unexpectedly, because you aren't in any physical danger. And because you can't figure out why these changes are happening in your body, you believe something catastrophic such as a heart attack is happening to you; you have no other explanation. This is why the symptoms are so frightening; you have no rational explanation for them.
So you can now see that your symptoms of panic attacks are just you body's over-the-top reaction to an event as simple as an everyday stressful event which, under normal circumstances, you would handle without any problem. And because you now understand that, you are better placed to handle these attacks when they occur.
But there is one critical thing you must do and that is eliminate your 'fear' of anxiety attacks...
Having suffered from at least one attack, like most victims, you'll now have an understandable subconscious or conscious fear of having another. And no matter how much you now understand how an attack happens, you'll need to get rid of your fear in order to prevent more panic attacks and cure your underlying general anxiety.
This is because your fear builds upon your already heightened anxiety levels and so fear itself can trigger another attack. It's really a vicious 'cycle of anxiety':- anxiety >> panic attack >> fear >> increased anxiety >> panic attack >> fear >> increased anxiety >> panic attack >> and so on.
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curing anxiety attacks for a young age ? not so severe..?
Alright, so basically I have anxiety.
And I had my first panic attack a month and a half ago.
I am 12, weighing currently 66 kilos(around 130 pounds) and 5 feet tall.
Can you cure anxiety without medication? If so, what are the natural remedies? There are famous sites that cure anxiety, and alot of people reviewed on it and said it works, though I don't want to pay for it. Does anyone know those natural remedies, besides going to the doctor, therapy, etc.
btw, I went to the doctor the first day, when I had my first panicattack, the first man said he wasn't sure if I had anything wrong with me, my blood pressure was perfect for my age. We went to another doctor just to get another opinion, she said I'm absolutely fine, I'm just a little too stressed for my age.
So, that hopefully, must lead to anxiety.
Since I have the symptoms.
numbness/tingling/slight coldness at times in toes/fingers.
dizziness sometimes, and shortness of breath, chest pain.
I need your help please
(:
Helpful Tips to Treat Panic Attacks
Panic attacks are frightening experiences that are often misunderstood by our loved ones and as such, they are at a loss to know how to help us when we are experiencing one.
Here are a few tips to treat panic attacks in the moment:
1) Lie Down
If you feel that your anxiety level has peaked and you are about to experience a panic attack, the best thing to do is to lie down. This will immediately act to calm yourself and your racing heart down. Do this whenever it is physically possible at the point you feel that your anxiety has escalated to the point of no return.
2) Visualize
Visually put up a stop sign in your mind. Focus intently on this until you can actually see this in your minds eye. Once it is there you will have temporarily blocked out the negative self-talk. At this stage, it is important to create a vision in your mind of the very safest place you can think of. Try to imagine a place that you have felt calm and grounded or it can be an imaginary location that makes you smile when you think of it. It is best to form this image at a time prior to your panic attack so that you are able to easily bring it back in your time of need. This technique really helps calm you down and is highly effective
Breathing
Proper breathing is essential to help you get rid of panic attacks in the moment. The next time you feel a panic attack coming on and the shallow breathing commences, try this instead:
1. Inhale deeply and slowly through your nose.
2. Hold your breath and count to six slowly.
3. Breathe out through your lips while slowly counting to eight.
4. Repeat this kind of breathing five to ten times.
Root Causes of Nerves and Nervousness in Panic Attacks and Anxiety
