Although millions of people around the world suffer from debilitating anxiety and panic attacks that change their lives for the worse, there is still a lot of confusion about it. Many sufferers of this disorder don't even fully understand what anxiety is.
What exactly is anxiety after-all? Anxiety is nothing more than a disorder that allows you to think that you are in danger, when in fact you are not. If you were in real danger or in harm's way, you would discover that your body reacts in much the same way.
You would feel your heart racing through your chest. You would begin to sweat and your breathing would become very shallow and your eyes would dilate to get ready for you to flee the scene. These symptoms are very simply something that all humans are born with and are necessary for us to survive if there is ever any real danger.
When you have an anxiety disorder however, that means there is something in your brain not sending the right information. Your brain thinks that a simple task is reason to become alarmed and prepare for the worst that can happen. The physical changes that you go through are to protect your safety!
But in the case of an anxiety attack, there is no real danger. There is only the perceived danger that your mind thinks is happening to you.
How can you learn to cope with this?
In case you are not aware, a human brain is one powerful computer. You can tell it what you want it to do, and if you are convincing enough, it will listen. This is exactly why anxiety is so scary, because your brain is convinced that something is wrong.
But your brain is only going to listen to you if you tell it the right things.
The first step in dealing with, and eliminating panic attacks and anxiety from your life is to understand that your own brain is the cause for these issues. You must understand that you are not going to die and you certainly are not losing your mind.
Only after you start believing these things will you find out how you can control your anxiety for good. Your mind has been really good at letting you think that something is wrong, and now you must convince it to believe that nothing is wrong.
Anxiety is very complicated and not very easy to deal with for most people. That's ok though, because there are quite a few ways in which you can learn to deal with it without having to resort to drastic measures.
What exactly is anxiety after-all? Anxiety is nothing more than a disorder that allows you to think that you are in danger, when in fact you are not. If you were in real danger or in harm's way, you would discover that your body reacts in much the same way.
You would feel your heart racing through your chest. You would begin to sweat and your breathing would become very shallow and your eyes would dilate to get ready for you to flee the scene. These symptoms are very simply something that all humans are born with and are necessary for us to survive if there is ever any real danger.
When you have an anxiety disorder however, that means there is something in your brain not sending the right information. Your brain thinks that a simple task is reason to become alarmed and prepare for the worst that can happen. The physical changes that you go through are to protect your safety!
But in the case of an anxiety attack, there is no real danger. There is only the perceived danger that your mind thinks is happening to you.
How can you learn to cope with this?
In case you are not aware, a human brain is one powerful computer. You can tell it what you want it to do, and if you are convincing enough, it will listen. This is exactly why anxiety is so scary, because your brain is convinced that something is wrong.
But your brain is only going to listen to you if you tell it the right things.
The first step in dealing with, and eliminating panic attacks and anxiety from your life is to understand that your own brain is the cause for these issues. You must understand that you are not going to die and you certainly are not losing your mind.
Only after you start believing these things will you find out how you can control your anxiety for good. Your mind has been really good at letting you think that something is wrong, and now you must convince it to believe that nothing is wrong.
Anxiety is very complicated and not very easy to deal with for most people. That's ok though, because there are quite a few ways in which you can learn to deal with it without having to resort to drastic measures.
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