It may come as a surprise to find out that anxiety can cause many physical reactions. People often mistakenly believe that anxiety is an exclusively emotional experience. However, in truth, it can cause very unpleasant and upsetting physical symptoms. These symptoms can be highly distressing and can exacerbate or foster emotional anxiety in a person.
Anxiety symptoms are generally classified into two types. There is emotional anxiety occurring during an emotionally stressful time, and seemingly unrelated physical symptoms like general pain in the body that may not be easily linked to the anxiety.
Many people have felt the physical symptoms that come along with feeling emotionally anxious and because of this they can understand the feeling. One of the most common fears is that of public speaking. Many people feel and can attest to feeling physical symptoms of anxiety even those people who make their living presenting in front of an audience.
Someone who is nervous about speaking in front of a group of people can easily identify the physical symptoms of this anxiety. This anxiety almost always follows the same path, with gradually increasing symptoms until the time to speak. Recognizing these symptoms can help identify other situations which may trigger anxiety.
Physical symptoms of anxiety can occur without emotional reactions. For example, in a stressful situation a person suffering an anxiety attack might have chest pains. The emergency room staff may not be able to diagnose the source of the chest pains if anxiety is the only cause, which can increase the stress and worsen the physical symptoms of anxiety as the patient is still very worried about having chest pain at all. The emergency room doctor conducts a full examination and rule out cardiovascular or other physical problems as the cause of the chest pain. Upon interviewing the patient, it is determined that the patient is working a high-stress job and experiencing personal difficulties that contributed the anxiety attack.
Patients may suffer from nausea, vomiting, digestive distress, shaking, unsteady legs, shortness of breath, tautness or pain in the chest, or rapid heart rate for no apparent reason. Chest pains are a physical symptom of anxiety that is the body's way of reacting to the high stress levels without causing an emotional reaction. This often occurs when the patient isn't overly concerned or stressed about a challenging time in his life.
You do not have to fear that anxiety will take control of your life. There a several effective ways to control anxiety and lead a normal life. Indeed, medication is not the only option to alleviate the physical symptoms of anxiety. There are techniques that can be learned and even natural remedies to dealing with anxiety attacks. Talk to your doctor about your options so that you can choose what is right for you. - 16004
Anxiety symptoms are generally classified into two types. There is emotional anxiety occurring during an emotionally stressful time, and seemingly unrelated physical symptoms like general pain in the body that may not be easily linked to the anxiety.
Many people have felt the physical symptoms that come along with feeling emotionally anxious and because of this they can understand the feeling. One of the most common fears is that of public speaking. Many people feel and can attest to feeling physical symptoms of anxiety even those people who make their living presenting in front of an audience.
Someone who is nervous about speaking in front of a group of people can easily identify the physical symptoms of this anxiety. This anxiety almost always follows the same path, with gradually increasing symptoms until the time to speak. Recognizing these symptoms can help identify other situations which may trigger anxiety.
Physical symptoms of anxiety can occur without emotional reactions. For example, in a stressful situation a person suffering an anxiety attack might have chest pains. The emergency room staff may not be able to diagnose the source of the chest pains if anxiety is the only cause, which can increase the stress and worsen the physical symptoms of anxiety as the patient is still very worried about having chest pain at all. The emergency room doctor conducts a full examination and rule out cardiovascular or other physical problems as the cause of the chest pain. Upon interviewing the patient, it is determined that the patient is working a high-stress job and experiencing personal difficulties that contributed the anxiety attack.
Patients may suffer from nausea, vomiting, digestive distress, shaking, unsteady legs, shortness of breath, tautness or pain in the chest, or rapid heart rate for no apparent reason. Chest pains are a physical symptom of anxiety that is the body's way of reacting to the high stress levels without causing an emotional reaction. This often occurs when the patient isn't overly concerned or stressed about a challenging time in his life.
You do not have to fear that anxiety will take control of your life. There a several effective ways to control anxiety and lead a normal life. Indeed, medication is not the only option to alleviate the physical symptoms of anxiety. There are techniques that can be learned and even natural remedies to dealing with anxiety attacks. Talk to your doctor about your options so that you can choose what is right for you. - 16004
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