subject: Anxiety - Panic Attack Symptoms And You [print this page] Just thinking about anxiety, panic attacks, symptoms, and the experience of those combined can be enough to start a chain of events. These events tend to take us down a path we would rather not travel. It happens regardless, and we end up having to deal with it. So how do these symptoms affect us?
Anxiety itself can spawn many symptoms. We can experience fatigue more commonly, intrusive thoughts of worry, and irrational fears about almost anything. These symptoms are often the start of that chain of events mentioned earlier.
We may notice a habit developing when we focus our attention on these unwanted thoughts. This brings about the conditions of anxiety necessary to prolong it, and often to the point that we begin to experience panic attacks. The attacks are generally the second part of the chain.
The symptoms experienced during an attack are very strong, intense, extreme and crippling waves of pure fear and panic. Fortunately it usually lasts for just a few minutes and rarely longer. Just experiencing these symptoms may produce such a strong imprint in our memories that we fear having more of them. We fear experiencing the same thing again, and naturally we would not want to.
The effects felt from a panic attack produces additional fear an anxiety in other ways also. A fear of not knowing whether or not it could be another medical condition is a major one. Being embarrassed is another huge anxiety producer on the list. These effects make the third and linking chain to the cycle.
In alot of ways, the effects of the attacks can have a much more profound impact on us than we may notice. It happens, but knowing about it and being consciously aware can help deal with it a little better. Be mindful of the symptoms as they work silently in the background.
