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| Don't Suffer Needlessly From Stress And Anxiety |
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Thursday, September 6, 2007
Stress and Anxiety are Emotional and Mental Stress is a condition which may arise from a situation or thought that makes a person frustrated, angry or anxious and what may be stressful to one person need not be stressful for another. On the other hand, anxiety is when a person feels apprehensive or fearful and the source of this uneasiness may not always be known or recognized and so contributes further to the distress felt by the patient. Therefore stress and anxiety are not one and the same and are caused and treated differently. Anxiety disorders are an aggregate of psychiatric conditions that cause the person to feel excessive anxiety. On the other hand, stress may be caused by emotional instability such as too much grief and depressive thoughts and may also be a result of overactive thyroids, low blood sugar or even heart attacks. No matter what, stress and anxiety need to be properly addressed and finding the source of the stress or anxiety should be paramount in the minds of those treating such disorders. This may not always be possible though one may make a small beginning by charting out the things one thinks is causing a person to be stressed out. Stress and Anxiety Causes and Triggers Once the possible source of stress and anxiety has been identified, one should then find someone trustworthy enough to whom one can pour out one’s feelings and thoughts. Many a time, talking about such matters may help relieve the stress and anxiety and there are also communities that have support groups and hotlines to help out. One should also live a healthy life and eat a well balanced diet without overeating. In addition, the need to get enough sleep cannot be overemphasized and exercising regularly will surely help alleviate stress and anxiety. One should use little alcohol and caffeine and also not use nicotine, cocaine or any of the other recreational drugs. In case a person feels crushing chest pain accompanied with shortness of breath, dizziness or sweating one should immediately call 911. Also, go to the doctor at once if you have thoughts of committing suicide or bouts of dizziness, quickened breathing or a heartbeat that begins to race. One may get in touch with a health care provider when one is unable to work of function normally or one becomes aware of the source of feeling stress and anxiety. Alien writes for anxiety treatment . He also writes for stress treatment and mental health services Children's Anxiety The anxiety of a child should be of the utmost importance to a parent. Children exposed to stressors with which they are unable to cope develop, at a very early age, stress related disorders that will remain with them for a lifetime. Childhood stress can be used as a learning tool by the nurturing, caring parent. Children who experience separation anxiety, and all children experience this stress, are comforted when reassured that their feelings are valid and that the parent will indeed return and when that will happen. Teaching children critical thinking skills and how to self-comfort in times of anxiety helps them to handle stress as adults in a positive and healthy fashion. Something we see too little of in today’s world. Human beings are the only species on earth that expose their young to stressors with which they are not able to cope. Different Manifestations of Children's Anxiety Anxiety is a disorder that can take total control over one’s life and leave one feeling alone and helpless. When this disorder affects children, the situation become worse as the child is not able to distinguish fears which can be overcome. Children’s anxiety symptoms are typical of any anxiety syndrome. They feel their heart is racing and their head is spinning. Often children have stomach aches and a lump in their throat. Children react to these symptoms in different ways. The younger they are, the more difficult it is to express their feelings and all they can do is cry. As they grow older, they throw tantrums, make excuses to avoid the stressor and often go into the stage of silent mutism. Look Closely at Children's Anxiety One of the earliest types of children’s anxiety is separation anxiety. This is seen in children between the ages of 18 months to three years. These children are often seen clinging to their mothers and have a great problem sleeping in their own rooms. Parents should expect a tussle when the child reaches school going age and should tackle the problem before that stage arrives. Social anxiety disorders affect children in pre-school and grade school. It is a separation anxiety of a sort, where children refuse to go to school in fear of the social interactions. Often this children’s anxiety is more focused, as when the child is afraid of recess, the bus or the cafeteria. Proper evaluation should be done before any interventions, as often there is a specific teacher or class bully which is the root of the anxiety. General anxiety disorders involve various aspects of the child’s life. This disorder peaks at the ages of seven to eleven years. It is seen as excessive worrying about some thing which may seem trivial to others. Children are often pre-occupied with their looks, sports, punctuality, cleanliness etc. Specific phobias may affect children of all age. Almost all children are afraid of something or the other when they are young, but any phobia which lasts for more than six months and affects the child’s daily routine should be given utmost importance. Medications should be the last resort for tackling children’s anxiety. With proper counseling and cooperation at home and school, these little ones can overcome this condition and can live the happy and carefree life, they are entitled to. Alien writes for anxiety treatment . He also writes for stress treatment and mental health services Anxiety Information | Anxiety Symptoms and Causes It's normal to get butterflies every now and then. Anxiety disorders go way beyond that; they're much more severe and must last at least six months to be diagnosed. Anxiety disorders include panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), phobias, social anxiety disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. Treatments include counseling and medication. In any given year, about 40 million U.S. adults experience anxiety disorders and Anxiety disorders "should be considered an important public health problem as they may make certain physical health problems more likely. Daily life becomes a constant state of worry, fear and dread. Eventually, the anxiety so dominates the person's thinking that it interferes with daily functioning, including work, school, social activities and relationships. Anxiety is Not For The Faint Of Heart Anxiety is felt by almost everyone at some time or the other and it involves a mixture of emotions consisting of fear, apprehension as well as worry and very often there is accompanying physical sensations such as palpitations, nausea, chest pain as well as shortness of breath. Doctors say that anxiety is in many cases considered to be cognitive, somatic, and emotional and has several behavioral mechanisms. To begin with, the cognitive mechanism implies that the patient expects or has a diffusion of uncertain danger. Anxiety Symptoms You Cannot Control In the case of somatic anxiety, the body makes ready the organism to cope with a threat that is known as emergency reaction, where blood pressure as well as heart rates increases and there is also sweating and increased blood flow to the key muscle groups. On the outside, somatic signs may appear in the form of paleness of skin, sweating, trembling as well as dilation of the pupils. Anxiety Symptoms and Causes In the case of emotional anxiety, the patient feels a sense of foreboding or panic and is physically afflicted with nausea as well as cold chills. In the case of behavioral anxiety, which may either be voluntary or involuntary, it may cause the patient to attempt to flee or avoid the source and such behaviors are recurrent as also maladaptive and are the most extreme types of disorders. This does not however, mean that anxiety is always maladaptive or pathological. It is a usual emotion that coexists with fear, anger, sadness and happiness and plays a vital role in the survival of the patient. From a medical point of view, anxiety is thought to be caused by neural circuitry that involves amygdale as well as hippocampus. When the patient is confronted with stimuli that are neither pleasant nor harmless and these include foul smells and odors or tastes there are bound to be an increased flowing of the blood in the amygdale. It may result in moderate levels of anxiety and this indicates that it is a mechanism that protects in order to prevent the organism from taking part in potentially detrimental behaviors such as eating food that is rotten. A patient’s life may be seriously affected when he or she has continually recurring cases of anxiety and this can be clinically diagnosed. The most common of these disorders are generalized anxiety disorders, panic disorders, social anxiety disorders, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorders as well as posttraumatic stress disorders. Alien writes for anxiety treatment . He also writes for stress treatment and mental health services |
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