Anxiety - symptoms

anxiety symptoms can include:

• palpitations (racing heart),
• breathlessness,
• dizziness
• sweating.

This component produces anxiety symptoms which affect us on a purely psychological level and are mostly as a direct result of adrenalin release during the 'fight or fight' response.

Secondly, there is a psychological component, characterised by anxiety symptoms such as:

• irritability,
• obsessions
• lack of concentration
• deep feelings of fear.

These anxiety symptoms may be constant or may be more intense during an anxiety attack (panic attack). Like the physiological anxiety symptoms, these are harmless but they can make the sufferer feel helpless and desperate.

For phobias and post traumatic stress, the memory of a particular incident can be so vivid it's in the forefront of your mind the whole time. This is a clue to how to deal with it, as the emotional response from the amygdala keeps the memory of the incident in the forfront of the mind. I have found those with the highest phobic response to be highly imaginative. Some people play the incident over and over and that reinforces the anxiety. Understanding what's going on in the brain can help things enormously.

If you recognise any of these symptoms then give me a call for a FREE consultation.

Also see > Anxiety Intro / Treatment of anxiety /Pathology of anxiety / hypnotherapy / cognitive behavioural therapy /Case studies / finding a therapist