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		<title>My Life of Hell: Social Anxiety</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's nothing quite like the terror and physical strain that you go through when you get an anxiety attack. I hated them. You know how rough they can be on you and how much time it takes to recover from a bad one. However, it IS possible to get them out of your life.]]></description>
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<p>There&#8217;s nothing quite like the terror and physical strain that you go through when you get an anxiety attack. I hated them. You know how rough they can be on you and how much time it takes to recover from a bad one. However, it IS possible to get them out of your life. </p>
<p>Anxiety is not disease or some kind of illness. You can&#8217;t inherit it or contract it like a sickness either. And don&#8217;t worry &#8211; you don&#8217;t have a &#8220;chemical imbalance&#8221; in your grey matter either! It is really just a mental condition and resulting physiological state that we create on our own. </p>
<p>You can manage and control anxiety if you understand its underlying causes. This way you can reverse it. I know about anxiety and have dealt with it in my own life for many years. It can destroy any hope of happiness, but you can deal with it very effectively. </p>
<p>I know how to reverse the anxiety causing factors. This is because I&#8217;ve had so much experience and training to get to this level. As a result, I&#8217;ve been able to help myself get rid of other types of related anxiety too &#8211; such as people anxiety, social anxiety and wicked panic attacks too. You CAN deal with this stuff!</p>
<p>The result for me is full control of my other anxieties: people, social, height (mostly flying) and of course the grand daddy of them all : PANIC attacks. You can get rid of all that crap. </p>
<p>Just remember that is no FAST way to solve this problem. It DOES take some to get things under control. You&#8217;re going to need some patience and little time to make it better. However, there is lots of support out there and with it and the right information you can succeed. </p>
<p>Be sure that you stay clear of the hucksters who want to sell you pills, potions and quick fixes. They are preying on your sensitivity and weakness at this point. </p>
<p>I want you to focus on small steps and stay away from those things because they just make you more hopeless that there is no cure. Build yourself first, a very strong base of awareness in your own thoughts and how they relate to each other. Then think about how they make you feel. This is the first step to curing anxiety and panic attacks.</p>
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<div class='links'>Author Brandon Norman can help you get rid of <a href="http://www.anxietycausesgone.com">people anxiety</a>. To learn more about eliminating common anxieties, including <a href="http://www.anxietycausesgone.com">emotional anxiety</a>, visit his website.</div>
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		<title>The Reasons Behind Anxiety Attacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:06:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anxiety is incredibly common, with up to 5% of the entire population experiencing it at any one time. Statistics also show that women are prone to anxiety than men. In this report, we look at anxiety in close detail; outlining what it is, what it is caused by and what are the results of this mental disorder.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style='italic;' class='byline'>by Brandon Norman</div>
<p>Anxiety is incredibly common, with up to 5% of the entire population experiencing it at any one time. Statistics also show that women are prone to anxiety than men. In this report, we look at anxiety in close detail; outlining what it is, what it is caused by and what are the results of this mental disorder. </p>
<p>Anxiety can be caused by a variety of different factors. Whether part of a more significant mental disorder or a problem in itself, typical causes are:</p>
<p>- A family&#8217;s genetic buildup. Relatives of people who suffer from anxiety, phobias, depression, or panic attacks are more likely to suffer from some form of mental condition as well. It&#8217;s not unusual to pass anxiety from parent to child.</p>
<p>- Stress and serious problems in life. It&#8217;s normal to feel anxious whenever we&#8217;re faced with some major challenges in life. But this usually isn&#8217;t classified as a medical condition, especially if the anxiety goes away after the stress is relieved or when the problems are resolved.</p>
<p>- Anxiety is also a side-effect of PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder. Some individuals can be profoundly affected by unfortunate events in life, such as the death of a loved one or an accident that results in disability. Such events can bring about PTSD, and it always occurs from an experience and never naturally.</p>
<p>- Drugs and medications are also leading causes of panic attacks. If you have been taking a certain drug and you suddenly stop, then withdrawal symptoms can also make you anxious over many things.</p>
<p>Anxiety can lead to other different problems in an individuals physical and psychological health. It&#8217;s not unusual for a sufferer to also suffer from breathing and sleeping problems, headaches, and nausea.</p>
<p>One of the more severe symptoms of anxiety include panic attacks. Such attacks can look like a heart attack, since sufferers of panic attacks often exhibit difficulty breathing. These attacks can last as short as a few seconds, or much longer. To treat such mental conditions, it&#8217;s important to know their causes and effects.</p>
<p>Emotional anxiety plays a big role in the disorder. The effects that anxiety has on people emotionally can be just as severe as the ones that are seen physically and mentally. Depressive thoughts, an inability to cope, obsessive compulsive disorder and a lack of enthusiasm for hobbies are all common side effects.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, some anxiety sufferers also seem to distance themselves from their family and friends, which makes them feel even more isolated. Sometimes, the sufferer&#8217;s close ones do not understand what the sufferer is going through. This can make the situation worse because the family and friends of the sufferer are not there when their family need them most. Very often this behaviour pattern is mis-diagnosed as people anxiety, which is also known as social phobia.</p>
<p>Anxiety can begin a vicious cycle of physical and emotional illness. If you believe that you are suffering from anxiety or if somebody close to you is, it may be advised that you seek the professional help of a doctor.</p>
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<div style='italic;' class='about'>About the Author:</div>
<div class='links'>Author Brandon Norman can help you eliminate <a href="http://www.anxietycausesgone.com">people anxiety</a>. To learn more about eliminating many anxieties, including <a href="http://www.anxietycausesgone.com">emotional anxiety</a>, visit his website.</div>
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