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By: Ikedi Ani-okoye.

Introduction to Anxiety

Did you know that according to the Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) over 18 percent of adults in the United States have problems with anxiety? That's about 40 million Americans. Did you also know that according to the ADAA nearly 1/3 of all the money spent on health care in the United States is spent on anxiety and related disorders?

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Can Help Anxiety

To help yourself overcome anxiety, you should begin using what is known as Cognitive - Behavioral Therapy (CBT). CBT helps us learn to change the way we think, act, and feel from negative to positive.

Breathing Exercises for Anxiety

Most physical symptoms to anxiety attacks occur as a chain reaction to hyperventilation. For this reason it's so important to have a handle on your breathing. You must know how to take control of your breathing first and foremost. Once you do, all other symptoms with dissipate.

Social Anxiety symptoms

If you have problems talking with people or about confronting social situations where you are not entirely in control, you may have social anxiety. Some symptoms might include a shortness of breath when you are faced with a difficult situation or the buildup of a stress headache far in advance of needing to confront a problematic situation. When you are thinking about how to overcome it, you are taking steps to ensure that your quality of life rises and that you will be able to function in situations where you need to be at your best.

Anxiety Panic attack treatments

Given the severity of most anxiety panic attack symptoms, most sufferers are highly motivated to seek relief. One of the most popular alternatives for anxiety attack panic treatments is medication. Drugs of choice include benzodiazepines and SSRIs

CONCLUSION

Natural cures for panic attacks have been shown to completely eliminate attacks for some. It's true that they might not provide short-term relief in the same way that medications do. But they do provide a lasting solution. Although pharmaceutical anxiety attack panic treatments deliver immediate symptom relief, they do little to nothing to prevent the return of symptoms in the future. Everyone must make their own decision on treatment priorities. But it seems that the possibility of a natural cure for panic attacks should at least be fully investigated before settling for the short-term relief that medication provides.