Saturday, July 18, 2009

Panic Attacks and Phobias

By Gordon Dalwood

Everyone has a fear of something. This is understandable and it is also a very good thing. Fear is a warning sign that is intended to protect people from harm. As such, phobias have their benefits. However, when fear becomes intense and irrational, this can lead to a panic attack which is an extreme that is certainly best avoided.

Mild phobias are just a part of our lives and the way our minds think. But anxiety sensations that are severe and intense are not normal and can be harmful. This is because these severe sensations will not assist anyone in protecting their own being, instead it does the opposite.

One reason for this is that the person's concentration and cognition will be severely impacted by the panic attack that overcomes him. This makes being aware of one's surroundings next to impossible and that can dramatically impact one's ability to maintain levels of safety. And, no, such an assessment is not an exaggeration.

As an example of this, just think if the individual has a serious phobia that they are going to have a car wreck. This kind of phobia does not happen normally, but they can happen if a particular trigger occurs. As a person is then driving their car possibly at night on the expressway with this phobia, then an idea or feeling brings their phobias and they become impatient to exit their car. But this is not possible with these circumstances. This brings on anxiety quite extensively, which usually turns into the panic attacks.

The person is then overwhelmed to the extent that they are unable to drive the care properly. This can cause danger for the driver, as well as other drivers in the area. This scenario can actually occur, and is why the link between phobias and panic attacks needs to be considered serious.

Understand though that not every kind of phobia triggers a panic attack. But even the milder phobias can escalate into panic attacks. For this reason the right medical attention should be searched out, to make the phobias not be too cumbersome or intrusive in nature.

How do you tell if a phobia is abnormal? If the phobia symptoms are happening at regular intervals and come on too easily. This can impact your mental health negatively and you need to get medical treatment to get this phobia under control. A lot of people will try to ignore having problems, and this makes the problems more severe. The thoughts and feeling that are intrusive in nature can bring on panic attacks, and detrimentally affect your health mentally and physically.

Phobias do have their good qualities, but they can cause panic attacks too, which are not good for you. Please seek out medical treatment if you are having phobias and panic attacks occurring at the same time. You need to get your body back to working harmoniously again, and the right treatment can do this.

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