Panic Attacks - Brief periods of acute anxiety that can occur without warning. Symptoms include shortness of breath, chest discomfort, heart palpitations, sweating and choking. A person having a panic attack for the first time may think he or she is having a heart attack. Panic attacks may or may not be associated with agoraphobia. Symptoms include nightmares, flashbacks of the event, excessive alertness and emotional numbness to people and activities.
Anxiety disorders are some of the most common conditions people suffer with.
They often respond to treatment. Self-Care Procedures Look for the cause of the stress that results in anxiety and deal with it through the use of stress management techniques. See Stress . Lessen your exposure to things that cause you distress. Caffeine can worsen anxiety and lead to poor sleeping patterns.