Anxiety is a normal response to the everyday stress and worry of living on planet earth. It’s normal to worry about your kids getting home safely from school.
You’re at work when they get out of school and even though they only have to walk a block or two to get home, you’re still concerned until that phone rings and you hear your son’s voice saying, “Hi Mom, I made it home. Where’s the snacks?”
Sometimes though, a parent can take it too far and become obsessed with the idea that something horrible is going to happen to their child. As they meditate on these fears, their heart rate increases until they can feel it pounding in their chest. This parent may begin to feel sick at their stomach and start to sweat.
Very simply put, when we allow our minds to become obsessed with some fear or worry, our bodies go into the “Fight or Flight” response. This means that your body begins to produce enough adrenaline for you to fight off your enemy or run away from him. Since in reality there is no enemy and the problem is mostly in your own mind, this production of excessive adrenaline increases your heart rate and makes you feel sick.
Why do some people move past the “normal worry” stage into the “obsessed” category? Research shows that some sufferers may have a genetic predisposition toward obsessive worry and fear. Other research indicates that two chemicals in the brain, serotonin and norepinephrine, may be linked to this condition, as well as to other anxiety disorders and depression.
Below are the major symptoms of severe anxiety disorder:
• Rapid or irregular heart beat. Some sufferers can actually see their hearts beating in their chests.
• Trembling or shaking
• Sweating
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Nausea or vomiting
• Dizziness
• Abdominal Pain and discomfort
What To Do if Experience Symptoms of Severe Anxiety?
Counseling may seem a good idea, so you can get to bottom of these unrealistic fears and see what their root cause is.
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