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What is anxiety? Anxiety is the feeling you have when you think that something unpleasant is going to happen in thefuture. Other words such as feeling ‘apprehensive’, ‘uncertain’, ‘nervous’ and ‘on edge’ also provide agood description of feelings linked to anxiety. Anxiety is completely normal and something that all human …

Depression with Anxiety Many people with Anxiety also suffer from clinical depression. For some people the misery of Anxiety is the cause of their depression, but for others the depression comes first, and Anxiety is a secondary effect of the depression.Depression is not just a case of feeling low, or …

The black hole of anxiety. For most people, anxiety seems to come from nowhere and hit them like a sledgehammer. One minute, more or less happily living your life, the next, terrified and distraught, struggling to breathe perhaps, convinced you are dying, or that someone else will die and it …

Exposure for panic attacks in anxiety. A fear of having a panic attack in anxiety is often the underlying fear behind the broad phobias such as agoraphobia, claustrophobia and social phobia. In other words, you ted to avoid certain situations because you are afraid of having a panic attack, not …

Taking Exercise to Help Anxiety. Remember to check with your doctor before starting an exercise programme. As well as daily relaxation, you will need to take exercise as part of your recovery programme – but the good news is, you won’t have to run a marathon! Exercise is helpful in …

Panic attacks from Anxiety. A panic attack is a sudden surge of Anxiety, usually short-lived but very intense. The surge causes physical sensations that increase dramatically as the attack progresses. It is fuelled by a sudden release of adrenalin into the body. They vary from person to person but doctors …

Can I work on my anxiety while I have depression? If you have depression, whatever has caused it, you will have to decide whether to work on the depression before you turn your attention to your Anxiety. The key is to examine your motivation and your energy levels. Depression saps …

A person having their first panic attack from Anxiety. A person having their first panic attack on anxiety can think they’re having a heart attack. Someone calls an ambulance, they are taken to Accident and Emergency, and after the usual tests they are told that it’s panic. The most common …

Be precise about your fears. Next, take one of your long-term goals and break it down further, looking at what is stopping you from achieving it right now. For instance, if your goal is to get back to work you might be stopped by: fear of having a panic attack …

More about breathing. Now you can learn a little more about breathing. Sit comfortably, or lie down. Put one hand flat on your stomach, and the other on your chest, just below your neck. Sit quietly and feel how the hands move as you breathe. Which hand is moving the …