Anxiety attacks due to Agoraphobia

Ever been in a situation where you are with a group of friends, in a marketplace, or somewhere else, and, all of a sudden, one of them takes off on a neural flight, quite literally. He’s sweating horribly, has got goose bumps all over his trembling body, and is shrieking like a madman on the top of his lungs. You’ve witnessed what is technically referred to as an Anxiety Attack.Panic attacks, as they’re also called, surprisingly enough are pretty common. Statistically, 10% of the adult population will undergo this intense assault, at least once in their lives. The risk of facing one is usually inherited. Apart from some illness-related causes, like hypoglycemia and OCDs, it generally is the result of an unnatural trigger.

Passive people, Drunkards or post-traumatic cases are also amongst the inflicted. There’s also this somewhat less-known fear of open spaces or the marketplace. The victims report to have felt all the openness closing in on them. A dizzying god-forsaken feeling, Agoraphobia is also a substantial trigger to an anxiety attack. It comes from the Greek word Agora, meaning the marketplace. Sadly, there happen to be things that one takes to his grave, unchanged, and uncured; But there’s always a way to minimize its effects and control its more serious manifestations.

A Panic attack has some unique symptoms. And they appear as if the body is breaking down, when actually, it’s shielding itself from possible harm. To say it in a word, it’s an adrenaline charge. A rushing heart-rate, chest pain, breathlessness ridden with anxiety, an endlessly perspiring body, nauseating dizziness, and a fear of dying, are quite visible.

People also panic about having a panic attack- a vicious circle.

The best things in this world are free, they say, and though there is no substitute to medically-approved medication, a chortle helps you to laugh it off. A behavioral therapy works or Cognitive restructuring, brands negativity with a positive tattoo. Laughter combats cortisol (stress-hormone) levels, and so does meditation. The take-in-a-deep-breath mechanism counters panic attacks in a very natural way. So why not bring that fear of yours in the open?