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Thursday, April 10, 2014

By Joanne Craven


Understanding the causes of the disorder is one way to learn more about how to deal with panic attacks. There isn't too much information on the exact onset, however, some additional risks are known. That is, there is more risk in given cases. The additional risks relate to gender and age, with individual vulnerability, the environment, and events in the person's life.

If a person has a depression, the treatment of the panic disorder is done otherwise. This also applies if someone has the condition, combined with agoraphobia. To see if someone has an anxiety disorder, shorter or longer questionnaires need to be done. Some people find it easier to fill in a document, than talking about it. A list of questions is going to put the sufferer at ease about their condition.

Recommendations for clients need to be contemplated thoroughly. Panic disorder has a major impact on your everyday life, even between attacks. People with this condition find that they are less healthy than others. The work they do is also less effective. They are more likely to be unfit than people with other mental disorders, and they may be less likely to have the ability to work well.

Exactly what the inheritance of this condition means is still unclear. Two things seem to play a role and one is a fear of unfamiliar situations and people, and a tendency to react with fear, embarrassment, and let things get out of hand. You tend to see some symptoms of anxiety, such as palpitations, becoming more dangerous if the patient is more afraid of certain physical phenomena.

As a result of their fears, these people become trapped in a vicious cycle. Heart palpitations or dizziness example, are seen as dangerous. Thus, the people get more scared, and that generates palpitations and dizziness, and so on.

The environment a sufferer is in also makes an impact on their condition. It seems that widows, widowers, divorced people and people with low education levels have it more often. It is questionable whether the status of one's work, income or place of residence (urban or rural) play a role. It is also not yet clear whether there is a connection with race or ethnicity.

Some events in one's youth make it more likely to end up with the disorder. A history of sexual abuse is surprisingly common in people with this disorder. They see their own upbringing as more controlling and less warm. More often than not, fear was also present in their youth. Now, these situations are often seen in other mental disorders - so it says less about the origin of just this condition.

Make sure you know enough about the disorder and the possible consequences thereof. Ask where you can help and what you should avoid. Sometimes, you have to be involved in a situation, other times, it's good to keep some distance. Discuss with the person in question where your limits are. Do not take everything on. Use your energy to actively get started and learn to cope with the situation. For example, by working with your family to follow a course.




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