Stress Control

                              If you have ever suffered from Anxiety or Panic Attacks, then you know all too well the symptoms that occur when an attack comes on.  For me, it was an overwhelming feeling of nervousness, my heart would start racing and I would feel "Hot Flushes" on my body followed by waves of anxiety. It usually happend when I was in a public place or a circumstance where there were other people around me, that I didn't know. After the attack came on, I would feel disconnected from everything going on around me, kind of a Tunnel Vision effect. It would always happen when ... Read Full Story

Anxiety and panic attacks is something some of us need to learn to cope with these days when you consider how recent events such as the global recession affects every aspect of our daily lives, today and in the future. In this lens we look at 6 simple and effective methods of controlling anxiety and panic attacks that CAN bring relief. 6 simple and Effective Methods that CAN Bring Relief Anxiety is in fact a normal way of life for most and often moderate or high levels of anxiety can actually increase alertness and performance in certain individuals. However, people who experience continuous or ... Read Full Story

Tips For Panic Attack Symptoms People get upset at themselves when they have panic attack symptoms. They get the feeling that they should be in control of themselves and if they don’t have that control they feel stupid. When you are having that “moment” that you slip into a panic attack don’t worsen the situation by hating yourself that you allowed this to happen. Some people use the distraction method to try to take their mind of the panic attack symptoms their feeling. Examples of distraction can be as simple as chewing gum or… Concentrating on thinking about pleasant feelings you have felt in ... Read Full Story

I've never seen a world so subdued and pre-occupied with life's ills, especially amongst families.  When you talk to people today there's much discussion about the fear of the unknown, questions pop up like, "will I be able to keep my job", how will I meet my mortgage repayments, can I keep my kids at private school, will I have to sell up?  These are some very serious pressures exerted on families these days and its largely affecting the old fashioned values of spending quality family time, dinner or movie outings or even periodic holidays.  We work harder and longer hours to make ends ... Read Full Story

by W.H. Davenport Adams For both the kid and the parents, a kid panic attack can be both major and frightening. Some of the facts around a child panic episode will be outlined in this brief article along with a decipher to a few of the clues that can help parents help their child during this scary and confusing time. Panic and anxiety along with other emotional levels are experienced very differently for children than adults, so when working with this situation nothing is as important as education. As a result of experiencing panic episodes many children and kids will develop fears of going ... Read Full Story