Stop Anxiety and Panic Attacks

in a few days i am going to the doctors for a analysis of some sort i guess you can say. i have a hunch i may have general anxiety disorder (GAD) or an anxiety disorder of some sort.
I have many of the symptoms of GAD, i can apear normal in public, but have trouble focusing, relaxing, racing thoughts, chest pains, constant worrying…ect.
i think i have the more mild case of GAD.
I was wondering, what is the treatment for GAD. i researched it on the web to find mixed answers. will I need to go to a counselor.psychologist? will I just be prescribed some prescriptions?…

thanks for your answers.

Your general practitioner can aid you in this. It can range from medications (which work great, been there) to some counseling and lifestyle changes. With all those combined there is a good possibility you can get off the meds all together eventually. Best of luck.

I have mild O.C.D and more than mild Social Anxiety Disorder. There is a facebook page for people with anxiety disorders which gives them advice and support here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Anxiety-Disorder-Treatment-and-Help/224804056292?v=app_2373072738#/pages/Anxiety-Disorder-Treatment-and-Help/224804056292

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I Do! It’s called emetophobia which means that im scared of thowing up. What I do is try to get my mind off of it by playing on the computer, or do something fun, and soon you’ll forget about it. It works most of the time. you can also close your eyes and take ten deep breaths.

From the hypotheses explaining its causes, what is the MOST ACCEPTABLE cause of this disorder to you? And may I have 2 reasons why?

And what do you think is the most effective (or appropriate) treatment that can be applied?

Anxiety is caused by different types of things,or situations. People suffer from many types of anxiety.I also suffer from anxiety.Really the only treatment there is ,is medication,at least that’s what I’m told.Going to talk to a counselor helps some.

I have SAD and I recently went to see my doc about it-he has prescribed zoloft as a daily med and Klonopin for when I feel really anxious about going into a certain situation. I have only been on it for 2 weeks and so far have not noticed a change, but I am hoping for the best. Good Luck~

well when i told my doctor i was having anxiety problems in combo with feeling kinda down sometimes he gave me Wellbutrin, but in terms of getting to that point you usually just have a conversation lasting about 10 minutes or so describing the way you feel, me being a young guy with a social life it was easy for him to assume i was trying to get xanax or something(wasnt)…… now that i feel mentally better and still have anxiety issues he pretty much told me life is tough and i am going to have to live in the moment and not worry about things till they present themselves, it is really hard to get a doc to believe you on anxiety issues because anxiety meds are widely abused, just watch the movie The Departed, Leo DiCaprio has his anxiety problem an he had to flip out to get meds for it, sure it is a movie but its pretty accurate on how hard it is to get them to believe you

Treatment for social anxiety disorder involves psychological counseling and sometimes medications (such as antidepressants) to reduce associated anxiety and depression.

More here http://www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/tc/social-anxiety-disorder-treatment-overview!!~!

I am a psychologist specializing in the treatment of anxiety disorders. I would like to use driving games in the treatment of driving anxious patients. To do that well, I would like a game with free driving through different environments (city, highway, mountain, etc.), and ability to predetermine different conditions: lighting and weather conditions and traffic density. Do you know any game that might fulfill all or some of these requirements?

Most all of the games on the market today have something of these types of programming. (Sony, X-box, Nintendo, etc) The best thing for you to do is to go into a store that sells these different game systems and just look at the discriptions of the different games and select one that you think is appropriate. Your idea sounds great. I hope it works for your patients.

ive tried zoloft which gave me hypotension , and paxil which was too scary to stay on for a long time and celexa which was horrible..any other got stories.?

lexapro cause awful gastrointestinal problems and prozac made me crazy but i love welbutrin i think its the best…

My doctor recommended I go into a residential treatment facility for social anxiety disorder for several weeks. She didn’t really know where was good though. I was wondering if there were any really good treatment places for it in the U.S.

Hi Linnea,

Sebastiaan here

I’ve suffered from social anxiety disorder for over 5 years and am now completely healed. I have no social anxiety anymore. This is possible for you as well. And for anyone reading this for that matter…

I’ve experienced almost all of the possible options for therapy and would like you to give you the best two out there.

One of the ways -which your doctor probably advised you- is CBT.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is based on the premise that thoughts cause feelings. And that your feelings affect your behavior. The therapy uncovers negative thinking, irrational beliefs and unwanted behaviors that cause your negative emotions.

These negative thoughts, beliefs and behaviors first get identified. Once that’s achieved the approach is to replace these with more rational, positive ones.

This in turn changes the way you think about social situations that give you anxiety. And as a result you’ll feel better, can think more clearly, and make better decisions.

Aside from that, CBT teaches you how to control the physical symptoms of your anxiety through various relaxation and breathing exercises.

And CBT also focuses on exposure therapy.

This is where you will systematically desensitize yourself to social situations you fear.
Together with your therapist you think of a social situation that you might fear.

For example saying hi to a colleague. Before facing the situation in real life you work with your therapist to minimize the amount of anxiety you experience when thinking about the fearful situation.

Then once you feel confident enough to face it in real life, you take the step and "expose" yourself to the situation.

Once you feel comfortable doing that, you go on to the next step. You slowly but surely expose yourself to more and more social situations. But you get less anxious and more and more confident the more situations you are able to face.

An additional form of social anxiety treatment in CBT is group therapy for social anxiety.

Here you practice role-playing and other methods to improve your social skills. This lessens your anxiety as you feel more competent and confident in your social abilities.

CBT is the most recognized form of therapy and will get you results. However, the downside is that it is expensive and that it is hard and challenging work. Plus you are not guaranteed to completely recover…

A program that you doctor might have referred you to (I’m not related to this program) is this one:

http://www.socialanxietyinstitute.org/international.html

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The second form of therapy -which I have experienced and am certified in- is called EFT. This stands for Emotional Freedom Technique.

It’s a psychological form of accupuncture yet instead of using needles you use the finger tips to stimulate specific meredian points on the body. It’s a weird looking technique, yet in the hands of a skilled professional extremely effective. We’re talking above 95% success rates here!

I was extremely skeptical in the beginning myself as well, but I have applied it to myself successfully, have undergone training and have healed over a hundred people of several different emotional issues. Including social phobia’s…

I have struggled for years and have worked very hard and intensively trying to solve my social anxiety using all sorts of psychology approaches, herbs, affirmations, hypnosis, NLP etc.

And I made progress with them for sure. But after years of trying very hard I only solved maybe 40% of my social anxiety. EFT helped me within months to clear the remaining 60%.

Trust me, this stuff really works.

The premise of EFT is that "the cause of all negative emotions is a disruption in the body’s energy system."

And when you tap on specific meridian points on your body while being focused in on your "problem", the disruption in your energy system gets balanced out and due to that the negative emotions disappears.

I know, you now probably think I lost it…

…Or that I’m some weird airy-fairy woo-woo guy that believes in ghosts and fairy tales.

But seriously, this weird technique is an amazing form of social anxiety treatment. In fact, I believe it to be the most effective form of social anxiety treatment out there.

It’s fast, painfree and extremely effective. You experience relief and will feel better after only one session (though completely overcoming your SAD takes several more sessions).

I have a video on youtube where I explain how it works and where I guide you through the process.
You might want to have a look and try it for yourself. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jnlu1DaHLo# )

I offer a coaching package called "Social Anxiety to Social Confidence Guaranteed" on my site. Here I coach you 1 on 1 via skype (getting coached from the comfort of your own home and the ease of sitting behind your PC) to social confidence within 3 months. Guaranteed.

For the exact details, go here:

http://www.social-anxiety-solutions.com/cure-social-anxiety.html

The PTSD in question is related to a case of sexual harassment (but not sexual assault). It could also be qualified as an OCD.

Do you think the followingg methods are good?

1)Hypnotherapyy
2) Past life regression
3) Medications
4) Cognitive Behavioral Therapyy
5) Psychoanalysis
6) Other treatments (please specify)

Cognitive Behavioral therapy is the treatment of choice for PTSD. At times clients may need medication as well to help with the symptoms of anxiety or depression that get in the way of the therapeutic process. The best rate of success comes from a combination of meds and CBT. Good luck!