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Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety disorder is a blanket term covering a variety of mental abnormalities in which severe anxiety or fear is a prominent symptom. Anxiety disorder is separated into general anxiety, panic, and phobic disorder.
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What therapies have had considerable success in treating many types of disorders?
Humanistic therapies.
How can you get over a panic attack?
I am so sorry to hear you are having these problems. I have suffered from panic attacks in the past too, but have not felt the need to hurt myself.
People that hurt themselves with knives, pick at their skin until it bleeds, etc., are punishing themselves. They feel almost everything in their lives and in some other's lives are their fault and it becomes a vicious circle. You have done nothing wrong to warrant this, so please if you can try real hard not to do these things to yourself.
Hurting yourself is something separate than panic attacks. I believe you hurt yourself and then have panic attacks because you don't know what is wrong. I know the answer to this question, but I am not a doctor and prefer not to diagnose so please seek out the help of a doctor. Don't be ashamed of what is happening to you and be open and honest with your doctor. You will not end up in a psychiatric ward, but put on the correct medications. There are also good medications for panic disorders and many good programs out there to help control panic attacks.
There is something (like most of us) hurting you deep inside and your mind isn't quite ready to let go of what the problem is, so it's important you seek out psychiatric help for your problems. Everyone has a fear or a compulsion of sorts (however small they may be) and some of them we can handle and others we can't.
When something hurts us in our past or something very serious has happened such as abuse, rape, murder, etc., (also some street drugs or alcohol can bring on panic attacks on as well as coffee, tea, pop, chocolate) our brain is geared to hide that terrible incident so we can cope in the future. Now it's time to dig it out.
Please don't be afraid as you will be just fine, but it's important that you see your doctor. You are one of thousands that suffer from this problem so you are not alone!
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Your question did not say you hurt yourself. But you are afraid of hurting yourself.
This is common with anxiety. But that you fear it means that you do not want to do it. And therefore you will not. People who fear committing suicide or hurting themselves are not compelled to do these things. They are afraid of "losing control" and doing these things.
But it is has been shown that anxiety does not lead to psychosis. You will not go insane and lose control. There is a difference between psychosis and neurosis.
People who kill themselves, hurt themselves, hurt others. Usually WANT to do these things. There is an aspect of these things they find pleasurable. That you are afraid to do these things means you have no desire to do these things.
And you will not lose control. So you don't have to fear ever hurting yourself or others.
If a friend has untreated PTSD are they in danger?
Sometimes yes, sometimes no.
Many PTSD sufferers are able to work it out on their own and are in no danger of a violent outbuurst, others do it with help from an psychiatrist.
It is not a given that a PTSD sufferer must vent their anger or frustration, and there are many more who have it than those who have done so.
The following paragraph is an attempt to explain what someone may be feeling who has PTSD, but is not what all are feeling.
Many factors come into play. PTSD is sort of like adrenaline (sp). Have you ever been in a fight and you have made up your mind to beat your opponent senseless? You heightened expectations automatically produce much adrenaline and the latter helps you in strength and agility and the like. You figure it'll be over in about 5 minutes (there's your mind working) but someone comes along and pulls your opponent away 15 seconds into the fight. Did you notice your agitated state when that happened? That's the adrenaline still in your body; you have to work it out. You still have (your mind says) 4 minutes and 45 seconds of anger, hatred, and all kinds of strong emotions and you have to work it out.
Notice also the last lap by runners - ever hear the phrase "and they're pouring it out now - every ounce they can". The body calls on some adrenaline for the last few hundred yards. Notice the runner keeps on running after the finish line? He or she knows the rules - it has to be worked out.
PTSD is much the same way, in my opinion. It has to be worked out. I have a friend that even 30 years after returning from war, would walk on the roof of his house, on guard duty. He wired his fence with 120 voltage until his neighbor (his friend) asked him to stop - "I'm tired of seeing my dogs in the morning well done". (does that anger you? get over it) That friend of mine worked it out with careful medical care, reading about the disorder, talking to another veteran. Now he has no intention of ever returning to those areas of his life and has a very successful chauffer buisness. One of the best auto mechanics I've ever know, and a loving wife and family. But it takes work.
Your friend has to work it out. Tell your friend to take that "badge of honor" off his chest and visit a professional. If he's a veteran, the VA is available. Tell him he has a right to seek the right person to help him. A very good friend once walked into a room and a 21 year old tried to talk to him. He walked right out, told the clerk to call him when the appropriate mental health worker was in the room and left.
It has to be worked out with reading (Patience Mason wrote about the disorder. get her books), he or she has to talk it out. Find someone that experiences the same problem but don't try to outdo the other person. Just talk. I always use the analogy of the Pepsi bottle (the old kind). You used to be able to shake it and when you took the cap off, it would fizz all over the place. Your friend is the Pepsi and society is shaking him. Take the cap off (talk) slowly (read). As time goes on, he'll probably see a change.
Above all, pray. Pray Pray Pray. Psalms 111:10. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
Help your friend work it out.
Can Klonopin still cause hairloss if you take your 1mg dose sporadically as needed instead of daily?
Before you begin changing your protocol, you should discuss your concerns with your doctor. It is dangerous to alter clonazepam dosage unless you know what you're doing.
Hair loss associated with Klonopin seems to be highly individual, based on what we can find in the literature. Some people are not affected at all, and some have what seems to be a serious hair loss problem associated with its use.
What is general information about Xylophobia?
Xylophobia is a fear of wood, wooden objects and forests. This is usually brought on by a trauma of sorts and hidden in the subconscious mind. Here is a good link for you to understand all about Xylophobia: http://www.changethatsrightnow.com/problem_detail.asp?SDID=728:1928
What is the Disease of thinking you are a queen?
A close cousin to delusions of grandeur is Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
The mental health experts have not labeled NPD a disease, but rather a mental disorder whereby the person creates a "false Self," as a response to feelings of inadequecy during early childhood. This is the result of a child having had to create another identity in order to satisfy parental abuse. As time goes on, the person is unable to tell the difference between his false self and real self. In order to survive parental abuse, a child will mold themselves to reflect their parents wishes. The real self is lost, and the false self survives. The delusions of grandeur (Queen) are symptomatic of someone who has extreme feelings of worthlessness and has had to make up grandiose images in order to counteract these feelings.
Amygdala is seen to be linked to the orbital frontal cortex, the striatum and thalamus, which are all structures involved in emotional processing. In humans and animals, this amygdala is linked to both fear and pleasure responses. The main function of amygdala is emotional and social processing. It processes and stores memories of emotional events and is also involved in current emotional responses. Researchers also find that the amygdala in men and women respond differently to emotional situations.
Basically, the amygdala is your emotional database.
What phobia is the fear of air?
panthophobia
The correct name actually is not panthophobia,which is listed as the fear of Suffering and disease. The correct name for fear of air is Anemophobia
Who wrote 'don't look back in anger'?
I'm assuming that you are referring to the play, 'Look back in Anger' written by the English writer John Osborne and which was probably one of the most important plays of the mid 20th century.
Unlike other plays that had been written till then, it is neither about war, nor is it a piece of meaningless froth whose characters are rich or part of the ruling class.
In other words, it's about 'ordinary' people living 'ordinary' lives. It's central character is a mean and moody arrogant piece of work called 'Jimmy Porter' who lives with his long suffering girlfriend Alison in a pokey flat.
Most of the action takes place in their flat on a wet Sunday, giving rise to a new type of dramatic genre, the Kitchen Sink Drama.
It sounds dreary, and in the wrong hands, it is. However, if you're up for it, try and get hold of a copy of the BLACK AND WHITE FILM, made in 1958 and starring Richard Burton. Stick with it and I promise you won't be disappointed.
Which is more fearful new or old?
If you mean which promotes greater fear, the past or the future the answer is both.
With two exceptions all our fears are learnt. We tend not to fear past events as much as future ones, however it is not that easy, as just about all of our fears are based on past experience or projections based on historical episodic memories (or emotional memory).
The two built in fears? Snakes and the dark.
