Anxiety Symptoms, Panic Attacks and How to Stop Them

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Anxiety Symptoms Vary But The Colossal Fear They Cause Never Does

Anxiety symptoms are an integral part of the bipolar person's world. The frequency, strength, and duration may change but it is all an incredible burden to bear. Anxiety equals panic, fear, terror, horror, dread, doom, despair and sometimes shame. Anyone experiencing any of this, to whatever degree, would want it to end and might go to extreme lengths to do so.

Supporters of such a person may not understand the terrible power these symptoms possess. Imagine an entire tractor trailer being forced down your throat in two seconds and you're beginning to get the idea. These fears can be beyond large. They can drive a person insane or to suicide. At the very least, they incapacitate and make a person useless to themselves and others who depend upon them.

Here is a sampling of anxiety symptoms a bipolar person might face:

Pure terror that bursts forth without warning

Fear of life in all its dimensions

Drinking, smoking, drugging to "relax" in social settings

Agoraphobia. The world's just too big to consider

Claustrophobia. And then it's too small to get air from

Intense fear of cops, guards, or authority figures

Overwhelming panic when in crowds. Too much in all ways

The fear of ever being geographically too far from an Emergency Room

Dread, portents of doom, a surety that all will go horribly wrong very soon

Shortness of breath, numb limbs, hyperventilation

Paranoia and a state of being easily startled, nerves constantly on edge

Dizziness and loss of balance

Chest pains, pounding heart, racing pulse

Impossibly huge fear of death/dying and the unknown

Soaking wet with sweat or freezing with chills

Racing thoughts, mania, mind cannot be shut down

Anxious about losing control of one's self; worry of becoming erratic or violent

Fear of embarrassment if an attack hits in public

Afraid of interacting directly or closely with others

Coming apart at the thought of all your responsibilities

And many more tragic daily occurrences...

The good news (and there IS good news, believe it or not) is that these experiences are signals of not so obvious yet fixable problems. That does not mean a fix is easy, guaranteed, or doable at the moment but the potential to end all of this is great.

These messages from your body to your mind or your subconscious to your conscious are really just that; messages. Understandably, they are a dangerous brand of communication but if enough tools are aligned to help a person understand the true nature of these symptoms, the start to healing can begin.

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