Maryland Comfort: Reasons for anxiety attack as well as suggestions on coping
Upgraded: 10:20 AM EST Jan 23, 2023
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TUESDAY, WE SEE THE SUNLIGHT ONCE AGAIN. JENNIFER: MANY INDIVIDUAL HAVE STRESS AND ANXIETY FROM TIME TO TIME, HOWEVER, FOR SOME, IT’S EVEN MORE THAN THAT. IN OUR ’MARYLAND SATISFACTION’ SECTOR TODAY, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT PANIC ATTACKS. SIGNING UP WITH United States IS DR. CRYSTAL WATKINS, A PSYCHOANALYST WITH MEDSTAR HEALTH AND WELLNESS. GREETINGS. >> GREETINGS, WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU. JENNIFER: WHAT IS An ANXIETY ATTACK? >> ANXIETY ATTACK ARE IDENTIFIED BY SUDDEN WAVE OF ANXIETY, PAIN OR A FEELING OF LOSING CONTROL WHEN THERE WAS NO CLEAR RISK OR TRIGGER. JENNIFER: WHAT WOULD A FEW OF THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS BE? >> TREMBLING, TINGLING, YOUR HEART IS AUTO RACING, YOUR SWEATING, YOU MAY SEEM LIKE YOU CANNOT BREATHE. SOMETIMES THE SYMPTOMS ARE CONFUSED WITH THE SYMPTOMS OF A HEART ATTACK. JENNIFER: I IMAGINE THAT IS QUITE TERRIFYING. >> ABSOLUTELY. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE A BEAR IS SITTING ON YOUR CHEST. WHEN PEOPLE DO PUBLIC SPEAKING, THEY OFTEN FEEL THAT. JENNIFER: HOW DO THEY KNOW IT IS NOT A HEART ATTACK? HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO CALM DOWN FROM A PANIC ATTACK? >> MANY PEOPLE DO PRESENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE HAVING A PANIC ATTACK. ONE OF THE KEY SIX THUMBS THAT SYMPTOMS IS THEY HAVE TROUBLE BREATHING. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO BREATHE DEEPLY, SOMETIMES THE PANIC ATTACK AND GO AWAY IN A FEW MINUTES. IT BECOMES SOMETHING SERIOUS WHEN THEY LAST LONGER THAN 15-20 MINUTES. JENNIFER: DO WE KNOW WHAT CAUSES THESE? >> SOME RESEARCHERS BELIEVE IT COMES FROM SURVIVAL INSTINCT. IT IS ALMOST LIKE YOU WERE SITTING IN THE NEWSROOM AND A BEAR WALKS INTO THE ROOM, BUT THERE REALLY IS NO BEAR. OUR ADRENAL RESPONSES HEIGHTENED. YOUR HEART STARTS TO RACE AND THEN YOU HAVE THIS FULL-BLOWN PANIC ATTACK. YOU WILL EITHER RUN OR FREEZE. JENNIFER: WHAT TIN YOU DO ABOUT THEM? THAT SOUNDS TERRIBLE. >> PEOPLE MAY EXPERIENCE THESE ON A LOW LEVEL. YOU TAKE A BREATH DEEPLY, AND YOU ARE ABLE TO MOVE ON. FOR SOME PEOPLE, THERE IS THERAPY YOU CAN ENGAGE IN AND MEDICATIONS. YOU ARE TRYING TO RECONDITION YOUR BODY TO SAY THERE REALLY IS NO BEAR IN THE ROOM. JENNIFER: WE HAVE HEARD SO MANY TIMES WHEN YOU ARE SUFFERING FROM ANXIETY, WHAT ARE YOUR TRIGGERS, WITH THESE YOU ARE SAYING THERE IS NOT ALWAYS A TRIGGER. >> OFTEN THERE IS. WHAT THE THERAPY DOES IS HELPS YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT IS THE UNDERLYING CAUSE. THE MEDICATION TREATS THE IMMEDIATE PANIC ATTACK, WHICH HELPS YOU TO RELAX. SOMETIMES WE CAN DO MIND MEDICATIONS, WHICH IS LIKE DEEP BREATHING. WITH THERAPY, SOMETIMES THERE ARE TRIGGERS. WHAT IS THE FEAR YOU HAVE? JENNIFER: IS THIS SOMETHING THAT CAN RUN IN FAMILIES? >> DEFINITELY. WE FIND THERE IS A GENETIC COMPONENT. IF YOU HAVE A MOTHER THAT IS ANXIOUS, THEN MORE OFTEN THERE TEENAGERS WILL BE ANXIOUS. THERE MAY BE A GENDER COMPONENT, WHERE WOMEN TEND TO BE MORE PREDISPOSED TO THE PANIC DISORDER. >> WHAT WOULD TYPICALLY HAPPEN IN THERAPY? YOU MENTIONED MEDIC SIN AS WELL — MEDICATION AS WELL. >> THAT IS AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. THE FIRST PART IS IDENTIFYING THIS. DOES IT NEED TO BE TREATED WITH MEDICATION OR IS THAT SOMETHING WHERE YOU NEED TO LEARN RELAXATION TECHNIQUES. SOMETIMES DECONDITIONING IF IT IS A FEAR OF GETTING ON ELEVATORS. EXPOSURE THERAPY, WHERE YOU SIT ON THE ELEVATOR AND EACH TIME YOU GO ONE FLOOR, TO HELP THE BODY UNDERSTAND THE CHANGE. FOR SOME INDIVIDUALS, IT IS DEPRESSION. DEPRESSION AND ALSO ANXIETY OFTEN GO HAND IN HAND. FOR SOME PEOPLE, IT MAY BE AS SIMPLE AS A BETA BLOCKER YOU TAKE BEFORE YOU PERFORM. JENNIFER: THANK YOU. A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION THERE. AND ALSO WE WANT TO REMIND YOU, IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, YOU CONTAINER CALL 988 FOR INSTANT AID. WE ALSO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL LISTING OF RESOURCES IN MARYLAND ON WBALTV.COM. CLICK ’MARYLAND SATISFACTION.’ STICK WITH United States
Maryland Comfort: Reasons for anxiety attack as well as suggestions on coping
Upgraded: 10:20 AM EST Jan 23, 2023
Many individuals have stress and anxiety every now and then, however, for some it’s even more than that. In our “Maryland Comfort” sector we’re discussing anxiety attack. Joining us is Dr. Crystal Watkins a psychoanalyst with MedStar Wellness.
Many individuals have stress and anxiety every now and then, however, for some it’s even more than that. In our “Maryland Comfort” sector we’re discussing anxiety attack. Joining us is Dr. Crystal Watkins a psychoanalyst with MedStar Wellness.
