Anxiety - Is It Dangerous?

A high level of anxiety is the cause of panic attacks. You will be better able to get rid of your panic attacks if you understand how anxiety comes about.

Is anxiety dangerous or can it actually be helpful? Before answering this question, perhaps we should look at what anxiety really is.

Anxiety can be described as a state of foreboding or trepidation coming from the anticipation of a danger or peril, whether real or imagined, in a specific circumstance or situation. Nearly everyone has experienced anxiety at some moment in their lives; however, not all folks have experienced a panic attack or acute anxiety and have no idea how terrifying the experience is. This can include tightness in the throat and chest, dizzy spells leading to panic, racing heart, shortness of breath, hot flushes followed by waves of anxiety, not feeling connected to what is happening around you, obsessive worries and uninvited thoughts, overwhelming trepidation that the anxiety will thrust you over the brink, tingling, blurred eyesight, feelings of dread and feelings of breathlessness, just to name a few.

When these odd sensations occur, especially for the first time, and individuals do not understand why, they feel they have something acutely wrong with them and often will go to the emergency room. The likelihood of losing complete control seems very real and is obviously very scary.

It's probably safe to say that everyone has heard of the fight or flight response. Can this be one of the causes of panic attacks? Is there a connection linking the fight or flight response and the peculiar physical symptoms that occur during and after a panic attack?

Anxiety is a response to a perceived danger or peril, whether real or not real. The effects of anxiety are directed toward either fighting or fleeing from the danger. So, actually, anxiety is a "built-in" protective mechanism to shield a person from harm. This may seem contradictory if you think your anxiety is, in reality, causing you harm.

The anxiety that was created by the fight or flight response was very essential for the survival of our ancient ancestors since they often encountered real danger, and the "built-in" response would take over so that they could take immediate action, whether it was to attack or to run. Even today, in our very hectic and unsafe world, this is still a necessary protective mechanism. It turns out to be very valuable when you have to react to a real danger within a split second.

In a nutshell, anxiety is a natural mechanism to safeguard us from danger. As such, it is a mechanism that protects but does not harm -- an essential detail to bear in mind when attempting to conquer your panic attacks.

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