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NEW  With the emergence of high tech bio-metric devices and new 'technologies' in counseling methods, the exact underlying cause for anxiety, social anxiety, separation anxiety, panic attacks and anxiety related issues can now be determined and eliminated.  The result is a remarkably fast recovery for this condition.

The good news for all anxiety sufferers is real help is now available for this condition which was once thought to be untreatable without heavy dosing of psychotropic medications.

This has not always been the case as the following article demonstrates.

Anxiety
Anxiety is a physiological and psychological state characterized by cognitive, somatic, emotional, and behavioral components. These components combine to create an unpleasant feeling that is typically associated with uneasiness, apprehension, or worry occurring without an identifiable triggering stimulus. As such, it is distinguished from fear, which occurs in the presence of an external threat. Additionally, fear is related to the specific behaviors of escape and avoidance, whereas anxiety results in either a handicapping sense of dread or irrational bizarre behaviors often referred to as OCD's.

Symptoms
Anxiety can be accompanied by physical effects such as heart palpitations, nausea, chest pain, shortness of breath, stomach aches, or headaches. Physically, the body prepares the organism to deal with a threat. Blood pressure and heart rate are increased, sweating is increased, bloodflow to the major muscle groups is increased, and immune and digestive system functions are inhibited (the fight or flight response). External signs of anxiety may include pale skin, sweating, trembling, and pupillary dilation. Someone suffering from anxiety might also experience it as a sense of dread or panic.

Although panic attacks are not experienced by every anxiety sufferer, they are a common symptom. Panic attacks usually come without warning, and although the fear is generally irrational, the perception of danger is very real. A person experiencing a panic attack will often feel as if he or she is about to die or pass out. Panic attacks may be confused with heart attack.

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