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A very good friend of mine lived with a long, difficult struggle with Anxiety disorder, and kept it a secret for quite a good portion of their life. It seemed that he was in a living hell, but over time he found very effective ways to over come his Anxiety and now lives a happy and normal life.

In hopes that this may raise awareness of this dreaded disorder. I want to educate and make aware you can control if not beat this disorder.

Did you know that according to the NIMH(National Institute of Mental Health) approximately 2.4 MILLION adult Americans suffer from some form of Anxiety or Panic Disorder.

What Is Anxiety?
The ‘official’ ‘unofficial’ description of Anxiety is a disorder in which the individual afflicted feels an intense, irrational fear and an impending sense of doom or dread.

In addition to suffering from Anxiety Disorder, an individual may also have other common disorders that go hand-in-hand with it such as Depression , Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Agoraphobia, or any other number of Phobias that make it all the more important to seek treatment for.

What Causes Anxiety?
In most documented cases of Anxiety attacks, the patient rarely reports any event that would have triggered the onset of the attack itself.

To have ANOTHER ATTACK! Because the BRAIN is where all your Anxiety stems from. A full blown Anxiety attack is on it’s way forward.

Many times, Anxiety is brought about due to increased stress from daily life. What Are The Different Types Of Anxiety?

Anxiety/Panic Disorder
People that suffer from this disorder may honestly feel as if they are dying, having a heart attack, or losing their minds. These attacks can occur at any time, and even while the sufferer is asleep.

Anxiety/Panic Disorder is often connected with other serious disorders such as depression. If a sufferer experiences an attack while driving, they will avoid driving to avoid having another attack.

Social Anxiety Disorder / General Anxiety Disorder
This disorder is a heightened sense of anxiety or worry experienced on a daily basis. It is a chronic disorder that is continuous throughout the sufferer’s day. The REAL trick in battling Anxiety is to redirect your train of thought.

What Can You Do To Support Someone Suffering From An Anxiety Disorder?

How you provide support to them may help them to control their Anxiety to some degree.

NEVER belittle or try to downplay someone’s Anxiety Disorder. Also, by attempting to in effect ignore the Anxiety attack, you are probably contributing to another disorder that goes hand in hand with Anxiety and that is depression.

Do NOT try and force someone out of an Anxiety attack. Also, NEVER try and give someone suffering from an Anxiety attack any type of prescription drugs that have not been prescribed by their family physician.

Where To Get Help For Your Anxiety?
If you don’t have a family physician, you can still get help for Anxiety through your local area mental health facilities. Places such as NetCare are equipped to deal with many different mental health disorders and illnesses, one of which is Anxiety and Panic Disorder.

There may be some natural ways to overcome Anxiety; we encourage you to check out our web site at http://www.countrybee.com for many health and nature cure articles.