Welcome to the Anxiety Slayer series. Our mission is to assist you with creating more peace and tranquility in your life

through anxiety release exercises and supportive tools created to slay your anxiety. In this podcast I'll be talking about the chaotic nature of anxiety attacks

and how you can protect yourself from getting swept away by the awful thoughts

and physical symptoms that anxiety can suddenly manifest.

Anyone who suffered an anxiety attack knows that one of the most disturbing things is its very definite physical presence.

You might be feeling fine one minute and then feel completely

overwhelmed by a suddenly racing pulse or pounding heart the next. Some anxiety sufferers become

dizzy and feel like they might faint.

Some have trouble catching their breath or feel they might choke, and some fear that they might

lose control completely or even die. Anxiety causes such chaos in the body that your mind develops a strong reaction to the event

and will do all it can to protect you from it happening again.

Unfortunately, the way the mind does this is by creating fear of the fear.

Fear is okay if it manifests as weariness on the edge of a cliff or caution when using hot ovens, but it becomes a big problem when it develops in response to an internal event, which is exactly what an anxiety attack is.

Your mind will prompt you to avoid any place or situation where you've

experienced anxiety. This avoidance is your mind's way of trying to protect you. It's

the once bitten twice shy nature of the mind to start eliminating

any place or situation that's caused you suffering in the past. It's the same thing as a phobic

response.

If something scares you intensely once,

your mind will try and protect you by keeping you wary of that thing

to keep you safe from harm.

The trouble with anxiety and phobias is their all pervasive nature.

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