Anxiety/Panic: Personal Stories
Carmen’s Story: Overcoming Panic Attacks
A psychologist helped reduce fear, relieve emotional pain, and control thoughts that influenced panic attacks. This link will take you to a web site that can help.
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Understanding Panic Attack -- Treatment
The cause of most panic attacks is not clear, so treatment may be different for each person. Medication is used for prevention and/or immediate alleviation of symptoms and is usually the main line of treatment. In addition, psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, relaxation, and/or meditation are often used to help relax the body and relieve anxiety. If you're in the middle of a panic attack, immediate relief of anxiety symptoms can come from sedative type anti-anxiety medications such as Xanax,...
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Video: Social Anxiety Disorder
This video features a young woman who's dealing with social anxiety disorder.
Video: Social Anxiety Disorder
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