You are showing up for your job interview and you start to shake
uncontrollably. You try to say hello to a girl you like and your
heart starts racing way too fast for comfort. You have a general
feeling of dread whenever you go outside. If something like this has
ever happened to you, you could be having an anxiety attack.
First, it is important to reduce your overall level of fear about
these attacks, also called panic attacks. They happen to millions of
people around the world each year. Know that you can and will make it
through this attack - you must have the confidence to believe that.
This is a real, recognized medical condition and you are not going
crazy and will not die from this.
Next, you must try to get to the root of the matter. Chances are that
this problem is something that you can get through if you following
the right techniques. You may need to work on finding out what causes
the attacks, since sometimes they are brought about by certain
environmental conditions that you experience routinely. For other
people, the attacks could be caused by a thyroid condition known as
hyperthyroidism, whereby your body is producing too much of this
hormone....

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