{"id":1688,"date":"2021-01-26T16:14:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T08:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andsons.com.my\/blog\/?p=1688"},"modified":"2021-07-19T19:27:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T11:27:32","slug":"managing-the-symptoms-of-anxiety-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andsons.com.my\/blog\/managing-the-symptoms-of-anxiety-attack","title":{"rendered":"Managing the Symptoms of an Anxiety Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last year, there was a sharp rise in the number of mental health issues globally. This was, in large part, due to COVID-19<\/a>. One of the most common mental health problems faced by individuals were anxiety attacks. Anxiety attacks can cause symptoms such as shortness of breath and heart palpitations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These symptoms could just be bodily responses to worldly stressors. Some primary causes of stress include high financial obligations, the rush to meet specific project deadlines, or a strained relationship. How can you tell if these physical conditions are actually symptoms of an anxiety attack?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Understanding the Effects of an Anxiety Attack<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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For starters, it is important to understand the physical, mental and psychological impact of anxiety. The mental impact of anxiety is that it causes you to overthink things and feel as if something bad is about to occur. Under normal circumstances, this may not be a bad thing as it helps us to consider different situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you are prone to anxiety attacks, it can restrict your day-to-day life. This is especially true now when the prevalence of COVID-19 is still large. In severe cases, you may find yourself avoiding going out into public altogether. As a result, you stay cooped up at home, because you are terrified of potentially being infected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the brunt of this mental health condition does not stop there. As a matter of fact, anxiety attacks could also cause you to suffer from a number of physical symptoms, which include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n