Claustrophobia or Anxiety? Please help.?!
Question: Claustrophobia or Anxiety!? Please help!.!?
Im a 19 y/o male and my father is very claustriphoic and i always thought if was somthen he could easyly overcome if he wanted to like dont think about it and it wont bother you!. he wont go in elevators, airplanes, anyplace he doesnt no where the exit is and so on!.!. I never had this problem, but starting a few months ago i went on a road trip with a friend from PA to CA and i was about 3 hours into the trip and i started to have a panic attack because i was bord out of my mind and i new i was only 3 hours into the trip and had 8 more hours to go that day and 4-5 more days just like it to go!. so i had my friend pull over and i had to drive for the remaning time to CA, as soon as i was driving and i had somthen to occupy my time i was calm and no problems!.!.Then when we were going through NV it was 110 degrees and we had no A/c and i started to freak out and felt like i couldnt breath and i just wanted out of the situation!.!.we got a hotel in vegas and had the A/c on in the room, then i was fine!.!.Then a few days later i flew home From CA and i was about 20 min into the flight and i started feeling weird again, i was stuck in between 2 ppl and i new i had hours and hours to go before we would land and i started to freak out cause i was bord and i new i couldnt get out of the situation!.!.every once in a while the lady on the side of me would say somthen we would talk for a few min and i would feel normal the min we stoped talken and i realized hey i was feeling fine, instintly the feeling would come back, heavy feeling in my chest, dizzy, sick!.!.!.
Now i want to go hawaii again in the spring and i freaked out about flying because i dont want another one of those attacks!. i feel freaked just thnking about being on the plane for that long!.!.
is this somthen i inherited from my father or is it because i thought about him freaking out then it caused me to over think situations!.!.is this a Treatable condition!. should i ask my Doc about meds when i fly or what!? any help would be Apreciated!. Thank You!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Now i want to go hawaii again in the spring and i freaked out about flying because i dont want another one of those attacks!. i feel freaked just thnking about being on the plane for that long!.!.
is this somthen i inherited from my father or is it because i thought about him freaking out then it caused me to over think situations!.!.is this a Treatable condition!. should i ask my Doc about meds when i fly or what!? any help would be Apreciated!. Thank You!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Negative emotions (like sadness, stress, anger, etc!.) causes your Serotonin production to be low; when your Serotonin level is low, you are more prone to getting Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Depression, etc!.
Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level!.
But there are natural ways to do it without medication!. There's this strange herb called "St John's Wort" - it is said to be more effective than Prozac!. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings!. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John's Wort works like prozac!. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc!.
The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced!.!.!. you have that "learned behavior" in your mind!. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior - Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this!. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction!.!.!. There are several other techniques to help cope them!
Ok, to use Distraction: Firstly, try to!.!.!.!.
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Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level!.
But there are natural ways to do it without medication!. There's this strange herb called "St John's Wort" - it is said to be more effective than Prozac!. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings!. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John's Wort works like prozac!. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc!.
The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced!.!.!. you have that "learned behavior" in your mind!. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior - Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this!. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction!.!.!. There are several other techniques to help cope them!
Ok, to use Distraction: Firstly, try to!.!.!.!.
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I agree with the other posters, you should see a doctor!. As to the inherited question, its possible, many mental illnesses run in families!. I know this is definitely true for Bipolar, schizophrenia and clinical depression!.
Phobias are often treated with exposure therapy!. You (with help) will expose yourself to things that make you nervous in small amounts!. For example if you were afraid of spiders, you would start with a plastic spider toy, small spider, larger spider then a tarantula!. If the fear got too bad you would stop!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Phobias are often treated with exposure therapy!. You (with help) will expose yourself to things that make you nervous in small amounts!. For example if you were afraid of spiders, you would start with a plastic spider toy, small spider, larger spider then a tarantula!. If the fear got too bad you would stop!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
The symptoms you are having could be from ADHD, Anxiety, etc!. I would really suggest going to a doctor for proper diagnosis because no one here is qualified to give you an answer!.Www@Answer-Health@Com