Stress in day to day living can build up to the point it creates anxiety attacks. These attacks can be very serious and can cause not only heart problems, but also stroke and low blood pressure. If you think about it, it's no wonder stress heart problems are among the leading causes of heart attacks or other cardiovascular problems in the western world.
Since fear is an overwhelming symptom of an attack of anxiety, the brain tells the body that it is in danger. It tells the body, in a sense, that it must be put on full alert. Be ready to fight or flight!
You have no doubt heard the expression "frozen by fear." Anxiety attacks normally cause feelings similar to that and give danger signals to the brain. This, in turn, directly effects the heart. How so? First off, all of our organs and internal systems are connected. And all of these systems react in a certain way when the brain tells them there is imminent danger. We call this the "fight or flight" mode.
The body can do this routinely for short periods of time. However, if it is called upon to maintain this high level of alertness, it becomes impossible. With stress induced anxiety, however, there is no let up and the brain continues to sound out danger.
When does the body reach its breaking point? Half the brain is saying: whoa! Slow down. We can't keep this up. The other half is reading the anxiety and continues to scream: Danger! The heart races, slows down, races, slows down. Eventually it becomes too much. And it stops.
When you suffer panic and anxiety, here are some of the things that happen:
* Trembling from feeling cold * Shaking from feeling nervous * Hard to breathe * Racing Heartbeat * Blood pressure high or low
* Feeling cold * Nervous trembling * Irregular or fast heart beat * Breathing difficulties * Blood pressures goes up or down
When you understand the mixed signals sent to your heart, and the rest of your organs, it is easy to understand why stress causes heart disease. - 16650
Since fear is an overwhelming symptom of an attack of anxiety, the brain tells the body that it is in danger. It tells the body, in a sense, that it must be put on full alert. Be ready to fight or flight!
You have no doubt heard the expression "frozen by fear." Anxiety attacks normally cause feelings similar to that and give danger signals to the brain. This, in turn, directly effects the heart. How so? First off, all of our organs and internal systems are connected. And all of these systems react in a certain way when the brain tells them there is imminent danger. We call this the "fight or flight" mode.
The body can do this routinely for short periods of time. However, if it is called upon to maintain this high level of alertness, it becomes impossible. With stress induced anxiety, however, there is no let up and the brain continues to sound out danger.
When does the body reach its breaking point? Half the brain is saying: whoa! Slow down. We can't keep this up. The other half is reading the anxiety and continues to scream: Danger! The heart races, slows down, races, slows down. Eventually it becomes too much. And it stops.
When you suffer panic and anxiety, here are some of the things that happen:
* Trembling from feeling cold * Shaking from feeling nervous * Hard to breathe * Racing Heartbeat * Blood pressure high or low
* Feeling cold * Nervous trembling * Irregular or fast heart beat * Breathing difficulties * Blood pressures goes up or down
When you understand the mixed signals sent to your heart, and the rest of your organs, it is easy to understand why stress causes heart disease. - 16650
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