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.
What happens during an anxiety attack? A stress induced anxiety or panic attack might be viewed as an overwhelming feeling of fear or nervousness that makes it nearly impossible to think or behave normally.
When the brain gives that danger signal to the body, the organs must prepare for exertion: to fight or to run. The heart begins racing to pump extra blood to the organs for the emergency. Suddenly the eyes are on alert -- the hearing is keener -- muscles tense and tighten. Every body part is calling for extra energy.
All of us have felt the adrenalin rush of a dangerous situation. But such periods of danger are normally short. And it is a good thing, because the body cannot continue to stay on full alert constantly. With stress induced anxiety, however, it tries to do just that. The brain continues to yell: 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.
So the heart is told to beat faster, but then, because the body needs to rest, the brain signals the heart to slow down. But the anxiety tells it to speed up. Everything is racing and everything is trying to slow down. Eventually it is easier just to stop.
* 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. - 15438
What happens during an anxiety attack? A stress induced anxiety or panic attack might be viewed as an overwhelming feeling of fear or nervousness that makes it nearly impossible to think or behave normally.
When the brain gives that danger signal to the body, the organs must prepare for exertion: to fight or to run. The heart begins racing to pump extra blood to the organs for the emergency. Suddenly the eyes are on alert -- the hearing is keener -- muscles tense and tighten. Every body part is calling for extra energy.
All of us have felt the adrenalin rush of a dangerous situation. But such periods of danger are normally short. And it is a good thing, because the body cannot continue to stay on full alert constantly. With stress induced anxiety, however, it tries to do just that. The brain continues to yell: 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.
So the heart is told to beat faster, but then, because the body needs to rest, the brain signals the heart to slow down. But the anxiety tells it to speed up. Everything is racing and everything is trying to slow down. Eventually it is easier just to stop.
* 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. - 15438
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