The physical effects of anxiety | Alex’s Mental Health Story | Mind

 so I’m making this video primarily to address the misconceptions surrounding panic attacks and anxiety disorders and I should point out that before I had my first anxiety attack you know I had some of these misconceptions myself I should point out this started in my mid-twenties so it can flare up at any point and the way it manifested for me primarily was panic attacks usually meaning when I was trying to get some sleep so I’d get about 5 to 10 minutes sleep and then boom I’d be woken up by racing heart and tension headache I should mention that my father passed away of a stroke of 45 so when I get a pain in my head I think boom and this is it I think the sofa we start with my first experience one of my best friends took me to a hospital and the doctors were convinced that I was having a heart attack they gave me the drugs to treat me for a heart attack I’d very say ECGs very test sided chest x-ray all my information was sent to a specialist else between London because they couldn’t it wasn’t anything obvious but when all that information came back clear that’s when the doctor actually came in and had a conversation with me and said you know I’m a fearful panicky person to which me and my friend were actually laughing because I’m sitting there saying listen I’ve done stand-up comedy around London I’ve got an acting background that does not describe me but the doctor said you know anxiety and panic attacks are going to affect most people in their life to varying degrees so the way that I managed manage my condition now is through medication and what look is it’s essentially like an asthmatic they can’t control when their body has an attack you know they’re always constrict and they need their medication to you know to help them and it’s the same for me personally with with my mental health is always you know what brain does things that I can’t control and that’s what the medication helps me with and I kind of found this out the hard way because I lacked in my medication for about two years and at my lowest point I wouldn’t even make a decision about whatever dinner so things that I would say are very important is you know you have to notice the little changes and it’s very hard to notice that when you’re in the moment because you know you feel normal so arguably one when sometimes that’s not quite the case so I think it’s very important to find a baseline you know and should be aware of your baseline and have a close friend or relative or someone you trust you can you know just tell you when you’re slightly off and then you can make adjustments or you know do what you need to do to be aware of that because there’s a say when you’re when you’re in the moment you really you don’t feel like there’s a problem and that’s when it can when it can spiral and also be aware the manifests in many different ways you know in that two-year period where I was neglecting my medication I didn’t have a single panic attack but I was very indecisive I wasn’t balanced there was an unbridled fear within me so it was affecting me in another way and I think the lack of panic attacks was one of the key reasons that I thought I was actually fine when I wasn’t but but I think knowledge is power and the more knowledge you have of the condition you know the more you can be aware of it and actually keep yourself nice and balanced so happy to talk to anyone I’ll keep an eye on the comments but you’ll get the guys so just stay positive and if anyone wants to chat As found on YouTubeEasy Dog Obedience & Puppy Training If your Dog or Puppy is driving you crazy with its excessive barking, whining or chewing, or if your dog is too aggressive and bites or growls at your visitors, you need an immediate remedy. Subscribe to The FREE Dog Training Course to learn how you can easily turn your unruly and disobedient Dog into a loving, friendly companion.