Anxiety Can Happen To Anyone At Anytime! Learn How To Cure Anxiety
April 2, 2010 by admin
Filed under Anxiety Panic Attack Cures
Have you ever been Standing in line at your local grocery store and all of the sudden you start to feel your heart race thinking “Am I having a heart attack?”. Within moments your hands are sweating, your breathing becomes short and rapid, you feel hot, dizzy and overwhelmed with a sense of fear. What is this sensation? Where is it coming from? If you have experienced similar sensations in the past and especially if you have begun changing your life and routine in the fear of experiencing it again, you may be suffering from Panic Attacks.
Did you know?
In any given year, about 1/3 of American adults have at least one panic attack; most of these adults never develop repeated panic attacks. This startling data means that anxiety attacks and panic attacks are the most common emotional disorders and are more common than bipolar disorder, OCD schizophrenia, PTSD, ADHD, phobias, alcohol abuse or depression. Anxiety and panic attacks also has the lowest rates – about 21% – for seeking help and finding it. Sadly these numbers are on the rise every day. According to the ADAA(Anxiety Disorders Association of America) Nearly 40 million americans are affected by Anxiety related disorders
Anxiety, Panic Attack, Anxiety Disorder Statistics
Anxiety Disorders affect 18.1 percent of adults in the United States (approximately 40 million adults between the ages of 18 to 54).
According to “The Economic Burden of Anxiety Disorders,” a study commissioned by the ADAA and based on data gathered by the association and published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, anxiety disorders cost the U.S. more than $42 billion a year, almost one third of the $148 billion total mental health bill for the U.S.
More than $22.84 billion of those costs are associated with the repeated use of healthcare services, as those with anxiety disorders seek relief for symptoms that mimic physical illnesses.
People with an anxiety disorder are three-to-five times more likely to go to the doctor and six times more likely to be hospitalized for psychiatric disorders than non-sufferers.
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