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| PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS OF PANIC |
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 Certain personality traits can inflame or aggravate certain fears. People with anxiety-related problems share many of the same psychological traits. A person who has panic disorder has a "High Anxiety Personality". The traits listed below are what create the high anxiety personality: HIGH LEVEL OF CREATIVITY/IMAGINATION They tend to be very creative with the ability to imagine things vividly. A person with severe anxiety has the tendency to think of many frightening things that could occur in a given situation. Therefore, they have the tendency to imagine vividly these frightening possibilities. RIGID THINKING The tendency to perceive life as a series of either/or alternatives. Events are either right or wrong, fair or unfair. EXCESSIVE NEED FOR APPROVAL This is often referred to as low self-esteem or low self-acceptance. A person depends on others for a sense of self-worth. This creates an fear of rejection that results in a heightened sensitivity to criticism and difficulty in saying "no" to the demands of others. EXTREMELY HIGH EXPECTATIONS OF SELF There is often the expectation from oneself of a much higher level of performance and accomplishment than would ever be expected from others. PERFECTIONISM The tendency to use all-or-nothing thinking when evaluating one's actions; and a tendency to focus on small flaws and errors rather than on progress or overall achievement. Any less-than-perfect achievement is a failure that is personalized so that both the task and the person become failures. COMPETENT DEPENDABLE "DOER" All of the above traits often create a person who is not only competent, capable, and dependable, but one who is a real "doer" and is skilled at getting jobs done and done well. EXCESSIVE NEED TO BE IN CONTROL The person places a high value on being calm and in control. Unexpected changes in a predetermined schedule cause distress because it is harder to be in control when one is not sure what will happen. A person with the need to be in control can experience fairly intense anxiety symptoms but appear normal to the casual observer. Since a person like this usually presents a "proper" image to the world even when there is tremendous self-doubt and turmoil inside, he/she may be considered to be very strong by friends and relatives. SUPPRESSION OF SOME OR ALL NEGATIVE FEELINGS The person often suppresses feelings that "should not" be felt because he/she might cause loss of control or disapproval from others. TENDENCY TO IGNORE THE BODY'S PHYSICAL NEEDS This trait is commonly reflected in the attitude that the body is unimportant. Signs from the body indicating it is tired or hurting and needs rest or care are ignored or given low priority. PERSONALITY TYPES MOST ASSOCIATED WITH ANXIETY: extremely analytical emotionally sensitive over reacts sensitive to criticism low self-esteem need to appear in control at all times obsessive thinking inner nervousness high expectations easily irritated worrier hypochondriac sensitive to negative stimuli   |
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