Anxiety dizziness: how to avoid it and treatment

When we suffer from anxiety, elevated stress levels that we present can cause our body to react to it by manifesting various psychosomatic symptoms, among which, it is possible that dizziness is found, which can sometimes become truly intense and disabling. The affected person may experience a feeling of dizziness that appears suddenly, in addition to lightheadedness and weakness after going through a stressful or very distressing situation. Given this, in the first place, it is necessary to identify that dizziness is really the result of anxiety and, later, the causes of such anxiety should be identified and tried to reduce it so that dizziness also disappear.

In the following Psychology-Online article, we explain in detail how to avoid anxiety dizzinessand what is the treatment to follow, in addition to detailing its causes and main symptoms.

Index

1. Anxiety dizziness: symptoms
2. Main causes of anxiety dizziness
3. How To Avoid Anxiety Dizziness - Effective Solutions
4. Dizziness from anxiety: medical treatment

The symptoms of anxiety dizziness They differ from those caused by dizziness that are caused by an underlying physical problem because the person who suffers from it usually feels or experiences the following:

• Feeling dizzy that comes on suddenly
• Sensation that everything is spinning around you or that everything is moving.
• Daze.
• Intense general weakness.
• Instability.
• Alteration of psychomotor functions. In some severe cases, the person may even pass out.

If dizziness has a psychological and emotional cause and is the result of anxiety, it occurs, as we have already mentioned, when our levels stress are very high, usually due to going through situations that generate fear, fear, anguish or excessive tension and prolonged. Are all these negative emotions so intense that they can make our body react to a possible danger through the feeling of dizziness, in addition to other symptoms such as excessive sweating, rapid pulse, muscle tension, difficulty breathing normally, etc.

Next, we will mention some factors that can help us identify whether dizziness is caused by anxiety Or, on the contrary, they are due to other types of physical causes that must be diagnosed by a professional doctor:

• There is no biological cause behind dizziness.
• Anxiety dizziness is experienced continuously and lasts over time.
• The feeling of dizziness appears after experiencing negative emotions that raise our level of anxiety.
• Sudden movements can cause some sensitivity to movement.
• You experience a feeling of lightheadedness and a lack of reaction both physically and mentally.
• If the anxiety is intense, these dizziness can also be accompanied by problems with balance and of the motor system, even becoming unable to carry out daily activities usual.

Other symptoms that can help you know if you suffer from anxiety are those that we detail in the article Anxiety crisis: symptoms and treatment.

We have already commented that in situations that we perceive as dangerous or negative, our mind has the ability to cause some physical symptoms such as dizziness, among others. The main factors that can cause such dizziness to appear and persist over time are those listed below:

• Breathingon: High levels of anxiety cause an alteration in breathing, being this more accelerated, choppy or superficial. When our respiratory rate increases, we may hyperventilate, which means that more oxygen enters our body than we need and decreases carbon dioxide carbon. This imbalance causes our body to try to balance the pH of the blood, which becomes alkaline and This can generate that feeling of dizziness, in addition to other symptoms such as weakness, blurred vision, tingling, etc.
• Fear and high tension: When we are afraid, our heart rate increases and, with it, our blood pressure. Once the moment of anguish and stress has passed, our body reduces blood pressure to balance it and that is when many people can suffer from dizziness and a feeling of confusion.
• Muscle tension: This type of tension can also promote the appearance of dizziness due to anxiety. In situations that cause us fear or anguish, our muscles tense as a defense or flight mechanism. This tension has repercussions on our mind and this can cause dizziness to appear.
• Mental overload: the fact of being constantly in a position of alert and anguish causes a great energetic waste. This in turn can cause great mental fatigue and general weakness that can also be accompanied by a feeling of dizziness, confusion, apathy, difficulty reacting, etc.

Anxiety dizziness is not a symptom of serious danger and it is necessary to remain calm when they appear so as not to worsen the situation. Some of the advice that can help us avoid anxiety dizziness and reduce stress levels that can cause your condition are:

• Be aware and be clear that these dizziness they are not dangerous in themselves and that the feeling of dizziness and lightheadedness will disappear when we relax and stop being in tension. If, in addition, we become distressed by the severity of the dizziness, our anxiety levels may increase even more instead of decreasing.
• Make breathing exercises: learning to breathe correctly will help us to have better oxygenation and reduce hyperventilation. There are several exercises that we can perform to reduce anxiety when we face stressful or tense situations, in the following article we show some of the most effective: Breathing exercises.
• Relaxation techniques: an excellent solution for anxiety dizziness is to learn to perform the technique of Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation, since with it, not only anxiety and stress are reduced, but you learn to control all the muscles of the body to avoid excessive muscle tension that often goes unnoticed by us because it is keep going. To know how to perform this method correctly and to be able to apply it in stressful situations, you can consult the article Progressive muscle relaxation technique: steps and exercises.
• Not paying much attention to the feeling of dizziness. When this feeling appears, we must ask ourselves: can I continue doing what I was doing even in a calmer way? If we downplay and reduce vigilance to the symptom, our mental load will also decrease and, therefore, we can remain functional and carry out normal daily activities.
• To do physical exercise: Physical activity can help us reduce anxiety levels and improve our mood because we release endorphins during its practice.
• Getting rid of negative and catastrophic thoughts will also help us fight anxiety and feel better on an emotional level. In the following article, we explain in detail How to control negative obsessive thoughts.

In addition to all the above, it is important to pay attention to keeping the basic needs well covered to enjoy a state of optimal health, such as eating a healthy and balanced diet, drinking plenty of water throughout the day, and resting a minimum of 8 hours daily.

Treating anxiety dizziness requires nothing more than treating the underlying problem which, in this case, is none other than anxiety, so when it ceases, the dizziness will stop Appear. Anxiety is a normal reaction of the body that appears in stressful situations, uncertainty or anguish, but when this reaction reaches causes a functional deterioration and interferes in the different areas of our life and generates a deep suffering, it is when we may be suffering from a anxiety disorder and it is mandatory to receive help and psychological treatment.

The medical treatment of anxiety usually encompasses the following:

• Psychotherapy: The symptoms of anxiety are reduced and the causes of it are found through cognitive-behavioral therapy.
• Pharmacotherapy: antidepressants or anxiolytics may be prescribed to relieve the physical and emotional symptoms of anxiety.

In the following article, we explain in detail what is the treatment to follow in case of generalized anxiety disorder.

This article is merely informative, in Psychology-Online we do not have the power to make a diagnosis or recommend a treatment. We invite you to go to a psychologist to treat your particular case.

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