Posted by Beckett on March 9, 2012, at 8:07:36
In reply to For Panic Disorder patients, posted by gadchik on March 9, 2012, at 6:58:10
I found this interesting:
The spectrum connecting mental and autonomic arousal could be compared to a pushme-pullyou, the fictional creature from Dr. Dolittle with two front ends and two brains. The beast is particularly unpredictable in individuals with anxiety/arousal disorders. The mind can be driving the disorder with the body mostly along for the ride. Or the body can be driving the disorder, with the mind doing its best to resist. Treatment of the mind can accomplish surprising effects on biology, but this is compensation, and it does have its limits. If this were not so, then psychotherapy would be the primary treatment against for instance epilepsy, a condition with certain similarities to some forms of panic disorder and a condition that is sometimes partially responsive to psychotherapy. So a good understanding of the mind-body connection in panic disorder generally and in any specific patient is essential to intelligent diagnosis and effective treatment. Notwithstanding the mind-body overlap, the essence of each case is usually to be found in some intrinsic factor on one side or the other.
I really wrestle with anxiety. Later the link discusses various dysautonomia which I find curious since I have had regulatory issuses since childhood.
Btw, are you still setting sail soon?
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