If you have problems with anxiety, you’re probably used to experiencing all kinds of unpredictable symptoms. In fact, you may actually get sensations you don’t even recognize as symptoms, but they’re also caused by anxiety… hot flushes being a good example. In situations of nervousness and tension, many people tend to blush and / or feel a hot burst in specific body parts or even throughout the entire body. In a patient suffering with anxiety this effect can be greatly magnified, and sometimes the person may even feel like they are about to die. If this is something you can relate with, hopefully this article will provide you with some insight that will help you reclaim your well-being.
First and most importantly, you should know that compared with other symptoms of anxiety, hot flushes really aren’t that dangerous or worrying at all. You should still check with a doctor if these symptoms (or any others) persist, since that will serve a double purpose: first you’ll know for sure there’s nothing wrong with your body; second, you can use that knowledge to convince yourself there is no reason to obsess about your symptoms. Anxiety disorders can easily distort your perspective, so being told by a doctor those hot flushes aren’t dangerous will help you avoid getting carried away in your fear and anxiousness.
Usually, you will experience full blown anxiety attacks just shortly after you have those hot flashes. It means you have a choice there: when you notice you’re feeling hot all of a sudden, you can use that opportunity to do something and avert the panic attack that’s possibly drawing near, or you can just… well, you can just let yourself go and have a panic attack. That means that trying to think of those hot flashes as a cue to practice specific relaxation exercises might be a great idea, and it will save you from having as many anxiety attacks.
If you’re serious about managing your anxiety, you should thing of those hot flashes as a warning symptom. Next time you feel one be still and try practicing deep breathing exercises. Inhale slowly from your nose as you count to ten, then count to five as you hold your breath, then count to ten as you exhale. Try to count slower each time and breathe as deeply as possible. If you do this exercise when you feel your anxiety creeping in, it will help manage your hot flashes… and most importantly, it will simultaneously help you relax and keep you from getting carried away by your anxiety.
