How do you know if you’re having an anxiety panic attack? Suffering from two or more of the following symptoms could mean you’re suffering from an anxiety disorder:

- Constant tension and excessive worry.
- Inability or difficulty in carrying out everyday tasks
- Irrational fear of situations and places.
- Wanting to avoid places or situations because they increase anxiety symptoms.
- Palpitations, sweating and shortness of breath.
- Expectation of negative things occurring in the near future.

There are many causes for mental illnesses such as anxiety disorder, one of them is stress. It’s not unusual for people to experience bouts of anxiety when they are stressed but prolonged anxiety and stress is unhealthy.

Even from late adulthood anxiety disorders can develop. Negative experiences and poor self image are common causes for anxiety. They can also be inherited and be passed on down through generations.

There are many types of anxiety disorders such as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, phobia disorders and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Doctors have established a relationship between anxiety disorders with depression.

In fact many sufferers develop depression which often exacerbates their condition. In these cases it’s important to treat both mental illnesses. Seek professional help if you think you are suffering from a depressive or anxiety disorder.

Symptoms can differ since each disorder and individual is different. This can sometimes make it difficult to diagnose as symptoms can be related to other mental illnesses and physical conditions.

When a patient complains of stomach upset, fatigue and restlessness it is often difficult to make a diagnosis. Seeking help from a specialist on mental health would probably be your best bet.

Fortunately there are natural alternatives to consider for those that would rather avoid medication. In addition, herbal supplements may also be considered as an alternative for those who want to avoid medication.

Self-help is believed by many mental health professionals as the best solution for treating anxiety disorders. This is because modern medicine cannot change the subconscious part of the mind. It’s in the subconscious part of the mind that controls our fear, stress and anxiety.

Alternative therapies such as CBT and hypnosis can greatly reduce the symptoms of anxiety. Simply making the effort to relax everyday can reduce stress and improve well-being. Controlling stress levels is essential for overall health.

You can reduce stress through physical exercise and deep breathing exercises. Even taking a stroll and having a swim can be of benefit. A full blown anxiety panic attack can catch you off guard but there are distraction and breathing exercises that can help you cope.

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Generally when one thinks of skin parasites, they think of scabies and ring worm for which the medical profession is well equipped.

Unfortunately I contracted the types of skin parasites about which doctors know nothing. I was in the middle of my yearly back yard Spring clean-up when it happened. As I pulled a strangulating vine from a tree I noticed a cloud of dust descending upon me. I disposed of the vine, decided to call it quits, and took a shower thinking no more of the dust cloud.

Two days later my fiancee and I began itching all over our bodies. We immediately left for home and took hot baths which provided relief. But within hours we were both itching again. The next few days were horrendous and confusing as we used everything we could to get rid of them–anti itch creams, rid, Nix…

I deduced the source of the infection was that cloud of dust but that did little good. Next we realized that our bedding was contaminated and we began laundering our bedding daily with bleach. We took scalding baths two-to-three times per day to control the itching and biting. And then we realized that the bugs were all over the house-on the furniture, in the rugs… Thinking it must be some kind of mite, I ordered diatomaceous earth and dusted it all over the house.

My profession is about managing stress and the use of hypnosis for eliminating unhealthy habits. Within a month my life changed to the point that I was on the brink of anxiety panic attack.

Realizing how prolific the mites were, I treated my rear and front yard and all the shrubs with an insecticide that kills jiggers.

My significant other went to her doctor who found nothing and at her urging he prescribed Elimite. We both used it thinking life would soon be normal only to find that within four days all symptoms returned.

I went to a dermatologist who after observing all the bites and rashes, took a plug sample for analysis and prescribed antibiotics along with Diprolene. Again we had about four days of relative freedom and then all symptoms returned. My doctor called to inform me that the results of the plug sample showed nothing.

I tried everything I could think of–boric acid, sulfur… I mixed sulfur with Vaseline and applied it to my skin. I looked like I was jaundiced with liver disease; my silver hair was yellow. I noticed that my arms sparkled in sun light-maybe the eggs of the parasite.

After about three months of living in this hell. I experimented with approximately 30,000 mg of garlic and found that the symptoms stopped. After a few days I thought I was cured and stopped the garlic only to have the biting and itching return within days.

My significant other moved away and got rid of her infestation with a product called Liquid Needles and ice baths. I could never bring myself to an ice bath and the Liquid Needles were just like a band aid.

I relied heavily on garlic and eventually was at about 200,000 mg per day-I was popping those little round capsules like candy. I really didn’t notice any garlic odor about me so my body must have been using all the garlic or I was oozing it from my pores and was oblivious to it.

Ultimately I confided in a friend who suggested that I experiment with diet-an alternative to garlic. I began only eating eggs and within a day all symptoms of itching and biting had subsided. Life can get boring with only eggs so I began adding one new food at a time. I found that anything with wheat or oat flour caused symptoms to return. Rice was safe. Fruit was a big problem. The next couple years was about experimenting with various foods.

Eventually I found an old-timer doctor who was familiar with bird mites. He prescribed ORAP which along with the diet enabled me to eventually expand my diet to what I identify as Stage II of the diet. I stopped the ORAP after ten weeks and I remained on Stage II of the diet for nearly ten years during which time I got married, had normal intimate relations, and was free of being contagious as long as I remained on Stage II of the diet.

Since then I’ve helped hundreds of other sufferers rid themselves of the symptoms with the diet. I also found that the itching and biting symptoms can be caused by several different organisms:

• • Fungi
• • Nematodes such as Strongyloides stercoralis
• • Morgellons
• • Collembola (spring tails)
• • Mites

I also learned that Lyme and Protozoan infections often accompany the parasites compromising one’s immune system further complicating any attempts at treatment. And what’s more frustrating is that the Lyme and Protozoan are not easily diagnosed except for special labs such as Central Florida Labs in Florida and Igenix in California.

I learned that there are diagnostic tests for some of parasites but with most of them there are no diagnostic procedures much less treatment.

All of what I’ve learned is in an e-book, Soothing the Itch Within and the Diet to Control It. It has all the specifics of the bentonite clay, ionic minerals, rifing, faith healing–a chapter of testimonials, treatment of Lyme, Protozoan…

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It’s 3:00 am, your sleep has been interrupted by something crawling on your face, legs, private parts-and you don’t know what to do. First you wonder if it’s your imagination, but then the crawling feelings are accompanied by a biting, stinging sensation–sometimes it seems to be from under your skin. You get out of bed, turn on a light and take a look to see what’s causing the problem. You see nothing. Hoping for relief you scratch it. Moments later, the biting returns and it’s relentless. The next day you may find a rash developing or what appears like bites on your skin.

The only evidence of something going on is that you might find a gritty sandy like substance-black specs-in your bedding or some strange fibers developing on your skin or or tiny sparkly specs of light reflecting sunlight on your arms.

In some cases, it looks like a mosquito bite or the beginnings of a zit but it never goes away. In fact it multiplies in a short period of time.

What’s causing the biting, rashes, lesions, and what do you do about it? First you try some over the counter remedy such as Benadryl or Gold Bond medicated powder and there’s no benefit. Then you go to your doctor expecting a prescription for a skin cream to quickly eliminate the problem. Your doctor examines you and can’t find anything wrong except that he accuses you of scratching your skin causing it to inflame. You might convince him to prescribe something like Quill or Elimite and it works for a few days and then it’s back to the hell of itching and biting. Finally your doctor may take a biopsy (plug sample) and you’re looking forward to finally identifying the culprit. The test comes back negative and eventually your doctor suggests to you that it’s Rosacea’s Red Face, in your imagination, stress, anxiety, general nervousness, or worse yet that you have acrophobia. This news is almost enough to give you an anxiety panic attack.

Actually, you’ve may have been invaded by one of several strains of skin parasites. While most skin parasites are harmless, there are some skin parasites such as Morgellons (of unknown origin), unknown to most doctors, that can make life a living hell.

Job, of the Old Testament in the Holy Bible, may very well have been the first human on record who suffered from these skin parasites which are in the form of collembola, skin mites, skin fungus, and or nematodes.

Some species of parasites that usually live outdoor on plants and animals can adapt to living both in human skin and bring protozoan, bacterium, and fungi organisms that live systemically (in the blood). Without guidance in an effective treatment the parasites can reside in one’s skin for years and make scabies (a form of mite) look like the common cold.

To further complicate life, this skin problem can be easily transmitted from animal or human to human by simple contact, i.e., beauty parlor, lying down on an infested couch or rug, trying on new clothing in a store that was tried on by someone who was infested….

My hell started from a cloud of dust that descended upon me after I pulled a strangulating vine from a tree in my back yard so the medical specialist I consulted couldn’t pull that acrophobia stuff on me. Early on I experimented with garlic. I tried other things like curry, but garlic was the ticket. I started with 30,000 mg. of garlic per day and ended up at around 240,000 mg. per day before I freed myself of the parasitic itchy bity symptoms. For me, garlic completely tamed down the symptoms of the itchy parasites to where I could be human. Of course I tried many different medications during this time and each time I went off garlic to see if the medication or remedy was working, it would flare up again because none were working. Eventually garlic lost its magic and it was back to itching hell.

Fortunately shortly thereafter, I discovered the value of the diet which is called the King Diet. It was the first hope I had in handling this scourge. In fact I’m convinced that no treatment will work without getting on the eating diet and staying on it. There are foods such as fruits and many carbohydrates that feed the parasites and foods that starve them. I started it as an elimination diet–ate only eggs initially and within a few days I was itch and bite free–it worked that fast for me. It took over ten years to discover all the nuances of the diet so I could enjoy foods like shrimp scampi, chicken in butter sauce…

It’s a three stage diet, the first of which is very strict. After symptoms disappear with stage I, one can advance to stage II within a week or so and eat more leniently. It didn’t take long to think I was cured, but every time I went off the diet for a week or so, the itching and biting returned. In time with certain medications, I could advance to Stage III of the diet and enjoy limited types of fruit, honey, chocolate cake…

Suffering from skin parasites raises some important questions. What lotions or skin creams provide results? How do you bathe? How do you get skin parasites our of your rugs, bedding, furniture…? Although your doctor has no answers to these questions there are real down to earth answers to get your life back to normal.

Richard Kuhns B.S.Ch.E is the author of Soothing the Itch Within and the Diet to Control it e-book. His aim is to provide a,b,c direction for diet, bathing, disinfection techniques, and medical options to get rid of skin parasites. To find out more please visit http://www.SkinParasitesEbook.com. He is also author of best selling self hypnosis stress management cds at http://www.DStressDoc.com

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