| Mostly, people do not faint because of or during | | | | consciousness in a public place; not being aware of |
| anxiety attacks. The problem is more about the fear | | | | what is happening around is indeed scary and |
| of fainting. The fear of fainting causes intensified | | | | frustrating, however, for some people this is a cause |
| anxiety attacks in some people. When a person is | | | | of panic attack. The problem begins when you |
| experiencing an anxiety attack, his or her blood | | | | hyperventilate and the exchange of gases becomes |
| pressure rises. For instance, during an attack, the | | | | erratic. Remember that the slightest increase or |
| individual's blood pressure will increase. This can result | | | | decrease in your breathing pattern can highly affect |
| in a sensation of dizziness or being light headed. It is | | | | your body's homeostasis. Commonly, sufferers of |
| this sensation that may cause some individuals to feel | | | | anxiety breathe faster when they are having anxiety |
| that they are about to faint. And one of the hardest | | | | attacks. A few, however, stop breathing. This is |
| (but most intellectually stimulating) diagnoses to make | | | | called vasovagal syncope. This type of anxiety |
| is that of "spells." That's what I call episodes that | | | | happens when a sufferer sees a disturbing stimulus |
| come and go, that have a beginning and an end--and | | | | such as blood or injuries. Most often associated with |
| something unusual in between. | | | | a blood or injury phobia a person will freeze up at the |
| Most of us remember that in our morning school | | | | sight of blood or injures and stop breathing. The lack |
| assembly, a student would fall on prolonged standing. | | | | of oxygen to the brain is what causes people to |
| On lying flat on the ground he would recover | | | | faint. This form of anxiety is much rarer. |
| promptly and such episodes were more common | | | | There are a number of reasons for someone going |
| during sunny days. This was actually vasovagal | | | | into clinical shock. The symptoms are similar to |
| syncope or the common faint. Now, there are two | | | | fainting, which is often a part of severe shock. Shock |
| major ways to alter the pH level of your body - | | | | victims will look gray, pale, and clammy, and they |
| through your metabolic or respiratory system. Let us | | | | may be incoherent. Less common but more major |
| focus on the latter as this is the one that plays a | | | | reasons for fainting include coronary disease (such as |
| major role during an attack. Like driving or walking | | | | aberrant heart rhythm or heart attack) and stroke. |
| down the street or trying to pick up someone at the | | | | These conditions are more likely in folks over age 65 |
| grocery store. They don't want to get embarrassed | | | | and less certain in those younger than 40. In these |
| and more importantly injured or injure someone else. | | | | cases distraction techniques must be practiced |
| So they get even more worked up when they feel | | | | regularly in order to achieve a more clam state. Not |
| an attack coming on. | | | | practicing these techniques could cause injury to the |
| For some people, fear of fainting is tremendous, | | | | person under attack during a fainting spell. |
| because they cannot even think losing their | | | | |