I was away from my desk for 3 days and so I was feeling the pressure of getting my on-line work done. "I did not have access to a computer while I was away and that put all my commitments behind their schedule".

It seemed that no matter what I was doing I was getting myself into these anxiety causing situations.

I only went out of town to visit with family and do some Christmas shopping.

When did a simple thing like that bring on an anxiety attack?

Yes, we all know that the pressure of shopping and spending money can be stressful but is that all it takes to set the anxious feelings off?

Apparently on this day that was enough.

I got to thinking of all the occasions when the anxiety came along and truthfully, I was sick of it.

Was it hereditary, caused but a traumatic situation, or thought up inside my brain?

I wanted to know! That is what led me to do my own survey. I started bringing the subject of anxiety and its related symptoms into conversations I was having with family, friends and acquaintances.

At first, people wanted to know if I was going to share their information with anyone and I said definitely there would be no names mentioned, however I needed the data so I could mostly come to some personal conclusions.

Later on I asked if I could use the situations in my online articles.

It was amazing how they responded to helping me in my own quest.

After talking to so many people I discovered that I was not alone and it actually seemed like talking about their opinions about anxiety was opening them up and helping them feel better.

Many of these people still talk to me and want to relay their experiences to me.

When I think back on all those conversations, it helps me fend off and often end the onset of an anxiety attack.

Talking, and feeling like you share a common bond with someone has helped me many times over the years.

Just like when you were a child and you had a nightmare, as soon as someone came in to see if you were all right, the fear would flow away.

Someone sharing concern for you ,even when you become an adult is another fact I discovered that helped with fear, anxiety and panic. It sort of nipped the feelings in the bud as we sometimes say.

I think that I found out a very important piece of the anxiety puzzle this time when I was away on my trip.

Having too many things to do ,or being short of time and even having fun can set the stage for anxiety if you are tired or feel obligated to act or behave in a certain way.

There is a fine balance in each of us that only we ourselves can get to know and recognize.

This balance is what I believe, if we listen to our bodies and minds will end the anxiety in each of us.