Summary of Documental Trastorno de Ansiedad y Crisis de Panico

00:00:00 - 00:45:00

This video is a documentary about a woman's experience with anxiety and panic disorder. She describes how her anxiety and panic disorder always accompanied her fear of rodents, to the point where she stopped going outside and even stopped speaking out of fear. She eventually found relief through talking to a psychologist on a hotline, which led to her recovering her life.

• 00:00:00 Sandra describes living with constant fear of a panic attack, which control her life to the point where she felt she had to lie to avoid certain activities. After three months of feeling this way, she became aware of how her anxiety was affecting her personal life, her relationship, and her children. The video explains how a person's response to stress - characterized by fight or flight - is often exaggerated in people with anxiety disorders, leading to further anxiety and panic attacks.
• 00:05:00 This video discusses the fear and anxiety disorder, known as panic disorder, which is characterized by episodes of intense fear and worry that can last for several minutes or even hours. These episodes can occur anywhere, including in public places such as a shopping mall. Some people with panic disorder also experience recurring episodes of fear and anxiety. The disorder is usually caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Treatment usually includes counseling and medication.
• 00:10:00 The video documents the experience of a woman with a specific phobia of spiders, and her son's experience of having a similar phobia. Both experiences lead to intense anxiety and panic attacks. The woman's fear of spiders became so controlling that it prevented her from living a normal life. However, through therapy and learning about her specific phobia, she was able to control her life by preventing spiders from causing panic.
• 00:15:00 This YouTube video is about a woman's experience with anxiety and panic disorder. She describes how her anxiety and panic disorder always accompanied her fear of rodents, to the point where she stopped going outside and even stopped speaking out of fear. She eventually found relief through talking to a psychologist on a hotline, which led to her recovering her life. For people with anxiety disorders, overcoming the fear can be a long and difficult process.
• 00:20:00 This documentary follows the life of a 41-year-old man who has been living with a generalized anxiety disorder for 25 or more years. He was diagnosed in 2009 and has been receiving treatment since. In the past, he has struggled with performing in various social situations, such as interacting with other people. However, thanks to intensive treatment, he has regained some control over his life and can remember his last panic attack in a cricket match. He shared that it was during this particular match that he first became aware of his anxiety disorder.
• 00:25:00 This video documents the experience of a person with an anxiety disorder and a panic attack, and how the disorder has changed over time. The person discusses how their anxiety disorder has led to a fear of public speaking and eating in public, and how it has impacted their daily life. They also discuss how the disorder has changed over time, and how it is different from other anxiety disorders.
• 00:30:00 Sandra, a person with anxiety and panic disorder, has been struggling to overcome her condition for seven years. Sandra has tried various relaxation techniques, but found that they had little effect. Recently, she has been seeing a psychiatrist, who has diagnosed her with a chemical imbalance in her brain, and has prescribed her a medication to improve her symptoms. Sandra is beginning to feel better, and is hopeful that with continued treatment she will be able to live a normal life again.
• 00:35:00 The video discusses the effects of anxiety and panic disorders, and how cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can be effective in treating them. CBT involves learning to recognize symptoms and breaking the cycle of anxiety before it becomes a problem. At first, the individual uses defensive mechanisms, such as erecting a shield, but as they become more confident in their thoughts, motives, and emotions, these negative thoughts no longer have the same strength. At first, one has to write down a lot of negative thoughts and pray for positive ones to be directed at their angels; however, eventually, one learns to control their thoughts in this way, and anxiety and symptoms can be controlled in a majority of cases. CBT is also effective in treating depression, and one of the main reasons why people are initially resistant to taking medication is because they are afraid it will make them "crazy." After gradually increasing their dose of medication, he was eventually able to control his anxiety using CBT.
• 00:40:00 The video discusses the symptoms of anxiety and panic disorder, and how exposure therapy, which is a form of cognitive therapy, can help improve symptoms. It also features interviews with people who have experienced anxiety and panic disorder, and who have later recovered thanks to cognitive therapy.
• 00:45:00 In this video, Sandra talks about how she experienced anxiety and a panic attack disorder for seven years, but only regrets not having known about the disorder sooner. She shares that it was gradual, with success achieved little by little, until she had a complete life but it all started to change when life became too full-time. She remembers the first time she drove with her husband after seven years of being separated, and how Greg said they should take a tourist for a walk because they had so many new buildings they didn't know about. Sandra also goes to see her children at school, and visits friends. She eventually succeeds in living a complete life, but it took a lot of effort over time.